IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 2/4/2015

Ulbricht tells judge: I’m not going to testify
According to friends, Ulbricht embraces "peacefulness and non-violence."

Silk Road prosecutors complete the bizarre DPR murder-for-hire story
"It wouldn't be suspicious. He would just leave one day and not come home."

Court tosses warrant where FBI cut Internet, posed as hotel repairmen
"A search warrant is never validated by what its execution recovers."

No one knows what happened to NSA staffers who snooped on their lovers
Senator blasts DOJ in delayed answer to query about LOVEINT consequences.

Uber and Google reportedly go to war over self-driving taxis
Reports: Google's building a ride sharing app; Uber's building self-driving cars.

ESA apologizes for DMCA claim on Dying Light mod files
Developer Techland also commits to return blocked modding features.

Report: RadioShack negotiating to close half its stores, sell rest to Sprint
Bloomberg reports possible deal that could shutter all existing stores.

Apple’s scuttled sapphire plant will find new life as a data center
Company will invest $2 billion to repurpose the Mesa, AZ facility.

Verizon reportedly selling off old wires to focus more on wireless
$10 billion deals for wireline assets and cell towers will pay for new spectrum.

Lucasfilm heads to court to unmask Star Wars: The Force Awakens image leaker
Uploader of villain pic could be on the hook for up to $150,000 in damages.

Syrian rebels lured into malware honeypot sites through “sexy” online chats
Cyberwarfare group—possibly tied to Hezbollah—stole battlefield secrets.

Dish used “small business” discount to save $3 billion at taxpayer expense
FCC commissioner calls for investigation into Dish's spectrum bids.

Internet Society tries to serve ‘Net providers tasty IPv6-and-DNSSEC salad
These broccoli technologies are very good for your network's immune system

Sony sells its Everquest-making arm; games will expand to Xbox and mobile
Surprise: Private investment firm buys out Sony Online Entertainment.

Lawmaker proposes bill to keep police body cam footage private
Bill would require footage erasure unless part of "criminal" investigation.

What Super Bowl ads can (and can’t) tell us about the video game market
Mobile game makers, not AAA publishers, push their product to viewers.

Further delays strike US nuclear plant construction
Vogtle plant in Georgia set back 18 months at a cost of over $700 million.

Final batch of Club Nintendo rewards includes new merch and 117 games
Too bad the rewards weren't this good the whole time.

FCC on verge of killing state laws that harm municipal broadband
Chairman targets laws in Tennessee and North Carolina. 17 more states to go.

Raspberry Pi 2 arrives with quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, same $35 price
Ubuntu and Windows 10 are both coming to Raspberry Pi 2.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 2/4/2015

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