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Next-gen Rust language moves to 1.0 alpha

A beta release for the systems programming language is expected for February with a general 1.0 release to follow

Obama calls for data breach notification law, privacy bill of rights

The White House will push Congress to pass new laws addressing data privacy and ID theft, the president says

Google surges into top 10 in patent race; IBM retains huge lead

IBM ranks first in the U.S. patent race, as it has for 22 years, while Google climbs to No. 8 and Apple lands at No. 11

The Top Four Things SDN Needs For The New Year

How the SDDC and the SDN Can Work Better Together

Google’s latest zero-day disclosures further fuel feud with Microsoft

Microsoft protests after Google discloses details of another Windows flaw over the weekend, but can it be trusted to expeditiously fix flaws without pressure?

Obama aims to tighten laws on data hacking and student privacy

The moves come in the wake of the hacks of Sony Pictures and retailers like Target and Home Depot

Which cloud providers had the best uptime last year?

Amazon and Google recorded impressive statistics for how reliable their public IaaS clouds were in 2014

Review: Kyocera DuraForce is the Android phone designed for The Hulk

If you work in punishing environments, here's a phone that will withstand some of the abuse

US lawmakers push bill to permanently ban Internet access taxes

Sponsors say it will promote the U.S. digital economy