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Headline Scan Hackers Make Smart Rifle Go Rogue Commerce Dept. Caves on Security Export Rules OpenDaylight Project Picks Up Steam Microsoft Fans Embark on Windows 10 Migration Consumers Fret Over Health Wearables Security Motorola Promises Its Smartphones Will Love You Back AI, Robotics Wonks Urge Autonomous Weapons Ban Today's Story Highlights
Hackers Make Smart Rifle Go Rogue 
Security researchers Runa Sandvik and Michael Auger have hacked a
TrackingPoint smart rifle that was designed to deliver sharpshooter
results, even for novices. They demonstrated their feat for Wired and
will present their findings at the week-long Black Hat 2015 security
conference in Las Vegas, which begins Saturday. The two purchased a pair
of $13,000 rifles and spent a year working on them.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82327.html Commerce Dept. Caves on Security Export Rules 
Some proposed federal rules on the export of security tools created a
tumult in cybersecurity circles -- a tumult that's pushed the rules into
limbo. The comment period for the rules, which the U.S. Department of
Commerce first aired in May, ended July 20 -- and although the
regulations have noble intentions, they also could have dire
consequences.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82324.html OpenDaylight Project Picks Up Steam 
The OpenDaylight Project this week announced that AT&T, ClearPath
Networks and Nokia Networks have joined, bringing its membership total
to 359. OpenDaylight is a collaborative open source project hosted by
the Linux Foundation. Its goal is twofold: accelerate the adoption of
software-defined networking; and create a solid foundation for network
functions virtualization.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82325.html Microsoft Fans Embark on Windows 10 Migration 
Microsoft on Wednesday began offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade to
Windows 7 and 8 users in 190 countries. Eligible users began receiving
taskbar notifications, beckoning them to begin the migration to Windows
To encourage migration, Microsoft has asked the first flock of
digital pilgrims to use the hashtag #UpgradeYourWorld and to tag a
nonprofit organization to their posts. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82322.html Consumers Fret Over Health Wearables Security 
Collecting health and fitness data through wearable devices is raising
concerns among consumers about the security of that information. Twenty-
five percent of more than 3,500 consumers who participated in a recent
survey did not believe their personal health data was safe on fitness
trackers or in health-tracking apps, reported Healthline -- and that
number could be low.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82321.html Motorola Promises Its Smartphones Will Love You Back 
Motorola, on Tuesday launched three new handsets -- Moto X Style, Moto X
Play and a refreshed Moto G -- designed to end the "one-sided
relationships" between smartphones and consumers. People have been
living with phones that nag during drives, make outbursts during
meetings, and run out of juice just when they're most needed, the
company said. Motorola promised its new suitors will change that.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82320.html AI, Robotics Wonks Urge Autonomous Weapons Ban 
Leading artificial intelligence and robotics experts have issued an open
letter arguing against the development of autonomous weapons. Its
publication coincides with the International Joint Conference on
Artificial Intelligence, which ends Friday in Buenos Aires. If any major
military power pushes ahead with AI weapon development, a global arms
race is "virtually inevitable," the letter says.
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