Copyfight
- "Copyright troll" Prenda Law completely bombs at appeals court—"Appellate judge is shocked as Prenda's own lawyer can't unwind the 'shell game.'"
- Porn site that spews copyright suits uses lie detectors on defendants—"Malibu Media fights 'copyright troll' label, reveals data about its caseload."
- Major media publisher admits it is "afraid of Google"—"Worries the search giant is turning into a 'superstate' immune from prosecution."
- The Netherlands Must Outlaw Downloading, EU Court Rules
- A band stole a photographer's work and then made his life hell for complaining
Patent Trolls
- Anti-patent-troll bill stalls in Senate, but reformers remain hopeful
- Idaho governor signs patent troll bill into law; New Hampshire working on its own
- Vermont and Nebraska Attorneys General Take Patent Trolls Head On
- Google wins a game of "Escape from East Texas," linking Rockstar to Apple—"Judge: Patent troll 'advances Apple's interest,' must fight Google in California."
- For world's biggest troll, first patent case ends up in tatters—"Intellectual Ventures rolls out the 'inventors'—a lawyer and a lawyer's wife."
Digital Life
- Oculus Says They Didn't Expect Such Negative Reactions to Selling to Facebook
- Google's new Motion Photography Prize transforms humble GIF into high art
- Man Compares His $42k Prosthetic Hand to a $50 3D Printed Cyborg Beast
IT Jobs
- Apple Wants To Keep Evidence That Steve Jobs Was A 'Bully' Out Of Court
- H-1B loophole may help California utility offshore IT jobs—"It is the second major utility in a year to announce IT outsourcing."
- Inside the GitHub scandal: is sexism part of the Valley's DNA?—"Julie Ann Horvath wanted to help other women — and it may have cost her a job." The PR fallout cost Preston-Werner his.
- 12 ethical dilemmas gnawing at developers today—"As software takes over more of our lives, the ethical ramifications of decisions made by programmers only become greater."
- The Secret Shame of an Unacquired Tech Worker
Haxx0red
- Appeals court reverses hacker/troll "weev" conviction and sentence—"Appeals court skirts Computer Fraud And Abuse Act analysis."
- Whitehat hacker goes too far, gets raided by FBI, tells all—"Hacker exposed client's data to teach a lesson, was 'tired of being ignored.'"
- Alleged Heartbleed hacker known for finding flaws
- This reader mocked Heartbleed, posted his passwords online. Guess what happened next. WaPo
Your Rights Online
- Court Declares That, Yes, Bloggers Are Media
- Supreme Court weighing when online speech becomes illegal threat—"High court has never defined online 'speech crime.'"
- General Mills Backtracks on Legal Policy After Angering Facebook Users—"Those terms — and our intentions — were widely misread, causing concern among consumers."
- Twitter parody account holder sought in police raid—"Authorities say Twitter impersonation carries maximum year jail term, $2,500 fine."
- Reddit downgrades technology community after censorship—Moderators maxwellhill and anutensil should quit.
Tech Corruption
- Four US tech firms face $3bn payout over claims they conspired on pay—"Four of the world's best-known large technology companies could face damages claimed of $3bn (€2.17bn) over claims they worked together to keep down pay in the sector."
- HP pays $108 million to settle foreign bribery probes
- Tampa grand jury accuses phone company execs of $33M fraud
Broadband and Wireless
- Verizon led massive astroturf campaign to end NJ broadband obligation—"Some Verizon "supporters" had no idea e-mails were sent on their behalf."
- T-Mobile's next move: Shame AT&T and Verizon into ditching data overage fees
- FCC sets up the 'incentive auction' that will lead to better wireless internet for everyone
- Google Fiber signs franchise agreement with Portland
- Yes, Net Neutrality Is A Solution To An Existing Problem
Comcast-TWC Merger
- Most Senators Overseeing the Comcast-Time Warner Deal Have Taken Money From Both—Including Franken.
- Franken: Comcast Time Warner Cable a competitor until they wanted to merge
- Comcast: Without Time Warner Cable, we can't compete against Google, Netflix
- Comcast named Worst Company in America on the same day it files TWC merger paperwork
- Time Warner Cable Pretends Customer Complaints Don't Exist
Streaming
- Netflix officially comes out against the Comcast-TWC merger
- Netflix Begins 4K Streaming
- Netflix, adding customers and profits, raises prices
- Yes, Netflix And Hulu Are Starting To Kill Cable
- Why Movie Streaming Sites So Fail to Satisfy NYT
MH370
- Malaysian military withheld radar data on Flight MH370 as nations searched wrong area, sources say
- Malaysia Airlines co-pilot reportedly made call before plane disappeared
- MH370 hunt proves too deep for robot vehicle
Planes
- New solar plane is as big as a 747, will circumnavigate the globe
- An Airship The Size of a Football Field Could Revolutionize Travel—"A new fuel-efficient airship, capable of carrying up to 50 tons, can stay aloft for weeks and land just about anywhere."
- You Can Finally Fulfill Your Fantasy of Sleeping Inside a 747 Engine
Trains
- 11,000 Kilometer Proof That Trains Still Win at Moving Stuff Around the Planet
- Siemens wins US high-speed train contract
- Tel Aviv to Eilat in 7 minutes: The first Hyperloop will be in Israel
- China's high-speed rail is so popular, it's hurting the domestic airline industry
- Japanese railway operator to offer maglev tech to US for free
Automobiles
- The Germans Have Figured Out How to 3-D Print Cars—You wouldn't download a car.
- Automakers say self-driving cars are on the horizon
- Glow-in-the-dark roads make debut in Netherlands—"They look beautiful, but they could also save a lot on streetlight power."
Tesla
- Lawmakers approve deal to allow Tesla in Ohio
- Tesla's Musk to '60 Minutes': 'I thought we would most likely fail'
- Evergreen State Signs Bill To Keep Tesla Showrooms Open For Direct Sells
- Five ways Tesla Motors pushes technology change in auto industry
- The future of "Made in America" is Tesla, not Ford
- CBS Says It Made 'Audio Editing Error' With Tesla On 60 Minutes—More of 60 minutes-style hackery. Not as bad as their NSA propaganda piece, I suppose.
