Apple may be working on a Snapchat-like video app for 2017 | Ars Technica

Apple may be working on a Snapchat-like video app for 2017 | Ars Technica: "The video app sounds a lot like Snapchat in terms of features: users can record a video and then apply filters to it, doodle, or place text over it, and then send it to friends via the contact list or existing social networks like Twitter."

This doesn't sound like Snapchat at all.

Op-ed: Oracle attorney says Google’s court victory might kill the GPL | Ars Technica

Op-ed: Oracle attorney says Google’s court victory might kill the GPL | Ars Technica: "If that narrative becomes the law of the land, you can kiss GPL (general public license) goodbye. "

No wait, I'm the defender of the GPL! This was a pro-bono case from top to bottom.

I/O 2016: Google launches Android N beta with speed boosts, VR hooks & iOS-drawn improvements

I/O 2016: Google launches Android N beta with speed boosts, VR hooks & iOS-drawn improvements: "Borrowing from iOS, users will be able to quick-reply to messages from notifications. "

Does this mean that iOS' haptic feedback is drawn from Microsoft? I, too, can butcher the language for my own Machiavellian purposes.

3 IT skills that boost pay 22 percent - Business Insider

3 IT skills that boost pay 22 percent - Business Insider: "Scala, worth a 21.8% pay boost: Scala is a programming language that stands for 'scalable language' that has been experiencing a surge in popularity recently."

I wonder what the pay boost is for finding bugs in the Scala compiler that make Scala unsuitable for production work?