IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/6/2014

Canadian hospital, sick of US test monopoly, sues to stop gene patents
University of Utah lost gene patents in the US, but enforces them up north.

Google releases “nogotofail” to detect HTTPS bugs before they bite users
Open-source tool tests connections for crypto flaws.

GTA V’s new console/PC re-release to add optional first-person view
One of "hundreds" of enhancements, including 4K resolution on the PC.

Understanding the Ebola virus
The virus itself is really nothing special—until it gets inside a human.

In Detroit and other cities, nearly 40 percent go without Internet
Many people can't afford Internet service and even lack mobile broadband.

14 years after Bush v. Gore, we still can’t get voting tech right
Regions across the US experience tech glitches on Election Day.

Verizon: ISPs will sue unless government adopts weaker net neutrality rules
Verizon warns government that utility-style rules will lead to lawsuits.

Security scorecard finds messaging apps need more development
EFF experts find only a handful of apps that meet basic security standards.

Getting out the F***ing vote with technology
Several groups unite to give you no excuse not to vote.

LED bulb efficiency clearly pulling ahead of compact fluorescents
Lumens per Watt now in the area of 100. It's 15 for incandescents.

EFF asks for the right to revive “abandoned” online games
DMCA exemption would allow "dead" games to live on through legal, third-party servers.

Dropbox integration coming to Office; Office integration coming to Dropbox
Office will be able to open Dropbox files; Dropbox will be able to open Office documents.

UK spy chief, parroting his US counterparts, calls for crypto backdoors
"Privacy has never been an absolute right," GCHQ chief Robert Hannigan says.

Last Pirate Bay co-founder arrested after living on the lam in Laos
Fredrik Neij, in 2013: "I can sit here and jerk off for five years. And I will."

A day after launch, HTC sold the Nexus 9 for 50% off
HTC's "Hot Deals" section sold the $400 flagship for $200.

Internet Archive offers 900 classic arcade games for browser-based play
Online library has everything from Arkanoid to Zzyzzyxx.

IPCC synthesis: We’re headed for “pervasive and irreversible impacts”
To avoid this, we need zero net emissions by the end of the century.

Android 5.0 Lollipop source code is out—OEMs, start your engines
The clock is ticking for Lollipop updates from the Android Ecosystem

Unicode proposes a way to let an emoji black man and white woman hold hands
Unicode turned diversity in emoji into an unfortunate logistical problem.

iFixit: Nexus 9 is full of glue, harder to fix than older Nexus tablets
The tablet is a mixed bag, even on the inside.

How SF’s bill to “legalize Airbnb” became a political grudge match
Why have Airbnb investors poured $750k into a California Assembly race?

iOS 8.1.1 said to address iPhone 4S and iPad 2 performance problems
When released, the update could fix one of iOS 8's worst regressions.

This system will self destruct: Crimeware gets powerful new functions
Refurbished BlackEnergy does Windows and Linux—even Cisco routers.

A top appeals court to hear why NSA metadata spying should stay or go
DC Circuit Court of Appeals may confirm ruling that ended practice, was stayed.

RemoteIE gives free access to Internet Explorer VMs without the VM
Service uses Azure RemoteApp to run the browser in the cloud.

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/6/2014

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