Newslinx

• These wisps around black holes could reveal how the cosmic beasts eat - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  DENVER — You've seen the first close-up of a black hole.
  
• US warns of threat from Chinese drone companies - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  The alert raises concerns that the Chinese government might gain access to confidential data.
  
• Google changes policy on abortion advertising - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Advertisers will be made to disclose whether they provide abortions before running ads in the US, UK and Ireland.
  
• Instagram: Facebook probes breach of millions of influencer accounts - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  An Indian company had stored the data of 49 million Instagram users in an unguarded online database.
  
• Over The Rainbow composer sues Apple and other tech firms for piracy - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Harold Arlen's estate says Apple, Google and Amazon are conducting "massive piracy operations".
  
• Police facial recognition surveillance court case starts - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Campaigners say police use of the technology is like taking DNA or fingerprints without consent.
  
• Ren Zhengfei says US government 'underestimates' Huawei - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  A dispute over Huawei has escalated with implications for the firm, the tech sector and consumers.
  
• Driverless cars: Cambridge University model cars 'talk' to avoid jams - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Researchers say it shows driverless cars working together could improve traffic flow by at least 35%.
  
• Minecraft: 10 years on, what's next? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Ten years since Minecraft was first released, we've had a sneak peek at what the next ten years hold.
  
• Bleach peddled as 'miracle' autism cure on YouTube - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  An investigation by Business Insider led the site to take down most - but not all - of the videos.
  
• How to Create a Custom Login Banner or MOTD in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  

  A fun little article about how to display a custom login banner or motd in the Linux terminal.

  
  
• A quick look at some fun games & expansions released with Linux support in 2019 so far - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  

  GamingOnLinux: It has been a really busy year for Linux gamers so far...

  
  
• How to Install Memcached on CentOS 7 - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  

  Linuxize: Memcached is a free and open-source high-performance in-memory key-value data store.

  
  
• Linux 5.2 rc1 - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  

  Linus Torvalds: Nothing particularly odd going on this merge window.

  
  
• How to rename multiple folders in Linux using command line - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  

   nixcraft: Learn how do you rename multiple folders in Linux?

  
  
• Female-voice AI reinforces bias, says UN report - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Female-voiced AIs are portrayed as "eager to please", suggesting women are "subservient" says study.
  
• Scientists went to one of the world's most remote island atolls. They found 414 million pieces of plastic - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  The amount of plastic pollution previously thought to exist around the world may be a dramatic underestimate — because the vast majority of plastic pollution may actually be below the surface.
  
• 'Tornado Alley' and other things to know during tornado season - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  A look at where and why tornadoes happen and what to do if you're stuck in one.
  
• Climate change could raise sea levels by 7 feet by 2100, shocking study reveals - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Ocean levels are rising due to climate change and the long-held view is that sea levels would rise nearly three feet by the year 2100. A startling new study has suggested that view is woefully incorrect. Instead, sea levels could rise more than double that amount if global temperatures rise more than expected. 
  
• This yellow Egyptian glass was forged by a meteorite impact 29 million years ago - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Visit the right patch of desert along the border of Libya and Egypt, and you could stumble on pieces of pale yellow glass, the traces of a meteorite impact that took place 29 million years ago.
  
• Ariana Grande loves space, so NASA took her to mission control - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Ariana Grande wrote an entire song about her love for space, literal and metaphorical, and this weekend, she got the ultimate space-fan tour experience, visiting NASA's Johnson Space Center on May 18.
  
• 'First of its kind' ancient Maya tool discovered in lagoon - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Experts have discovered a unique ancient tool that was used by Maya salt workers more than 1,000 years ago.
  
• Mars colonists ‘will become super-mutants with cancer-immune skin’ – but could die ‘if they mate with Earthlings’, scientist warns - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  The first humans on Mars will quickly become too fragile to have sex with.
  
• Mosquitoes are the worst in these cities, pest control company Orkin says - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  Pest control company Orkin on Monday released its Top 50 Mosquito Cities list.
  
• Rare eastern black rhinoceros born at Chicago zoo, officials say - FOX News
  Tue, 21 May 2019
  A critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros gave birth to a calf following a 15-month pregnancy at a Chicago zoo on Sunday, officials said.
  
• Are barcodes the way to protect dementia patients? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  How technology and community support is keeping people with dementia in Japan safe.
  
• The pun-loving computer programs that write adverts - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  AI-powered advertising copywriters are coming, but can they be taught to be as inventive as humans?
  
• Bash Scripting Tutorial for Beginners - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  

  This bash scripting tutorial is targeted at beginners looking to learn the basic programming structures that can be used to write simple and complex bash scripts. Af

  
  
• Playing Tetris by committee with multiple players - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  How a revamped Nintendo controller allows eight people to control a game simultaneously.
  
• How to Use KDE Connect with MATE on Ubuntu and Debian - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  

   MakeTechEasier: KDE Connect is an excellent way to connect your Android phone and your Linux PC.

  
  
• Linux Wc Command - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  

  The wc command allows you to count the number of lines, words, and bytes of each specified file or standard input and print the result.

  
  
• Warning over using augmented reality in precision tasks - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  Those using headsets to complete tricky tasks over-estimate how well they perform, a study suggests.
  
• Huawei's Android loss: How it affects you - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  Google's move to end business ties with Huawei will affect current devices and future purchases.
  
• How to Setup Discourse Forum on Digital Ocean - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 20 May 2019
  

  LinuxHandbook:  This step-by-step tutorial teaches you to install a Discourse forum on Digital Ocean cloud server properly.

  
  
• Nasa plans first woman Moon mission and other news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 17 May 2019
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
• Minecraft Earth: Minecraft's answer to Pokemon Go - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 17 May 2019
  Newsbeat is one of the first to get a look at the newly announced Minecraft augmented reality game
  
• The Google city that has angered Toronto - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 17 May 2019
  Canada is not Google's lab rat, say those protesting against plans to build a smart city in Toronto.
  
• Could facial recognition cut crime? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 14 May 2019
  The Metropolitan Police trialled the tech to identify people wanted by the police or the courts.
  
• When misinformation online leads to death threats - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 May 2019
  Three stories of what happens when false information is spread about you on social media sites.
  
• A dress with 3D-printed petals and other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 09 May 2019
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the week's best technology stories.