Thursday, December 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 18/12/2015





Two atoms make quantum memory, processing gate, and test of entanglement
Entangling atoms from different elements does it all, quantum-wise.










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Busted by online package tracking, drug dealer gets more than 8 years in prison
Even after getting arrested, Harold Bates still received drugs from China.










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Copyright tribunal slaps Pandora with 20 percent rate increase
A little-known panel of judges determines what Internet radio must pay.










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Mini-review: A week with Apple’s lumpy new iPhone battery case
Form follows function in one of Apple’s uglier accessories.










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Congress: NASA must not only go to Europa, it must land
Agency's new budget includes $175 million and a requirement to include a lander.










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SyFy’s The Magicians and the dangers of adapting “adult Harry Potter”
Brooding magic-haters, crushing repetition, mystical sex: A formula for TV success?










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OneDrive for Business to get unlimited storage for enterprise customers
But only for some.










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Senate probing whether Cruz leaked classified surveillance data during debate
Did the USA Freedom Act secretly expand the bulk telephone metadata snooping program?










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Woman sues Airbnb after finding hidden camera in her rental
Complaint says living room-based camera intercepted couple's private talks, too.










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Germany approves 30-minute software update fix for cheating Volkswagen diesels
1.2 and 2.0 liter engines require software update, 1.6 liter engine needs new part.










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Turing’s Shkreli on drug price-hike: “It gets people talking… that’s what art is”
Embattled CEO fumes over RZA, talks hip hop and musical aspirations with HipHopDX.










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Survey: “Gamers” are poorer, more male, less white than “game players”
Self-described gamers are also more likely to see gaming in a positive light.










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Self-driving Ford Fusions are coming to California next year
Ford is the 11th company to obtain an autonomous driving permit for the state.










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Trump doesn’t want ISIS “using our Internet”
GOP candidates debate closing the Internet, surveillance, and encryption.










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Cop who wanted to photograph teen’s erection in sexting case commits suicide
Cop accused of unrelated pedophilia charges but lauded for his "contributions."










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Short-term brain experiments may mislead on long-term impacts
With time, the brain can compensate for damage to functional regions.










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When a single e-mail gives hackers full access to your network
Google researchers find code-execution bug in FireEye threat-prevention devices.










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Republicans in Congress let net neutrality rules live on (for now)
Year-end spending bill agreed to without anti-net neutrality provisions.










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Confirmed: Kojima leaves Konami to work on PS4 console exclusive [Updated]
Metal Gear Solid creator's newly independent studio working on PS4 first.










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Netflix to offer less bandwidth for My Little Pony, more for Avengers
Adaptive encoding will also help out customers burdened by data caps.










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