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• Lucasfilm goes open source, DIY lab equipment, and more news - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017
  

  opensource.com: In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at Lucasfilm's MaterialX Library...

  
  
• How two bodies stayed mummified for 75 years in a Swiss glacier - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017
  Last week, during a routine inspection tour, a ski-lift technician for the Swiss adventure resort Glacier 3000 found what he thought was a collection of black rocks near the Tsanfleuron glacier in the western Bernese Alps, reported The New York Times.
  
• Experts hunt for biblical tabernacle that housed the Ark of the Covenant - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017
  At the site of an ancient city on the West Bank, archaeologists are hunting for evidence of the tabernacle that once housed the Ark of the Covenant.
  
• Microsoft Paint avoids brush with death - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017
  The graphics program will remain available on the app store, Microsoft says.
  
• Google SOS Alerts added to search results and maps - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017
  Internet giant assembles helpful information about unfolding disasters in its Search and Maps tools.
  
• Microchip Implants for Employees? One Company Says Yes - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017
  Employees at a Wisconsin technology company are choosing to have microchips injected into their hands, the better to unlock doors and pay for food.
  
• Multi-Server Samba Installation to Protect Your Network Against Outages and Network Attacks - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  Linux.com: The recent outages of AWS and the attacks on the DNS network have shown the need of distributing critical infrastructures across multiple cloud providers.

  
  
• Managing Docker Instances with Puppet - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  LinuxJournal: This article focuses on how to manage Docker images and containers with Puppet.

  
  
• Ubuntu 17.10: Back to a GNOME Future - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  With a few recommended tweaks and extensions to Ubuntu 17.10, the future looks bright for the Ubuntu Linux desktop.

  
  
• GNOME 3.26 Desktop Environment Continues Its Migration to the Meson Build System - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  After a two-day delay, the GNOME 3.25.4 development snapshot is here, and it's the last before GNOME 3.26 enters Beta.

  
  
• The Kernel Put On Some Weight With Linux 4.13 - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  Phoronix: Here are some numbers about how much weight the kernel gained during the Linux 4.13 merge window that closed last week.

  
  
• SharkLinux OS Is Destined for Success - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  LinuxInsider: SharkLinux OS is one of those very rare newcomer distributions that has "Future Big Winner" written all over it.

  
  
• Sweden data leak 'a disaster', says PM - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  The Transport Agency exposed reams of sensitive data during an outsourcing process.
  
• Debian GNU/Linux 9.1 "Stretch" and Debian 8.9 "Jessie" Officially Released - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" was released a month ago, on June 17, 2017, and now it already received its first point release

  
  
• Rehab camp aims to put young cyber-crooks on right track - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Teenage cyber-attackers could soon be sent to rehab camps that try to stop them becoming criminals
  
• Cash machine hacked in five minutes - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  After cash machines were hacked in Thailand and Taiwan in 2016, Click asks if it could happen again.
  
• China set to launch an 'unhackable' internet communication - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  China might not have the lead in research but its application of secure networks is leading the way.
  
• Staging security at the National Theatre - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  A look behind the curtains at the South Bank theatre trying to stem the tide of cyber-attacks.
  
• Wisconsin company Three Square Market to microchip employees - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Three Square Market says 50 employees have already signed up for the $300 (£230) chip.
  
• Park's 'Pokemon permit' plan blocked - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Rules to stop Pokemon Go players "overrunning" parks in Milwaukee are suspended.
  
• Alphabet profits rocked by EU fine - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Google parent Alphabet reports revenues rose in the second quarter but profits drop by almost a third.
  
• How to live demo a web app with lousy internet - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  

  Live demos are the bane of professional speakers everywhere.

  
  
• Estonia is about to get a little taller - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Over the next three months, the Baltic country of Estonia will become a little bit taller.
  
• Not aliens: Weird radio signal from star likely has duller explanation - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  A strange radio signal that seemed to emanate from a small nearby star probably came from Earth-orbiting satellites, astronomers say.
  
• NASA unveils 2018 launch targets for private spaceships built by Boeing, SpaceX - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  WASHINGTON — Both NASA and the two companies developing commercial crew vehicles say those efforts remain on schedule for test flights that are in some cases less than a year away.
  
• Scientists find possible clue to ancient 'ghost species' of humans - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  By studying saliva, researchers at the University of Buffalo have found clues to a possible ancient 'ghost species' of humans.
  
• The Moon's interior could contain lots of water, study shows - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Ancient volcanic deposits on the moon reveal new evidence about the lunar interior, suggesting it contains substantial amounts of water.
  
• Young Digital Artists, Anxious About ... Technology - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  An exhibition at Sotheby’s in New York betrays a broad generational anxiety about the technological future and the role of humans in it.
  
• Archaeologists unearth 2,700-year old reservoir in Israel - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Israeli archaeologists digging near the city of Rosh Ha-Ayin have uncovered a remarkably large 2,700-year-old water system surrounded by wall engravings that dates back to the end of the Iron Age.
  
• Solar Eclipse 2017: NASA issues safety warning - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  NASA has issued guidelines on how to watch next month's Great American Total Solar Eclipse.
  
