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Could Bitcoin’s frothy venture funding dry up?

Recent regulatory developments could slow the pace of investments in 2014, one expert said

Alcatel sells federal technology unit for US$200 million

As a partner company under private owners, the former Bell Labs team says it will be able to go after more markets

Wall Street Beat: Economic growth, software news and BlackBerry deal boost tech stocks

Oracle results offered some bright spots, and BlackBerry's step away from hardware cheers investors

In 2014, more retailers might know how you shop

Technologies like video analyzers and Wi-Fi trackers could find increased usage in stores

Google seeks to commercialize humanoid robots

Google rolls in to give star treatment to Boston Dynamics at DARPA Robotics Challenge

BitTorrent develops secure, decentralized chat program using public-key crypto

The program will use the BitTorrent DHT peer finding protocol to locate contacts without a central server

NASA’s robot competitor is cousin to Mars Curiosity rover

RoboSimian competing in DARPA robot challenge is related to rover working on Mars

Moving a city to Linux needs political backing, says Munich project leader

Munich city authority has migrated almost 15,000 PCs from Windows NT to its own Linux distribution

2013 IT Outsourcing Year in Review: Grading Our Predictions

Debate over NSA surveillance shifts with judge’s ruling, task force report

Critics of the agency's surveillance programs say momentum has shifted in the debate