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10 IT Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2014

Wall Street Beat: VC money pours back into Internet companies

The software sector attracts more investments than any other sector, as VC investments grow year over year

Obama fails to address NSA encryption-defeating methods, backdoors

The president's speech focuses more on a telephone records collection program than on the Internet, critics say

Obama’s surveillance reform speech invokes history for context

The president sought to provide context for why spying is needed, as he called for changes in government practices

Obama’s NSA reform proposals spark disappointment from some

Some digital rights groups wanted an end to the NSA phone records program, but President Obama wants a transition to something similar

NASA needs commercial help putting robots on the moon

Robotic landers would ferry cargo to the lunar surface

The hottest Chinese Internet firms you’ve never heard of

These sites have at least 100 million users but are largely unknown outside of China

Oracle builds a bridge to Salesforce.com with new adapter

The adapter allows organizations to synchronize Salesforce.com and on-premises applications

Obama proposes changes to NSA surveillance

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