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• World’s fastest shark endangered, 17 other species almost extinct, conservationists say - FOX News
  Sat, 23 Mar 2019
  The world’s fastest shark is now an endangered species, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
  
• Albino penguin revealed at Polish zoo: report - FOX News
  Sat, 23 Mar 2019
  Anyone visiting the Gdansk Zoo in Poland reportedly now has the opportunity to observe an uncommon creature – an albino penguin.
  
• Getting started with Jaeger to build an Istio service mesh - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  Improve monitoring and tracing of cloud-native apps on a distributed networking system.

  
  
• Facebook staff 'flagged Cambridge Analytica fears earlier than thought' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  Facebook says concerns raised about data-scraping were not related to the previously reported scandal.
  
• Autonomous shuttle to be tested in New York City - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  The self-driving shuttle will be available to workers at a large site in Brooklyn.
  
• Uber 'picks New York Stock Exchange' for stock listing - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  The firm's public stock offering is expected in the coming months and may be one of the biggest in 2019.
  
• How to Monitor Disk IO in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  iostat is used to get the input/output statistics for storage devices and partitions. i

  
  
• Debian members afraid to make or propose change, says leadership contender - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

   ITwire: The Debian GNU/Linux project has a lack of leadership, veteran developer Martin Michlmayr says

  
  
• Bootstraping a minimal Arch Linux image - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  Learn how to create a functional and simple Arch Linux (from an existing Arch Linux installation) virtual machine image

  
  
• Move your dotfiles to version control - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  opensource.com: Back up or sync your custom configurations across your systems by sharing dotfiles on GitLab or GitHub.

  
  
• Security flaw put RBS customers at risk of cyber-attack - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  Software designed to prevent cyber-attacks had a bug that could have let hackers get at machines.
  
• How To Setup Linux Media Server Using Jellyfin - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  Using jellyfin, we can instantly setup Linux media server in minutes

  
  
• Why Docker Containers Matter, 6 Years After the Project First Started - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  eWEEK DATA POINTS: The open-source Docker container project was announced to the world in March 2013 by Solomon Hykes and has grown to become a cornerstone of the modern software development ecosystem.
  
  

  
  
• Sway - A Tiling Wayland i3-Compatible Compositor - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  Sway is a free and open source tiling Wayland compositor that is compatible with the i3 window manager

  
  
• 40 Linux Server Hardening Security Tips - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  

  A quick checklist of security points to check before exposing a Linux server on the Internet.

  
  
• Why bots probably aren't gaming the 'Cancel Brexit' petition - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  Questions have been asked about whether all the 3m signatures on the petition are genuine.
  
• When ancient societies hit a million people, vengeful gods appeared - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  "For we know Him who said, 'And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.'"
  
• Melting Mount Everest glaciers reveal dead climbers' bodies: report - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  Melting glaciers on Mount Everest are revealing the bodies of dead climbers, sparking concern from the organizers of expeditions to the famous peak, according to the BBC.
  
• Striking NASA picture shows Jupiter's storms in stunning detail - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  NASA has released an incredible image of Jupiter’s famous Great Red Spot and swirling storms in the planet’s southern hemisphere.
  
• 'Great Escape' POW’s incredible WWII diary surfaces, sold at auction - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  The remarkable diary of a Royal Air Force officer who played a part in the famous “Great Escape” breakout from the Stalag Luft III POW camp has been sold at auction in the U.K.
  
• 520 million-year-old terrorizing sea creature had 18 tentacles to kill its prey - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  The fossil of a 520-million-year-old ancient sea creature that had 18 tentacles has been found in China, a discovery that has stunned researchers.
  
• Scientists 'reverse' alcoholism in rats by shooting lasers at part of their brains - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  Scientists may have discovered a way to “reverse” alcoholism in rats.
  
• NASA wants to explore Neptune’s moon Triton – solar system’s coldest object ‘may have ocean harboring alien life’ - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019
  NASA is planning a mission to the coldest known object in our solar system in its hunt for alien life.
  
• 'Feisty' koala sneaks into Australian man's car to 'enjoy the AC,' refuses to leave, wild video shows - FOX News
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  An Australian man learned two valuable lessons while making a pitstop at his family's vineyard to check on fruit: never leave your car doors open and always be on the lookout for troublemaker koalas.
  
