Microsoft considered buying Slack for $8B

According to TechCruch, Microsoft instead opted to expand Skype's offerings.  

By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016

Amazon to restore encryption on Fire devices following backlash

The company said it removed the option to encrypt devices last fall because people weren’t using it.

By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016

Apple's new iOS allows more control over company issued devices

With the new operating system, companies will be able to dictate homescreen layouts and the use of applications. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

Former Google CEO to help make Pentagon more tech-savvy

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said a new advisory board will help the Department of Defense become more streamlined and innovative with technology. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

Cisco's shopping spree continues with plans to buy Leaba Semiconductor for $320M

This week, Cisco has announced plans to purchase two companies for a total of $580 million. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

Slack brings voice calls to its messaging platform

Paying users can start voice chats with up to 15 people. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

New White House data center policy focuses on energy reduction, cost savings

The policy aims to reduce costs associated with physical data centers by 25%.

By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016

With eyes on the hybrid cloud, Cisco to buy CliQr for $260M

CliQr's offerings allow companies to move into the cloud, application by application. 

By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016

Defense Secretary to visit Silicon Valley to ask for help with cybersecurity

While some federal agencies are at odds with tech companies, others are appealing to them for help. 

By Justine Brown • March 1, 2016

German hospitals' quick reaction limits impact of hackers' ransomware

After hackers used malware on several hospitals in Germany, officials quickly responded and took systems offline to stop the viruses from spreading. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 29, 2016

Net neutrality still hotly debated one year after ruling

The FCC is ramping up its efforts to implement the rules even as legislators are looking to repeal them.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 29, 2016

Reuters: US outlines rules for EU bulk data collection

Under the new Privacy Shield framework, the U.S. must spell out exactly how it plans to use data collected from European citizens.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 28, 2016

HP to accelerate layoffs in 2016

Continuing pressure from slow printer and PC sales has caused HP to speed up its announced layoff plans, according to media reports and the company itself.

By Tom Starner , Naomi Eide • Feb. 26, 2016

Defense Department funded Carnegie Mellon's research to break Tor

As the debate over privacy and encyrption rages, in court documents a federal judge confirmed that the U.S. government funded research to try and break the online anonymity service. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016

Google Fiber is heading to San Francisco

Though the company's headquarters are nearby, San Francisco has not had access to Google's high-speed broadband and cable.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016

Microsoft wants to make its data centers more green

The company is bringing on the former Director of Environmental Affairs for Starbucks to serve as its new Director of Datacenter Sustainability. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016

Study: For some, free Wi-Fi is worth the security risk

A Czech research firm conducted a study to see who was willing to join unsecured networks just for free Wi-Fi. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016

Facebook creates AI-based maps to better understand how people connect online

The company said the maps will help it determine the best connectivity solutions for various parts of the world.  

By Justine Brown • Feb. 23, 2016

Yahoo to engage potential buyers as early as this week

The struggling company is looking to sell its core Web assets. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 22, 2016

HP boosts mobile security with fingerprint and iris scanners

The company's new Elite x3 smartphone includes a dock and was designed with business users in mind. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 22, 2016

Lenovo's new tablet takes business mobile

At Mobile World Congress 2016, Lenovo unveiled a new tablet catered toward business users. 

By Justine Brown • Feb. 21, 2016

Microsoft uses artificial intelligence to bring mobile translations offline

The company's new app feature will translate nine different languages, including simplified Chinese and Vietnamese. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 19, 2016

Vaio, Toshiba and Fujitsu close to a PC merger

Negotiations will likely close by the end of March, with Vaio expecting to own the largest stake. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 17, 2016

'5D' glass disks can store data for roughly 13.8 billion years

Yes, billion. One disk can store about 360 terabytes of data and withstand temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius.  

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 17, 2016

Google's 'Project Loon' balloons to life in Sri Lanka

The high-speed internet offering relies on a network of hundreds of balloons to bring service to remote areas.

By Randy Lilleston • Feb. 16, 2016