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Startup proposes fiber-based Glass Core as a bold rethink of data center networking

Orange targets home applications with new mobile-to-TV gadgets and services

CBS Interactive CIO Says Shadow IT Is an Opportunity

By looking at the shadow IT that lines-of-business deploy and asking business leaders how it improves their business, IT organizations can gain a better understanding of what they can bring to the table to help the business succeed.

White House sets 20% data center efficiency goal, but finds few takers

Whether that target is too high, too low, or reasonable, the effort is voluntary

Researchers hope to diagnose deadly Ebola virus with nanotech

Small portable devices could make diagnoses easier in remote, under-served areas.

Is that used iPad actually stolen? Apple creates tool for would-be buyers to check

U.S. may be falling behind in researching tech’s next big thing

Is the U.S. serious about the Internet of Things?

Cisco bulks up branch routers for cloud

ISRs support hybrid WAN access and new Cisco ONE software licensing

Angry Birds developer slashes up to 130 jobs to ‘reignite growth’

How hackers accidentally sold a pre-release XBox One to the FBI

Google shakes up cloud services market with another price cut

Twitter invests in MIT lab focused on online social movements

Cisco and Netgear line up behind new Helix 64-bit ARM chips

Google-backed Thread Group opens membership, wades into home IoT marsh

Shellshock attacks target QNAP’s network storage, FireEye says

Trying Windows 10 Tech Preview? Keep these 7 things in mind

Verizon won’t throttle unlimited LTE users after all

Report: LulzSec leader directed cyberattacks while working for FBI

Conservative group says 2.4 million opposed to net neutrality rules

Facebook apologizes to LGBT community, clarifies names policy

ARM builds an OS for the Internet of Things

Xen Project discloses serious vulnerability that impacts virtualized servers

FCC takes steps to make room for ‘white spaces,’ wireless microphones

Activists push Facebook to abandon its real-names policy

Microsoft weaves around Office bloat complaints with Sway authoring tool

IT pros should pay attention to ‘shadow IT,’ Interop NY keynoters urge

After a long road to the server market, ARM CEO Segars looks ahead

FCC: Some TV stations could earn huge dollars in spectrum auction

Expert: Basic hacks can compromise industrial control systems

Threat of such attacks is up, but defenses lag

African countries move to require inclusion of local suppliers in big telecom projects

OpenVPN servers can be vulnerable to Shellshock Bash vulnerability

Alcatel-Lucent sells enterprise networking unit to China Huaxin

Apple delivers OS X Yosemite ‘golden master’ to devs

Along with another public beta build, release means final is on track for Oct. 21 rollout

Local Virtual Desktops May Be the (Old) New Thing in BYOD

For IT organizations seeking to take a more employee-centric stance by employing a Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC) program, client hosted desktop virtualization may be what the doctor ordered.

Fujitsu to design Japanese exascale supercomputer

Intel pushes factory IoT with $9 million cost savings at plant

Malware program targets Hong Kong protesters using Apple devices

Google triples bug bounty reward range to $15,000

Ellison pushes Oracle’s new cloud platform hard, but questions linger

Shellshock flaw could pose risks to payments industry

12 things to know about Windows 10

With Windows 10, a contrite Microsoft will try to atone for Windows 8 mistakes

Nextdoor, an app for connecting with neighborhoods, puts on its police cap

How one user (successfully) managed the Amazon cloud reboot

The lesson: Prepare for failure

Ex-NSA director Alexander calls for new cybersecurity model

Eric Holder says ‘worrisome’ tech companies are eyeing encryption

iOS 8 bug deletes iWork docs

After iPhone, iPad owners reset their devices, iCloud Drive documents disappear

Microsoft skips a number, says ‘Windows 10’ will be a big break from the past

Q&A: Meet Microsoft’s new Azure CTO, Mark Russinovich

Four charged with stealing Army helicopter training software