IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/08/2015

Lenovo announces powerhouse laptops powered by new mobile Xeon processors
Want 64GB of ECC RAM in a laptop? Now you can have it.

We flew a simulated 747 at NASA and didn’t crash or barf
Ars takes a tour of NASA facilities that research better ways to fly.

Psychology group bans members from harsh national security interrogations
Psychologists' involvement in interrogations aided US assertions torture was legal.

Google is now part of “Alphabet,” Sundar Pichai steps up as CEO [Updated]
Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Google are still around, but the structure is changing.

DOE wind power 2014 report finds it’s dropping dramatically in cost
Nine states now generate more than 10 percent of their electricity from wind.

An e-sports underdog story: How an American victory redeemed The International
Dota 2's Evil Geniuses overcame poaching, bad odds to win e-sports hearts and $6.6M.

GTA V modders report bans for creating alternate online space
Some affiliated with "FiveM" mod have seen their accounts restricted.

Video: Kentucky drone only hovered for about 22 seconds before being shot down
Pilot: "We just wanted him to replace the drone, and now he’s selling T-shirts."

Tacoma is a haunting sci-fi space mystery that’s all about the story
Fullbright's followup to Gone Home pulls off similar tricks, but it's no less exciting for it.

The final road trip: Ars editors chat about industrial research labs
What's it take to do research on a product that customers already rely on?

Windows RT update that isn’t Windows 10 coming in September
Surface RT will get a new Start menu, but not much else.

Severe weaknesses in Android handsets could leak user fingerprints
HTC and Samsung singled out, but researchers say many manufacturers are affected.

Good news for unmarried couples—cohabitation is good for you
Married partners tend to be healthy, but living with someone works just as well.

Tesla lost money on every Model S sold in the last quarter
Model S sales may not be enough to finance future plans.

Google goes with Vulkan as Android’s low-overhead graphics API
Khronos also announces OpenGL ES 3.2, which Android already partially supports.

Scotland will ban the growing of GM crops
Ban will enhance "clean, green status," says SNP; scientists, farmers not happy.

Mighty No. 9 gives retro run-and-gun gaming a modern makeover
It might have been delayed to 2016, but this is a clever game well worth waiting for.

Education drives awareness of climate change
But sense of risk is driven by many factors in different areas of the globe.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/08/2015

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