IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 6/3/2015

Ellen Pao will seek appeal in high-profile gender discrimination case
Silicon Valley's venture capital drama is far from over.

SourceForge locked in projects of fleeing users, cashed in on malvertising
"Hotel California" of code repositories lets you check out, but you can never leave.

Light from distant black holes doesn’t surf on waves of quantum foam
Strongest check yet on quantum gravity effects in astronomy turns up nothing.

US airport screeners missed 95% of weapons, explosives in undercover tests
According to a report, secret test operation uncovers widespread security failures.

Comcast 2Gbps fiber to launch “in a bunch of markets this month”
Comcast briefly delays fiber-to-the-home rollout; price still not revealed.

Windows 10 pricing: If you’re not upgrading, it’ll cost up to $199
Following the release date announcement, Microsoft has confirmed pricing.

Ted Cruz and the rise of politics’ “video game generation”
2016 race sees the first batch of presidential candidates that grew up gaming.

Talking wind and medical research at Bangalore’s JF Welch Technology Center
Video: Meet the scientists and engineers we talked to during our time in India.

Apple reportedly plans paid streaming music service announcement at WWDC
Will pit Cupertino company squarely against Spotify, says Wall Street Journal.

Hola VPN used to perform DDoS attacks, violate user privacy
Researchers say that users should bid freemium service "adios."

Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij released from prison
All of the "Pirate Bay Four" have served prison time, but the site remains up.

New exploit leaves most Macs vulnerable to permanent backdooring
Hack allows firmware to be rewritten right after older Macs awake from sleep.

Supreme Court overturns conviction of rapper for Facebook threats
Man gets retrial to decide if posts were made with "subjective intent to threaten."

Five under-the-hood features to look forward to in Android M
Actually decent SD card support, Bluetooth 4.2, and more.

Facebook users can now add OpenPGP keys for improved e-mail security
Another step towards more secure online services.

Nvidia announces G-Sync for laptops, reveals low-level tech details
G-Sync to make use of eDP on laptops, but desktops will still need a module.

Airbus confirms software configuration error caused plane crash
Airbus A400M flight recorder data confirms "quality issue" in setup caused failure.

X-Com: Enemy Unknown getting PC-exclusive sequel in November
Firaxis' turn-based follow-up will have Linux, Mac ports as well.

The technical advances that could make wind power viable everywhere
Very quietly, the technology behind wind power is changing how we deploy it.

Report: Nintendo’s next console will have Android-based OS
Move would allow for easier cross-platform development on "NX."

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 6/3/2015

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