• 'Cancel Brexit' petition passes 2m signatures on Parliament site - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  A call to revoke Article 50 generates the fastest ever rate of signatures on Parliament's website.
  
• Oculus releases updated Rift VR headset - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  The updated flagship headset has sharper displays but still needs to be tethered to a PC to work.
  
• Arrests shut down illegal TV streaming gang - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  The gang behind the net TV services offered access to hundreds of channels in 30 countries.
  
• Tech Fix: Facebook Did Not Securely Store Passwords. Here’s What You Need to Know. - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  Facebook said it had found no evidence of abuse and it was not requiring users to change their passwords, but you should do it anyway.
  
• How to Not Ruin Your Life (or Just Die of Embarrassment) With a Screen Share - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  There are settings to help you avoid this. Here’s how to use them.
  
• Tech Fix: I Deleted Facebook Last Year. Here’s What Changed (and What Didn’t). - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  Our personal tech columnist didn’t lose touch with his true friends — but strange things did occur, including Instagram thinking he was a woman.
  
• Christchurch shootings: 'Bad actors' helped attack videos spread online - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  Edited clips were continually uploaded to help defeat automatic detection systems, says Facebook
  
• Huawei ban would delay 5G rollout: Three - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  The boss of mobile operator Three said he was confident the Chinese firm was not a threat to customers.
  
• Millions of Facebook passwords exposed internally - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  Developers working for Facebook logged the passwords in plain text as they wrote code for the site.
  
• Health apps pose 'unprecedented' privacy risks - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  Data is being shared with companies, including Amazon and Google, a study of popular apps finds.
  
• The Sometimes Catastrophic, but Mostly Just Embarrassing Consequences of Screen Sharing at Work - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019
  If you’ve presented in a meeting, you know the potentially calamitous effects of projecting your laptop screen — your naked, interior world, that is — before unsuspecting co-workers.
  
• £36 iPhone XR ad criticised - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  Advertising body criticises a Black Friday promotion for iPhones, following complaints from the public.
  
• Facebook settles job discrimination case - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  The social media giant bans targeting ads for jobs, accommodation or credit on the basis of gender, age or postcode.
  
• Google tweaks search after EU competition scrutiny - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  Rival companies' price comparison results will be displayed more prominently thanks to the changes.
  
• Instagram eating disorder content 'out of control' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  Psychiatrists raise concerns as the BBC finds children are swapping extreme images of weight loss.
  
• US mum 'abused kids who performed on family YouTube channel' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  The woman, whose children performed on the Fantastic Adventures channel, denies charges of child abuse.
  
• Artificial intelligence: Algorithms face scrutiny over potential bias - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  Artificial intelligence used in the justice and financial systems is to be investigated.
  
• Korea spycam porn: 1,600 fall victim and four men arrested - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  Four men allegedly filmed 1,600 guests in 30 South Korean hotels and sold the footage online.
  
• PayPal urged to block essay firm cheats - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  Ministers call for payments companies to block essay writing firms, in a bid to beat university cheats.
  
• Tech We’re Using: Talking to Taffy Is Low Tech. And Intense. - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  Armed with an Olympus recorder, she’s spent time with Gwyneth Paltrow and Bradley Cooper. Here’s how Taffy Brodesser-Akner of The New York Times Magazine tries to make herself unobtrusive in interviews.
  
• The New Social Network That Isn’t New at All - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  When an inveterate tweeter and social media hound decided to change his ways, what did he turn to? An email newsletter.
  
• Apple's new AirPods have Siri built-in - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019
  The new earphones also have longer battery life and a chip that can better maintain a wireless connection.
  
• Huge aluminium plants hit by 'severe' ransomware attack - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  The Norwegian firm, which employs 35,000 people worldwide, has switched to manual controls at some plants.
  
• Vote Leave fined over thousands of unsolicited texts - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  The group could not prove that everybody who received its promotional message had consented.
  
• US politician Devin Nunes sues Twitter over insults - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  A Republican congressman said the platform didn't crack down on "defamatory" tweets.
  
