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U.S. Moves Closer to Formal Rules Barring In-Flight Cellphone Calls — Carriers Press for Final Decision to Be Left to Them, Not Transportation Department — The U.S. government is getting closer to its final word on whether to allow cellphone calls on airplanes. And that word appears to be “no.”
| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Apple changing Gatekeeper app signing rules in OS X 10.9.5 & Yosemite, could break some apps — An upcoming change introduced in the latest Mavericks and Yosemite developers previews will require some developers to re-sign their applications and submit updates to the Mac App Store in order to get around Gatekeeper's watchful eye.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researcher develops proof-of-concept attack that spoofs wireless key fobs to unlock car doors — Watch This Wireless Hack Pop a Car's Locks in Minutes — Shims and coat hangers are the clumsy tools of last century's car burglars. Modern-day thieves, if they're as clever as Silvio Cesare … | Larry Hardesty / MIT News Office: |
MIT researchers develop algorithm that extracts audio from silent video footage — Extracting audio from visual information — Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass. — Press Inquiries — Researchers at MIT, Microsoft …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Verizon response to FCC's throttling concerns: everyone's doing it — Verizon Wireless has officially responded to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and his data throttling concerns. The Verge has obtained a copy of the carrier's response, which was written by Kathleen Grillo, the company's SVP of Federal Regulatory Affairs.
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| Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
IOActive researcher says firmware flaws in communication equipment could leave passenger jets open to attack — Hacker says to show passenger jets at risk of cyber attack — (Reuters) - Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment …
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Uber launches People's Uber, a no-profit ridesharing service in Beijing — Some people might criticize alternative cab service Uber for taking in lots of money through its surge-pricing system for increasing prices when demand is high. But the startup has been lowering its prices … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Danny Zappin, Ousted CEO of Maker Studios, Raises $25 Million to Launch Digital Studio — Danny Zappin, who was fired as CEO of Maker Studios and unsuccessfully tried to block a shareholder vote on Disney's acquisition of the mulitchannel network he co-founded, has raised $25 million … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
NFL Now app with on-demand highlights and extensive archives coming to Apple TV this month — NFL Now app coming to Apple TV this month — The NFL will be launching a new NFL Now service later this month, and it will be coming to the Apple TV with a dedicated application …
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| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Gannett Said Near Deal to Buy Rest of Cars.com for $1.8 Billion — The Gannett Company is near a deal to buy the 73 percent of Cars.com that it does not already own for $1.8 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Monday, giving the media company complete control over the online car-sales website.| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
comScore acquires MdotLabs, aims to curb ad fraud — Summary: ComScore said its aim is to eradicate non-human traffic from its audience and advertising measurements with MdotLabs' technology. — ComScore, which tracks and analyzes Web and mobile audience reach, said Monday it will acquire MdotLabs, which monitors non-human traffic.
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Minilock Chrome app that encrypts single files for specific recipients is now available — Meet Minilock, a powerful new encryption tool built on ChromeOS — A padlock might be the easiest piece of security tech a person can own. You close it, it clicks, and then you need a key to open it up again.
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