17/05/18

[Maik]

Gov’t having second thoughts over levy on smartphones and PCs

http://www.ekathimerini.com/228728/article/ekathimerini/business/govt-having-second-thoughts-over-levy-on-smartphones-and-pcs

[Maik]

Vape pen explosion pierces Florida man's cranium killing him

A US man died when a vape pen blew up and projected fragments into his skull, a post-mortem examination has found.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44149281

[Maik]

British police could be 'routinely armed' to respond to terror threat in rural areas
Number of armed response vehicles is up but around 100 more elite counter-terror officers are needed, chiefs say

Police chiefs said the radical step is being considered for areas that cannot be reached quickly enough by dedicated armed response vehicles (ARVs), after it emerged that a government recruitment target has been missed.

The controversial prospect of arming officers in remote areas, or giving then easy access to guns, will be opposed by many and prompt concerns that core principles of British policing are being undermined.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-armed-routine-uk-terror-attacks-target-missed-recruitment-a8354926.html

[Maik]

Polish-flagged sailing yacht EM 10 detained in Vathy, Ithaka, yesterday due to being hired out on an illegal charter at a cost of 3,762 Polish Zloty (around 880€). Charter allegedly started out from Poros on 11/05/18 and due to terminate in Piraeus 18/05/18.

[Maik]

Uber will let victims of sexual assault and harassment sue the company

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/05/15/uber-will-let-victims-sexual-assault-harassment-sue-company/

Oh, I say! That's damn good of Uber.

 

[Maik]

Firefox 60.0.1, a minor bug fix, was released yesterday.

For anyone who uses Adobe Reader, the latest security update - fixing six critical flaws -  was released a few days ago.

[Maik]

Two foreign nationals arrested at Kef airport yesterday after trying to use fake documents to board international flights.

[Maik]

Driver seen hurling endangered tortoise out of car window
Animal named Mr Roadrunner by rescuers in recognition of its dramatic ordeal

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rspca-driver-throws-tortoise-car-window-stock-on-trent-a8356106.html