IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 1/26/2015

Apple readies fix for Thunderstrike bootkit exploit in next OS X release
Yosemite 10.10.2 also squashes three unpatched bugs disclosed by Google.

No need for speed: Cable industry opposes 25Mbps broadband definition
Normal people don't need 25Mbps down or 3Mbps up, cable lobby says.

The connections in autistic brains are idiosyncratic and individualized
Each autistics' brain is distinct; non-autistics' brains are remarkably uniform.

How an Internet trolling victim bonded with her worst troll
This American Life called a troll, got him to apologize, admit to misogyny.

Collapse of Soviet health system may have aided spread of tuberculosis
How world events turned an obscure East Asian bacterium into a global killer.

Study: Complaining on Twitter correlates with heart disease risks
Tweets prove better regional heart disease predictor than many classic factors.

Every Windows Phone 8 phone will get Windows 10, except the ones that won’t
Microsoft is making us read between the lines.

Google Fiber’s next construction spot is reportedly in North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte may get lucky as 8 more cities wait their turn.

Photo essay: Traveling to Shanghai, filming a research center
A visual tour of Ars' time in China.

Verizon Wireless has no new plans for rollover data
Verizon: "We're a leader, not a follower,” won’t match AT&T and T-Mobile offer.

SkyMall parent company files for bankruptcy, CEO blames electronic devices
Goodbye USB cuff links, goodbye child-sized spacesuit, goodbye compression socks.

US recommends emergency braking tech on all new cars
A third of crashes involved a rear-end collision, safety regulator says.

January update to the Windows 10 preview now out
ISOs for new installs and updates for existing installs are available right now.

Student detained at airport for having Arabic flashcards settles suit
Authorities said cards were "suspicious" because Osama bin Laden spoke Arabic.

Grey Goo Review: A real-time strategy throwback that moves forward
Indie strategy game’s modern ideas balance out its tired tropes.

Live chat today: Ars in China
Ask John Timmer about traveling, commercial research, or writing about any of it.

Sony offers digital rewards to victims of 2011 PSN hack
Settlement offers free games and/or PlayStation Plus to those affected.

Verizon nears “the end” of FiOS builds
Verizon lost $2.23 billion, but FiOS and wireless businesses remain profitable.

Bloodhound SSC tests its 1,000 mph communications system
A custom 4G LTE network handles 720p video streams and 300 sensors.

If dark matter is really axions, we could find out soon
An overview of the promising experiments searching for axions as dark matter.

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 1/26/2015

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