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At Cebit opening ceremony, leaders evoke need to protect private data

All, that is, except U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, who says violin music and a robot thespian are typical Sunday evening entertainment

Microsoft sketches ambitious enhancements for Office 365

The most eye-catching innovation is a machine-learning capability to help employees identify their most important colleagues and content

Facebook Backtracks Big-Time on Major Redesign Vision

FCC urged to make more Wi-Fi spectrum available

A new tech coalition focuses on the value of Wi-Fi in the US

NASA will send a robot to investigate suspected life on Europa

The first of several robotic missions is expected to launch in the mid-2020s

U.S. retailers insist on PIN requirement in smartcard rules

Chip without PIN doesn't offer full protection for consumers, they say; Visa, Mastercard argue that PIN isn't needed

Studies show Sprint and T-Mobile need to expand U.S. coverage

Maybe a merger of the 3rd and 4th largest U.S. carriers makes sense?

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Living the Startup Dream Again

Eight eye-openers from Salesforce.com’s annual report

CRM still accounts for "substantially all" of Salesforce.com's revenue

Samsung’s Milk music streaming service is free, has no ads

Samsung's Milk streaming service initially will work in U.S. and on Galaxy devices, but will be extended to other countries and devices