This is a news cast, an episode of The Command Line Podcast.

This week’s security alerts are researchers develop improve quantum encryption and five year old remote code execution hole patched in Samba.

In this week’s news, algorithms for smart sand that sculpts itself, print your own robots being developed, exotics electronics may be possible with topological insulators, and multi-core chips as mini internets.

Following up this week The Pirate Bay promotion attracts over 5,000 artists and Blue Systems steps up to sponsor Kubuntu.

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