We’ve seen a lot of low-cost development boards/single-board computers hit the streets since the first Raspberry Pi first launched in 2012, including models with Intel, ARM, and MIPS processors… and Imagination Technologies would really like you to use those MIPS-based models. The company launched the MIPS Creator Ci20 board in 2014, and a new Ci40 […]
Imagination wants you to build a Terminator… what could possibly go wrong? is a post from: Liliputing
We’ve seen a lot of low-cost development boards/single-board computers hit the streets since the first Raspberry Pi first launched in 2012, including models with Intel, ARM, and MIPS processors… and Imagination Technologies would really like you to use those MIPS-based models. The company launched the MIPS Creator Ci20 board in 2014, and a new Ci40 […]
Imagination wants you to build a Terminator… what could possibly go wrong? is a post from: Liliputing
But other piracy groups will no doubt fill the gap they leave.
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A major game piracy group says it will cease releasing any its DRM- and copy protection-stripping cracks for the next year, ostensibly to examine whether or not its efforts have any material effect on game sales. But there's little reason to expect this "experiment" to yield any useful results.
Torrentfreak reports that Chinese piracy collective 3DM has decided in an "internal meeting" not to crack any more single-player games as of the Chinese New Year, which was on February 8. Then, after a year spent away from the cracking scene, the group says it will "take a look at the situation... to see if genuine sales have grown."
That's an interesting idea, but it's hard to imagine 3DM's unilateral action having that much effect on legitimate game sales. After all, there are plenty of other active groups in the cracking "scene" that will try to fight to increase their own exposure by filling the hole left by 3DM. And even if every major cracking group collectively decided to take a break, some bored kids with debuggers and too much free time would no doubt step up to fill in the overwhelming demand for cracked games.
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Meanwhile, North’s plutonium production is ramping up for building warheads.
North Korean image purported to be of the launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 satellite (though it may actually be of an earlier launch).
On Sunday, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) launched a rocket carrying a satellite into orbit despite protests from neighboring countries and the US that it is a violation of previous agreements on missile testing. The Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 satellite, an "earth observation satellite" ostensibly for monitoring agricultural output, apparently reached orbit. But the satellite is apparently tumbling out of control, according to a US Department of Defense official.
Meanwhile, in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday morning, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that intelligence has confirmed that North Korea has resumed production of plutonium at a reactor in Yongbyon. The regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had announced the return to production operations in September of 2015. Clapper said that "North Korea has been operating the reactor long enough so that it could begin to recover plutonium from the reactor's spent fuel in a matter of weeks to months."
The launch, the renewed plutonium production, and the test last month of a "boosted" nuclear warhead (which North Korea claimed was a hydrogen bomb) have all been seen as evidence that North Korea is moving forward with development of nuclear ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the west coast of the United States. Timed both to coincide with lunar new year celebrations and the Super Bowl in the US, the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 satellite flew over the San Francisco Bay area just an hour after the end of Super Bowl 50.
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Globalfoundries und Suny Poly investieren eine halbe Milliarde US-Dollar in ein gemeinsames R&D-Zentrum, um die aufwendige und teure EUV-Lithographie schneller marktreif zu machen. (Globalfoundries, IBM) 
Globalfoundries und Suny Poly investieren eine halbe Milliarde US-Dollar in ein gemeinsames R&D-Zentrum, um die aufwendige und teure EUV-Lithographie schneller marktreif zu machen. (Globalfoundries, IBM) FCC set to vote on a card-less replacement for CableCard.
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The Federal Communications Commission chairman dismissed concerns from AT&T and other pay-TV providers about new set-top box rules, saying that the companies shouldn't fear a little competition.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal would force pay-TV providers to make video programming available to the makers of third-party devices and software, saying he wants customers to have more alternatives to set-top boxes rented from cable companies. A vote is scheduled for next week, and TV providers are furious.
Wheeler doesn't mind, though. “The big kick I get is that AT&T and the cable companies have been putting out statements say, ‘This is going to thwart innovation,'” Wheeler said in an interview with Variety. “And I scratch my head and say, ‘My goodness, let’s see. When was the last time that competition thwarted innovation rather than spurring innovation?’ And you are telling me that a locked-down, closed system will have more impetus to be innovative, than a competitive, open system? I think that history shows that it is exactly the opposite of what happens in reality.”
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Im Jahr 2020 erreicht der mobile Datenverkehr in Deutschland wohl 345,2 PByte im Monat. Damit steigt der Anteil des mobilen Traffics am gesamten Datenverkehr aber nur von drei auf neun Prozent, will Cisco errechnet haben. (Netzneutralität, Google) 
Im Jahr 2020 erreicht der mobile Datenverkehr in Deutschland wohl 345,2 PByte im Monat. Damit steigt der Anteil des mobilen Traffics am gesamten Datenverkehr aber nur von drei auf neun Prozent, will Cisco errechnet haben. (Netzneutralität, Google) Wie weit reicht das europäische Recht auf Vergessenwerden? Mit ihren Forderungen haben Europas Datenschützer nun einen Teilerfolg gegen Google erzielt. (Google, Datenschutz) 
Wie weit reicht das europäische Recht auf Vergessenwerden? Mit ihren Forderungen haben Europas Datenschützer nun einen Teilerfolg gegen Google erzielt. (Google, Datenschutz) Acceptance of new Flash ads ends in June; old Flash ads can remain until January.
