Tech News Today 1503

Tonight we talk to Iain Thomson from The Register about how the Supreme Court approved changes that would give the FBI more power over when and where they can access our computers and everybody else's computers, everywhere. Ostensibly the changes are designed to help the FBI combat offshore botnets, but it's more nefarious than that. We also talk about Microsoft's decision to block Google from Cortana, and their new IFTTT clone called Flow. Next, we cover the SpaceX contract to launch GPS satellites for the military, and a new bedtime story app that lets parents use virtual reality to connect to their children. After that, Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica stops by to talk about Nintendo and Hatsune Miku. And finally, what happens when a weasel-like rodent meets a particle accelerator? Find out!

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Links

• US govt quietly tweaks rules to let cops, Feds hack computers anywhere, anytime
• Windows 10 will no longer let you Google search from Cortana
• Welcome to Microsoft Flow
• Delivering Personalized Search Experiences in Windows 10 through Cortana
• SpaceX is go for US military GPS sat launch, smashes ULA monopoly
• Mich. bills would make hacking electronic vehicle systems a felony, with life in prison
• Samsung thinks the 'future of children's bedtime' is virtual reality stories
• Nintendo announces March 2017 launch for Nintendo NX—and Zelda delay
• Review: Japanese hologram pop star Hatsune Miku tours North America
• Pop goes the weasel! Large Hadron Collider blown up by critter chomping 66kV cable