New submitter iroc_eater writes with news of an announcement from Dell that it plans to acquire SonicWall, a security services provider.
“SonicWall’s technology detects and protects networks from intrusions and malware attacks, and helps protect data. Dell is buying services and software businesses as the PC market faces competition from smartphones and tablets. Last month, the company hired CA Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Swainson to oversee the software push, and today he said security is an important part of that strategy. ‘My goal is to make software a meaningful part of Dell’s overall portfolio, so that means that this is not the last thing you’re going to see from us,’ Swainson said.”

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Dell Announces Intent To Acquire SonicWALL

chrb writes “British student Richard O’Dwyer, creator of the TVShack website, has had his extradition to the United States approved by Conservative Home Secretary Theresa May. Mr. O’Dwyer now has 14 days to appeal the decision. The extradition was requested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which has accused O’Dwyer of aiding copyright infringement by publishing links to pirated content hosted on external sites.”

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TVShack Creator's US Extradition Approved

Tired
of gangs of loitering youths detering customers at a local shopping district,
the city of Cardiff, Wales, decided to call in the big guns – the big, pink,
glowing ones:

Anti-social behaviour on a Cardiff estate could be tackled by the
installation of pink lighting to show up teenagers’ acne.

The idea would be to deter yobs at a parade of shops in the city’s
Fairwater district where five arrests have been made and 18 Asbos issued
in six weeks. […]

The glow from lighting is said to unflattering to teenage complexions.

Apparently, this is what to do when weaponizing
Mozart isn’t enough: Link
– via News
of the Weird

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Pink Street Lights Deter Loitering Youths … by Making Their Acne Look Bad!