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Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox requires account verification after Liberty Reserve shutdown

Non-bitcoin deposits and withdrawals through Mt. Gox must be made with verified accounts starting on Thursday

US road safety agency issues policy on driverless cars

Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet ready for general use, the NHTSA said in a policy statement

US allows export of communication devices, software and services to Iran

The U.S. aims to provide the Iranian people with safer, more sophisticated personal communications equipment

Gearhead’s 2013 Summer Reading List

So many good geeky books and so little time; Gibbs lines up the tomes you need to read

Computer scientists oppose Oracle’s bid to copyright Java APIs

Some prominent scientists, including the inventor of JavaScript, have backed Google in its court battle with Oracle

Ads hit Tumbler desktop feeds as Yahoo takeover looms

Sponsored posts will start appearing within users' feeds on desktops

Federal CIOs Must Embrace Hybrid IT in Shift to Cloud

NASA’s Curiosity proves Mars trip would blast humans with radiation

Today's radiation-shielding technology can't protect humans in deep space

Start menu isn’t back in Win 8.1, but some key features are

Microsoft will try to address Windows 8 user interface complaints with the upcoming update of the OS

Former Windows chief defends Windows 8, trumpets sales

Steven Sinofsky, who led Windows 8 development but was ousted last year, cites 100-million sales figure