Canonical is working on a fix for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but its old bootloaders will remain a problem. Source: Ubuntu’s Secure Boot support vulnerability threatens >>>

Researchers in the US urge the World Health Organisation to take urgent action over the zika virus, linked to shrunken brains in unborn children Source: >>>

The USA’s patent system lags behind 19 other countries according to a new global index that looks beyond the law to also take into account >>>

EFF has been steadfast in its criticism of officials like FBI Director James Comey, who have implored tech companies to provide a backdoor to their >>>

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People with type 1 diabetes have to inject insulin daily, and it often results in pain, redness, swelling, and itching at the injection site. But >>>

Autopsies reveal plaques in the brains of people who died after receiving grafts from cadavers. Source: More evidence emerges for ‘transmissible Alzheimer’s’ theory : Nature >>>

  A new cooling method opens a door to optical chips far faster than today’s electronic ones. Source: Russian Scientists May Have Solved One of >>>

Anger at Disney over last year’s hiring of foreign IT workers won’t relent. Source: Ex-Disney IT workers sue after being asked to train their own >>>

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