Newslinx

• Spotify artist pages hacked by Taylor Swift 'fan' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 02 Dec 2020
  An apparent Taylor Swift fan defaced the artist pages for Lana Del Ray and Dua Lipa, among others.
  
• Slack sold to business software giant for $27.7bn - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 02 Dec 2020
  The workplace messaging app's sale comes as the pandemic has increased the focus on remote work.
  
• Web Summit: Stricter rules for technology companies - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 02 Dec 2020
  An overhaul of European regulations will make them far stricter for unsafe products and hate speech online.
  
• The new ‘Nigerian princes’ of hacking? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 02 Dec 2020
  BEC hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre.
  
• Singapore approves lab-grown 'chicken' meat - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 02 Dec 2020
  The city state is the world's first country to approve Eat Just's "breakthrough" chicken nuggets.
  
• What to do in case of a Linux kernel panic - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  

  Here's how to avoid panicking when you see a Linux kernel panic.

  
  
• Cinnamon 4.8 Desktop Environment Released, This Is What's New - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  

  The biggest new feature in Cinnamon 4.8 includes a new suspend-then-hibernate function

  
  
• How To Enable Timestamp For History Command In Fish Shell In Linux - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  

  Learn how to enable timestamp for history command in Fish shell in Linux.

  
  
• Facebook News will pay UK outlets for content in 2021 - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  Starting in January, Facebook will pay UK publishers for some - but not all - of their content.
  
• Spotify reveals 2020's most-streamed songs - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  The streaming giant reveals what its 320 million global listeners have been playing this year.
  
• Why shops are going over to the 'dark' side - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  Some retailers are converting stores into mini-distribution hubs in response to Covid-19.
  
• Netflix content given age rating by algorithm - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  Staff watched and labelled films and series, then fed the data to an algorithm to generate an age rating.
  
• Bitcoin peaks at record high close to $20,000 - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  The digital currency has traded as high as $19,920.53, beating a record set in December 2017.
  
• Facebook Oversight Board reveals its first cases - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  They include the removal of images of female breasts in a post about breast cancer.
  
• Qualcomm: Android phones to get 'lucky number' Snapdragon 888 chip - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  The Californian firm is launching its chip at a time of trade tensions between the US and China.
  
• Brushing: When Amazon packages arrive that you didn't order - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 01 Dec 2020
  Zoe Kleinman looks at the sneaky way some sellers are trying to boost their products on Amazon.
  
• Could Cornwall see a Lithium-ion battery revolution? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  British Lithium is prospecting in the county to find economically viable seams of the element.
  
• The tech allowing students to sit exams at home - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.
  
• Connect to WiFi Using Terminal in Arch Linux and Other Distros - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  

  This quick guide explains the steps you need to set up and connect to WiFi using terminal in Arch Linux and other distros.

  
  
• Enable Timestamp For History Command In Zsh In Linux - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  

  This brief guide explains how to enable timestamp for history command in Zsh shell in Linux operating system.

  
  
• How to Go Full Dark Mode With LibreOffice - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  

  Want to use LibreOffice in complete dark mode? Here's what you need to do for that in Linux.

  
  
• Bloomberg Embraces TypeScript Language to Improve JavaScript Code - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  

  The TypeScript open source project can help make JavaScript code more robust, which is why Bloomberg has embraced it across millions of lines of code.

  
  
• GDB debugging tutorial for beginners - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  

  how to debug C or C++? Let's explore.

  
  
• How AI is helping rural African farmers - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  An AI-backed mobile app is helping farmers in rural areas gain critical information for their crops.
  
• Using tech to prevent car theft in Cameroon - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  A Cameroon startup is using mobile and satellite communications to track down stolen cars.
  
• Linux 5.10 rc6 - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020
  

  Linus Torvalds: For the first part of the week, it really looked like things were calming down quite nicely

  
  
• How green and profitable are e-scooters? - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 29 Nov 2020
  Wayne Ting, chief executive of e-scooter firm Lime, says there's room for improvement.
  
• A.A. to Zoom, Substance Abuse Treatment Goes Online - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sat, 28 Nov 2020
  It began as a stopgap way to get through the pandemic, but both participants and providers say virtual sessions have some clear advantages and will likely become a permanent part of recovery.
  
• Robot does yard work and security, plus other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 27 Nov 2020
  Jen Copestake looks at some of the week’s best technology news stories.
  
• Your data and how it is used to gain your vote - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 27 Nov 2020
  How much is really known about the data bought by political parties, and how it is used?
  
• Cyber Monday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 26 Nov 2020
  Cyber Monday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want.
  
• Why don't Facebook and Apple like each other? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 26 Nov 2020
  Relations between the two companies are at an all-time low.
  
• How sunshine can make the railways greener - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 25 Nov 2020
  The railways in the UK, Australia and India getting power from the sun in different ways.
  
• It’s Time for a Digital Detox. (You Know You Need It.) - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 25 Nov 2020
  Excessive screen time can be harmful to our well-being, but we can free ourselves from tech’s hooks with goals, rules and boundaries.
  
• How to Have a Fully Remote Family Thanksgiving - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 19 Nov 2020
  Skipping travel this year to stop the spread of Covid-19? Here’s how to digitally reimagine the holiday, from meal prep to after-dinner activities.
  
• PlayStation 5 Review: Sony’s New Console Is an Entertaining Behemoth - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 06 Nov 2020
  With a winning combination of solid hardware and software, Sony’s new console makes us excited about the next generation of gaming.
  
• Xbox Series X and S Review: Microsoft’s New Consoles Are a Good Value. Is That Enough? - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 05 Nov 2020
  Nice hardware? Check. Fair price? Check. Cool, exclusive games? T.B.D.
  
• How To Use LinkedIn - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sun, 01 Nov 2020
  Whether you’re looking for a new role or just trying to expand your professional network, here’s how to use the website’s services to your full advantage.
  
• A Podcast Answers a Fast-Food Question That Nobody Is Asking - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 28 Oct 2020
  Intentionally inane, “Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald’s?” satirizes the business of podcasting.
  
• Grimes Wants You to Get More Sleep, She Made a Baby A.I. Lullaby - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 28 Oct 2020
  The artist says her baby, X Æ A-XII, stays up watching “radical art.” So she made him an A.I. lullaby.
  
• How to Take Better Pet Portraits - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 22 Oct 2020
  Even if you don’t have an expensive camera, you can capture memorable images with your smartphone, the right software and a few tricks.
  
• Apple iPhone 12 Review: Superfast Speed, if You Can Find It - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020
  The new iPhone has an improved design, but it’s undermined by the wireless industry’s messy rollout of ultrafast 5G networks.
  
• How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 14 Oct 2020
  False news is on the rise. We can fight the spread with a simple exercise: Slow down and be skeptical.
  
• Google Chromecast Review: A Streaming Device That Gets Better the More It Knows - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 07 Oct 2020
  The new $50 gadget encapsulates a modern quandary: It wants to help you find content to watch. But you have to be willing to share your data.