Newslinx

• Microsoft deletes massive face recognition database - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  The widely used database was created by copying images of celebrities found on websites and blogs.
  
• Facebook stops apps being pre-installed on Huawei phones - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  The block on pre-installed apps on Huawei smartphones will also apply to Instagram and Whatsapp.
  
• Vigil photos lead to WeChat lockout - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  How one BBC correspondent was locked out of China's top messaging app after posting photos.
  
• Tech Tent: Apple takes a stand on design - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  On this week's podcast, we ask whether people will continue to pay a premium for Apple products.
  
• Screen Command Examples To Manage Multiple Terminal Sessions - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  In this brief guide, we will see the basic usage of Screen command with examples in Linux.

  
  
• Line Length Limits in the Kernel - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  LinuxJournal: Periodically, the kernel developers debate something everyone generally takes for granted, such as the length of a line of text.

  
  
• Removing duplicate lines with awk '!visited[$0]++' explained - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  How to remove duplicate lines of a file in Linux without sorting or changing their order (awk one-liner explained).

  
  
• 7 valuable programming languages for sysadmins in 2019 - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  For the code-driven sysadmin, learning these seven programming languages could enhance your automation skills

  
  
• How to use FirewallD - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  Learn how to effectively use firewalld

  
  
• How to Create a New Ext4 File System (Partition) in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  The ext4 or fourth extended filesystem is a widely-used journaling file system for Linux.

  
  
• Using SSH Port Forwarding as a Security Tool in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  Learn to configure SSH port forwarding on your Linux system.

  
  
• 10 Reasons to Use KDE as Linux Desktop Environment - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  There are a lot of good reason why KDE works so well.

  
  
• Alaska officials warn hares could spread deadly disease to people, pets - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  Alaska wildlife officials recently issued a warning for residents in Fairbanks: Beware of hares.
  
• Trump sends surprising tweet, says NASA 'should not be talking about going to the Moon' - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon - We did that 50 years ago. They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!
  
• NASA will let tourists visit the International Space Station starting in 2020 - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  NASA plans to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020 – at an estimated cost of more than $50 million (£39 million) per trip.
  
• This unfinished Arizona 'futuristic hippie commune' has a problem - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  In the middle of Arizona's desert lies something unexpected: a rather strange, unfinished "city of the future."
  
• 19th-century military compound discovered near Canada’s Parliament - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  A 19th-century military compound has been discovered near Canada’s Parliament in Ottawa.
  
• A man spent $300 on a painting at a thrift sale. It could be worth millions - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  Philip Stapleton was perusing a thrift sale in the U.K. when he came across a painting he liked so much, he spent nearly $300 on it, even though he assumed it was fake. But after doing some research and talking to experts, the 52-year-old antique collector may have made the purchase of a lifetime – an original work by Pablo Picasso. 
  
• Dogs mirror stress levels of their owners, study suggests - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  Are you feeling stressed about the state of the world? Turns out that anxiety could be rubbing off on your dog.
  
• NASA's Parker solar probe may solve 500-year-old Sun mystery - FOX News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on its way to another close encounter with the sun, where investigators hope the spacecraft will solve a long-standing solar mystery: Why is the sun's outer atmosphere millions of degrees hot (Fahrenheit or Celsius), while the surface is only about 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit (3,300 degrees Celsius)?
  
• Cyber-thieves turn to 'invisible net' to set up attacks - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  Hackers offering services via dark net markets are adopting secure apps to conceal their activity.
  
• An In-Depth look at the Read Bash Builtin - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 07 Jun 2019
  

  In this article we take a deep dive into the Bash builtin read command.

  
  
• Huawei signs deal with Russian telecoms firm to develop 5G - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  The deal comes as the Chinese firm faces a backlash in the West over the security of its products.
  
• Protester confronts Jeff Bezos on stage - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  The woman confronted the world's richest man about treatment of animals at an Amazon food supplier.
  
• Google Stadia launch date and games revealed - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  The gaming platform will launch in November with games such as Destiny 2 and Mortal Kombat 11.
  
• Model aircraft pilots angry over drone laws - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  The hobbyists do not want to be classified as drone pilots, pay registration fees or take tests.
  
• US regulator acts over plague of nuisance phone calls - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  Regulators approve rules to make it easier for carriers to stop millions of automated calls.
  
• Heathrow scanners mean liquids can stay in bags - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  The technology is designed to cut down queues, and lose the annoyance of removing liquids from bags.
  
• Here's why the supernaturally creepy dragonfish has invisible teeth - FOX News
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  You might expect something called a deep-sea dragonfish to be a fearsome leviathan of the deep, dark ocean — and it is, if you happen to be one of the thumb-size ocean critters the dragonfish calls prey.
  
• How fish and shrimps could be recruited as underwater spies - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  Animals have long been used for military purposes, but could marine creatures also act as sensors?
  
• 10 incredible technologies developed for D-Day - FOX News
  Thu, 06 Jun 2019
  Along with bravery and determination, it took innovation and ingenuity to capture, secure and hold the Normandy beaches on D-Day. Technology played a key role. While not every innovation worked as planned, used together these all helped ensure victory in Operation Overlord.
  
• How Finland fights the fake news trolls - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 05 Jun 2019
  Finland's history and geography give the Nordic country a unique perspective on fighting disinformation.
  
• YouTube's 'confused' response to anti-gay slurs - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 05 Jun 2019
  The video-sharing site faces a row over homophobic insults, while it claims to support LGBT rights.
  
• The 3D-printed house that runs off-grid - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 04 Jun 2019
  This house is so well insulated it only needs solar power to heat it, and can even hide you from zombies.
  
• Does pornography still drive the internet? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 04 Jun 2019
  Sex has always helped develop and accelerate technology.
  
• Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 03 Jun 2019
  Lost luggage is the bane of air travel, so can better tracking technology address the issue?
  
• 'Before we knew it this little website had 350,000 users' - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 02 Jun 2019
  How Houzz went from side project to global phenomenon in less than a decade.
  
• The raspberry picking robot and other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 31 May 2019
  Kitty Knowles looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
• 5G put to the test on the street - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 30 May 2019
  BBC News puts 5G mobile connectivity to the test on two phones, downloading a podcast.
  
• Live BBC broadcast over 5G network on launch day fails - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 30 May 2019
  The BBC News at One O' Clock tried to broadcast an interview about the 5G network using the new technology but ran into some issues.
  
• The sea-cooled eco-resort that's nearly mosquito-free - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 30 May 2019
  The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable.
  
• Tech gives drone the ability to avoid mid-air crashes - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 29 May 2019
  The system allows the drone to alter its flight path and move away from obstacles flying towards it.
  
• Facebook, Google and Twitter in data regulators' sights - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 27 May 2019
  Big tech companies are feeling the heat as the General Data Protection Regulation gathers momentum.
  
• Why Huawei's Google woes worry Africa - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 25 May 2019
  Will Africa's governments and consumers have to choose between using US and Chinese technology?
  
• Five tech trends shaping the beauty industry - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 23 May 2019
  How AI and augmented reality are changing the way we look