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Researchers use A.I. to reimagine health care

Machine learning can cull through big data to find information doctors need to better treat patients

Here are the components that will power your next smartphone

Open-source’s former ‘police’ now helping businesses adopt

Open-source has come a long, long way in the business world.

Cloud threatening software freedom, advocate says

Stallman joins the Internet, talks net neutrality, patents and more

Famous RMS keynotes LibrePlanet 2015 conference at MIT

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 23

Enterprise IT companies where people most want to work

Startup Poachable shares insights based on passive job-seeker interests

EMC pools enterprise smarts to create data ‘lakes’

Uber ties with Internet arm of large media group in India

Fake patient data could have been uploaded through SAP medical app

Upcoming Apple TV will feature App Store and Siri

At WWDC this year, Apple will reportedly roll out a new version of its venerable Apple TV with some major updates. Not only will the next-gen Apple TV include Siri, it will also house an App Store.

Six features coming to Tableau’s new BI analytics suite

Bare-metal switches poised to take off in data centers

China discloses cyberwarfare unit, no one surprised

Monetizing medical data is becoming the next revenue stream for hackers

Health insurance companies prime targets for hackers

Anthem’s recent data breach underscores the need for stronger security and highlights the potential harm that hackers can cause.

Microsoft answers Windows device share slump with freemium strategy

Push of apps and services to rival platforms result of cold, hard facts

The H-1B visa debate: Pain and the politics

Sen. Sessions: ‘[Companies] want more profits and lower pay for workers. That’s just what they do.’

Could modernized analog computers bring petaflops to the desktop?

DARPA program looks to build high-speed CPUs for specialized applications

Net neutrality rules: Separating fact from hype

New attacks suggest leeway for patching Flash Player is shrinking

Orange Money deal with Airtel in West Africa part of expansion plan

Yahoo’s reported willingness to pay $11M for ‘insurance’ was the real March Madness

Kenya becomes second country in East Africa to enjoy free Wi-Fi

All major browsers hacked at Pwn2Own contest

T-Mobile will win the attention of business customers, if not sales

AT&T, Sprint and Verizon defend their plans

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, March 20

To avoid NSA, Cisco gear gets delivered to strange addresses

Leaked US antitrust report on Google adds weight to rivals’ complaints

California bill would clamp down on AirBnB tax evaders

GinzaMetrics helps marketers get more bang for their social buck

At least 700,000 routers given to customers by ISPs are vulnerable to hacking

After hitting Raspberry Pi 2, Windows 10 will head to Qualcomm’s board

How Google’s partnership with Intel, TAG Heuer could fight off Apple Watch

With an early start in wearables, Google adds Intel's silicon expertise and TAG Heuer's style in a partnership announced today a Baselworld.

EMC eying Arista, Brocade?

Would make "stronger than anything" alternative to Cisco, firm says

Microsoft reveals who gets Windows 10, and how

Only Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 Update and Windows Phone 8.1 to receive the upgrade through Windows Update.

Pirates will stay pirates, even after Windows 10 upgrade

Microsoft clarifies upgrade offer to 'non-genuine' Windows

OpenSSL fixes serious denial-of-service bug, 11 other flaws

Inside look at Google’s Android Auto in action

I was given a test ride in a Hyundai Sonata featuring Android Auto, and got a glimpse into the future of the in-car experience.

Net neutrality rules let FCC police future ISP conduct

Tim Cook talks Apple Watch, Steve Jobs, and more

In a recent wide-ranging interview with Fast Company, Tim Cook talked all things Apple.

Anti-censorship group in China faces DDoS attack

IBM’s OpenPower project takes strides with first commercial server

IBM: Mobile app security stinks

IBM/Ponemon study finds 50% of companies devote no budget to security development

GoogleX exec: Where we went wrong with Glass

The company oversold the wearable too soon and learned some lessons

Health records are the new credit cards

Health records are worth more and easier to get

EHR adoption up, challenges in interoperability and meaningful use remain

Senate panel hears of woes in implementing electronic health records as lawmakers mull legislation to ease the administrative burden in health IT systems.

Premera, Anthem breaches probably espionage, expert says

Same group of attackers, likely Chinese, could be lurking in networks right now

Big network names oppose Title II regulations, with major exceptions

A brief overview of the networking companies that aren’t happy about the FCC’s recent decision

Huawei multiplies partnerships with software and service providers