• The SEC calls for new contempt sanctions for Elon Musk - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  US financial regulator has called for sanctions after Mr Musk tweeted without seeking Tesla's approval.
  
• Snapchat under scrutiny from MPs over 'addictive' streaks - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  Executives promise to examine a Snapchat feature which has been criticised as potentially addictive.
  
• Facebook: New Zealand attack video viewed 4,000 times - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  Facebook says 4,000 people viewed the original attack video and fewer than 200 watched it live.
  
• Ocado sales hit by warehouse fire - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  The firm had more orders per week, but their average size was slightly lower.
  
• Tracking tools found on EU government and health websites - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019
  The trackers, used to monitor user behaviour online, were found on thousands of official web pages.
  
• MySpace admits losing 12 years' worth of music uploads - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 18 Mar 2019
  The social network has apologised for losing the data during a server migration.
  
• How to Choose Between Wired and Wireless Charging - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 13 Mar 2019
  Wireless charging is included in most new phones, and the chargers are more affordable than ever. We break down when it’s great, and when wired is still better.
  
• Vietnam’s Communist Party Ousts Historian Who Criticized Its China Policy - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 13 Mar 2019
  Tran Duc Anh Son has argued that Vietnam should take a tougher line against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, a sensitive matter for the government.
  
• Tech We’re Using: Spending Is as Easy as Pushing a Button. The Hard Part? Keeping Track. - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 13 Mar 2019
  Tara Siegel Bernard, a personal finance reporter, recommends apps for budgeting, investments and helping little ones as young as 6 understand the value of money.
  
• Tech Tip: How to Take Music Lessons Whenever (and Wherever) Works for You - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 13 Mar 2019
  Playing an instrument can be a rewarding hobby, but if finding the time and a teacher is a challenge, many apps can help get you started.
  
• Smart Lights Are the One Smart Home Gadget for Everyone - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 08 Mar 2019
  Expensive smart home gadgets are still niche and of limited use. Smart lights, on the other hand, are useful to just about everyone.
  
• Tech We’re Using: Where a TV Pro Goes for Video When YouTube Just Won’t Do - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 06 Mar 2019
  Donald Trump’s old vlog? An archive of closed captions? Liz Day, a senior story editor for The Times’s new television show, “The Weekly,” knows how to find them.
  
• Tech Fix: This Tech Makes D.I.Y. Key Duplication Easy. Maybe Too Easy. - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 06 Mar 2019
  You can now take key duplication into your own hands using kiosks and apps from start-ups. Our columnist explored whether the benefits of this outweigh the security risks.
  
• noted: ‘XX’? But I Hardly Know Her! - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sat, 02 Mar 2019
  Don’t worry, the colleague you’ve never met isn’t trying to kiss you over email.
  
• Tech Fix: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Review: A $1,000 Smartphone With Compromises - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 28 Feb 2019
  Despite being an excellent phone with an innovative wide-angle camera, Samsung’s new flagship device lags Apple in biometrics.
  
• Travel Tips: How to Become a ‘Digital Nomad’ - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 28 Feb 2019
  Seeing the world while holding down a full-time job sounds too good to be true, but with the right planning, equipment and support, it can be done.
  
• Tech We’re Using: Limiting Your Digital Footprints in a Surveillance State - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019
  To protect himself and his sources from prying eyes in China, Paul Mozur, a technology reporter in Shanghai, leaves just an “innocent trace” of digital exhaust.
  
• What to Buy: The Discount Cable and Charger Brands You Can Trust - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019
  When you need a new charging cable for your phone, or video cable for your TV, you don’t need to spend a fortune. We asked the experts for the affordable options they buy.
  
• Tech Fix: What’s Next for Smartphones? Samsung’s New Galaxy Line Offers a Few Answers - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 21 Feb 2019
  One of the company’s newly unveiled models works with 5G wireless networks. Another folds up like a book.
  
• Tech We’re Using: How an App Creates ‘Disturbingly Agile Millennial Thumbs’ - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 20 Feb 2019
  Isabella Kwai, a reporter in Australia, rarely takes notes on paper anymore and instead uses her iPhone. She can still look sources in the eye while typing.