IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 5/4/2015

Former Goldman Sachs programmer convicted of stealing code in second trial
Sergey Aleynikov was also acquitted of unlawful duplication.

Here’s how one startup plans to dominate drone-based delivery
Once FAA relaxes restrictions, startup can begin automated aerial courier service.

Google’s Dart language on Android aims for Java-free, 120 FPS apps
Google cooks up an experimental way to write Android apps with a focus on speed.

HoloLens: Still magical, but with the ugly taint of reality
Our second HoloLens experience reinforced that the system works, but raised some concerns.

Entire broadband industry seeks immediate halt to Title II classification
Cable, wireless, and telco trade groups ask for stay while lawsuit is pending.

Gallery: A glimpse of Microsoft’s future at Build 2015
Microsoft's developer conference was awash in the Internet of all your things.

Report: Comcast plans YouTube-like online video service
Comcast could expand outside its cable territory with nationwide Web service.

Publishers donate $250 million in e-books for poor US students
Half of households earning less than $30,000 have access to a mobile device.

Appeals court: Man who fired laser at plane didn’t deserve 30-month sentence
9th Circuit Court of Appeals orders high school student to be re-sentenced.

Verizon and Cogent settle differences, agree to boost Internet quality
Cogent could still file complaints against other ISPs because of new FCC rules.

Boeing 787 Dreamliners contain a potentially catastrophic software bug
Beware of integer overflow-like bug in aircraft's electrical system, FAA warns.

In humans vs. AI poker competition, AI middle of the pack
Carnegie Melon has put a poker-playing bot up against four humans.

Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor surpasses Kickstarter goal in 40 minutes
Ex-Rare devs announce Yooka-Laylee, stoke fires of fans who miss Rare's old days.

House Science Committee guts NASA Earth sciences budget
Appears to be part of a concerted attack on climate research and responses.

Tom Wheeler accuses Republicans in Congress of trying to cripple FCC
Still mad about net neutrality, Republicans want to overhaul rulemaking process.

Google’s new version of Password Alert blocking bypass is bypassed
If one researcher can block the phishing protection, criminal attackers can, too.

Debian 8: Linux’s most reliable distro makes its biggest change since 1993
The controversial "systemd" comes to an OS known for stability.

New Square Enix real-time DirectX 12 demo crosses the uncanny valley [Updated]
Unsurprisingly, four Titan Xs and an 8-core Intel CPU make PC games look gooood.

Police departments, big and small, gobbling up more body cams
Police in Baltimore, Chicago, New York, and Washington are testing the devices.

The Ars Technica guide to science policy for the 2015 UK general election
A rundown of the science policy agendas for the main UK political parties.

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 5/4/2015

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