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The status quo in the technology industry follows a fairly well-worn, but somewhat unsatisfying, model. Puppet Labs CEO Luke Kanies wants to find new ways of building a business that redefine what success looks like.
Marshals telephone scam similar to one plaguing the IRS
Redmond really does love Linux
Despite speculation, CEO Marissa Mayer remains at Yahoo's helm
Florida Democrat's bill would allocate H-1B visas to employers paying the highest wages
Android and the iPhone prove too much to conquer for the plucky open-source organization
Apps will be vetted by IBM, made available via Security App Exchange
After a disappointing year, where do we stand with Linux smartphones?
The groups's activity has spanned seven years, affecting influential people in Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela and possibly Brazil
'Should never have launched [Firefox OS] in the first place,' says analyst
Airbnb tops Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in 2016 rankings
IBM readies for a future where video is increasingly valuable to the enterprise
City and industry to replace lights vandalized for their copper wire
A strange proposal that would affect technology workers, students and many others
In an experiment, a quantum computer outperformed a conventional machine by 100 million times
Red Hat's hybrid cloud management solution adds Azure and container tech to an arsenal of supported technologies
Apple yesterday quietly released a brand new iPhone 6s battery case.
Acme Packet's Andy Ory is back to "fix the Internet" with 128 Technology
Researchers are exploring more natural ways of communicating with computers.
New release shows off a future with more frequent updates
Invitation to get 1Gbps networking would bring the total launched, underway or potential Google Fiber cities to 20
Virtual care to become the norm
Private key for *.xboxlive.com disclosed
Revenue grab, says one licensing expert, but Microsoft argues it will make hybrid cloud/on-premises deployment easier to calculate
Despite a growing installed base, its use is growing marginally.
Fortifies MX line with new line cards, automation software
Google extends its Safe Browsing blacklisting technology to Android
Darkode is back, but instead of being stronger than ever, it's insecure and badly configured
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity filling out its quantum systems development program
At the Collaboration Summit in San Francisco, Cisco today announced updates to its Spark communication service.
The service will get call features and integration with in-office collaboration systems next year
The power of DDoS attacks decreased in recent months, but their number rose significantly
Focus by Firefox lets users control how they're tracked
The upside is that the duration of attacks is shorter.
Broadcom's latest power-sipping IoT component speaks multiple network protocols
Mergers and acquisitions let companies keep up with the pace of innovation
Apple is now selling an external add-on battery for the iPhone 6 and 6s that doubles the phone thickness and boosts battery life by 80 percent
The provision was dropped previously after opposition from lawmakers and the tech industry
The hackers may have had access to "an enormous amount of sensitive information," the security firm says
Down more than 10% year over year, says IDC; contraction will last at least through '16
Data and communication networks are among the verticals dependent on GPS timing. A report questions the robustness of the mechanism at the civilian level.
Move is designed to allow its partners to make their own contributions.
The company's $40 billion merger creates a chip giant for cars and the Internet of Things
It's always nice to see cutting-edge technology being applied to a somewhat mundane problem area. This aviation story is a great example.
LIDAR program could create myriad new applications for drones, robots and other high-tech systems
The flaws can be exploited remotely through emails, Web pages, MMS and rogue apps
The philanthropic landscape is vast, and finding the right charitable fit for a company takes time.
The impressive airline aims to embrace digitization and innovation to stay ahead of the competition.
