IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 6/15/2015

Is the Internet a failed utopia?
Is the Internet still an equal playing field, or are the megacorps taking over?

Hack of OPM reportedly exposed second set of much more sensitive data
Intruders accessed background checks of current, former, and prospective employees.

Connecticut gun controls estimated to have cut fatal shootings by 40%
Added background checks, higher age limits, and safety course appear to add up.

NY man gets 15 years in prison for filming boss set fire to homeless victim
"I am very sorry. I hope he gets better," defendant says in court.

Los Angeles County voting to shift from inkblots to open source
This much detail has "never been contemplated in the design of voting systems before.”

Police use ultrasonic device to make sure drivers stay 3 feet from cyclists
Chattanooga Police now armed with custom-built device to teach drivers the law.

Amazon commits to Terry Gilliam’s ‘lost’ Don Quixote film
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is scheduled to start shooting in early 2016.

Nokia was developing a good-looking smartwatch; Microsoft apparently killed it
Nokia's effort looked surprisingly similar to Microsoft's Band.

BMW and Baidu will have a self-driving car in China “before the year is out”
Baidu's deep learning and mapping tech, combined with BMW's semi-autonomous cars.

Wikipedia goes all-HTTPS, starting immediately
"We believe that the time for HTTPS by default is now."

Look out, Twitch! YouTube Gaming is coming this summer
Google takes on Twitch.tv and builds a livestreaming site right into YouTube.

Comcast wouldn’t restore man’s lost e-mail address until he contacted Ars
Yet again, Comcast customer service fails until customer complains to the media.

Germany ends inquiry of whether NSA snooped on Merkel’s cell phone
"Should there be promising new investigative leads, the investigation will resume again."

What to expect when you’re expecting E3 2015
From Fallout 4 to Oculus Rift, and everything in between.

reddit users’ response to CEO banning harassing subreddits is more harassment
One subreddit asks Ellen Pao to resign, another compares her to fascist dictatorships.

Ding dong, the witch is dead: Microsoft AV gets tough on Ask Toolbar
Most versions of notorious Toolbar will be detected as unwanted software.

Everybody copies everyone: iOS 9 features inspired by Android
iOS 9 takes a lot from its biggest competitor—and something from Windows 8, too.

Humans passed through Lebanon on their way from Africa to Europe
Reexamination of archaeological sites finds dates align better than expected.

The FCC will now take your net neutrality complaints
File complaint on FCC.gov, and your ISP has to respond within 30 days.

Hyper-hybrids battle at Le Mans this weekend: Don’t miss it!
Four very different approaches to 200 mph+, 1000 horsepower hybrids.

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 6/15/2015

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