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PHP gets a formal specification, at last Congress okays upgrade of VA's 29-year-old software ITworld Tonight July 31, 2014 Share this email The best cities for landing top pay for your tech skills We drill into IT salary data to help uncover hidden hot spots that pay top dollar for your IT skill set. READ MORE   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 PHP gets a formal specification, at last Despite becoming one of the most widely used programming languages on the Web, PHP didn't have a formal specification -- until now. READ MORE Congress okays upgrade of VA's 29-year-old software An agreement in Congress to allocate $17 billion to the Department of Veterans Affairs includes money for a major tech upgrade. READ MORE Report: CIA improperly accessed Senate computers 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 Like Amazon, other firms want permission to fly drones 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 Tor hints at possible U.S. government involvement in recent attack 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 Ford and GM sued for millions over CD-ripping tech in cars 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 Did Linux become a gaming platform a long time ago? 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 Amazon is giving away $100 worth of Android apps for free Some really great deals here for Android users. READ MORE French carrier Iliad offers to buy T-Mobile US 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 University researchers develop glasses-free display 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 SURVEY: Got 10 minutes? Tell us about your tech interests and you could win an iPad mini ITworld is conducting its annual survey about your involvement with and interest in various technology categories, and invites you to participate. Survey participants will have the opportunity to win an iPad mini and sign up to receive a report outlining survey highlights. Take the survey now! 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