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Italy drive-by attack targets immigrants in Macerata

Italian police have arrested a gunman suspected of a carrying out a drive-by shooting spree that targeted African immigrants. At least six people were wounded in the central town of Macerata. The suspect, named locally as Luca Traini, 28, had an Italian flag wrapped around his neck

Software on Mars rover allows it to pick research targets autonomously

Taking only 21,000 of the Curiosity mission’s total 3.8 million lines of code, AEGIS accurately selected desired targets over 2.5 kilometers of unexplored Martian terrain 93% of the time, compared to the 24% expected without the software. …more (Phys.org)—A team of researchers form the U.S., Denmark and

GCHQ targets teenage girls to find cyber spies of the future

Teenage girls are being invited to put their technology skills to the test in a competition that could unearth the cyber spies of the future. The contest has been set up by GCHQ’s new National Cyber Security Centre as part of efforts to inspire more women to

New Raspberry Pi Release Targets Industry, IoT

The Raspberry Pi Foundation on Monday launched its long-awaited industrial strength Compute Module 3. The latest version of the low-cost Raspberry Pi computer, it is designed for more robust manufacturing and technical demand uses than prior versions, which target consumer and basic business needs. The idea behind

Pro-fracking website targets millennials with GIFs and memes

Nuanced debate? Scientific discussion? Yawn. FrackFeed, a pro-fracking website from industry groups and oil and gas companies, is targeting millennials in their native tongues: Memes, quizzes and listicles. Rihanna, Ron Burgundy, bloated toads and angry groundhogs serve as the backdrop for snarky messages extolling the virtues of