IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 16/12/2015

Seattle City Council votes to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize
"Uber does not share and does not care," said one councilwoman who voted yes.

Here’s what id Software’s PC port of Mario 3 could have looked like
Nintendo rejected this early demo, leaving id to make the Commander Keen games.

What the government should’ve learned about backdoors from the Clipper Chip
The Obama administration's calls for backdoors echo the Clinton-era key escrow fiasco.

Op-ed: There’s a new Star Trek trailer and it looks terrible
The trailer, reviewed: It has a lot of punching, precious little "science fiction."

Yahoo investors rankle at spin-off plan, one suggests laying off 9,000
Yahoo’s core business spin-off could take another year, and it's causing dissent.

Got a drone? It’s registration time, says the FAA
$5 fee will be waived for those who register by mid-January.

Dealmaster: Get a Dell 3440×1440 curved monitor and a $250 gift card for $679
And many more Green Monday deals to snatch up!

Three little (gene-edited) pigs are immune to problematic viruses
New CRISPR technology may provide a big boon to the agricultural industry.

Aging, from our cells to possible future treatments
Studies are targeting aging at the cellular and systemic level.

Hackers actively exploit critical vulnerability in sites running Joomla
Wave of attacks grows. Researchers advise sites to install just-released patch.

The Wii U game release Nintendo would prefer you didn’t notice
Troubled Devil's Third trickles out with a distinct lack of fanfare.

Beware of state-sponsored hackers, Twitter warns dozens of users
Journalists, security researchers, and activists receive Twitter warning e-mail.

WSJ: Samsung Galaxy S7 to have pressure-sensitive display, microSD slot
MicroSD card will reportedly return to the Galaxy S7 but not the Galaxy S7 Edge.

PSA: See Goldblum worry in debut trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence
Brief cameo by President Bill Pullman, plenty of giant spaceships, Judd Hirsch.

The little box that controls half your home’s energy use
How Nest’s smart thermostat tries to save energy and help the electric grid.

Scientists may have found formula for a painless existence
Discovery makes mice pain-free, reverses painlessness in woman with rare condition

Qubes OS will ship pre-installed on Purism’s security-focused Librem 13 laptop
Snowden "really excited" about security-by-isolation, privacy-respecting Qubes OS.

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 16/12/2015

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