Newslinx

• Could Google really leave Australia? - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  After threatening to cut off Australia, could Google survive without it?
  
• Cyber criminals publish more than 4,000 stolen Sepa files - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  Thousands of files hacked from Scotland's environment watchdog appear on the "dark web" after it rejected a ransom demand.
  
• Electric car battery’s quick charge and other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
• How Covid turbocharged the QR revolution - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  As a cheap and reliable way to store information, the humble QR code is finding new uses.
  
• Malware found on laptops given out by government - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  Suspicious files contacting Russian servers are thought to have been found on devices given to schools.
  
• Iran's supreme leader makes online threats to attack golfing Trump - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  A photomontage seems to show the ex-president playing in the shadow of a warplane or large drone.
  
• How to Store a Linux Command as a Variable in Shell Script - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  

  Shell scripting is quite popularly used to automate stuff in Linux. 

  
  
• This is why Leading Linux Distros going to remove Chromium from their Official Repositories - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  

  Jochen Eisinger from Google team mentioned in a discussion thread that they will be banning sync support system of Chromium.

  
  
• How to use whiptail to create more user-friendly interactive scripts - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  
  
• Google says goodbye to giant internet balloons idea - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  Parent company Alphabet is scrapping Loon, a project set up to beam the internet to rural areas.
  
• Ubuntu Can Run on Apple Silicon Now - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Jan 2021
  

  Developers at ARM virtualization company Corellium have managed to get Ubuntu 20.04 up and running on the new Apple Silicon Mac Mini.

  
  
• How to Install Apache Cassandra on Ubuntu 20.04 - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  

  Apache Cassandra is a NoSQL database used for storing large amounts of data. 

  
  
• KDE Plasma 5.21 BETA Released. Download and Test Now. - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  

  The KDE team announced the release of KDE Plasma 5.21 BETA and it is available for download and test.

  
  
• Corellium ports Linux to Apple M1 Mac mini - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  

  Corellium has managed the difficult trick of getting Linux running natively on Apple's new M1-powered Mac Mini in record time.

  
  
• Implementing a performance boosting algorithm in Coccinelle - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  

  Last year, from June to September, Jaskaran Singh worked on the kernel development tool Coccinelle under Collabora. 

  
  
• Covid-19: Amazon offers to help with US vaccine delivery - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  The retail giant makes the offer in a letter to the new US president Joe Biden.
  
• Uber: London cabbies plan to sue for damages - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  Thousands of the capital's taxi drivers have already signed up to the planned group legal action.
  
• Gaming firms fined nearly £7m for restricting European sales - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  Valve and five other gaming publishers broke competition law by geo-blocking games in Europe, says the EU.
  
• Facebook's Oversight Board to rule on Trump ban - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  The new board will decide whether the former president can use Facebook and Instagram again.
  
• Raspberry Foundation Release Their Own Silicon, the Raspberry Pi Pico - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  

  It was about time for the Raspberry Foundation to release their own silicon, so here it is guys!

  
  
• Joe believes playing video games helps his mental health - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Jan 2021
  Many argue the positives outweigh the negatives when it comes to gaming and mental health
  
• Home-school: Can you get a free laptop or cheaper broadband? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Jan 2021
  What help is there if you're trying to home-school your children without devices or data?
  
• CES 2021: Smart sport kit put to the test - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Jan 2021
  Can a virtual reality cricket bat and bluetooth-connected baseball improve your form?
  
• On Factory Floors, a Chime and Flashing Light to Maintain Distance - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 19 Jan 2021
  Businesses like Henkel, a big German chemical company, are trying wearable sensors to prevent virus outbreaks among workers.
  
• How to investigate a firm with 60 million documents - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Jan 2021
  Artificial intelligence helped investigators in a daunting examination of Airbus's business.
  
• A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 18 Jan 2021
  Technology to help our mental wellbeing has grown in popularity during the coronavirus lockdowns.
  
• Racism in education: How 'truth pages' helped students fight back - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 18 Jan 2021
  'Truth pages', where students share their experiences of racism, have been on appearing on social media since the killing of George Floyd.
  
• Are women let down by period trackers? - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 17 Jan 2021
  Millions of women use apps to track their menstrual cycle, but many say they do not work well enough.
  
• CES: Tech to control your devices remotely - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 16 Jan 2021
  Omar Mehtab tries a wristband that allows you to control your laptop and a smart fitness ring.
  
• Protecting fragile ecosystems from lithium mining - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 15 Jan 2021
  More lithium is needed to supply the electric car market, but can it be produced in a sustainable way?
  
• Johan 'N0tail' Sundstein: Inside the world's richest e-sports player's mansion - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 15 Jan 2021
  Johan "N0tail" Sundstein has earned more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money to date.
  
• 4 Ways to Do More With Your Smartphone Camera - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 13 Jan 2021
  If you are still using your phone’s camera only for selfies and quick videos, you’re barely touching its potential.
  
• The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021 - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 06 Jan 2021
  Spoiler: We’re looking at another year of internet services dominating many aspects of our lives.
  
• Winter Exercise Guides and Apps - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 04 Jan 2021
  If you need a dose of exercise inspiration, it’s easy to find online or on your phone with these guides and apps.
  
• The Tech That Was Fixed in 2020 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 23 Dec 2020
  From videoconferencing to fitness apps, the best tech helped us endure a hard year. But there were also low points.
  
• How to Send a Recap of 2020 to Friends and Family - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 16 Dec 2020
  Even if you’ve never done a year-end newsletter, there’s still time to squeeze in a personalized message before the calendar flips the page.
  
• Amazon Halo Review: The Fitness Gadget We Don’t Deserve or Need - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 09 Dec 2020
  The retail giant claims that its health product is extremely precise at scanning body fat. I found otherwise.
  
• Who’s Behind the Fight Between Warner Bros. and Hollywood? It’s AT&T - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 09 Dec 2020
  The town is mad about the studio’s decision to put movies on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time. But with a telecom giant running an entertainment company, things were bound to get weird.
  
• A.A. to Zoom, Substance Abuse Treatment Goes Online - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sat, 28 Nov 2020
  It began as a stopgap way to get through the pandemic, but both participants and providers say virtual sessions have some clear advantages and will likely become a permanent part of recovery.
  
• It’s Time for a Digital Detox. (You Know You Need It.) - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 25 Nov 2020
  Excessive screen time can be harmful to our well-being, but we can free ourselves from tech’s hooks with goals, rules and boundaries.