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[Razer Wants To Build the Best Linux Laptop, And It Needs Your Help]( From the quest-for-best department Min-Liang Tan, a founder, CEO and creative director of gaming hardware company Razer, has assured enthusiasts that the company is looking into developing good -- the "best" he says -- Linux notebook. He writes in a post: The Razer Blade series... [Why Typography Matters -- Especially At The Oscars]( From the fixing-things department An anonymous reader shares a blog post: There's one thing the Academy possibly didn't consider, or forgot, for this year's winner cards: typography. First, it's legible, you can tell all the letters apart. Second, it's somewhat readable, but the... [California Government On the Dangers of Cellphones]( From the secret-guidelines department mi quotes a report from CBS Local: After keeping it hidden for years, California's Department of Public Health has released a draft document outlining health officials' concerns about cellphone radiation exposure. The previously unpublished... [AMD Ryzen 7 Series Processor Reviews Go Live, Zen Looks Strong Vs Intel]( From the run-for-its-money department MojoKid writes: AMD has finally lifted the veil on independent reviews of its new Ryzen series of desktop processors that bring the company's CPU architecture back more on competitive footing versus its rival, Intel's Core series. The initial... [Uber Has Been Using a Secretive Program To Identify Enforcement Officers And Prevent Them From Hailing Cars]( From the another-day,-another-controversy department Uber has been using a secretive program to evade authorities for years, particularly at times when city regulators were trying to block the ride-hailing service, according to a new report by the New York Times. From the report: Uber is using a... [Uber Loses Legal Test Case Over Language]( From the tussle-continues department Ride-hailing service Uber lost a court battle on Friday to stop a London regulator from forcing private hire drivers to prove their reading and writing skills in English, the latest setback for the firm in London which could now lose some workers.... [Apple Losing Out To Microsoft and Google in US Classrooms]( From the how-about-that department Apple is losing its grip on American classrooms, which technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life. From a report on MacRumors: According to research company Futuresource Consulting, in 2016 the number of devices... [Amazon Outage Cost S&P 500 Companies $150M]( From the aftermath department From a report on Axios: Cyence, an economic modeling platform, shared some data with Axios that show the ramifications: Losses of $150 million for S&P 500 companies. Losses of $160 million for U.S. financial services companies using the... [Scientists Have Found a Way To Rapidly Thaw Cryopreserved Tissue Without Damage]( From the medical-breakthrough department schwit1 quotes a report from ScienceAlert: Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to rapidly thaw cryopreserved human and pig samples without damaging the tissue -- a development that could help get rid of organ transplant waiting... [Researchers Store Computer OS, Short Movie On DNA]( From the microscopic-level department An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: In a new study published in the journal Science, a pair of researchers at Columbia University and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) show that an algorithm designed for streaming video on a... [GameStop Stock Price Tanks After Microsoft Announces New Digital-Gaming Service]( From the cause-and-effect department After Microsoft announced Xbox Game Pass earlier this week -- a monthly service coming this spring that will give you a selection of games you can download and play on your Xbox One for $9.99 a month, GameStop's stock price dropped nearly 8... [Apple Cracks Down Further On Cobalt Supplier in Congo as Child Labor Persists]( From the fixing-things department Last year, a Washington Post investigation found several instances of miners -- including children -- labored in hazardous, even deadly, conditions at Congo's artisanal cobalt supply chain. Amnesty International and other human rights groups also... [Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin To Offer 'Amazon-Like' Moon Delivery By 2020]( From the because-why-not department Less than a week after Elon Musk's SpaceX announced it would soon offer space tourists a cruise around the moon, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos has announced that he would be launching an Amazon-like service shipping supplies, experiments, and... Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [Submit a Story to Slashdot!]( You are subscribed to this Resource Newsletter as {EMAIL} . To [change your preferences]( receive this in html or text, visit the [Preference Center!]( To unsubscribe, [click here]( or send an email to: unsubscribe-47676@elabs10.com Slashdot | 1660 Logan Ave. Ste A | San Diego, CA 92113 To view our Privacy Policy click [here.](