News Headlines - 02 December 2014

▽Germany revealed as main destination of EU migrants, as Poland vows to veto UK - The Independent

Germany – not the UK – is officially the main destination of free movement within the European Union, a study suggests.
Nearly 30 per cent of migrants taking advantage of free-movement rules inside the EU in 2012 travelled to Germany, compared with just 7 per cent of such migrants who moved to Britain, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said.

▽DNA analysis on Richard III's remains raises questions over royal succession - The Independent

Paternity tests on the DNA of a living male-line descendant of Richard III’s royal lineage have failed to find a match, which points to some royal person being born on the wrong side of the bed sheets, the researchers revealed.

▽Artificial intelligence could spell end of human race – Stephen Hawking | The Guardian

The development of artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race, Professor Stephen Hawking has said... Hawking told the BBC: “The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have, have proved very useful. But I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”

▽Iranian hackers broke into airlines, energy and defence companies, say experts - The Independent

Hackers with ties to Iran have infiltrated companies across the globe including airlines, energy companies, telecommunications firms and government agencies, experts said today.

▽Microsoft Clip Art is dead as Bing takes over Office image duties

Microsoft has announced it has done away with the expansive Clip Art library long associated with its Office suite of software, marking the end of an era for fans of the abstract, fuzzy cartoons used in desktop publishing, documents, invitations, greeting cards and presentations since the 90s.
There were only 82 illustrations built into Word 6.0 in 1996, but the collection eventually grew to more than 100,000 static and moving images housed online.