Data Center

Internet of Things in five words: sensor, monkey, radio, cloud, Paris

Government use of sensors may be a portal for connected devices

Bio-printing human parts will spark ethical, regulatory debate

3D printing also threatens intellectual property rights

German government faces legal action over NSA spying

Details about the complaint will be shared later, one of the complainants said

Google ordered to pay royalty on AdWords revenue to Vringo

The judge ruled on the royalty rate after the companies did not come to an agreement on it

Obama touches on NSA reform in State of the Union address

The U.S. president also called for patent reform and for faster broadband in schools

Facebook puts 10,000 Blu-ray discs in low-power storage system

Blu-ray fits the bill for infrequently accessed data, Facebook said

Yahoo reports another sales decline as ads sag

CEO Marissa Mayer cited the company's investments as laying a foundation for revenue growth

Bitcoin investors, legal experts grilled by New York regulators

The New York State Department of Financial Services plans to issue rules for the cryptocurrency this year

How to Make Your Enterprise as Agile as a Startup

NSA phone records program aids investigations, defenders say

It could prevent the next 9/11 attack, one former official said