IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 2/6/2015

Report: Twitter CEO tells staff “there’s no excuse” for abuse, trolling
"We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform; we've sucked at it for years."

Don’t call them “utility” rules: The FCC’s net neutrality regime, explained
Not the end of the world: What Tom Wheeler’s proposal will and won’t do.

As Flash 0day exploits reach new level of meanness, what are users to do?
Only a few weeks in, 2015 is shaping up as one of the most perilous years for users.

Ulbricht guilty in Silk Road online drug-trafficking trial
Jury convicts on seven counts, doesn't believe Ulbricht was just the "fall guy."

Coffee roaster’s “Freedom Clip” fools Keurig 2.0 “java DRM” [Updated]
Rogers Family Company is offering a free tool to make Keurigs play nice with all pods.

Riot Games CEO admits to internal battles over e-sports “overreach”
"We need to grit our teeth, put things right, and eat humble pie for a while."

Plants engineered for on-demand drought tolerance
Tolerance can be induced using a chemical already approved for agriculture.

Verizon is mad that its huge net neutrality gamble backfired
After "winning" lawsuit against FCC, Verizon gets dealt an even worse hand.

PS4’s sales dominance slackens slightly in holiday season
Sony still leads worldwide sales, but Microsoft shows new momentum.

Video-recorded arrest gets NYPD cop indicted on assault charges
A witness' mobile-phone video shows cop allegedly stomping on suspect's head.

Touch Office for Windows 10 now available in preview
For first time, Windows users have a truly finger-friendly version of Office.

MIPS Creator CI20 released: Interesting, though not very useful
It costs more than the Raspberry Pi and is less functional—but... MIPS!

Why the ex-cable lobbyist running the FCC turned against his old clients
FCC Chair Tom Wheeler promises "strongest ever" Internet rules, for mobile too.

Spyware aimed at Western governments, journalists hits iOS devices
Alleged Russian gov't malware records audio, screenshots, steals personal data.

PSA: Your crypto apps are useless unless you check them for backdoors
Dr. Paranoid, or: How I learned to stop griping and love digital signatures.

Android 5.1 is here—and coming first to Android One phones
A (minor) new Android update is coming.

First transistor built using two-dimensional silicon
Graphene's big brother finally kept stable long enough to test.

One year in, it’s still Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft—Satya Nadella just runs it
Microsoft's direction hasn't changed. Its perception has.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 2/6/2015

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