Defense Secretary: No Backdoors, Thanks; DARPA Teases Vertical Takeoff X-Plane Concept; Are Cyber Pathogens a Thing?

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March 5, 2016

		Defense Secretary: 'I'm Not a Believer in Backdoors' Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says strong encryption makes government work.

		Sony's Future Lab Program Provides Early Looks at Prototypes The first concept, known an "N," will debut at next week's SXSW conference in Texas.

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		DARPA Teases X-Plane Concept That Can Take Off Vertically The VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) X-Plane will essentially function as a helicopter and fighter jet in one.

		San Bernardino DA: Seized iPhone May Hold 'Dormant Cyber Pathogen' The term "cyber pathogen," however, seems to exist only in Harry Potter fan fiction.

		Epic Games Takes On Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform Epic Games' co-founder Tim Sweeney writes a blistering editorial blasting the "closed platform" that is Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform.

		Samsung Galaxy S7 Survives Torture Test A YouTube tester put the new flagship device to the test: the bend, scratch, and burn test, that is

		Do Backdoors Actually Help Law Enforcement Catch Bad Guys? According to crypto expert Klaus Schmeh's research: probably not.

		Smartphone Growth Expected to Slow (Again) 2016 is forecast to see single-digit growth, but 2015 was too, and those projections were way off.

		Seattle Sued for Letting Lyft, Uber Drivers Unionize The Chamber of Commerce wants a judge to suspend a city law allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize.

		YouTubers Now Eligible for Emmy Awards The Television Academy will consider content from AwesomenessTV, Adult Swim, YouTube Red, and more.

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