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Tech Companies and Governments: A Love-Hate Relationship

Technology companies and their countries' governments work together for the advancement of the nations as a whole, creating new jobs and bolstering the economy. But due to privacy issues, tech companies are now controlling what user information they expose—and governments don't always play along.

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Mukesh Sharma
Domestication of Data at Agile Development/Better Software West

At the Agile Development/Better Software Conference West, James Whittaker presented a keynote on the future of web-based data. When we want information, we still use searches and filter through results, as hunters. Whittaker says we should become gatherers and let context-based data come to us.

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Sandy Sidhu
In Search of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

Joe Townsend attempts to figure out why it is that with all of the technology we have today, we still can’t find Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. The technology exists; however, we now know that technological advances have not been implemented that could help locate planes that crash.

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Joe Townsend
What's Going On with Data Security?

It seems like every day we are hearing about more security breaches. Whether it is Target's losing credit card information of more than 110 million Americans or Yahoo’s data breach, in which the company lost user passwords and usernames, one has to wonder what is going on with data security.

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Joe Townsend
New Software Technology Is Changing Sports Forever

Software isn’t just about making the best big-business applications. It can be used for practically any purpose—even sports. Read on to find out how software is changing the way tennis viewers receive match statistics and how NFL referees could end up making better-informed touchdown calls.

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Jonathan Vanian
China Builds World's Fastest Supercomputer

China has overtaken the United States as home to the world’s fastest supercomputer. The new machine, dubbed Tianhe-2 (Milky Way-2), was created by China’s National University of Defense Technology and is expected to be up and running by the end of this year.

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Jonathan Vanian
Whose Mobile Apps Are the Most Secure?

It's the age old question—which mobile phone or tablet should you buy? One major deciding factor has become which device carries the best and safest mobile apps. Unfortunately, in the battle between Android and iOS, neither is taking mobile app data security as seriously as it could—and should.

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Noel Wurst
Are You Secure in the Cloud?

Much has been said about the lack of security in public and private clouds. Joe Townsend gives us the rundown on what is and isn't secure in the cloud as well as some tips to help protect your organization.

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Joe Townsend