Monday, May 19, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 20/05/2014





“Stains of deceitfulness”: Inside the US government’s war on tech support scammers
PCCare247 collected millions of dollars in ill-gotten fees. But the FTC fought back.








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Report: Google to acquire Twitch.tv for more than $1 billion
YouTube and Twitch.tv merging could create a video juggernaut.








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With Comcast-Time Warner merger looming, AT&T will acquire DirectTV
For now, new partners promise to follow FCC's Open Internet protections no matter what.








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Direct evidence of cooling after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
Texas rocks point to cooler Gulf of Mexico during the long “impact winter.”








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Nvidia inside: Hands on with Audi, Lamborghini, and Tesla
Nvidia now has partnerships with 14 car makers—we took three examples for a spin.








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Ask Ars: Are defamation rules different for online reviews?
"Doesn’t matter whether the statements were made in an online review, in the comments..."








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Soylent 1.0 arrives at Ars: We mix it up and slurp it down
After a day on the final formula, we talk taste, texture, gas, and the future of food.








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Gallery: Pouring soda with your brain and more Maker Faire 2014 wonders
Plus, a kids' DJ rig and a $90 micro drone with a camera was pretty sweet too.








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Autodesk introduces Spark, an open 3D-printing platform
Hopes to make 3D printing simpler and more reliable.








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We’re building an Ars-themed board game—and we need your help
Ars is entering the dice-rolling, card-swapping biz, but we can't do it alone.








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