IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 4/15/2015

The world’s first robotic kitchen prepares crab bisque for Ars Technica
Imagine waking up to a robot-cooked breakfast every morning.

Can they even Web? A look at presidential candidates’ online platforms
Vet of Obama's 2008 IT campaign starts a straw poll of contenders' Web presence.

Prosecutors suspect man hacked lottery computers to score winning ticket
Former security director may have tampered with number generator to win $14.3M.

Using the Retina MacBook as a Windows PC
Taking the MacBook to Boot Camp gets you more GPU, less battery, a few quirks.

Net neutrality rules published, lawsuit to overturn them immediately filed
After Federal Register publication, trade group for ISPs files suit.

County prosecutor says it has no idea when stingrays were used, so man sues
Cook County: We have "no way of knowing the identity of [such] criminal cases."

Verizon trots out analyst to say unlimited data is bad for customers
"There is no practical effect of data limits on the majority of users."

For art’s sake! Photoing neighbors with zoom lens not a privacy invasion
The "technological home invasion and exposure of private life" is legal, court says.

Grand Theft Auto V for PC ships with built-in mods and machinima tools
Explosive punches and low gravity coming to PC version of Rockstar's big crime epic.

My voice is my passport: Android gets a “Trusted Voice” smart lock
"OK Google" voice commands can get authorization from the sound of your voice.

Social ties to environmental orgs linked to climate actions
Know someone in an environmental group? You're more likely to have a climate plan.

Universal backdoor for e-commerce platform lets hackers shop for victims
New “drive-by login” attacks use Web stores to target specific customers

Botnet that enslaved 770,000 PCs worldwide comes crashing down
The Simda botnet that menaced 190 countries is no more.

The diminishing value of gaming’s “HD remakes”
As the trend expands, fewer releases seem like truly worthy remasters.

“Revenge porn” in UK now punishable by two years in prison
Law also stiffens penalties for online "trolls" who cause "distress or anxiety."

After victory for net neutrality in the US, the battle moves to Europe
Campaign urges the European parliament to save EU net neutrality.

Google Fiber plans expansion, then TWC makes speeds six times faster
Charlotte customers get big speed boost for same price after Google announcement.

From the Wirecutter: The best portable document scanner
If you need to scan and OCR some documents—like for tax time!—we've got you covered.

Scanning meteorites in 3D may flesh out solar system’s origin story
American Museum of Natural History researchers are examining how the planets formed.

SpaceX will try to launch, land another Falcon 9
Launch of a resupply mission to the ISS scheduled for 4:30 Eastern today.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 4/15/2015

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