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US government seeks to hold phone data beyond five-year limit

The government says it needs to hold the data because of various lawsuits challenging its collection

Baidu’s growing research, marketing costs keep Q4 profit flat

The investments are bringing more revenue from Baidu's mobile advertising business

At DirecTV, the CEO and CIO Are on the Same Wavelength

Is Your IT Shop a Scrambler or a Leader?

Ogilvy and Mather Updates Knowledge Management System for the Social Age

64-bit smartphones are coming, but Apple’s iPhone 5s still stands alone

No 64-bit smartphones were announced at MWC, though new chips there will pave the way for handsets in coming months

How Unemployed CIOs Can Survive the Dark Days

Lawmaker seeks US ban on Bitcoin

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia cited the danger of crime as a key factor

Sisters bet robotics in schools will plant seeds for STEM careers

They've developed a robot-building kit that they want to sell to schools

Hunting for Earth 2.0: NASA finds 715 new planets

Four of these newly discovered planets could potentially hold life