IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 18/11/2015

NY has a lottery, but says online fantasy sports are an illegal lottery
Judge on Monday refuses to side against NY in lawsuit defining online gambling.

Anne Frank foundation moves to keep famous diary copyrighted for 35 more years
Group says Otto Frank was a "co-author," throwing a wrench into online projects.

Pediatricians say farm use of antibiotics harms children
Drug-resistant microbes from big agriculture may spur deadly infections in kids.

Rdio shutting down, and Pandora will buy its technology
Pandora will use Rdio technology to offer "expanded experience" in 2016.

ISIS encrypted communications with Paris attackers, French officials say
Former CIA director claims Snowden "has blood on his hands" for tipping off terrorists.

El Niño reaches record level for a single week period
Weekly average temperature tops previous major El Niños in 1982-3 and 1997-8.

Achievement unburied: How the community literally dug up a gaming unlockable
Binding of Isaac players trace JPGs, voicemail, and GPS to hidden figurine.

Congressman continues pressuring NOAA for scientists’ e-mails
Rep. Lamar Smith seeks closed-door interviews, in the meantime.

Comcast sent collection agencies after customer who paid all his bills
And it took 18 months to fix Comcast’s mistake.

Prometheus 2 is now Alien: Covenant, and fully part of the Alien franchise
Film previously known as Alien: Paradise Lost heads for release in two years.

High fructose corn syrup goes to court, scientific verdict partly in
Fruit sugar has troubling effects, but too much of all sugars is the problem.

Divisive Android support for Windows Mobile dropped, nobody knows why
Microsoft delays the tech, perhaps forever.

Walmart is selling $10 Android phones
Walmart has a pair of LG Android phones on sale for a shockingly low price.

Police body cams found pre-installed with notorious Conficker worm
One of the world's most prolific pieces of malware is found in cams from Martel.

Smartphone owners value banking data over their nude pics, survey says
Yet 40% of smartphone users don’t even lock their devices "from prying eyes."

Nintendo wins court ruling against modchips and homebrew software
Security measures ruled proportionate, despite preventing legitimate use.

Tim Cook says Apple won’t make a “converged” iPad-Mac device
CEO believes a hybrid would compromise user experience.

New analysis finds routes to economic growth with carbon limits
In Australia, recognizing ecosystem services can help balance the books.

Qantas 737 “tailstrike” was caused by iPad data entry fail
Copilot fat-fingered "6" instead of "7" on iPad app used to calculate takeoff speed.

Safe Harbor 2.0 framework begins to capsize as January deadline nears
Planned revision to EU-US data sharing may very well be nixed by EU's top court.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 18/11/2015

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