IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/27/2014

Evolving bacteria to produce more of all sorts of useful chemicals
Pushing evolution to get cells to make more of specific chemicals.

Canada Revenue Agency leaks its own data, hands journalist private tax details
18 pages included home addresses and tax credit information of prominent Canadians.

Latest Windows 10 update shows how rapid releases work in practice
Problems revealed by the fast track were fixed before the rollout to the slow track.

Twitter’s plan to acquire a Bieber startup leaked by accidental tweet
Selfie-obsessed app could join Twitter—unless a CFO's mistaken tweet killed the deal.

Western Union doesn’t like Bitcoin spoof ad, files DMCA takedown claim
Unsurprisingly, reddit comes through and reposts the parody in spades.

It’s the Dealmaster’s dazzling double-Dell display delight!
Top deal this week is a pair of 22" 1080p Dell monitors for cheap, cheap, cheap!

Report: Microsoft and Yahoo vie to become Safari’s default search option
Apple currently uses Google as its default, but that deal may not be renewed.

T-Mobile accuses AT&T of lying about data roaming rates
AT&T facing complaints about what it charges competitors for roaming.

Sony to pay Vita owners over misleading Remote Play ad claims
Settlement with FTC results in $25 refund or $50 voucher for early adopters.

Home Depot hit with “at least 44 civil lawsuits” due to data breach
"Home Depot…not encrypting the data at all, or using lax encryption standards."

New Snowden docs: GCHQ’s ties to telco gave spies global surveillance reach
Access through “partners” such as Cable & Wireless pulls in gigabits globally.

Verizon promises not to sue over net neutrality—if FCC avoids utility rules
But Verizon's past actions make its claim potentially difficult to believe.

More problems for bees: we’ve wiped out their favorite plants
Pollen samples from old museum specimens indicate bees' favorite meals are gone.

How an eBay bookseller defeated a publishing giant at the Supreme Court
Supap Kirtsaeng is a rebel without a pause as the copyright fight isn't over yet.

Super Smash Bros. becomes Wii U’s fastest seller in the US
Nearly 500,000 copies sold in just three days, outpacing Mario Kart 8.

Review: Motorola’s Droid Turbo beats the Moto X in specs, if not style
Chunky, Verizon-exclusive phone improves the camera, battery, and more.

November’s “Stupid Patent of the Month,” brought to you by Penn State
EFF: Patent reads like "you ate a dictionary of buzzwords, drank a bottle of tequila."

Judge who unsealed phone snooping orders not a privacy-minded activist
North Carolina judge: Trap and trace orders, even with stingrays, are just fine.

Facebook’s auto-playing videos in an ISIS era [Updated]
Want to avoid accidental video views? Don't expect easy opt-outs or warning tags.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/27/2014

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