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Encryption still best way to protect data — despite NSA

Properly implemented encryption very hard to beat, even by experts at U.S. spy agency, security experts say

Wall Street Beat: Tech starts off season on mildly upbeat note

Big deals mark the tech landscape as the mobile market grabs the spotlight

NASA’s lunar mission could lead to Internet in space

NASA's LADEE space probe launches tonight on mission to test laser communications

Schneier on NSA’s encryption defeating efforts: Trust no one

Some security professionals raise concerns about tech companies' potential cooperation with the surveillance agency

MIT’s inflatable antennae could boost small satellite communications

Mylar-based attennae could inflate once launched, withstand micro-meteor threat, MIT says.

Android Trojans gain botnet distribution, new code

IT offshore outsourcers are top L-1 visa users, U.S. says

IEEE-USA says government report shows that L-1 visa is tool for offshoring jobs

Hello from space! Kirobo takes huge step for robotics

Japanese robot speaks its first words onboard the space station

Yahoo: More than 12,000 US data requests led to disclosures more than 11,000 times

And that's just so far this year, according to Yahoo's first transparency report, released Friday

Samsung’s Note 3 and Gear smartwatch make a pricey package

Price range from $1,000 at T-Mobile unsubsidized, and $600 at Verizon with a two-year contract