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Acer names semiconductor veteran as new CEO

Taiwanese computer maker Acer has named Jason Chen, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1....

30.12.2013

Venture capitalist proposes California 2.0, a plan for six new states

A prominent venture capitalist proposed on Monday a plan to split California into six new states, including one called "Silicon Valley" that would stretch from San Francisco to San Jose and include the entire region where many of the biggest tech companies have their headquarters....

30.12.2013

Chromebooks charge into business market, capture 20% of commercial notebooks

Sales of Chromebooks exploded from basically nothing in 2012 to more than 20 percent of the U.S. commercial PC market, analyst firm NPD reported on Monday, while Windows PCs and MacsA remained flat at best....

30.12.2013

Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth

The rush of businesses to move their operations to the cloud is creating a slipstream that's pulling security services into the nimbus....

30.12.2013

The first 3D printed organ -- a liver -- is expected in 2014

Bio-printing companies and academics are finally having success keeping 3D printed human tissue alive long enough to use it for drug development and testing. It could be used for human implants someday....

30.12.2013

10 Stories That Shaped Tech Policy in 2013

From the NSA surveillance revelations to the troubled government healthcare website to a variety of issues that didn't make the mainstream news, here are the top tech policy stories that played out in 2013....

30.12.2013

Target hackers try new ways to use stolen card data

The techniques used by hackers to access credit and debit card data from target shoppers suggests that the cyber crooks have found a troubling new way to stay ahead of the latest fraud detection processes....

30.12.2013

Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest

Security researcher Mikko Hypponen has canceled his talk at a RSA security conference in San Francisco, reacting to a report that the security division of EMC allegedly received US$10 million from the U.S. National Security Agency to use a flawed random number generator in one of its products....

30.12.2013

Alan Turing given posthumous royal pardon

Dr Alan Turing has finally been granted a posthumous royal pardon under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy by the Queen following a long campaign to clear his name....

30.12.2013

French authorities requested 6,145 phone and data taps in 2012

French government and police officials requested 6,145 phone and data taps in 2012, fewer than in 2011, according to figures released by the French National Commission for the Control of Security Interceptions (CNCIS) earlier this week....

30.12.2013

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