ITworld Tonight | | We drill into IT salary data to help uncover hidden hot spots that pay top dollar for your IT skill set. | | Issue highlights 1. PHP gets a formal specification, at last 2. Congress okays upgrade of VA's 29-year-old software 3. Report: CIA improperly accessed Senate computers 4. Like Amazon, other firms want permission to fly drones 5. Tor hints at possible U.S. government involvement in recent attack 6. Ford and GM sued for millions over CD-ripping tech in cars 7. Did Linux become a gaming platform a long time ago? 8. Amazon is giving away $100 worth of Android apps for free 9. French carrier Iliad offers to buy T-Mobile US 10. University researchers develop glasses-free display | Despite becoming one of the most widely used programming languages on the Web, PHP didn't have a formal specification -- until now. READ MORE | An agreement in Congress to allocate $17 billion to the Department of Veterans Affairs includes money for a major tech upgrade. READ MORE | An internal CIA investigation has determined its employees improperly accessed computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee while it was working on a report about the agency's post-9/11 detention and interrogation program, according to a report by McClatchy. READ MORE | Amazon made headlines this month when it sought permission from the U.S. government to test its drone-based delivery service, but it's far from the only company that's applied for such approval. READ MORE | Hackers attacked the infrastructure of Tor, the anonymizing service, earlier this month in an incident that may have compromised a number of hidden services, according to an announcement posted today by the Tor Project's director, Roger Dingledine. READ MORE | The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies is suing Ford and General Motors for violating copyrights with the CD-ripping capability of their cars. The lawsuit calls for punitive damages equal to $2,500 per CD-R player installed. READ MORE | In today's open source roundup: Linux is getting a lot more attention recently from game developers, but did it become a viable platform a long time ago? Plus: Rumors swirl that The Witcher 3 is headed to Linux, and what's the best Linux distro for parents coming from Windows 7? READ MORE | Some really great deals here for Android users. READ MORE | French mobile operator Iliad has offered to buy T-Mobile US, the fourth-largest U.S. cellular carrier, in a bid that could complicated an offer reportedly in the works at Sprint. READ MORE | Fumbling around for your near-vision glasses to read the tablet screen? University researchers may have come up with a way to alleviate that problem. READ MORE | | | | | |
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