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DOT and FAA Propose New Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems — WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration today proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in today's aviation system …
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Proposed FAA rules allow commercial drone use without pilot's license, require line-of-sight to operate, hindering services like Amazon Prime Air — FAA Proposes Rules To Open The Sky To Some Commercial Drones, But Delivery Drones Remain Grounded — After a number of delays …
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Interviews reveal how public shaming online ruined the lives of Justine Sacco and many others — How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life — Credit: Photo illustration by Andrew B. Myers. Prop stylist: Sonia Rentsch. — As she made the long journey from New York to South Africa …
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Thanks:@peterpham| Scott Stein / CNET: |
LG announces Watch Urbane, an Android Wear smartwatch with a round display and metal body — LG reveals LG Watch Urbane, an Android Wear watch with looks to battle Apple — LG Watch Urbane: ready for your fancy suit. — LG's latest smartwatch has gone for a fancy look, but still runs Android Wear.
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| Neil Savage / IEEE Spectrum: |
Researchers working on a light-based “Li-Fi” wireless system capable of 100 Gbps speeds, requires direct line of sight to a receiver — Li-Fi-like System Would Bring 100-Gbps Speeds Straight to Your Computer — The light that zips data across the Internet's backbone used …
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Small MVNOs FreedomPop, Republic rely on Wi-Fi and fall back on cellular to reduce costs; new entrants like Google may do the same — Small Phone Companies Use Wi-Fi to Punch Above Their Weight — SAN FRANCISCO — It would not be an insult to say Republic Wireless and FreedomPop are obscure little companies.
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Kaspersky says sophisticated malware was used to steal at least $300M from 100+ financial institutions in 30 nations since late 2013 — Bank Hackers Steal Millions via Malware — PALO ALTO, Calif. — In late 2013, an A.T.M. in Kiev started dispensing cash at seemingly random times of day.
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Infosys Acquires SaaS Provider Panaya In Deal Valued At $200M — Consulting and IT services provider Infosys announced today that it will acquire Panaya, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company. Worth an enterprise value of about $200 million, the deal is expected to close by the end of March.
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GeekTime, Infosys, ZDNet, Reuters and The Economic Times
| Mona Lalwani / The Verge: |
Binaural audio recording, which creates realistic 3D sound, resurges thanks to virtual reality — Surrounded by sound: how 3D audio hacks your brain — A century-old audio technology is making a comeback thanks to VR — On a crisp afternoon late last year, I made my way to Manhattan's Upper East Side …
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| Gregg Keizer / Computerworld: |
Google amends vulnerability disclosure policy, vendors working on a fix can request 14-day grace period beyond Project Zero's 90-day deadline — Google relaxes strict bug disclosure rules after Microsoft grievances — Google today relaxed its strict 90-day vulnerability disclosure that put … | Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
New Nintendo 3DS XL review: head-tracking improves 3D effect, other changes are more marginal — New Nintendo 3DS XL review: Return to the third dimension — Glasses-free 3D improvements impress, but other changes are more marginal. — Everybody who tried the Nintendo 3DS probably remembers … Sponsor Posts
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