Bloomberg: Who Marries Whom

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-who-marries-whom/

PIXEL - for MAC & PC

PIXEL is the desktop OS (PC & MAC) from Raspberry Pi Foundation.  It is a version of GNU/Linux with a modern user interface; a curated suite of productivity software and programming tools, both free and proprietary; and the Chromium web browser with useful plugins, including Adobe Flash, pre-installed.

Find it @ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pixel-pc-mac/.

Some additional information @ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-pixel/

Recent Advances in Data Science

Last year, Zoubin Ghahramani published an algorithm that automates the job of a data scientist, from looking at raw data all the way to writing a paper.

His software, called Automatic Statistician, spots trends and anomalies in data sets and presents its conclusion, including a detailed explanation of its reasoning.

The paper is @ http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v521/n7553/full/nature14541.html
 
I think the implications are quite clear.

Already, there is: https://www.automaticstatistician.com/about/#

Hacking Cayla Dolls

From the BBC

Next week -- The fridge that talks to you and tells you off when you eat the wrong kind of food and drink too much: "A 4th beer, in 12 hours! My God! Do you ever think about your health, Butch? How about an orange juice or some guava? You really are a ghastly slob, fat and ugly. I can't take this any more!"

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39002142
    
German parents told to destroy Cayla dolls over hacking fears - BBC News

Researchers say hackers can use an insecure blue-tooth device to listen and talk to a child.

Is AI Sexist?

From the Foreign Policy Magazine:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/16/women-vs-the-machine/

Hacker briefly hijacks insecure printers

BBC

"At my command, print 'War and Peace' in PDF format"

What will be interesting is when more and more people have wireless, internet-enabled,  so-called smart devices in their homes, and hackers will be able to turn on and off the kettle in the kitchen, or the fridge (full of food), or the taps in the bathroom...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38879671

     Hacker briefly hijacks insecure printers - BBC News

Warning messages urging printer owners to beef up security are left on insecure devices.