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In Suit, Cisco Accuses Arista of Copying Work
By QUENTIN HARDY
The networking giant is suing a competitor founded and run by some of Cisco’s most noted alumni, saying they violated numerous Cisco patents and copied other work.
The late Apple chief defended his company’s decision to strictly control the music that can be played on an iPod in testimony recorded six months before his death.
The decision comes after a global outcry against programs like Prism, which have given spy agencies almost unfettered access to Internet communications.
The networking giant is suing a competitor founded and run by some of Cisco’s most noted alumni, saying they violated numerous Cisco patents and copied other work.
A panel plans to hold a hearing next week on ways to “protect the financial sector” from cyberattacks, but for now there are no plans to have anyone from the financial services industry testify.
As the service catches on, it becomes increasingly important for customers to compare the terms of mobile deposit services that different banks offer.
Employees of Sony Pictures received emails bearing threats in broken English, while the studio and F.B.I. continued to work on the case.
With the additional money, Uber is setting itself up for what its investors hope will be the next mammoth initial public offering, following in the footsteps of Facebook and the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group.
The announcement came as the chain announced a 2.7 percent drop in revenue overall, but a 41 percent skid in its Nook division sales.
A federal judge in Minnesota ruled that Target’s role in allowing hackers to get into the retailer’s computer network last year was enough to allow banks to proceed with a lawsuit to recoup their losses.
The Marshals Service said that 11 registered bidders had taken part and that the agency had received 27 bids, far fewer than the 45 bidders and 63 bids in the first auction in June.
Environmental concerns have led San Jose to clear a vast homeless camp, but in one of the nation’s priciest housing markets, not everyone has a place to go.
A mammoth effort is underway to digitally publish Albert Einstein’s letters, papers, postcards and diaries that have been scattered in archives, attics and shoeboxes.
Disney Imagicademy will release a line of apps dealing with math, science, language arts and other topics and featuring its well-known characters.
Wearable devices like fitness trackers or Wi-Fi-enabled spectacles are competing with traditional jewels for space on the body.
Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, who heads the French data protection authority, said Google must do more than remove links from its European domains.
George Osborne, the British chancellor of the Exchequer, proposed a new 25 percent tax on the local profits of some international companies, including tech giants like Google.
“His” and “hers” towels have been replaced by smartphones that tether couples, but an unequal use can have unintended (and unhappy) consequences.
A security firm identified Iranian hackers as the source of coordinated attacks against more than 50 targets in 16 countries, many of them corporate and government entities.
The creator of VKontakte, Russia’s most popular social network, sold his stake and left after clashes with the Putin government.
SugarString ran afoul of the public when The DailyDot reported in October that an editor recruiting journalists was warning them that the site would forbid reporting on “spying and net neutrality.”
The Chinese system has become the third, after GPS and Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System, recognized by the United Nations body that sets standards for international shipping.
The destruction of privacy widens the existing power imbalance between the ruling factions and everyone else.
A new generation of wearable devices for sleeping infants can gather lots of data, but parents might struggle to figure out what to do with it all.
Most Windows and Mac editions of Microsoft Word have a setting that automatically backs up documents. Also, how to export your Gmail contacts.
Apps can help you plan carefully for wintry weather’s perils, and for snowy fun like skiing and snowboarding.
Several models have microchips installed to make choosing skis and tracking activity easier, and an app helps determine when and how to wax.
The best present ideas to make shopping easy this season.
There has been an awakening that online threats are real and growing worse, and that the prevailing “patch and pray” approach to computer security will not do.
Parcel, which operates by text message, employs workers to collect packages for New York City residents during the day and deliver them from 7 to 11 p.m.
The Defense Department and leading computer scientists are working together to improve security by imagining an Internet rebuilt from scratch.
Cash is the most secure form of payment, but there are also other alternatives to magnetic-stripe credit and debit cards.
Security breaches can happen when you shop online, so here are tips to ensure privacy.
Credit cards have more legal protection than debit cards, but a quick response is the key to keeping intruders from your accounts and identity.
Americans retailers and banks are preparing for the wide release of a security technology in which a chip embedded into credit and debit cards can substantially reduce many forms of fraud.
With the growing use of mobile devices in school, and with advertisers compiling data on children’s web activities, what can parents do to stop unwelcome tracking?
Entrepreneurs are addressing the need for tighter corporate security, but skewed valuations are making it more difficult to determine which companies are a safe bet.
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