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TLDR:VectorStyler Professional Illustration Software has all the tools for creating brilliant digital design work, including real vector brushes, all for just over $20. Adobe Illustrator has been an industry staple for creating vector graphics and design work for print, web, video and beyond for years. And as an industry leader, you pay for that positioning too, with annual subscription plans that can set you back about $240 a year. But the dirty little secret is there are some stellar vector graphic apps that can handle the same intricate design work that Illustrator can…and cost a whole lot less....

The last few decades have seen the mainstreaming of a very particular kind of crime — vehicle ramming. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, this is when a perpetrator deliberately aims a motor vehicle at a target with the intent to inflict fatal injuries or cause significant property damage by striking with concussive force. And it’s a problem for cities, law enforcement, and carmakers. This week, it was front and center in many people’s minds when a man driving a speeding car crashed into a Christmas parade in Milwaukee,killing five people and injuring 48 others....

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has taken the unusual step of utilising Twitter to govern his homeland whilst he receives cancer treatment in Cuba, theAFP reports. Already, Chavez has tweeted over 40 messages to his @chavezcandanga account, moving to approve funds for a Caracas trash collection project, supported plans for a new park and backed the national football team whilst they played in the Copa America tournament. The Twitter account already counts 1....

The big idea Much of the brittle, upper crust of Venus is broken into fragments that jostle and move – and the slow churning of Venus’ mantle beneath the surface might be responsible. My colleagues and I arrived at this finding usingdecades-old radar datato explore how the surface of Venus interacts with the interior of the planet. We describe it in anew study publishedin the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on June 21, 2021....

According to areport by Ars Technica, Verisign submitted a request yesterday asking for the power to scan sites for malware and to shut them down when it sees fit. It would also like the ability to shut down a domain name at the request of law enforcement. Verisignof course operates a huge part of the internet networking infrastructure including top-level domain names like: .com, .net, and .name. Verisign says: All parts of the internet community are feeling the pressure to be more proactive in dealing with malicious activity...