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Chinese workers abandon Silicon Valley for riches back home

His bet paid off: his popular English teaching app Liulishuo or LingoChampraised US$100 million in July, putting him in the growing ranks of successful Silicon Valley alumni lured back to China by the promise of a brighter future. His decision is emblematic of an unprecedented trend with disquieting implications for Valley stalwarts from Facebook Inc to Alphabet Inc's Google.

Security flaws put virtually all phones, computers at risk

Gruss  said Meltdown was the more serious problem in the short term but could be decisively stopped with software patches. Spectre, the broader bug that applies to nearly all computing devices, is harder for hackers to take advantage of but less easily patched and will be a bigger problem in the long term, he said. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/security-flaws-put-virtually-all-phones--computers-at-risk-9830532

Lionel Messi beats Real Madrid with one shoes

So cool eh!  Furthermore it's Barcelona 3-0 win over Real Madrid. Kudos to Messi and team! Messi created Barcelona's third goal in a 3-0 win vs. Real Madrid with only one shoe. https://sports.yahoo.com/lionel-messi-lost-shoe-danced-past-real-madrid-assist-anyway-164008639.html

Kaka, one of the great playmakers of his generation, announces retirement

Kaka is one of my favourites. I am going to miss him. Kaka, the Brazilian playmaker who starred for AC Milan and Real Madrid, has called it a career. "I'm now ready for the next journey," he wrote. https://sports.yahoo.com/kaka-one-great-playmakers-generation-announces-retirement-164824184.html

Let the memory live again, minus technology

True! But I shall also bear in mind that it is one thing to record, and another to remember - to remember, putting scattered parts back together to see the direction in which we are going. Technology can only record. To rediscover, reconnect, reminisce - that is on us. http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/let-the-memory-live-again-minus-technology

Tech consortium flags extremist content

This is one of the challenges within the world of technology that we are living now. REUTERS: A consortium of tech companies including Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc said on Monday a database it created to identify extremist content now contains more than 40,000 videos or images. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/technology/tech-consortium-flags-40-000-videos--images-as-extremist-content-9468544

How to fix for iPhone, iPad and iPod bug from restarting repeatedly

If your device with iOS 11 unexpectedly restarts repeatedly on or after December 2, 2017 (12:15 am), turn off the notifications, install latest iOS version 11.2 and turn the notifications again. Based on the feedback from users, this bug has affected devices running on iOS 11.1.2, the previous version prior to this this fix.