Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

Pacemakers patched against potentially lifethreatening hacks
Potential exploits are ‘the fuel of nightmares’, say experts

PC security stepped up with new ‘Windows Goodbye’ screen lock
‘Dynamic lock’ to be rolled out as part of Creators’ Update version of Windows 10…

How far can we go – and should we go – with robots?
European lawmakers are preparing to vote on how we should govern artificial intelligence and robots

Cautious welcome to Facebook’s moves to fight fake news
Senior journalist appointed to lead Facebook’s efforts, but will those efforts go far enough?

Tor users at risk of being unmasked by ultrasound tracking
Researcher demonstrates how sound outside human hearing could be used by law enforcement – or…

News in brief: new browser launched; social network closes down; cyberattack on health provider
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

Tesla To Power Gigafactory With World's Largest Solar Rooftop Installation
Last week, Tesla announced that its Gigafactory has begun mass production of lithium-ion battery cells…

CVS Announces Super Cheap Generic Alternative To EpiPen
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Pharmaceutical giant CVS announced Thursday that…

Study Shows Wearable Sensors Can Tell When You Are Getting Sick
skids quotes a report from Phys.Org: Wearable sensors that monitor heart rate, activity, skin temperature…