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Nvidia pushes brain-like computing with new graphics products

Nvidia unveils the Titan Z graphics card, which is the company's fastest GPU to date

IRS: Bitcoin is property not money

IRS says virtual currency has no legal tender status in any jurisdiction

Despite rocky U.S.-Russian relations, NASA astronaut set to fly with cosmonauts

U.S. astronaut Steven Swanson will liftoff onboard a Russian Soyuz rocket later today on a mission to the International Space Station

Business groups see IT shops as roadblocks to data analytics projects

Many prefer going it alone rather than relying on IT, IDC says

Nvidia’s Shield handheld gaming console to get KitKat upgrade

Nvidia is also pushing game streaming updates with the Android 4.4 over-the-air upgrade

Google Now alerts hit desktop Chrome, OS subversion continues

Google Now cards appear on Windows desktop and in OS X's Notification Center when signed into the Chrome browser

Google revamps enterprise cloud services with price cuts, more features

Google has re-energized its efforts compete with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Windows Azure

Tweets About TV Programs Prove Twitter’s Earned Media Value

SAP rolls out ‘smart’ new way to do data warehousing

The update to Business Warehouse incorporates what SAP calls an in-memory data fabric

Amazon adds search features, more languages to CloudSearch

The service now supports auto complete and proximity search

French consumer group sues Google, Facebook and Twitter over privacy policies

In a civil action, UFC-Que Choisir is asking the three social networks to make their user agreements clearer and fairer

HTC says its One M8 smartphone is like jewelry

HTC's One M8 is on sale in the US and Canada and AT&T is selling it for $199.99 with a two-year service plan

Info sec industry still struggles to attract women

Efficient Employee Onboarding Critical for Long-Term Success

New BitCrypt ransomware variant distributed by bitcoin stealing malware

Victims are asked to make bitcoin payments to recover encrypted files after their bitcoin wallets might have already been emptied

Mozilla names Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript, as CEO

Co-founder of Mozilla Foundation takes helm, faces 'interesting strategic challenges' to forge future of browser maker, analyst says

Adobe simplifies app advertising, integrates Marketing Cloud with iBeacons

The company hopes to give mobile marketing a push while safeguarding privacy

Forrester Outlines IT Imperatives for Healthcare Providers

Apple settles Belgian guarantee dispute

Belgium is one of many countries that has issues with Apple's warranty conducts

ATM malware, controlled by a text message, spews cash

The malware can cause a cash machine to start churning out bills

Report: Obama to unveil legislation to end NSA bulk phone data collection

Phone data will now be stored with telecommunications carriers rather than with the U.S. National Security Agency

Cisco’s Intercloud could supercharge its IoT plans

The company's IOx edge-computing platform could mesh with its cloud plan to improve IoT performance

New Cisco switches take aim at big data centers, data applications

Nexus 9000 gains 16-, 4-slot chassis; UCS celebrates 5th anniversary  

Google Glass may get more stylish with help from Oakley and Ray-Ban

The fashion and luxury brands will help Google design and market Glass

Box to go public, hoping to raise $250M

The file-storage service competes with startups like Dropbox and giants like Microsoft and Google

HP says never mind about June 3D printer announcement

Clears up 'inadvertant' statement at annual meeting that HP 3D technology announcement was set for June; now says its likely this fall

Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise Starting to Pay Off

FCC’s chairman moves to allow spectrum sharing

Wheeler will soon float a proposal to experiment with sharing spectrum in the 3.5GHz band

Swap agreement aims to protect Bitcoin holders from the next crash

A framework for Bitcoin derivatives seeks to guard against price swings

Microsoft warns Word users of ongoing attacks exploiting unpatched bug

Biggest worry, says expert, is that exploits are triggered just by previewing malicious messages in Outlook 2007, 2010 and 2013

Teen cyberbullying grows with ‘anonymous’ social chat apps

Apps like Yik Yak, Whisper and Secret offer teens online anonymity, but experts say parents need to remind kids that the promise is bogus

HOCO CISO program breaking ground with "virtual" CISOs

Program in Howard County, Maryland is making waves by providing security counsel to those who otherwise couldn't afford it

Bank of America sees software-defined data centers as ‘irresistible’

Bank's infrastructure chief is convinced of a software-defined future

Servergy becomes first company outside of IBM to build Power server

IBM's Power architecture expands its wings to Servergy's Cleantech Server CTS-1000 blade server

Researchers explore growing solar panels from bacteria

Bacteria can be used as a self-assembling biofilm

Cisco’s big about-face on cloud services

Three years after pledging not to, company is now becoming a cloud service provider with eyes on Amazon, Google

HTC’s next flagship smartphone needs more than Robert Downey Jr.

The company needs better marketing to explain why the next One can compete with the likes of Samsung, Apple and LG

Ballmer hints he may step down from Microsoft board

'I have the luxury&to figure out what might be fun,' he said three weeks ago

White House urges end to Turkey’s Twitter ban

U.S. is 'deeply concerned' about restricting Turkish citizen access to Twitter, says Obama spokesman

Cisco plans $1B investment in global cloud infrastructure

By partnering with the likes of Australian operator Telstra, Cisco hopes to catch up with competition

Rogue apps could exploit Android vulnerability to brick devices, researchers warn

The only way to recover from such an attack involves wiping all user data from affected devices, researchers from Trend Micro said

Foundation to fight cybercrime by offering free advice on domain-name security

Goal of Secure Domain Foundation is help domain name registrars and others adopt best security practices

IT Leaders Share Tips on Managing Security Risks

Palo Alto Networks buys endpoint security software maker Cyvera for $200M

Goal for Palo Alto is to devise integrated security and management platform

Quitting time: How to make a graceful exit

One in four U.S. tech workers are in job-hunting mode, according to IT employment research

What is 3D printing?

Inside the magical world of 3D printing

Nokia delays closure of sale to Microsoft of smartphone business

Nokia said it has yet to receive antitrust clearances from some countries in Asia

After 30 years, HP brings inkjet printing to office MFP

HP ships OfficeJet Enterprise Color MFP X585, an inkjet printing MFP that is an alternative to laser counterparts

Small bitcoin exchange, Vircurex, teeters after large withdrawals

Vircurex had been trying to pay back losses incurred last year

NSA hacked into servers at Huawei headquarters, reports say

The US government agency also gained information to place backdoors on networking equipment, according to leaked documents