IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 5/8/2015

Tesla: Model 3 to be shown in March 2016
Company still plans to deliver Model X SUV this year.

Tesla already has 38,000 reservations for the Powerwall, but use case is narrow
In the US, it's cheaper to sell your solar back to the utilities, and backup storage is small.

The FBI’s secret air force watched the streets of Baltimore
Surveillance aircraft were sent to help Baltimore police spot "possible criminal activity."

Play pinball like it’s 1978 with the new Kiss game
Stern Pinball brings back the iconic band for another round with the silver ball.

Tom Wheeler tells cable industry to stop complaining, start competing
FCC chair: Move on from net neutrality debate, overbuild each other's territory.

AT&T finally ramps down throttling of unlimited LTE customers
Facing lawsuit, AT&T now throttles 4G customers only when network is congested.

Neural network chip built using memristors
Paired memristors act like synapses to link circuitry that acts like neurons.

Digging into the Google I/O 2015 schedule: Android M, voice access, and more
Google just released the I/O 2015 schedule, and there is a lot of info inside.

San Jose police defend videotaped arrest of suspect being beaten
"We have nothing to hide about this particular incident," department says.

Get ready to wait in line for more IPv4 addresses
Better bring a folding chair—this could be a long one.

(A) Missing link between prokaryotes and complex cells identified
A form of archaea with many of the proteins that make complex organisms possible.

Actively exploited WordPress bug puts millions of sites at risk
XSS vulnerability allows attackers to take full control of unpatched sites.

Report: Xbox One to get DVR functionality, “probably this year”
Service would be a big differentiator from the PS4.

Ken Fisher’s travelogue: I came, I saw, I launched Ars Technica UK
Ken Fisher's personal account of his trip to the Old World to launch Ars Technica UK.

Comcast to pay you $20 each time a technician is late for an appointment [Updated]
It's part of a $300 million overhaul of Comcast's lackluster customer service.

Freightliner unveils the first road-legal self-driving truck
The autonomous big rig is meant to reduce driver drowsiness, and thus accidents.

Virginia man demands cops stop routine scans via license plate reader
State AG previously found that such "passive" scans violate Virginia's Data Act.

Three Pennsylvania wells likely contaminated by fracking
Not just methane, but traces of fracking fluid made wells froth.

EU court rules “Skype” is too similar to “Sky,” blocks trademark application
Apparently Skype's logo resembles "that of a cloud," which can be "in the sky."

Oculus announces “Q1 2016” release for first consumer Oculus Rift
Announcement seemingly cedes "first mover" advantage to Valve and the HTC Vive.

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