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Spammers buy Chrome extensions and turn them into adware

Two developers who sold their popular Chrome extensions saw them misused for aggressive advertising

Intel expects to reduce workforce by 5 percent this year

Sees PC market stabilizing, but a year of flat sales ahead

Six more US retailers hit by Target-like hacks, security firm says

IntelCrawler also identified a 17-year-old Russian who it says wrote the BlackPOS malware, a version of which was used against Target

The smartest cars may need 5G, Ericsson says

The future mobile standard is likely to bring features that open up new possibilities

Some tech firms say Obama’s surveillance plan is thin on details

Companies like Mozilla, Google and Facebook wanted more answers in the president's speech

Who got the payoff for reclassifying cable data services as information services?

Sow for yourselves righteous policies; reap steadfast jobs.

Obama’s NSA surveillance reforms get mixed reviews

New restrictions should not mark the end of surveillance reform, say experts

CIOs tell Microsoft: Take the time you need to pick the right CEO

Microsoft can't afford picking the wrong person as its next CEO, they say

CIOs and CMOs Must Work Together to Satisfy Customers

Obama’s NSA proposals underscore reform challenges

Advocates and opponents of reform have plenty to complain about with the proposed changes, observers say