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This makes it possible for organizations of all types and sizes to benefit from the experience, expertise and intelligence of a team of PhDs - without having to actually find and employ them. [Learn More!] [Drivers Prefer Autonomous Cars That Don't Kill Them] From the crash-testing department "A new study shows that most people prefer that self-driving cars be programmed to save the most people in the event of an accident, even if it kills the driver," reports Information Week. "Unless they are the drivers." Slashdot reader MojoKid... [Woman Wins $10,000 Lawsuit Against Microsoft Over Windows 10 Upgrades] From the stopping-the-Start-screen department An anonymous reader shares this story from the Seattle Times: A few days after Microsoft released Windows 10 to the public last year, Teri Goldstein's computer started trying to download and install the new operating system. The update, which she... [President Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden Before Leaving Office] From the right-thing-to-do department An anonymous reader writes from a report via The Verge: Ever since Edward Snowden set in motion the most powerful public act of whistleblowing in U.S. history, he has been living in exile in Russia from the United States. An article in this week's... [Wisconsin's Prison-Sentencing Algorithm Challenged in Court] From the judicial-code department "Do you want a computer to help decide a convict's fate?" asks Engadget, telling the story of a Wisconsin convict who "claims that the justice system relied too heavily on its COMPAS algorithm to determine the likelihood of repeat offenses and... [New 'Civilization' Game Will Be Sold To Schools As An Educational Tool] From the tests-are-history department An anonymous reader writes: In the fall of 2017, a special version of Civilization V will be made available for schools to use as an educational tool. "CivilizationEDU will provide students with the opportunity to think critically and create... [You Are Still Watching a Staggering Amount Of TV Every Day] From the love-hate-relationship-with-TV department Peter Kafka, reporting for Recode:TV! It's cooked! Toast! Doneso. Ready for the fork. Except not yet, because Americans are still watching a ton of TV, every day. For some of them, it's the equivalent of a full-time job. The average American... [Google Ponders About a Chromebook Pro] From the chromebook-pro department Google is currently surveying people about what a Chromebook Pro should be like. VentureBeat's report cites two people who recently shared the development on a forum. One user was asked the question, "How would you think a Chromebook Pro is... [Facebook Is Using Your Phone's Location To Suggest New Friends] From the privacy-woes department Fusion's Kashmir Hill is reporting that Facebook is using your phone's location to suggest new friends. It's unclear exactly when the social juggernaut began doing this, but a number of instances suggest it only started recently. From the... [Google To Step Up Smartphone Wars With Release Of Own Handset] From the own-your-stuff department According to a report by The Telegraph, Google is working on its first Google-branded smartphone, and plans to release it by the end of 2016. Unlike the Nexus program, in which Google mandates the design and specifications of the phone, but leaves... [Cisco Seen As Trying To 'Slow Down Arista Anyway They Can' With Patent Lawsuits] From the shark-tank department An anonymous reader shares an article by CRN:Partners say Cisco's end game with its patent lawsuits against Arista Networks is simply to slow the fast-growing networking company and stunt any innovation efforts from competitors. "Cisco's goal is... [Rolls-Royce Eyes Autonomous Ships, Expects Remote-Controlled Cargo Ships By 2020] From the hands-free-driving department An anonymous reader writes from a report via PC Magazine: Speaking at a recent symposium in Amsterdam, Rolls-Royce vice president of innovation for marine, Oskar Levander, said, "The technologies needed to make remote and autonomous ships a... [New and Improved CryptXXX Ransomware Rakes In $45,000 In 3 Weeks] From the security-woes department An anonymous reader writes:Whoever said crime doesn't pay didn't know about the booming ransomware market. A case in point, the latest version of the scourge known as CryptXXX, which raked in more than $45,000 in less than three weeks. Over the... [.NET Core 1.0 Released, Now Officially Supported By Red Hat] From the growing-interest department Microsoft on Monday announced the release of .NET Core, the open source .NET runtime platform. Finally! (It was first announced in 2014). The company also released ASP.NET Core 1.0, the open-source version of Microsoft's Web development stack.... [Sergey Brin: Don't Come To Silicon Valley To Start a Business] From the think-about-it department An anonymous reader shares a Business Insider report:If you're itching to start a company out of a garage, then you shouldn't pick up and move to Silicon Valley, according to Google cofounder Sergey Brin. It's easier to start a company outside the... [Google's Satellite Map Gets a 700-Trillion-Pixel Makeover] From the pinch-and-zoom department An anonymous reader writes: On Monday, Google Maps has received a makeover with 700 trillion pixels of new data added to the service. The Atlantic reports: "The new map, which activates this week for all users of Google Maps and Google Earth,... Follow us on [Facebook] [Twitter] [Google+] [Submit a Story to Slashdot!] You are subscribed to this Resource Newsletter as {EMAIL} . 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