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• An Open Source Resistance Takes Shape as Tech Giants Race To Map the World (factordaily.com)
  News · Opensource · 2018-09-30 23:45 · posted by msmash · from the keeping-the-fight-on dept. · 90 comments
• James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel Prize For Medicine (theguardian.com)
  Science · Science · 2018-09-30 21:50 · posted by msmash · from the breaking-news dept. · 54 comments
• Trump Administration Prepares a Major Weakening of Mercury Emissions Rules (nytimes.com)
  Yro · Government · 2018-09-30 21:35 · posted by msmash · from the up-next dept. · 266 comments
• California Has a New Law: No More All-Male Boards (cnn.com)
  News · Business · 2018-09-30 18:00 · posted by msmash · from the how-about-that dept. · 810 comments
• Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill To Restore Net Neutrality in California; the Trump Administration is Already Trying To Block It (nbcnews.com)
  Yro · Communications · 2018-09-30 16:03 · posted by msmash · from the how-about-that dept. · 165 comments
• Cloudflare Launches a Low-Cost Domain Registrar, Which Will Also Offer Free Privacy To Customers (arstechnica.com)
  Yro · Privacy · 2018-09-30 11:30 · posted by msmash · from the marching-forward dept. · 122 comments
• Physicists Investigate Why Matter and Antimatter Are Not Mirror Images (economist.com)
  Science · Science · 2018-09-30 10:30 · posted by msmash · from the closer-look dept. · 164 comments
• FBI Solves Mystery Surrounding 15-Year-Old Fruitfly Mac Malware Which Was Used By a Man To Watch Victims Via their Webcams, and Listen in On Conversations (zdnet.com)
  Apple · Mac · 2018-09-30 09:30 · posted by msmash · from the mystery-solved dept. · 111 comments
• Wikimedia Endowment Gets New $1 Million Backing From Amazon (cnet.com)
  News · Wikipedia · 2018-09-30 08:30 · posted by msmash · from the further-development dept. · 43 comments
• Ubuntu Linux 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish Beta Now Available For Desktop, Cloud and Server Versions (betanews.com)
  Linux · Ubuntu · 2018-09-30 07:30 · posted by msmash · from the weekend-projects dept. · 73 comments
• Linux Kernel Finally Nearing Support For The Apple Magic Trackpad 2, Thanks To a Google Employee (phoronix.com)
  Linux · Linux · 2018-09-30 06:30 · posted by msmash · from the up-next dept. · 52 comments
• MX Player, a Video App Used By More Than 175 Million Users, Debuts OTT Service. Android Enthusiasts Express Concern. (venturebeat.com)
  Tech · Android · 2018-09-30 05:30 · posted by msmash · from the how-about-that dept. · 54 comments
• System76's Much-Anticipated Open Source 'Thelio' Linux Computer Will Be Available To Pre-Order Starting Next Month, But Shipping Date and Specs Remain Unclear (betanews.com)
  Hardware · Hardware · 2018-09-30 04:30 · posted by msmash · from the things-to-watch dept. · 80 comments
• New York's Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Are Now Used By 5 Million Users, Who Have Participated in 1 Billion Sessions and Make 500,000 Phone Calls a Month (venturebeat.com)
  Tech · Communications · 2018-09-30 03:27 · posted by msmash · from the impressive-and-concerning dept. · 35 comments
• Tim Berners-Lee Announces Solid, an Open Source Project Which Would Aim To Decentralize the Web (fastcompany.com)
  Tech · Internet · 2018-09-30 02:30 · posted by msmash · from the how-about-that dept. · 227 comments
• New Spray-On Coating Can Make Buildings, Cars, and Even Spaceships Cooler (bgr.com)
  Science · Science · 2018-09-30 01:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the you-look-radiant dept. · 86 comments
• Eric S. Raymond Identifies A Common Programming Trap: 'Shtoopid' Problems (ibiblio.org)
  Developers · Programming · 2018-09-29 22:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the cathedral-and-the-funhouse dept. · 189 comments
• How Microsoft Rewrote Its C# Compiler in C# and Made It Open Source (medium.com)
  Developers · Programming · 2018-09-29 19:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the coming-along-and-sharing-the-software dept. · 85 comments
• What Will Happen When Killer Robots Get Hijacked? (marketwatch.com)
  Hardware · Robot · 2018-09-29 16:44 · posted by EditorDavid · from the Danger-Will-Robinson dept. · 157 comments
• 100 Years Ago, Influenza Killed 50 Million People. Could It Happen Again? (usatoday.com)
  Science · 2018-09-29 13:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the pandemic-anniversaries dept. · 270 comments
• 'Best Open Source Developer Software of 2018' Chosen By InfoWorld (infoworld.com)
  News · Opensource · 2018-09-29 11:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the and-the-winner-is dept. · 30 comments
• Open Source BeOS Successor Haiku Releases R1/beta 1 (haiku-os.org)
  Tech · Os · 2018-09-29 11:04 · posted by EditorDavid · from the what-comes-after-Be dept. · 40 comments
• Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges, Must Step Down As Tesla's Chairman
  Yro · Business · 2018-09-29 10:03 · posted by BeauHD · from the serious-consequences dept. · 234 comments
• Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery Nears Commercial Release (phys.org)
  Hardware · Power · 2018-09-29 09:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the powering-up dept. · 64 comments
• Apple Went Rotten After Steve Jobs' Death, Former Engineer Claims (siliconvalley.com)
  Apple · Apple · 2018-09-29 08:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the core-products dept. · 182 comments