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School sues sysadmin for wiping its only login to Gmail
Sysadmin’s counter-suit alleges racial discrimination and claims that ACE underpaid him
Alleged child molester caught after 18 years thanks to facial recognition
FBI database throws up a hit after alleged attacker applied for a passport using a stolen identity
Meitu app is all the rage, but privacy concerns abound
Be aware of what the the viral selfie-enhancing app is collecting, which includes Wi-Fi, Sim card, GPS location and cell data
Protestors urged to try and swamp White House website
As the inauguration of Donald Trump gets under way in Washington DC, one activist is calling for a DIY DDoS-style attack – which may not be legal
News in brief: Note 7 fire cause to be revealed; Trump gives up cellphone; Cortana moves on to Android lockscreen
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Scottish Government Targets 66% Emissions Cut By 2032
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BBC: The Scottish government has outlined a new target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 66% by 2032. Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham set out the government’s draft climate change plan for the…
Neuroscience Can't Explain How a Microprocessor Works
mspohr writes: The Economist has an interesting story about two neuroscientists/engineers — Eric Jonas of the University of California, Berkeley, and Konrad Kording of Northwestern University, in Chicago — who decided to test the methods of neuroscience using a 6502…
3D TV Is Dead
While Samsung dropped 3D support in 2016, LG and Sony — the last two major TV makers to support the 3D feature in their TVs — will stop doing so in 2017. None of their TVs, including the high-end OLED…
Galileo Satellites Are Experiencing Multiple Clock Failures
elgatozorbas writes: According to a BBC article, the onboard atomic clocks that drive the satellite-navigation signals on Europe’s Galileo network have been failing at an alarming rate. From the report: “Across the 18 satellites now in orbit, nine clocks have…