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- 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 2021Shell 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 2021Jochen 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 2021Developers 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 2021Apache 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 2021The 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 2021Corellium 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 2021Last 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 2021It 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.