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• Google and Mozilla move to stop Kazakhstan 'snooping' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  The browsers will prevent government-issued certificates from decrypting net traffic.
  
• Biostar 2: Suprema plays down fingerprint leak reports - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  Suprema says a probe found the scope of a fingerprint data leak was "significantly" less than reported.
  
• Tesla sued by Walmart over solar panel fires - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  The supermarket chain alleges that Tesla was negligent in the way the solar panels were installed.
  
• England Cricketer stumped by Fortnite conundrum - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  England bowler Jofra Archer calls for help on Twitter ahead of Ashes third Test against Australia - so he can play Fortnite.
  
• Dark 'half-magnets' from the Sun could be streaming through us every day - FOX News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  An invisible substance permeates the universe, altering the paths of stars and galaxies.
  
• NASA to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa, which may hold life - FOX News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  NASA has officially confirmed a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, a trek that could answer whether the icy celestial body could be habitable for humans and support life.
  
• Elon Musk puts the brakes on 'nuke Mars' theory - FOX News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  Just days after telling the world he still wants to "nuke Mars," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has slightly walked back the proposal, instead offering a new idea that doesn't use nuclear weapons.
  
• New timeline for 'giant planet migration' may rewrite history of solar system - FOX News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  The largest planets in our solar system could have drifted away from the sun much sooner than scientists previously thought, a new study suggests.
  
• Amazon wildfires can be seen from space, NASA images show - FOX News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  The rampant wildfires spreading across the Amazon can be seen from space, according to new images from NASA.
  
• Fresh interstellar dust discovered in Antarctica - FOX News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  By examining Antarctic snow, researchers have discovered, for the first time, interstellar dust that recently fell to Earth, a new study finds.
  
• Millions of old gadgets 'stockpiled in drawers' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  Public urged to "recycle their tech" as rare, valuable materials in millions of old devices languish in UK homes.
  
• Australia using drones to spot crocodiles near swimmers - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  Little Ripper Group has provided AI technology that detects crocodiles in aerial footage.
  
• How to Copy/Move a Docker Container to Another Host - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  

  Since Docker containers are little boxes of software, it can be easily copied and moved from computer to computer.

  
  
• How to Transfer Files with Rsync over SSH - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  

  Learn how to copy files with rsync over SSH.

  
  
• How to Install and Configure OpenShift Origin PaaS Server on Ubuntu - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019
  

  OpenShift is a free and open-source Platform-as-a-Service developed by Red Hat.

  
  
• Ready to upgrade? What to do about your old phone - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  Unwanted devices can contain elements that the world is running out of - so how can you help?
  
• Google sign language AI turns hand gestures into speech - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  The tech giant is sharing its hand-tracking software to allow others to develop translation apps.
  
• 'World's oldest webcam' to be switched off - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  Set up in 1994, the weather-watching webcam in San Francisco will be shut off at the end of August.
  
• Racist abuse: footballers should boycott social media, says Phil Neville - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  England women's manager Phil Neville said footballers should "boycott" social media to send a "powerful message" that abuse is not acceptable.
  
• Barclays tops list of banks with most IT shutdowns - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  British banks experienced more than 10 outages a month in the past year, BBC analysis of new data reveals.
  
• The Cold War spy technology which we all use - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  Radio-frequency identification, famously used to bug the US embassy in Moscow, is a cheap way to track objects and data.
  
• 'I bought a house thanks to my bullet journal' - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  Millions of people have shared #bulletjournal or #bujo hashtags on Instagram, so how do they work?
  
• #BulletJournal: Seven million beautiful ways to save money - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  #BulletJournal: The new trend that is helping people to save money.
  
• Historic 17th-century Dutch shipwreck discovered near South African beach - FOX News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  Archaeologists in South Africa have found the long-lost wreck of a Dutch merchant ship that played a crucial role in the country’s history.
  
• System76 Unveils Graphical Firmware Updater for All Debian-Based Linux Distros - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  

  The Firmware Manager project is System76's latest toy for the company's in-house built, Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS Linux distribution, but also compatible with any Debian-based GNU/Linux distro out there.

  
  
• 'Storm Area 51' spurs rural Nevada county to draft emergency plan, approve 2 festivals - FOX News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  Before the masses descend on the Nevada desert next month as part of the "Storm Area 51" event, local officials are pulling out all stops to ensure they are able to handle whatever crowds may come.
  
• California building largest wildlife crossing in the world - FOX News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  The mountain lion P-22, which has been spotted traveling across Los Angeles freeways and spending time in parks, has become something of a legend in California.
  
• Death Valley could hit 120 degrees as extreme heat smothers US - FOX News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  Death Valley could reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit as temperatures across a huge swath of the U.S. reach triple digit levels.
  
• 8 Useful mkdir Command Examples for Linux Users - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  

  Learn mkdir command with 8 useful practical examples.

  
  
• A Raspberry Pi Based Open Source Tablet is in Making and it's Called CutiePi - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  

  CutiePie is an 8-inch open-source tablet built on top of Raspberry Pi.

  
  
• KNOPPIX Live GNU/Linux System Is Now Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  

  KNOPPIX 8.6 is now available based on the software repositories of the recently released Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" operating system series

  
  
• Six practical use cases for Nmap - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  

  Nmap is a powerful network discovery and inventory tool for Linux.

  
  
• Hubstaff - Work Time Tracking Software for Productive Teams - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 20 Aug 2019
  

  Hubstaff is a modern time tracking software for growing businesses.

  
  
• The International 2019: What does it take to become a gaming millionaire? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 19 Aug 2019
  Gaming is a near billion-dollar industry, but what kind of pressures do young e-sports stars face?
  
• E-Scooters: Should they be legal on public roads? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 19 Aug 2019
  Some riders are calling for regulation rather than an outright ban.
  
• Twitter 'adopts' a Berkshire grandad following viral video - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 19 Aug 2019
  82-year-old Keith melted millions of hearts when a video of him painting his granddaughter's nails went viral.
  
• The people policing the internet's most horrific content - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 19 Aug 2019
  Website content moderators have to see some very disturbing material. How do they cope?
  
• The Fortnite coach who helped create teenage millionaires - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 17 Aug 2019
  Hugh Gilmour failed to qualify for the Fortnite World Cup, so has turned to coaching instead.
  
• Robotic Buddhist priest joins temple and other news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 16 Aug 2019
  BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the week’s best technology stories.
  
• How reliable is AI at telling us about ourselves? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 15 Aug 2019
  An art project is looking at how machines might perceive the world compared to humans.
  
• 'How I lost £25,000 when my cryptocurrency was stolen' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 15 Aug 2019
  Investing in digital currencies is fraught with danger, not just because the prices are so volatile.