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Ännu en gång har scenerna upprepats i Brasilien: tiotusentals demonstranter intog gatorna i flera städer under söndagen i protest mot presidenten Dilma Rousseff. Demonstranterna kräver att hon ställs inför riksrätt.

Antalet ungdomar som får slutenvård för psykisk störning kopplat till användning av cannabis, eller en kombination av droger, har mer än fördubblats sedan 2004, skriver Svenska Dagbladet och hänvisar till siffror från Socialstyrelsen.

Mark Wilson writes When people talk about the Internet of Things, there are often semi-joking references to fridges that know when you've run out of milk and ovens that know how to cook whatever you put in them. Forget the jokes; this is now a reality. We've already seen a generation of smart appliances, and Microsoft wants to be part of what happens next. At Hannover Messe today, Miele — of oven, vacuum cleaner and washing machine fame — announces it is working on a new breed of appliances based on Microsoft Azure Internet of Things (IoT) services What does this mean? Ultimately it means you'll be able to find a recipe online, have the ingredient list and preparation instructions sent to your mobile device, and your smart oven will be automatically configured with the correct settings.

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”Hur skulle man hantera en zombie-invasion i Cumbria?” och ”Hur många har blivit portade från biblioteket i Birmingham för att de luktar för illa?”

Efter år av spekulationer har svaret kommit.

Allt fler unga får psykiatrisk slutenvård för att de drabbas av psykos - ett allvarligt tillstånd där personen tappar kontakt med verkligheten, visar SvD:s kartläggning. På Norra Stockholms psykiatri har man sett en oroande utveckling där fler unga drogar sig in i psykos.

An anonymous reader writes The National Security Agency is embroiled in a battle with tech companies over access to encrypted data that would allow it to spy (more easily) on millions of Americans and international citizens. Last month, companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple urged the Obama administration to put an end to the NSA's bulk collection of metadata. "National Security Agency officials are considering a range of options to ensure their surveillance efforts aren't stymied by the growing use of encryption, particularly in smartphones. Key among the solutions, according to The Washington Post, might be a requirement that technology companies create a digital key that can open any locked device to obtain text messages or other content, but divide the key into pieces so no one group could use it without the cooperation of other parties."