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Pope Francis urges compassion for all in landmark statement on family values

Papal document calls for Catholic church to revamp its response to modern family life, but remains firmly anti-abortion Pope Francis says ‘every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected’. Photograph: Giorgio Onorati/EPA Pope Francis has called for the Catholic church to revamp its response to

Intel’s Broadwell Xeon E5-2600 v4 chips: So what’s in it for you, smartie-pants coders

Intel today officially pulls the wraps off its mildly delayed Xeon E5 v4 server processors. These chips follow up 2014’s Xeon E5 v3 parts, which used a 22nm process size and the Haswellmicro-architecture. Intel shrunk Haswell to 14nm, and after some tinkering, codenamed the resulting design Broadwell.

Palmyra: ‘Mass grave’ in recaptured Syrian city

Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing about 40 bodies in the city of Palmyra following its recapture from the Islamic State (IS) group, state news agency Sana reports. The grave containing the bodies of men, women and children was uncovered on the north-eastern edge of

Nasscom Says It Welcomes 100 Percent FDI in Online Marketplaces

Indian IT industry’s representative body Nasscom on Tuesday welcomed the opening up the retail e-commerce segment to 100 percent foreign equity through the clause of automatic route. “The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) guidelines are an indication of the government identifying the segment as an

Heavy social media users ‘trapped in endless cycle of depression’

The more time young adults spend on social media, the more likely they are to become depressed, a study has found. Of the 19 to 32-year-olds who took part in the research, those who checked social media most frequently throughout the week were 2.7 times more likely to

Brussels attacks: ‘Fight the westerners’ text sent to youths in Molenbeek

Messages, feared to be from Isis recruiters, sent on Sunday after video online apparently showed young people celebrating attacks Molenbeek in Brussels. Youths complain that some employers will not hire anyone with a postcode from the area. Photograph: Alamy Young men in the Molenbeek district of Brussels

What’s new in Windows Server 2016: Containers, Nano Server and licensing changes

Windows Server 2016 is set to launch in the second half of this year. Computerworld UK looks at the new features announced in technical previews so far. With Windows Server 2016, Microsoft aims to assist customers in modernising on-premise data centres and making it easier to move

How to get Miitomo in the UK: Miitomo released for iPhone and iPad – Miitomo UK release date, price and features

Nintendo’s first smartphone game is somewhat disappointing for fans. PC Advisor readers had been hoping to see Super Mario, Zelda or Pokemon, but Nintendo has instead introduced Miitomo, which lets you create Mii characters like those found on the Wii and use them to interact with friends.

Design in a Sea of Engineering

As the sole designer on my team, I sometimes have trouble managing my workload. At the time of this writing, I support a team of nine back-end developers and research engineers at Canfield Scientific. They focus on PHP, JavaScript, databases, servers, security, and algorithms. I focus on

UN warns Isis is strengthening hold in Libya with ‘nationalistic narrative’

Islamic State has greatly expanded its control over territory in Libya, and the militants are claiming to be the key defense for the North African state against foreign military intervention, according to United Nations sanctions monitors. In their annual report to the UN security council, which was