IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 19/05/2014

Measles is the latest virus to be turned into a weapon against cancer
Another promising early result, but many of these have never made it to clinics.

How Godzilla stays relevant in a world of abundant nuclear warheads
Review: Godzilla as the atomic bomb is dead, but the latest movie gives him new life.

What is meant by “Now you have two problems”?
A Jaime Zawinski quote raises questions about regular expressions.

Michael Jackson hologram lives; judge tells patent holders to beat it
Patent holders said they will prove Billboard Music Awards infringes their tech.

A visit to Galloping Ghost, the largest video game arcade in the USA
A trip down memory lane at the Galloping Ghost arcade, which has over 400 games.

A visual tour of the United States’ biggest video arcade
While we didn't play all 400 games, we saw everything there was to see.

New York calls for ban on face scrub microbeads
Small size and buoyancy means they can escape capture by water treatment plants.

Peoria should “fall on its sword” in Twitter debacle, says local paper
You gotta know when to hold 'em—and when to fold 'em.

Review: Motorola’s $129 Moto E is good and cheap (but mostly good)
Motorola makes a surprisingly capable smartphone with a few notable compromises.

Apple and Google settle long-standing patent litigation
Motorola and Apple will dismiss suits between them and work to reform licensing.

Shocker: Cable TV prices went up four times the rate of inflation
Even communities with multiple competitors weren't spared.

Google I/O schedule mentions Android Wear and camera API, disses Google+
There's also a huge focus on design, including cross-platform UI unification.

FAA to streamline drone permit process
"Drone Dudes" isn't allowing the FAA to bring down its aerial film business.

Bankrolled by broadband donors, lawmakers lobby FCC on net neutrality
Watchdog decries politicians' claims that they "are acting in the public interest."

Wireless carriers again avoid strict rule against blocking apps
Net neutrality order treats wired and wireless Internet differently.

Google buys the maker of Word Lens, the augmented reality translation app
The app and language packs are now free, and the team will bolster Google Translate.

Old writers are boring? Library scans Oscar Wilde’s sodomy defamation suit
Penny Dreadfuls, kids' imaginings, and other fun in a new archive.

Some in Bitcoin group resign over new board member’s link to sex abuse
Brock Pierce haunted by accusations dating to 1999. He says they're "not true."

Comcast says it will test an innovative new service: “Unlimited data”
"WHO’S LAUGHING NOW," says Ars editor who pays Comcast $133.79 a month.

Circle launches free Bitcoin exchange service, $10 new user credit
Will convert local currency to and from Bitcoin via credit/debit card.

Oklahoma legislators block new science standards over climate change
Scientific consensus apparently not good enough.

Samsung to rename Heathrow’s Terminal 5 to Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5
Hilariously awful marketing stunt feels simultaneously sad and dystopian.

Mean Doge Vault attack snags user passwords, private account keys
Stop transferring funds into Doge Vault addresses, online service warns.

Update: Russians capture cigarette-smuggling drone
Low-flying Lithuanian drone flew smokes across border, guided by GPS.

New thermoset plastic is easily reduced to its source chemicals, recycled
An acid bath could make electronics, car parts a bit easier to reuse.

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 19/05/2014

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