On the Adwords Google+ page, Google just announced a timeline for banishing Flash from its advertising network, announcing that "Google Display Network and DoubleClick Digital Marketing are now going 100% HTML5."
Starting on June 30, 2016, Google will no longer accept new Flash display ads from advertisers. On January 2, 2017, even old Flash ads will be blocked from appearing, making Google's ad network mostly Flash-free. The one exception seems to be video ads, as Google notes "Video ads built in Flash will not be impacted at this time."
Google has been trying to wean advertisers off of Flash for some time, providing tools and best practices for switching. Now it apparently feels good enough about the switch to force it on everyone.
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Following moves by The Pirate Bay to introduce on-site video streaming, today KickassTorrents implemented the same feature. The people at Torrents-Time, the people behind the technology, say that the development marks the start of a revolution. “Expect a bloodshed,” they warn.
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Last week saw the launch of Torrents-Time, software for Windows and Mac that allows people to view torrents embedded in a webpage and without need for an external torrent client.
Initially the technology was employed by Popcorntime-Online.io, a browser-based edition of Popcorn Time that for the first time used peer-to-peer transfers rather than resource hungry HTTP.
Then, just a couple of days later, The Pirate Bay became the first general torrent index to utilize the Torrents-Time software, meaning that users are now able to watch videos embedded in The Pirate Bay. Torrents-Time is appealing to torrent site operators because it enables them to generate extra revenue through an embedded VPN advertisement.
Today we can report that KickassTorrents has implemented the same feature, making it not only the world’s largest torrent site, but also the largest streaming portal too. However, while the process is pretty straightforward on Pirate Bay (users simply have to press a button marked ‘stream it’), things are a bit more confusing on KAT.
First of all, members of KAT who are actively logged into the site cannot see the feature. It’s only visible to non-members, something that usually only takes place with ads. And indeed, the KAT team confirmed to TorrentFreak that they are categorizing this as an advert.
Also, two sets of ‘streaming’ buttons exist on KAT. One relates to the Torrents-Time feature, the other does not.
The obvious ‘Stream Torrent’ button (next to the ‘Download Torrent’ button) is not the Torrents-Time feature and actually links to another service we have no official information on. It’s a big download in comparison and is almost certainly ad-related as well. For those interested in reading more, discussion here.
The Torrents-Time feature is actually the big black ‘play’ button situated under the ‘Main’ tab for each torrent. It functions in the same way as The Pirate Bay’s implementation, via a popup window carrying the same video controls.
“Kickass Torrents (Kat.cr), the biggest torrent site on Earth have embedded Torrents Time as of NOW,” the Torrents-Time (TT) team told TF in a statement.
“We launched last week and in a few days changed forever the way people use the treasures found through torrents sites, directly from their browser. It means that from today on, any user who is able to use Facebook can enjoy almost any movie or TV show that was created in this world.”
However, while the TT are optimistic, they also caution that problems lie on the horizon for this disruptive technology.
“Torrents Time is revolutionizing the world of torrents, here and now. Because it’s a revolution, you can expect a bloodshed, like the fate of all revolutions. We already managed to get a cease and desist letter from BREIN,” the team explain.
TF reported on the BREIN complaint earlier today.
“Because it’s the people’s revolution, a network of hundreds of millions of people who wish to consume Free Content, the people will prevail and the illegal harassment by the film and TV producers industry who claim that P2P ruins their business model will be defeated, by the people,” TT continue.
“It’s a false claim driven only by their sheer greed. P2P does not come instead of going to the cinema, watching cable or satellite, paying for VOD, buying a disk or a piece of merchandise. With P2P we make the world smaller, a people’s village where all the neighbors can watch together the staff they like.
“Torrents Time is not a pirate’s tool. It’s cool and it’s legal. We are certain it will improve the world,” they conclude.
Torrents-Time say that several other large torrent sites are also considering coming on board but some who asked not to be named have informed TF that for now they’ll be sitting on the fence to see how things go. Not all are excited by the prospect of ‘bloodshed’, at least for now.
Update: 1337x.to informs TorrentFreak that they have added Torrents-Time as well.
“We always try to keep our users happy, streaming is another way to use torrents. At this moment we do show a VPN message that Torrents-Time has, however with or without revenue we would have implemented this since it is a great solution.”
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Eine russische Gruppe von Cyberkriminellen raubt in großem Stil Banken aus - mit Malware, Bankkarte und viel Laufeinsatz. Neu ist, dass nicht mehr nur die Konten einzelner Kunden kompromittiert werden, sondern die Infrastruktur selbst. (