We examine coverage and CIA funding of the paper that supported 1973 Chilean coup and dictatorship after.

Thousands pay final respects to former president at state funeral held at national stadium in the capital, Harare.

In break from Salvini's hardline policies, government authorises Ocean Viking to disembark 82 people in southern island.

New government's plan to 'simplify' asylum procedure has been met with concern by human rights and legal aid groups.

DevNull127 shares some of the key findings from The New Stack's second annual "Open Source Programs in the Enterprise" survey, co-sponsored by VMware and in partnership with The Linux Foundation's TODO Group: Companies with initiatives to promote open source overwhelmingly say these efforts are improving their companies' software practices. The results [of the survey] show that proponents of free and open-source software (FOSS) have moved to the next phases of open source adoption, widening its usage within the enterprise while keeping alive the spirit and ethos of non-commercial software communities. 69% are at least sometimes using open-source code in commercial products, with that figure jumping to 83% among technology companies -- within three percentage points of the same survey's results last year. And most (79%) Internet-scale technology companies with more than 10,000 employees already have an open-source management program, which is a slight increase compared to last year. That stability shows that the next big changes in enterprise open source will instead involve its scope and how much enterprises emphasize giving back to the community. Increased innovation rose to become the most cited benefit of open-source programs. Participants said development speed, technology flexibility, and total cost of ownership are the top three. Lower support costs were also seen as a likely benefit. But open-source programs are also improving how software development is handled. In response to one of our new questions, 81% of respondents say their program has had a positive impact on their company's software practices. In an open-ended follow-up question, code reviews and license-compliance processes were repeatedly cited as specific practices that were improved as a direct result of the program. Furthermore, code quality and reduced costs were often cited as specific benefits coming from improved software practices. While "quality" is often hard to define, many respondents say newly-instituted code reviews have been a specific positive impact on their company's software practices. The full dataset can be found here.

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The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Saturday, threatening to disrupt relief and rescue efforts.

Some of Tunisia's most prominent politicians are taking part in Sunday's hotly-contested vote.

Some of Tunisia's most prominent politicians are taking part in Sunday's hotly-contested vote.

Some of Tunisia's most prominent politicians are taking part in Sunday's hotly-contested vote.

Some of Tunisia's most prominent politicians are taking part in Sunday's hotly-contested vote.

Some of Tunisia's most prominent politicians are taking part in Sunday's hotly-contested vote.

At Moscow meeting, Russia stresses importance of resumption of US-Taliban talks and group says keen to renew dialogue.

At Moscow meeting, Russia stresses importance of resumption of US-Taliban talks and group says keen to renew dialogue.

At Moscow meeting, Russia stresses importance of resumption of US-Taliban talks and group says keen to renew dialogue.

Hot power cables snake through tunnels and channel under cities all around the world. All it takes is a fan/air coil to capture that heat for buildings. Researchers and a power company in the UK calculate that the essentially free heat could warm thousands of London homes. An anonymous Slashdot reader shares a report from IEEE Spectrum: Underneath London's bustling streets lie several kilometers of 2.5-meter-wide concrete tunnels lined with power distribution cables that can reach blistering temperatures. To cool the tunnels, vertical shafts spaced out every kilometer or two supply fresh air and eject hot air out into the open. Researchers at London South Bank University (LSBU) want to put that waste heat to use. A typical 1.8-km tunnel stretch between ventilation shafts produces 400 kilowatts of heat, enough to heat 100 homes or a small commercial office, they have found in a preliminary analysis done with the city's electricity network operator UK Power Networks. This heat recovery scheme would have a third of the carbon emissions of a gas boiler delivering the same amount of heat. The researchers presented this work at the International Congress of Refrigeration in August. [...] A heat exchanger installed at the supply shaft reduced cable and tunnel air temperatures by 8 degrees Celsius, but the amount of heat recovered varied from about 100 kilowatts in colder months to 460 kW in high heat. Installed at the exhaust shaft, the system produced around 400 kW during all six months.

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