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• Pets 'go hungry' after smart feeder goes offline - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  The device, designed to schedule pets' food and control portions, appears to have been offline for seven days
  
• Etika mural becomes Pokemon Go spot in tribute to YouTuber - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  A New York City mural to deceased YouTuber Etika becomes a point of interest in video game Pokemon Go.
  
• Would you eat a 'steak' printed by robots? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  3D printing is meeting some of the ambitions touted when the technology emerged 20 years ago.
  
• What happens when the internet vanishes? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  During a troublesome protest or tricky election, some countries just cut the online cord.
  
• How to Use Shutdown Command in Linux Ubuntu 19.04 | Linux Tutorial - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

  The shutdown command in Linux is used to down system securely.

  
  
• How to schedule tasks with systemd timers in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

  Crontabs aren't the only way to schedule tasks in Linux

  
  
• Netrunner 20.01 Twenty Arrives as Project's 10th Anniversary Release - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

   9to5Linux.com: As its codename suggests, Netrunner 20.01 Twenty is also the project's twentieth release.

  
  
• How to Set Up Nginx Server Blocks on Debian 10 - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

   Linuxize: A server block is an Nginx directive that defines settings for a specific domain

  
  
• 14 commands for basic Postgres administration - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

   librebyte: psql is a CLI client for Postgres administration

  
  
• State of DevOps Report Finds Maturity Varies Widely by Industry - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

  State of DevOps Report Card gives high marks to the technology industry for DevOps practices and security integration, but the government sector didn't fare so well.

  
  
• Supporting an open source operating system: a Q&A with the FreeBSD Foundation - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

  techradar: FreeBSD has continued to evolve thanks to its large community of developers

  
  
• How to Install TensorFlow on CentOS 8 - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  

  Learn how to install TensorFlow inside a virtual environment on CentOS 8.

  
  
• Viral photo shows flock of birds that looks like 'Loch Ness Monster' - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  A photographer in the British seaside city of Brighton has captured a remarkable image of a flock of birds that looks like the Loch Ness monster.
  
• Sophisticated Soviet spy radio discovered buried in former forest in Germany - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  Archaeologists digging for the remains of a Roman villa near the German city of Cologne have found a sophisticated Soviet spy radio that was buried there shortly before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
  
• Mars earthquakes detected for the first time - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  In April 2019, NASA's InSight lander recorded the first-ever "Marsquake." Ten months later, the rover has found that Mars is a lot more active than first thought.
  
• NASA thinks alien life might be hiding underground in ancient caves on Mars - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  Scientists think if there is life on Mars it's likely to be hidden in deep underground caves.
  
• Bizarre-looking fish could help solve world hunger - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  A bizarre-looking fish could be the key to helping solve the world's hunger issue, according to a new study.
  
• George Washington letter to Scottish nobleman discovered - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  A 224-year-old letter from President George Washington to a Scottish nobleman in which the two discussed agriculture and farming has surfaced.
  
• Eggs of 2 California bald eagles likely won't hatch, US Forest Service says - FOX News
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  The U.S. Forest Service on Friday said time is running out for the eggs of two California bald eagles to hatch.
  
• Young drivers 'let down over insurance app faults' - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  Carrot uses phone data to measure braking and acceleration - but some say it often fails to work.
  
• Met Police chief defends facial recognition from 'ill-informed' critics - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020
  London's police chief says privacy risks are much smaller than "a knife through the chest".
  
• YouTuber ‘became better human’ after race row - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  The 24-year-old was fired from a film inspired by Black Lives Matter in 2018 after a video resurfaced of him using racial language.
  
• UK's 5G network well within safety limits, Ofcom tests find - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  Ofcom testing of the UK's 5G network finds radiation is at a "tiny fraction" of safe levels.
  
• Google warns Huawei owners against 'sideloading' its apps - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  The Android owner says circumventing the Huawei ban is a major security risk.
  
• Huawei Mate XS: Hands-on with the folding phone - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  BBC Click's Chris Fox tries out the folding Huawei Mate XS for the first time.
  
• Wales considers online GCSE exams - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  The new head of Wales' exam watchdog believes "significantly more" tests could be sat online.
  
• King Tut tomb secret? New radar scan revives talk of Queen Nefertiti’s hidden burial chamber - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  A new radar survey of King Tutankhamun’s tomb has reportedly found evidence of a hidden chamber that has revived talk about Queen Nefertiti’s final resting place.
  
• How to use Restricted Shell to limit user access to a Linux system - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  

  TechRepublic: Learn how to prevent Linux users from executing certain commands and confining them to their home directory by employing rbash.

  
  
• Katherine Johnson, groundbreaking NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101 - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician and trailblazer for racial justice who is one of the space agency's most inspirational leaders, has died. She was 101.
  
• Elusive rainbow snake spotted in Florida national forest for first time in 50 years, experts say - FOX News
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020
  A rare rainbow snake was spotted slithering through a Florida forest last week, marking the first time in 50 years the multi-colored serpent has been seen in the area, experts said.
  
• How lake gases are powering homes in Rwanda - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020
  Methane is being extracted from Lake Kivu in Rwanda to generate electricity.
  
• 'Mad' Mike Hughes dies after crash-landing homemade rocket - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020
  "Mad" Mike Hughes, 64, wanted to launch himself into space to prove that the Earth was flat.
  
• Robots gain lessons in hot dogs and other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Feb 2020
  BBC Click’s Paul Carter looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
• Can computer translators ever beat speaking a foreign tongue? - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 21 Feb 2020
  Developers say you can now converse effortlessly using translation tech, but others are not so sure.
  
• The man who can make music with his mind - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 20 Feb 2020
  Academic and electronic musician Bertolt Meyer has hacked into his prosthetic arm and connected it to his synth.
  
• Skin-detection software could improve smartphone security - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020
  TrinamiX has developed a facial recognition software that they say could provide better security.
  
• Instagram influencers pranking the internet: - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020
  An Instagram influencer has faked a holiday to Bali to show followers not to believe everything they see on social media. But how does it compare to these other epic social media pranks?
  
• Should your email say if you're he, she or they? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020
  Firms are encouraging staff to make sharing which personal pronouns they use an everyday practice.
  
• The doctors and lawyers giving advice on TikTok - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 17 Feb 2020
  The BBC meets the medics and lawyers across America who are using the app to help educate the public.
  
• The fake 'kitchen hacks' with billions of views - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020
  Kitchen hacks and baking videos are hugely popular on YouTube - but do all the tips actually work?