• Tech Tip: Using Your Phone to Scan Pictures of Prints - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017
  Many sophisticated apps can capture images of photo prints and create good-quality digital versions that take up much less space in the closet.
  
• Uber rival Grab to raise $2.5bn in fresh investments - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 23 Jul 2017
  China's Didi Chuxing and Japan's Softbank are backing the ride-hailing firm with extra funding.
  
• World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 23 Jul 2017
  The revolutionary technology allows wind power to be harvested in waters too deep for current turbines.
  
• Electricity shake-up could save consumers 'up to £40bn' - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 23 Jul 2017
  New rules will encourage UK consumers to generate and store their own power, ministers say.
  
• Review: Steve Jobs of Apple, Tech Visionary, Has Glitches as an Opera - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sun, 23 Jul 2017
  The much-in-demand composer Mason Bates and the librettist Mark Campbell have given Jobs’s thorny life a sappier, more stale arc.
  
• This August 2017 phenomenon hasn't occurred in almost a century - FOX News
  Sun, 23 Jul 2017
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• MoneySuperMarket fined for sending seven million unwanted emails - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Jul 2017
  The price comparison website sent seven million emails to people who had opted out of receiving messages.
  
• Newcastle University students targeted by cyber-scam - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Jul 2017
  Fraudulent site takes personal details and course payments for fake university.
  
• AI demo picks out recipes from food photos - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Jul 2017
  Researchers in the US develop an algorithm that appears to have a penchant for desserts
  
• C-Turtle: The landmine-detecting robot 'turtle' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Jul 2017
  The disposable robot is made from cardboard and powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero computer.
  
• YouTube to redirect searches for IS videos - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Jul 2017
  People looking for extremist Islamist propaganda will be shown clips denouncing terrorism instead.
  
• Tech Tip: Preparing for the Jump to a New Operating System - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 21 Jul 2017
  If you have decided to switch from PC to Mac (or vice versa), Apple, Microsoft and other software makers can make the transfer process easier than you might think.
  
• UK to bring in drone registration - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Jul 2017
  Drone owners will also be required to pass a safety awareness test.
  
• AlphaBay and Hansa dark web markets shut down - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces were known for trade in drugs, weapons and malware.
  
• Kodi magazine 'directs readers to pirate content' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The guide is being investigated by the Federation Against Copyright Theft.
  
• Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S. Competition - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The police say foul play is not suspected in the disappearance of six students from the violence-plagued country. Two were reported seen in Canada.
  
• Laptop ban: US lifts restrictions on Saudi Arabian flights - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  Saudi Arabian Airlines says US authorities have lifted restrictions on laptops in cabins at two airports.
  
• Tech Tip: Finding the Date on a Map Image - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The Street View feature of Google Maps stitches together 360-degree photos of a location, and there is a way to see when an image was created.
  
• Laptop Ban on Planes Is Lifted, U.S. Officials Confirm - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The Homeland Security Department said the prohibition, imposed in March, was no longer needed because airlines had complied with new security rules.
  
• Dark net guns shipped in old printers - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  A study into the sale of firearms on the dark net finds "cause for concern" for police and government.
  
• Google Maps adds the International Space Station - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The International Space Station becomes the first "off planet" addition to the interactive tool.
  
• OnePlus admits 911 emergency call glitch - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  Its flagship OnePlus 5 phone would restart if people tried to call the emergency services.
  
• Tech Tip: Shopping for New Software - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  Online app stores can be a safer and more convenient way to add programs to your computer and devices, but you may not find everything you want.
  
• Google to add 'news feed' to website and app - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  A Facebook-style feed of news stories and videos will be rolled out across Google's services.
  
• Virgin complaint bans Sky broadband ad - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  The advert claimed Sky broadband was "super reliable", which the Advertising Standards Authority disputed.
  
• Tech We’re Using: Going Low-Tech to Solve Everyday High-Tech Problems - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  What technology does our personal tech columnist use to solve readers’ everyday frustrations with gadgets, gear and apps?
  
• A Gamer Channel’s Mission: Send the Trolls Packing - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  Misscliks, a channel on the video game streaming platform Twitch, aims to be a safe space for underrepresented gamers, with no tolerance for sexism or bullying.
  
• Is WhatsApp being censored in China? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  The messaging service has faced service disruptions, but it censorship, or is there another explanation?
  
• Robot 'drowns' in fountain mishap - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  The wheeled security robot in Washington DC tumbled into a fountain at an office building.
  
• Instagram tops cyber-bullying study - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  Seven per cent of young social media users said they had been bullied on the photo-themed app.
  
• The House That Did the Housework - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  After inventing her remarkable self-cleaning house, Frances Gabe, who has died at 101, was granted a patent by the federal government. Here are some of her submitted designs.
  
• Tech Style: ‘Baby Driver’ Stirs Nostalgia for iPods - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 07 Jul 2017
  No cell service is not a problem for those stubborn holdouts who don’t rely on streaming to get their tunes.
  
• Itineraries: Did You Pack Too Much? Your Suitcase Knows - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 03 Jul 2017
  The last big innovation in luggage was the introduction of wheels. Now, start-ups are building all types of new technology into their bags, like USB ports, GPS trackers and scales.