Thursday 4 April 2013

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CIO Columnist DARPA Focuses On War Injuries In Brain Research
By Elena Malykhina
Department of Defense research agency will foot half the bill for the White House's new R&D initiative into the human brain.

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Narrow "micro" trenches disrupt streets less so it's easier to lay fiber-optic cables for broadband services.

No Bold Moves On U.S. Cybersecurity Framework
New cybersecurity framework, to be created per a February Obama administration executive order, likely will draw heavily from existing cybersecurity standards.

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Personal data on U.S. Secret Service director, Anderson Cooper, George Clooney and other public figures released by Exposed website.

Facebook OK For Company News, SEC Says
SEC's blessing is a big -- if belated -- admission that social networks have become an important part of doing business.

Robocall Killers Seek End Of Nuisance Calls
FTC contest winners have new ideas on to how to identify and block illegal spam calls to landlines and cellphones.

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City IT is moving cloudward but it's not fairytale perfect. Migrations are happening in stages, amid many questions.

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