IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 23/09/2015

VW’s dirty mission: Where’s the beginning and where’s the end?
Volkswagen's circumvention of federal emissions regulations means serious trouble.

City of Berkeley fends off wireless industry suit over health warning
Judge simply asks to cut a line: "This potential risk is greater for children."

Security firm pledges $1 million bounty for iOS jailbreak exploits
Eye-popping price tag reflects growing value of top-tier exploits.

FAA launches investigation after drone crashes, hits baby
"The FAA is concerned with the growing number of reports about unsafe operations."

Collectors preserve nearly lost Sonic arcade game through emulation
Sonic Patrol Car kiddy ride will soon be playable via MAME.

Microsoft has built software, but not a Linux distribution, for its software switches
A Microsoft Linux distribution would be remarkable, but Redmond says it doesn't have one.

VW scandal highlights irony of EPA opposition to vehicle software tinkering
EPA says public can't be trusted to tinker with vehicle software. So who can we trust?

Imageboard sites 4chan, 8chan announce new ownership arrangements
2channel founder takes over 4chan; 8chan's Brennan becomes paid administrator.

Apple aims to finalize an electric car by 2019, Wall Street Journal says
Long-rumored efforts to move into the auto industry are taking shape.

Symantec employees fired for issuing rogue HTTPS certificate for Google
Unauthorized credential was trusted by all browsers, but Google never authorized it.

After delay, Apple releases WatchOS 2.0 to the public
A "bug" stopped the software from coming out last week as originally planned.

The particle accelerator that can draw data out of specks of comet dust
Ars checks out the amazing instrument that has revolutionized geoscience.

Tennessee explains why it should be able to limit city-run ISPs
Lawsuit against FCC could prevent expansion of city-run Internet services.

Kickstarter, unlike Etsy, says it won’t use “esoteric” tax strategies
Crowdfunding company files to become ethically bound Public Benefit Corporation.

DHS infosec chief: We should pull clearance of feds who fail phish test
Repeat offenders "should not be holding a TS SCI with the federal government."

Microsoft expecting PS4 to come down in price soon
Spencer: "If history tells, then we'll see a price drop from them coming."

SteamVR, HTC Vive support coming to Elite: Dangerous this holiday season
Spaceship simulator will show off Vive support at EGX this week.

Apple scrambles after 40 malicious “XcodeGhost” apps haunt App Store
Outbreak may have caused hundreds of millions of people to download malicious apps.

Apple: iOS 9 on more than half of all devices, fastest adoption rate ever
A reversal from iOS 8, which suffered an abnormally low adoption rate.

Volkswagen stock falls 20%, CEO apologizes for emissions cheat
The company will stop selling diesel cars involved in Friday's recall.

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Monday, September 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 23/09/2015

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