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Cyril Hilsum, Who Helped Invent Flat-Panel Displays in TVs and iPhones, Has Died at 101

The man who helped develop the technology for liquid crystal displays β€” the screens in flat-panel televisions and laptops β€” has died at 101.

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Cyril Hilsum with a fellow scientist in England in 1966. Known as β€œthe father of liquid crystals,” he helped develop the technology that allowed electronic screens to go from bulky to svelte.

PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline

Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.

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Prime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands in Brussels last week. He said that his cabinet was closely monitoring the online vulnerability caused by a security flaw in PHP.

UK to Headphone Dodgers on Trains: Shush

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.

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Traveling on the London subway in April. Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a national campaign against β€œone of the most annoying things on public transport” β€” people blasting music or videos from their phone.
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