Försvarsmakten meddelade redan i höstas att Sverige borde skaffa sig kryssningsrobotar. – Vi har byggt plattformar inom försvaret, men är nakna, säger Johan Hansson, överstelöjtnant, som själv signerat studien. Priset för en enda kryssningsrobot är cirka nio miljoner kronor.

Om Nordkorea genomför en kärnvapensprängning samtidigt som Barack Obama besöker Sydkorea kan det få allvarliga konsekvenser för Kim Jong-Un:s regim. Det skriver SvD:s Bertil Lintner i ett perspektiv.

Polisen spärrade av en villa i Boden sent i eftermiddags eftersom ett grovt brott begåtts, skriver lokala medier.

theodp writes: "GeekWire reports that Gary Kildall, the creator of the landmark personal computer operating system CP/M, will be recognized posthumously by the IEEE for that contribution, in addition to his invention of BIOS, with a rare IEEE Milestone plaque. Kildall, who passed away in 1994 at the age of 52, has been called the man who could have been Bill Gates. But according to Kildall's son, his dad wasn't actually interested in being what Bill Gates became: 'He was a real inventor,' said Scott Kildall. 'He was much more interested in creating new ideas and bringing them to the world, rather than being the one that was bringing them to market and leveraging a huge amount of profits. He was such a kind human being. He was always sharing his ideas, and would sit down with people and show flowcharts of what he was thinking. I think if he were around for the open-source movement, he would be such a huge proponent of it.' Techies of a certain age will also remember Gary's work as a co-host of Computer Chronicles."

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Polisen spärrade av en villa i Boden sent på fredagseftermiddagen eftersom ett grovt brott begåtts, skriver lokala medier. En kvinna ska ha blivit skjuten till döds och en äldre man har gripits misstänkt för mord, skriver Norrbottens-kuriren.

digitalPhant0m writes: "A story at the L.A. Times details how Verizon Wireless has started pushing the envelope (or downright abusing it) when it comes to tracking users without their knowledge. The company said, 'In addition to the customer information that's currently part of the program, we will soon use an anonymous, unique identifier we create when you register on our websites. This identifier may allow an advertiser to use information they have about your visits to websites from your desktop computer to deliver marketing messages to mobile devices on our network.' While newsworthy, the rate of privacy abuse revelations over the last few years makes it unsurprising."

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SpaceX says its recent experiment to return part of its Falcon-9 rocket back to Earth under control was a success.

SpaceX says its recent experiment to return part of its Falcon-9 rocket back to Earth under control was a success.

En 24-årig amerikan sitter häktad i Nordkorea, uppger nordkoreanska myndigheter. Gripandet skedde den 10 april, när amerikanen sökte asyl efter att ha kommit in i landet på turistvisum.

En 24-årig amerikan sitter häktad i Nordkorea, uppger nordkoreanska myndigheter. Gripandet skedde den 10 april, när amerikanen sökte asyl efter att ha kommit in i landet på turistvisum.

Att barn med engagerade föräldrar i större utsträckning än andra tycks få stöd i skolan, är allvarligt. Det säger Skolinspektionens biträdande generaldirektör, Peter Ekborg.

Att barn med engagerade föräldrar i större utsträckning än andra tycks få stöd i skolan, är allvarligt. Det säger Skolinspektionens biträdande generaldirektör, Peter Ekborg.

An interface to make and verify bags according to the BagIt standard