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Futurism[^]:

So far, physicists have identified four fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force, and the weak nuclear force.

But now, researchers have found new evidence for a fifth force of nature — and it could help us finally unravel the mystery of dark matter.

TechSpot[^]:

Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs discovered the spam emails, which come with an 'Install Latest Microsoft Windows Update now!' or 'Critical Microsoft Windows Update!’ subject line. Microsoft, of course, doesn’t send out Windows updates through email.

recode[^]:

A new study of artificial intelligence suggests better-paid, better-educated workers might be more impacted by automation than previously thought.

IT Pro Portal[^]:

IT operations teams and security teams within a company don’t communicate as well as they could, which makes the entire organisation more vulnerable to cyber-threats than it should be.

The Register[^]:

IBM, Microsoft and the Linux Foundation have partnered with the Open Invention Network (OIN), a company formed to protect Linux from patent threats, to take on "Patent Assertion Entities", also known as patent trolls.

Venture Beat[^]:

On the one hand, there’s an understandable desire to standardize — a set of approved languages can help reign in maintenance costs and long-term viability. But equally, many of us recognize the benefits of using whichever language the developer feels allows them to express themselves most eloquently.

Ars Technica[^]:

Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android's Linux kernel.

Mashable[^]:

Turns out robots can shade humans, and when they do, it makes us sad and unproductive.