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• Millions using 123456 as password, security study finds - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 20 Apr 2019
  A list of all-too-predictable choices for breached accounts includes 123456 and "Liverpool".
  
• LibreOffice 6.2.3 Office Suite Released with More Than 90 Bug Fixes - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 20 Apr 2019
  

  softpedia: LibreOffice 6.2.3 is here about a month after the release of LibreOffice 6.2.2 to add another layer of bug fixes and improvements

  
  
• TED 2019: The start-ups launching in space - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 20 Apr 2019
  Space is getting busy thanks to a new era of commercialisation.
  
• Titanic victim’s long-lost letter surfaces, describes near miss as doomed ship set out on its maiden voyage - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Apr 2019
  A letter written by one of Titanic’s crew to his wife just days before the doomed liner sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic is up for auction in the U.K.
  
• Indiana hiker spots huge snake hanging from tree branch - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Apr 2019
  A hiker in Zionsville, Indiana was in for a slithery surprise when she came across a huge eastern rat snake hanging from a tree branch.
  
• Hacking 'hero' Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US malware charges - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  Marcus Hutchins said he regrets his actions and accepts "full responsibility for my mistakes".
  
• Install The Latest OpenJDK 12, 11 or 8 in Ubuntu, Debian or RHEL Using Zulu OpenJDK Builds - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

  LinuxUprising: Azul Systems provides tested, certified builds of OpenJDK, under the name of Zulu.

  
  
• Creating SWAP partition using FDISK & FALLOCATE commands - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

  Swap-partition holds the memory which is used in case the physical memory (RAM) is full .

  
  
• HTTPie - A Modern Command Line HTTP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

  2DayGeek: Learn how to use httpie tool to make CLI interaction with web services.

  
  
• How to Generate a Random Number in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

  Learn how to generate a random number from the Linux command line.

  
  
• Echo Command in Linux with Examples - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

   Linuxize: The echo command is one of the most basic and frequently used commands in Linux.

  
  
• State of enterprise open source: 5 telling stats - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

  EnterprisersProject: How are IT leaders using open source, and what are their future plans?

  
  
• Minikube: 5 ways IT teams can use it - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

  Minikube lets you run Kubernetes on a laptop or other local machine.

  
  
• How To Remove Plank Shadow On Xubuntu? - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  

  Plank is a simple dock application that is widely used by Linux users.

  
  
• Indiana farmers uncover ancient mastodon bones - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  Workers installing a new sewer on an Indiana farm made a mammoth discovery this week — 13,000-year-old mastodon bones.
  
• North Carolina girl finds megalodon shark tooth buried on beach: 'Is this a dream?' - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  A middle school girl found a megalodon shark tooth while she was spending her spring break on the beach in North Carolina.
  
• NASA wants to send astronauts to the Moon’s mysterious South Pole - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  As President Trump continues to push America's space exploration program forward and have astronauts return to the Moon by 2024, NASA is attempting to do its part – it wants to send astronauts to the Moon's South Pole, a mysterious region that has never been explored by man.
  
• Great white shark reveals razor-like teeth as it attempts to chomp photographer's camera - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  This time, it's personal.
  
• China to explore asteroids and comets in upcoming mission - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  Following the successful landing of its Chang'e 4 spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, China is looking to expand its space program by exploring an asteroid and a comet within the next three years.
  
• Sonar anomaly leads to discovery of 500-year-old shipwreck in North Sea - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  Salvagers looking for steel shipping containers at the bottom of the North Sea have discovered a 500-year-old Dutch shipwreck holding a cargo of tons of copper.
  
• Rare footage of river dolphins helps scientists crack mystery of marine mammal communication - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  Brazil's Araguaian river dolphins may not be as big of a loner as researchers previously thought.
  
• There's a tiny, bright magnetar photobombing our galaxy's supermassive black hole - FOX News
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019
  There's a bright magnetar photobombing the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, frustrating astronomers' efforts to study the black hole — called Sagittarius A* — using X-ray telescopes.
  
• Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019
  Several outlets reviewing Samsung's ground-breaking new folding smartphone have reported major problems with its screen.
  
• Facebook copied email contacts of 1.5 million users - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019
  The social network was grabbing email contacts of some new users for almost three years, it says.
  
• Robot news presenter causes a stir on Russian TV - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019
  The humanoid, named Alex, causes a stir as he makes his debut on state news channel Rossiya 24.
  
• Facebook bans UK far right groups and leaders - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019
  A dozen named groups and individuals will be purged from the social network, it said.
  
• How to Declutter and Speed Up Your Phone - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019
  If your phone is feeling a little laggy, here are some tips to clear out old apps and other things that may be slowing it down.
  
• Travel Tips: The Key to Cheap Internet Service: A Local SIM Card - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019
  Want cheap data and phone calls when you’re abroad? Here’s how.
  
• Apple and Qualcomm settle billion-dollar lawsuit - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  The surprise settlement brings a long-running legal battle between the two tech firms to an end.
  
• TikTok: Apple and Google block video sharing app in India - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  The move comes after a court called for a ban on the video app over concerns it put children at risk.
  
• Government in email privacy blunder - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  A department responsible for data protection shares the personal details of hundreds of journalists.
  
• Technology to keep dementia patients out of hospital - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Radar technology and tiny brain-monitors are just some of the devices being tested by a new research centre.
  
• Xbox One with no discs: 'The way forward' or 'bad timing'? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Gamers give their verdict as Microsoft announces an "all-digital edition" of the console.
  
• Tech We’re Using: The Must-Have When Reporting on Disasters: A Satellite Phone - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Thomas Fuller, San Francisco bureau chief, knows you cannot rely on cell networks during earthquakes, wildfires and other breaking news catastrophes.
  
• Tech Fix: Uber vs. Lyft: Which Ride-Hailing App Is Better? - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Here’s a comprehensive comparison of the two services to help you choose your go-to app for hitching rides.
  
• Google to police new app developers more closely - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Apps from unfamiliar developers will be scrutinised more deeply before they go on the Play Store.
  
• TED 2019: Prize to online classes project causes controversy - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Plans to give millions of dollars to a program for online learning for pre-schoolers has been criticised.
  
• Notre-Dame fire: Assassin's Creed's maker pledges aid - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Ubisoft is to donate money and offer use of its digital reconstruction of the cathedral.
  
• Netflix to trial showing top 10 lists to UK users - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Streaming company Netflix is to trial showing UK users its most-watched shows over a weekly period.
  
• UK to introduce porn age-checks in July - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  Sites that fail to comply will face being blocked by internet service providers.
  
• TED 2019: The online campaign that ended a beard ban - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019
  The woman aiming to build "a labour movement for the 21st Century" shares her plan at TED.
  
• Vodafone 'gigafast' ad banned after Virgin Media complaint - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019
  The promotion described broadband packages as being "gigafast" that did not offer 1Gbps speeds.
  
• PlayStation 5: Sony reveals first details of next-gen console - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019
  Sony's next-gen console, which will replace the PS4, will be much faster and include improved audio.
  
• Epilepsy charity calls for social media seizure warnings - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019
  People with epilepsy are being exposed to flashing images, some deliberately, says a charity.
  
• TED 2019: Twitter boss offers to demote likes and follows - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019
  Jack Dorsey has been talking at TED about the changes the platform is considering.
  
• Facebook challenged to give TED talk on political ads - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019
  Journalist Carole Cadwalladr challenges Mark Zuckerberg to address TED about "election fraud".
  
• TED 2019: The $50 lab burger transforming food - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019
  TED fellow Bruce Friedrich tells the TED conference about his vision for the future of food.
  
• Game of Thrones: Now TV glitch hits Apple TV owners - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019
  Sky's Now TV app failed to load for some viewers while displaying a degraded version of the show.
  
• Swedish Social Democrats' Twitter account hacked - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019
  Messages posted on the hijacked account included anti-immigration rhetoric.
  
