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Time to examine rules on data collection and privacy, US commerce secretary says

Data collection by companies, particularly related to the Internet of things, need to be discussed

Asleep at the wheel: Searching for super-smart cars at CES

Manufacturers are showing off increasingly autonomous, connected vehicles in the quest for intelligent cars

Windows Phone 8.0 is upgradeable to 8.1, Microsoft says

Microsoft's updated mobile operating system is expected to launch this spring

More unlicensed spectrum could be on the horizon, FCC chairman says

Forthcoming spectrum auctions will determine availability

Internet of Ca-chings

Cisco sees trillions in connecting everything, with a quarter of it generated by networking the public sector

Immigration reform ‘doable this year,’ US commerce secretary says

Movement on the controversial issue should be possible this year, says Penny Pritzker

NASA gets OK to keep space station running to 2024

White House grants ISS funding for another 10 years

The battle for your body is on at CES

Riverbed may go private in a $3 billion deal

An investment company wants to acquire the WAN optimization vendor

Cygnus launch to space station scrubbed again

Resupply mission launch postponed because of solar flare space radiation