Newslinx

• Three resists watchdog's call for 'fairer' mobile phone fees - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 22 Jul 2019
  Ofcom had called on networks to automatically cut prices for out-of-contract mobile subscribers.
  
• Equifax to pay up to $700m to settle data breach - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 22 Jul 2019
  The credit score agency has agreed a settlement after hackers stole 147 million people's details.
  
• 4,600-year-old Greek 'pyramid' found in the Aegean Sea … is not a pyramid at all - FOX News
  Mon, 22 Jul 2019
  News of a 4,600-year-old "pyramid" or "pyramid island," supposedly discovered on a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, has been making the rounds online.
  
• Body-worn cameras to be compulsory for bailiffs - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019
  The government says the move will help tackle "intimidation and aggression" used by some bailiffs.
  
• 'I kept my multimillion dollar business secret' - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019
  Young entrepreneur Marcin Kleczynski secretly ran his business Malwarebytes from his college dormitory.
  
• Rescued turtle manages to return to the group that saved the animal nearly 2 decades ago - FOX News
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019
  It could be described as fate, luck or good timing. A female turtle rescued by a conservation group as an egg was miraculously returned to the same New Jersey wetlands group almost 19 years later to the day that they released it back into the wild.
  
• Bianca Devins: The teenager whose murder was exploited for clicks - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  Images of Bianca Devins' death were widely shared online. Experts say this exposed a bigger problem.
  
• Apollo 11 pilot Michael Collins disagrees with return to moon, wants straight shot to Mars - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  Michael Collins, the command module pilot on Apollo 11, expressed disagreement with the administration's focus on reaching the moon as a starting point before reaching Mars -- arguing that it should instead direct its efforts towards going directly to the red giant.
  
• NASA chief: Future Artemis Moon missions will build on Apollo 11’s incredible legacy - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says that the agency’s Artemis program will build on Apollo 11’s incredible legacy by landing a new generation of U.S. astronauts, including the first woman, on the Moon.
  
• Newly discovered shark species squirts glowing clouds from pockets - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  A tiny shark discovered in the Gulf of Mexico with mysterious pouches near its front fins has turned out to be a new species, scientists say.
  
• Rare albino porcupine spotted at Maine museum - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  A mysterious hairy, white creature found on the lawn of the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine this week was later determined to be a rare albino porcupine. 
  
• Buzz Aldrin predicts Artemis program will leave decades-long legacy like Apollo - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin -- the second man to walk on the moon -- predicted that President Trump's "Artemis" program would bring decades of progress like the United States saw with the Apollo program that launched him into space.
  
• On Apollo 11 anniversary, Pence announces that Orion capsule for manned Moon missions is ready for debut flight - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  Speaking at Kennedy Space Center on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Orion capsule that will take American astronauts back to the Moon is ready.
  
• Apollo 11: Original Moon landing recordings bought for $217 in 1976 sold at auction for $1.82M - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  A set of original videotape recordings of the Apollo 11 Moon landing that were bought for $217.77 at a government surplus auction by a former NASA intern in the 1970s have sold at auction for $1.82M.
  
• On Apollo 11 anniversary, US astronaut blasts off to the space station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft - FOX News
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019
  NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan blasted off to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan Saturday, on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
  
• Maestral Is A New Open Source Dropbox Client For Linux And macOS - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  Maestral is a new open source Dropbox client for macOS and Linux, that's currently in beta.

  
  
• Police will 'struggle' to track criminals via 5G - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  European police forces are scrambling to develop tools that help them track criminals using 5G networks.
  
• Cari Watterton gives her tips on how to get into the games industry - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  Young developer Cari Watterton, who works for a games firm located in Dundee, offers her tips for getting into the business
  
• GLava - OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer for desktop windows or backgrounds - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  GLava is an OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer for Linux.

  
  
• French sci-fi team called on to predict future threats - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  The "red team" will be employed to imagine future military threats – and how how to prevent them.
  
• London Underground to get full 4G coverage - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  Passengers will be able to make calls and go online anywhere on the Tube network by the mid-2020s.
  
• How to Find Out Top Directories and Files (Disk Space) in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  As a Linux administrator, you must periodically check which files and folders are consuming more disk space.

  
  
• Shrinking Linux Attack Surfaces - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  LinuxJournal: Often, a kernel developer will try to reduce the size of an attack surface against Linux, even if it can't be closed entirely.

  
  
• YouTube: 'We don't take you down the rabbit hole' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  In his first interview, YouTube's UK managing director defends the platform's algorithms.
  
• Beginner's guide on how to git stash :- A GIT Tutorial - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  Git Stash allows us to keep aside the current working directory & provides us with a clean working directory.

  
  
• How to Install and Use WP CLI on Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  Learn to install the WordPress Command Line Interface (WP-CLI) on Linux.

  
  
• What is Phase Change Memory? - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  EnterpriseStorageForum: Phase Change Memory is an emerging area of technology that offers the promise of faster speed and increased durability over existing Flash storage devices.

  
  
• Optimize JPEG/JPG Images in Ubuntu with Jpegoptim - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  Learn how you can install the command line utility Jpegoptim on Ubuntu.

  
  
• How To Automatically Disable Touchpad When Typing In Ubuntu - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  

  Three ways to automatically disable Touchpad when typing in Ubuntu operating system and its variants like Linux Mint.

  
  
• Algae bio-curtains: Architects' radical solution to capture carbon - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  Scientists and architects in London have developed 'bio-curtains' to act as an alternative to urban trees.
  
• BritBox: ITV and BBC set out plans for new streaming service - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019
  Shows like Love Island, Gavin & Stacey and Victoria will be on ITV and the BBC's streaming service.
  
• Car parts from weeds: The future of green motoring? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019
  The motor industry is trying to reduce its carbon footprint in a number of innovative ways.
  
• Moon hoax? Five reasons why the landings were real - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019
  Conspiracy theories surround the Moon landings but BBC Click seeks to dispel some of the myths.
  
• Hovering, gliding drone takes-off and other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the week's best technology news stories.
  
• 'My $19 Uber ride cost 100 times that' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019
  Passengers reportedly paid 100 times more than they should have after Uber's payments system goes awry.
  
• MPs call for halt to police's use of live facial recognition - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019
  The House of Commons' Science and Technology raises concerns about accuracy and bias.
  
• Flat Earth: How did YouTube help spread a conspiracy theory? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019
  Many people who believe the Earth is not round first heard the idea on YouTube. But how important was the video-sharing website in helping the flat Earth movement grow?
  
• The toy-sized satellites with an eye on the world - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019
  Small, cheap satellites can help us track pollution, crop yields and congestion like never before.
  
• Politics of automation: Factory workers and robots - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019
  Humans and robots working together in a factory may excite some tech geeks, but worry others who fear job losses.
  
• Monsters and power-ups in new go-kart experience - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019
  Drivers can score points by shooting virtual monsters while racing each other.
  
• 'My son spent £3,160 in one game' - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019
  As politicians call for more regulation, you share your stories about children spending money within games.