• Amazon 'flooded by fake five-star reviews' - Which? report - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019
  Top-rated reviews on popular items are dominated by unknown brands, consumer group Which? finds.
  
• TED 2019: 10 years of 'ideas worth spreading' - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019
  TED talks have become synonymous with cutting-edge ideas and are watched by millions.
  
• Article 13: UK helps push through new EU copyright rules - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019
  The UK supports a final vote in favour of new online copyright rules, but some EU nations objected.
  
• Under-18s face 'like' and 'streaks' limits on social media - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019
  The UK's data watchdog proposes restrictions on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat among others.
  
• How to Go Paperless in Your Home Office - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 12 Apr 2019
  Here’s how to save your tax records digitally so you can get rid of the paper in your home office.
  
• Three Movie Subscription Services, and When They’re Worth It - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 11 Apr 2019
  MoviePass made waves when it launched, but it’s not the only movie subscription designed to lure you to the theater. Here are a few popular ones, who they’re for and whether you’ll save money with one.
  
• Tech We’re Using: Lifting Journalism by Knowing What Readers Are Looking For - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 10 Apr 2019
  Claudio E. Cabrera, who specializes in search engine optimization, describes how he keeps track of what’s hot in search and how that informs coverage — and what the limits are.
  
• Tech Tip: Organizing Your Unwieldy Photo Collection Is Easier Than You Think - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 10 Apr 2019
  Here is the trick: Let your smartphone do the work.
  
• How to Mount a TV Without Making a Mess - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 05 Apr 2019
  Don’t underestimate the time and energy it takes to mount your TV on the wall yourself. Here’s how to do it and keep your wall — and your peace of mind — in one piece.
  
• Feature: How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 05 Apr 2019
  The brain-tingling feeling was a hard-to-describe psychological oddity. Until, suddenly, it was a YouTube phenomenon.
  
• How to Tap Less on Your Phone (but Get More Done) - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 04 Apr 2019
  Most of us spend hours each day tapping the glass of our smartphones. But what if you could do just as much — maybe more — and give your fingers a break?
  
• Tech Fix: Apple AirPods Review: Perfect Earbuds, but They Don’t Last - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 04 Apr 2019
  Sleek and convenient, Apple’s wireless earbuds are an engineering marvel. One problem: They are difficult and expensive to maintain.
  
• Tech We’re Using: From Bubble Memory to Hot Spots and a Fly Rod - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 03 Apr 2019
  David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent, recounts his gear from the computers in use when he joined The Times in 1982 to his overloaded backpack now.
  
• The Fix: The Easy Way to Create a Smart Home - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 02 Apr 2019
  You no longer need to renovate — or spend a lot of money — to incorporate smart technology into your home. Here’s how to do it in a few quick steps.
  
• How to Make Your Phone Limit Your Screen Time for You - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 02 Apr 2019
  The latest iPhone and the newest version of Google’s Android come with tools to limit how much time you stare at your screen. Here’s how to make them useful instead of nags you’ll eventually turn off.
  
• How to Protect Your Smart Home From Hackers - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 01 Apr 2019
  Smart home devices can make life more convenient, but may put you at risk of being hacked. Ensure your safety with a few simple measures.
  
• Times Insider: How We Sped Through 900 Pages of Cohen Documents in Under 10 Minutes - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019
  A tool called DocumentHelper, developed by our Interactive News team, helped the reporters Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum find needles in a haystack.
  
• Tech We’re Using: A Favorite Tool While Reporting on Start-Ups: Paper? - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019
  Erin Griffith explains how Silicon Valley’s hot young companies are no longer churning out must-use apps and gadgets on an everyday basis.
  
• Tech Fix: Protecting Your Internet Accounts Keeps Getting Easier. Here’s How to Do It. - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019
  There are many tools for setting up two-factor authentication, a security mechanism that prevents improper access. These four methods are the most compelling.
  
• These Tools Might Make Your Cakes Instagram Famous - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 25 Mar 2019
  From shag cakes to oil painting-style frosting designs, Instagram’s bakers make their cakes pop using tools you can get at any craft store.