Newslinx

• NHS Covid-19: App issue fixed for people who test positive - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 26 Sep 2020
  Many users in England who booked a test outside of the app had been unable to share a positive test result.
  
• Molly Russell social media material 'too difficult to look at' - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 26 Sep 2020
  The 14-year-old killed herself in 2017 after viewing graphic images on social media.
  
• Singapore in world first for facial verification - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  The technology is being rolled out countrywide as part of Singapore's national identity scheme.
  
• How to remove broken packages in Ubuntu - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  

  In this tutorial, we shall provide some tips using Ubuntu built-in utilities that may help remove a potentially broken package on your Debian OS.

  
  
• How to Install Laravel PHP Web Framework on Ubuntu 20.04 - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  

  Laravel is a free and open-source PHP framework that implements the MVC (Model-View-Controller) design pattern.

  
  
• Using ssh-keygen and sharing for key-based authentication in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  

  SSH key-based authentication is helpful for both security and convenience. See how to generate and share keys.

  
  
• Rosetta@home: Help the Fight Against COVID-19 With Your Linux System - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  

  Want to contribute to the research on coronavirus?

  
  
• How to use a USB Drive on Debian 10 - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  

  Learn how you can use a USB device in your Debian system by manually mounting in your system.

  
  
• European Commission to challenge Apple tax bill verdict - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  EU court ruling that the tech giant does not have to pay hefty back taxes to Ireland goes back to court.
  
• Contact-tracing app: First version worked on more phones - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  The first version of the NHS England and Wales app was trialled on the Isle of Wight.
  
• Thailand prosecutes Facebook, Google and Twitter over posts - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  Officials say social networks failed to take down all posts that are illegal under Thai law.
  
• Taio Cruz quits TikTok after 'suicidal thoughts' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  The pop star says he deleted his account after "hateful videos" affected his mental health.
  
• Giant 25 tonne Gundam robot shows off its moves and other news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  BBC Click's Paul Carter highlights the best of the week's technology news.
  
• Apostrophe - distraction free Markdown editor - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  

  Readability is at the very heart of Markdown. It offers the advantages of plain text, provides a convenient format for writing for the web, but it’s not intended to be a replacement for HTML.

  
  
• How worried should we be about deadly cyber-attacks? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  Experts have been warning for years that it's not a matter of if, but when, hackers will kill somebody.
  
• NHS Covid-19 app: One million downloads of contact tracer for England and Wales - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  Users are being urged to install the app to protect themselves and others against the resurgent virus.
  
• Amazon unveils flying Ring security drone and Luna games service - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  One privacy campaign group says it is Amazon's "most chilling home surveillance product" yet.
  
• Lenovo launches ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs with Ubuntu pre-loaded - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  

  Are you in the market for new Linux hardware? Lenovo are expanding their selection, with an announcement today of more Linux-ready ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs.

  
  
• Facebook 'Supreme Court' to begin work before US Presidential vote - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  The company's oversight board - which can overrule Mark Zuckerberg - begins work in mid-October.
  
• How To Find Files Modified In The Last N Days Or Minutes Using find - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  

  how to find all files in a directory that has been changed in the last N minutes or days

  
  
• 'One day everyone will use China's digital currency' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  China plans a digital version of its currency, which some say could become a big global payment system.
  
• Facebook Oversight Board plans to take time over rulings - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  Former Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt says her panel will take its time over takedown rulings.
  
• Hancock: 'Upgrade' may be needed to access NHS Covid app - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he understood "the challenges" around downloading the NHS Covid-19 app.
  
• Turn a Kubernetes deployment into a Knative service - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  

  Knative is a framework that runs on Kubernetes and makes it easier to perform common tasks

  
  
• Amazon Unveils Drone That Films Inside Your Home. What Could Go Wrong? - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 24 Sep 2020
  On social media, people had some concerns about the Ring Always Home Cam. To put it mildly.
  
• NHS Covid-19 app: How England and Wales' contact-tracing service works - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 23 Sep 2020
  The app will tell you to self-isolate or be tested or warn of an elevated local risk level.
  
• Theatres look to tech to keep performing - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 23 Sep 2020
  Technology is now trying to fill the void until actors can begin treading the boards again.
  
• 'Lack of investment' behind delayed court cases - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 22 Sep 2020
  Court cases face serious delays in the UK and lawyers say more investment in technology would help.
  
• Friend challenges Facebook over Ronnie McNutt suicide video - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 19 Sep 2020
  Videos of army veteran Ronnie McNutt's online suicide are still accessible on the internet.
  
• Super Mario at 35: 'The little plumber who defined a genre' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Sep 2020
  Battling Bowser, protecting Peach, what makes Mario magical as he celebrates 35 years?
  
• 'They used my picture and I should've got paid for it' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Sep 2020
  Some call them copyright trolls, but these companies say they defend photographers' rights.
  
• How to Declutter Your Digital Life - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 15 Sep 2020
  If you’re overwhelmed from telecommuting for months, here are ways to step away from your devices and, just maybe, get to inbox zero.
  
• Who Gets Hurt When the World Stops Using Cash - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 11 Sep 2020
  Some people don’t have credit or debit cards, so a growing number of state and local governments are requiring businesses to accept cash.
  
• Continue Your Life’s Education With Free Online Classes - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 10 Sep 2020
  If you’re pondering a career shift, looking to learn a specific skill or just plain bored, consider a web-based class to broaden your horizons.
  
• Recognize Misinformation on the Internet - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 28 Aug 2020
  Identifying reliable information online is especially urgent, and especially for seniors.
  
• Finally Organize All Your Phot - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020
  Sorting your photographs, whether digital or print or both, can seem daunting. Here are some simple ways to catalog and organize your images.
  
• William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91 - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 04 Aug 2020
  He was one of the computing pioneers who “showed what a computer interface could — and should — look like,” a colleague said.
  
• Google Pixel 4A Review: At $350, a Win for Those on a Budget - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 03 Aug 2020
  Yes, you can now pay less than $399 for a smartphone — and it won’t stink.
  
• How to Fight Against Big Tech’s Power - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020
  We are beholden to a few Big Tech overlords for much of our digital lives. We can be more conscientious about it.