Newslinx

• Apple says losing Lightning port will create waste - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  Some members of the European Parliament want all phone-makers to adopt a universal port.
  
• FBI 'persuaded Apple to halt iCloud encryption' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  Apple was reportedly working on the encryption feature two years ago but the FBI objected.
  
• Twitter demands AI company stops 'collecting faces' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  Clearview's database is used by more than 600 world law-enforcement agencies to identify suspects.
  
• Deepfakes: A threat to democracy or just a bit of fun? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  Deepfakes, or computer-generated images of people, can be dangerous for democracy, warn experts.
  
• Linux tools: Getting the message out with dmesg - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  

  The dmesg command is a sysadmin's best friend for troubleshooting

  
  
• How to Check and Kill Zombie Processes in Debian 10 - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  

  A zombie process is a type of process which is finished but its entry still remains in the process table

  
  
• Terminal Phase - A Space Shooter Game That Runs In Terminal - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  

  ostechnix: This guide explains how to install and play Terminal Phase space shooter game in Terminal on Linux.

  
  
• Raspberry Pi 4: Chronicling the Desktop Experience - Screencasting - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  

  Can you use the Raspberry Pi 4 as a screencaster?

  
  
• Optimize Jpeg/jpg Images through the Debian Command line - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  

  Learn how to install the command line utility Jpegoptim

  
  
• Amazon battles Microsoft over military cloud - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  It wants to pause a contract awarded by the Pentagon to Microsoft until a court rules on its appeal.
  
• Swiss hospital drones to take off again - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  Two crashes prompted an investigation into safety standards, which is now complete.
  
• How to Compare Local and Remote Files in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  

  diff (short for difference) is a simple and easy to use tool which analyzes two files and displays the differences in the files by comparing the files line by line.

  
  
• Did closing the ozone hole help slow Arctic warming? - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  The global treaty that protected the Earth's ozone layer did more than just maintain a crucial protective covering for our planet.
  
• Ghent Altarpiece Lamb of God's 'alarmingly humanoid' face stuns art world - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  The restoration of a prized 15th-century painting has revealed the human-like face of a lamb, surprising art critics and prompting a debate online.
  
• Alien breakthrough as water on Mars contained just the right ingredients to support life, scientists say - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  The water that once flowed on Mars contained just the right ingredients to support life, scientists say.
  
• NASA's $2.5B rover is frozen on Mars - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  NASA's Curiosity rover, which celebrated its seventh anniversary on Mars in August and has made several remarkable discoveries, is stuck frozen on the Red Planet.
  
• First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space.
  
• Doomsday Clock moves to 100 seconds to midnight -- closest point to nuclear annihilation since Cold War - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  The Doomsday Clock moved to 100 seconds to midnight  – the closest symbolic point from an “apocalypse” since 1953.
  
• Mutant goat born with human-like face will be ‘worshipped as an avatar of God' in India: report - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  A mutated goat with a face that looks eerily like a human has been born in India, shocking onlookers.
  
• 15,000 year-old viruses locked in a Tibetan glacier could be released - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  A massive glacier on the northwestern Tibetan Plateau in China has been the home to never-before-seen viruses, trapped for 15,000 years.
  
• Were alien secrets hidden in Roswell and Area 51? 'Project Blue Book' UFO hunters investigate. - FOX News
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  Two locations are legendary among UFO seekers. One is Roswell, New Mexico, where sightings of a so-called flying saucer electrified the town in 1947. The other is Area 51 near Groom Lake, Nevada, where the U.S. government has long maintained a secret base that some say hides UFO-related technology and experiments.
  
• Killer plague game tops charts amid coronavirus - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  Strategy game Plague Inc has become the bestselling app in China, eight years after its release.
  
• GM's Cruise unveils its first driverless vehicle - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  The launch comes six months after Cruise delayed its self-driving vehicle service in San Francisco.
  
• Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  Amber Coster's physical symptoms baffled doctors - until a psychiatrist examined her way of working.
  
• Sonos speaker update sparks anger - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  The firm will end updates for four of its older models, sold between 2006 and 2015.
  
• Jeff Bezos hack: UN experts demand probe of Saudi crown prince - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  The UN experts' call comes amid reports Mohammed bin Salman's phone was used to hack the Amazon boss.
  
• Tesla overtakes Volkswagen as value hits $100bn - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  Tesla sold more than 367,000 cars last year, just a fraction of its competitors.
  
• Deepfake videos: Can you really believe what you see? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  With deepfake technology, it is getting easier to turn yourself into somebody else on screen.
  
• Pompeii shocker: Vitrified brains from volcano victim discovered - FOX News
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered ancient brain matter that was turned into glass as a result of the volcanic eruption that devastated the city in 79 A.D.
  
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 beta arrives - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  

  ZDnet: This forthcoming minor RHEL update will bring major sysadmin and developer improvements.

  
  
• ProtonVPN Applications are Now 100% Open Source - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  

  itsFOSS: ProtonVPN becomes the first VPN provider to open source its client applications and undergo an independent security audit.

  
  
• Zorin OS 15.1 Review - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020
  

  Zorin OS touts itself as a Windows alternative and is targeting Windows users that are looking to switch to Linux.

  
  
• Robot tanks: On patrol but not allowed to shoot - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 Jan 2020
  Sophisticated unmanned mini-tanks patrol alongside soldiers, but humans still decide when to shoot.
  
• Influencers 'being offered thousands for sex' - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020
  One influencer said social media had become "a catalogue" for men to select their next conquest.
  
• More precious than gold: Why the metal palladium is soaring - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020
  The price of the precious metal palladium has hit a record high of $2,500 an ounce as demand rises.
  
• Amazon warehouse one of Europe's 'most high-tech buildings' - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 19 Jan 2020
  Robots and people work alongside each other in the internet-giant's latest warehouse in Leicestershire.
  
• Malvern's touchscreen tech secrets now on your radar - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 18 Jan 2020
  Hopes that a new science centre at one of Britain's most secret sites will inspire next generation.
  
• Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cable - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 17 Jan 2020
  European Parliament members want all tech giants to adopt a single universal charging method.
  
• Spotify's personalised playlist for pets and other news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 17 Jan 2020
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
• Smart contact lens: 'It feels seriously sci-fi' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 16 Jan 2020
  Mojo Vision has revealed its new lens which puts augmented reality in front of your eyes.
  
• The challenges of developing 5G networks in Africa - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 16 Jan 2020
  There are considerable challenges to developing reliable 5G networks across Africa.
  
• US officials ground drones over espionage fears - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 16 Jan 2020
  US officials are reviewing a civilian drone programme because of concerns about Chinese infiltration.
  
• Microsoft ends Windows 7 support: What should you do? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jan 2020
  The 10-year-old operating system will stop receiving updates from Tuesday.