IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 01/09/2015

Google OnHub review—Google’s smart home Trojan horse is a $200 leap of faith
Today it's a $200 Wi-Fi router. Tomorrow? We have no idea. (Ok, maybe some idea.)

Pokémon’s copyright lawyers wipe out themed PAX pre-party
Prohibited party poster promoted Pikachu, protected Pokémon personality.

Tesla hopes Obama administration can convince China to ease up on US automakers
WSJ report: Elon Musk and co. are tired of China's lopsided manufacturing requirements.

Tesla strikes deal to buy lithium hydroxide mined in northern Mexico
The mine will potentially supply Tesla's Gigafactory outside of Reno, Nevada.

Does biomedical research have a mouse addiction?
A recent paper highlights my growing unease with our over reliance on mice.

Army searching for missile that fell from Apache helicopter in Upstate NY
Thankfully, M36 Captive Flight Training Missile is neither explosive nor motorized.

Open-source typeface “Hack” brings design to source code
Sweet spot is 8px-12px, but you can tell the difference between I and 1 at 6px.

The Solar Sunflower: Harnessing the power of 5,000 suns
The Sunflower has a massive total efficiency of around 80%, thanks to very clever tech.

BMW 3 Series: 40 years old, and still the ultimate driving machine
Focusing on driving dynamics and technology has kept BMW at the top for six generations.

Hobby drone flies within 50ft of LAPD helicopter, derails a suspect search
Nabbed the amateur pilot in a Rite Aid parking lot; man faces further examination.

Jihadist US teen gets 11 years for blog, tweets about crypto and Bitcoin
"The article explained what Bitcoins were, how the Bitcoin system worked."

Baltimore defense lawyers to review nearly 2,000 cases involving stingrays
USA Today's investigative team shines a light on Baltimore PD; city lawyers take note.

Op-Ed: Lexmark’s war against a man who recycles toner cartridges
Why it’s important that he fights back.

Google Chrome to block auto-playing Flash ads starting September 1
Video players will still work; non-essential content—like ads—will be blocked.

Experiment confirms that quantum mechanics scoffs at our local reality
The last loopholes for determinism squeezed out in latest work.

Uber hires researchers who hacked Chrysler Uconnect
Charlie Miller, Chris Valasek reportedly hired to help secure self-driving cars.

United in-flight Wi-Fi reportedly blocks Ars Technica and New York Times
Apparently we're "inappropriate." Read this before you get on a plane!

NASA wraps up Space Launch System engine test, Buzz Aldrin points way to Mars
RS-25 rockets from Aerojet Rocketdyne completed seven “hot fire” tests.

Friday summer Dealmaster: You can take it with you, with the right backpack
Gift cards, computers, video cards, TVs—there's all kinds of stuff this week.

Domain hijacking spear-phisher foiled by the last line of defense—paranoia
An Ars editor's paranoia is all that prevents a successful spear phish—this time.

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Monday, August 31, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 01/09/2015

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