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• 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.
  
• Does your software development team use scrum? - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  Is scrum a part of your team's project management workflow?

  
  
• How to Set-Up Master-Slave Replication for PostgreSQL 9.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  HowToForge: In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and configure PostgreSQL 9.6 Master-Slave Replication on Ubuntu 16.04 server.

  
  
• Wireshark, World's Most Popular Network Protocol Analyzer, Gets New Release - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  Wireshark 2.2.8 comes about one and a half months after the 2.2.7 release to patch security vulnerabilities that have been discovered in the application

  
  
• Krita 3.2 Open-Source Digital Painting App Promises Some Very Cool New Features - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  Krita 3.2 promises some very cool new features

  
  
• 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.
  
• How to Set Up Bluetooth in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  MakeTechEasier: Bluetooth in Linux is often hit or miss.

  
  
• Code::Blocks IDE Review - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  Codeblocks is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for programmers and developers.

  
  
• Blockchain's Future: Nine Predictions - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

   Datamation: The future of blockchain is sure to be bright.

  
  
• Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) Is No Longer Supported, Upgrade to Ubuntu 17.04 Now - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  Starting today, you should no longer use Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) on your personal computer, even if it's up-to-date.

  
  
• Bitcoin swings as civil war looms - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The Bitcoin community must agree how to tackle a slowdown in transaction times to avoid a schism.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Wine 2.0.2 Brings Better Support for Mortal Kombat X and Microsoft Excel 2010 - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  

  Among the Windows games that should now work better if you install Wine 2.0.2 on your GNU/Linux distribution, we can mention Mortal Kombat X

  
  
• Rare Roman coin discovered on remote Scottish island - FOX News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  Experts were thrilled to discover the coin on a remote island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago.
  
• Humans were in Australia 20,000 years before previously thought alongside giant wombats - FOX News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  What you need to know about the new discovery in Australia that has global significance and changes the way we look at our history.
  
• How experiments in space can lead to better treatments for nerve-gas poisoning - FOX News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  Chemical weapons such as sarin gas and VX nerve gas can have horrifying effects on the human body, but now, scientists are hoping to develop better treatments for nerve-gas poisoning by sending their experiments into space.
  
• Cecil the Lion's son killed by hunter in Zimbabwe - FOX News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  The son of Cecil the Lion, whose death two years ago sparked international outrage, was reportedly shot and killed by hunters in western Zimbabwe, in an incident eerily reminiscent of how his dad's life ended.
  
• Liftoff? Icy jets of Saturn moon Enceladus fly in NASA photo - FOX News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  A photo of Saturn's moon Enceladus looks poised for liftoff as jets fly from its southern hemisphere.
  
• 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.
  
• Elon Musk calls for Moon base - FOX News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  Elon Musk may be focused primarily on Mars, but he'd also like to see a human outpost on a world much closer to home.
  
• Granddaughter of Holocaust survivors steals Auschwitz items - FOX News
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017
  People shouldn't need signage telling them not to take what they want out of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, but the Polish museum has them up anyway, the Guardian notes.
  
• Tomb of King Tut's wife discovered? Experts excited by find in Egypt - FOX News
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  A tomb that may have belonged to the wife of King Tutankhamun has been discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, according to archaeologists.
  
• Apollo 11 Moon dust-stained lunar sample bag may set sale record at Sotheby's - FOX News
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  A small, empty cloth bag is expected this week to rocket past space capsules and a wristwatch worn on the moon to become the most valuable space artifact to ever sell at auction.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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?
  
• Why kill Cassini? Saturn probe's fate carefully considered - FOX News
  Wed, 19 Jul 2017
  On Sept. 15, 2017, at 8:08 a.m. EDT (1208 GMT), controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, expect to receive the last signal from the $3 billion Cassini-Huygens mission .
  
• 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.
  
• Petya cyber-attack still disrupting firms weeks later - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  Some businesses hit by the Petya cyber-attack have not yet returned to normal operations.
  
• 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.
  
• Ori's robotic furniture zooms across apartment - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  A robotics start-up creates voice-controlled furniture that moves to maximise space in small flats.
  
• Openreach mulls full fibre rollout for 10 million in UK - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  Openreach, newly split from BT, is considering faster fibre services but wants help from industry.
  
• Google Glass smart eyewear returns - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  A revamped version of the technology company's augmented-reality eyewear is to be sold by software partners.
  
• Hacks 'probably compromised' UK industry - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  The analysis was made by GCHQ, according to a document seen by technology website Motherboard.
  
• 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.
  
• 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?
  
• 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.
  
• China Disrupts WhatsApp Service in Online Clampdown - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  Facebook’s last major consumer product in China was partly blocked as Beijing increases its grip on the internet.
  
• Tech Tip: Switching to the Sound of Silence for Facebook Videos - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017
  Facebook’s mobile app can automatically play news feed videos with the sound turned on, but you can turn it all off.
  
• Newcastle City Council admits adoption data leak - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  The leaked information includes names of current and former adoptees, parents and social workers
  
• Drone 'threat' to planes over Israel - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  A man is arrested on suspicion of flying a consumer drone close to planes preparing to land in Tel Aviv.
  
• Porn ID checks set to start in April 2018 - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  The government sets a nine-month countdown to porn ID checks, but is told this seems "unrealistic".
  
• Tech Tip: Adding New Fonts to the Computer - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  Your desktop operating system includes a wide variety of typefaces to use in documents and other design projects, but you can always add more.
  
• Pleasurewood Hills rollercoaster rescue - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  A man stuck on the Wipeout ride had to be rescued by firefighters.
  
• Ashley Madison offers $11m settlement - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  The company behind the hacked infidelity website is hoping to settle a number of class actions.
  
• Facebook refuses Pakistan's ID demands - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  The government wanted changes to help it track the creators of blasphemous posts.
  
• Japan's zero-gravity space drone sends first pictures from ISS - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  Life on the International Space Station has been photographed by an impossibly cute drone from Japan.
  
• Netflix now has 104 million subscribers worldwide - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  Shares in the video streaming firm surge in after-hours trading on better-than-expected results.
  
• HTC backlash over pop-up ads on keyboard - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017
  The phone maker says the pop-ups have been seen because of an "error" to the annoyance of users.
  
• 'It was always going to happen': Inside the cyber-attack on parliament - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017
  The inside story of the day hackers attacked parliament - and how the security team fought back.
  
• Telegram to block terror channels after Indonesian ban - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017
  Telegram promises to move quicker on radical content after Indonesia briefly shuts it down.
  
• Emojis honoured in world celebration - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017
  New York's Empire State Building will be lit up in yellow for World Emoji Day.
  
• Tech Tip: Finding Support for a Missing Instagram Account - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017
  Both personal and professional users have seen their accounts suddenly go missing, but there are ways to report the errors, and precautions to take.
  
• Australian PM seeks access to encrypted messages - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017
  The country's leader says the internet cannot be a "dark place" for criminals to communicate.
  
• 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.