01/31/18 Morning links

Antiwar.com: Trump signs order keeping Guantanamo open

Politico: Trump expected to tap Army cyber warfare chief to lead NSA

Techdirt: Minnesota Supreme Court says unlocking a phone with a fingerprint isn’t a Fifth Amendment issue. Ed: Nothing beats the security of a good, old-fashioned password.

Forbes: New AI tech blinds computer facial recognition systems

FCW: TSA tests facial recognition tech at LAX

Newsweek: Texas’ first marijuana dispensary spurs hopes of Republicans jumping aboard legal weed

Mises: Net Neutrality advocates are asking the wrong questions

Zero Hedge: Declassified docs expose UK’s secret Cold War plan to nuke Middle East oil fields

National Review: 29 and euthanized: Dark news from the Netherlands

Chemistry World: Robot with AI brain learns to evolve synthetic protocells

We need to know. Economist: Why we still don’t have a space elevator

Atlas Obscura: Russia’s psychedelic salt mines

Express: Is nuclear fusion key to rocket fast enough to land humans on Mars?

Author: S. Smith