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Yahoo's announcement that state-sponsored hackers have stolen the details of at least 500 million accounts shocks both through scale -- it's the largest data breach ever -- and the potential security implications for users.

The U.S. government's attempt to stop a lawsuit challenging the legality of the H-1B lottery was rejected Thursday by a federal court judge.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should stop mobile messaging service WhatsApp from sharing user data with parent company Facebook in violation of earlier privacy promises, several privacy groups said.

Samsung reported that 90% of Note7 owners in the U.S. have opted to receive a new Galaxy Note7 as part of the ongoing recall for a potential fire hazard related to batteries in the original phones.

Battery technology is improving, but disasters like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 prove how careful we have to be with the energy stored in these things. There’s a ton of research going on, but while we wait for huge leaps in battery technology here are a few tips to help you stay in control of battery life on your Apple MacBook.

Technology has considerable potential to make the world better, but those benefits are far from guaranteed. Plenty of downsides can pop up along the way, and some of them have Turing Award winners especially worried.

Combine a quarter-of-a-million temps with new customer interaction methods and then factor in retail's strong history of inadequately briefing all employees about technology changes. Can you spell trainwreck?

Vint Cerf is considered a father of the internet, but that doesn't mean there aren't things he would do differently if given a fresh chance to create it all over again.

Samsung Electronics may have some comfort after its debacle with faulty batteries in the Galaxy Note7 smartphone.

Are a few extra letters on one's CV and LinkedIn profile really worth the cost in time, effort and dollars, when the big demand for information technology professionals shows no sign of retreating?

The global mobile phone business is booming. Up until recently, operators had their hands full rolling out 4G services and upgrading users to the latest smartphones. Going forward, operators will face growing threats from Wi-Fi, over-the-top (OTT) services and innovative solutions not yet on their radar screens. Pressure to seize partnership opportunities will increase.

Dell wants to prove that you don't need a high-end GPU in your computer to create content for virtual reality headsets.

This is not turning out to be a good week for Yahoo.

The internet giant confirmed Thursday that it has been breached, with a massive amount of user information being stolen. Obviously, this is bad news for Yahoo, but what does it mean for users?

In IT Blogwatch, we brainstorm new passwords.

So what is going on? John Brandon has the background:

A hacker's attempt to sell user data he claimed was stolen from Yahoo led the company to uncover a far more severe breach.

If you like the look of Lenovo's recently unveiled Yoga 910 and its 13.9-inch screen but need something a bit lighter, you may want to check out the 14-in. ThinkPad X1 Yoga. Both are convertible touch-screen laptops that fold back to become tablets, but the OLED display on the higher-end model (which is the one I reviewed) is one of the richest and most vibrant screens ever to grace a notebook. And unlike the Yoga 910, it's available right now.

Flashback to the pre-Internet days when the standard way of sending lots of data between sites is on reels of magnetic tape -- but the company where this pilot fish works is looking for a better way.

In Lew Cirne's view, all companies are now software companies and understanding how your software is treating your customers is key to business success. Cirne is the founder and CEO of New Relic, a cloud-based provider of application management tools. In this CEO Interview Series conversation with IDG Chief Content Officer John Gallant, Cirne explained how New Relic gets IT and business execs on the same page in improving operations and customer experience, and he described the company's new... Читать дальше...

The massive breach at Yahoo means that a treasure trove of stolen data is in the hands of hackers -- putting millions of internet users at risk.

Developing a computer that can be as decisive and intelligent as humans is on IBM's mind, and it's making progress toward achieving that goal.

Verizon, which is finalizing its $4.8 billion purchase of Yahoo, said late Thursday it was notified of the massive data breach at Yahoo only in the last two days.