Trump names net neutrality foe Ajit Pai to lead the FCC
President Donald Trump has named Commissioner Ajit Pai, an outspoken opponent of the FCC’s net neutrality rules, as the next head of the agency.
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Data and analytics will help the government deliver improved services: Bill English
The New Zealand Data Futures Forum (NZDFF) brought together a select group of stakeholders in Auckland today to consider the implications of big data and its usage for the public and private sectors in the country.
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Microsoft dips toe in Office unbundling water
Microsoft is unbundling chunks of Office, including a rumored free OneNote client for the Mac, as part of a strategy to reach customers who can't stomach the idea of paying for the full-fledged suite, or who have opted for free or inexpensive alternatives, an analyst said today.
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HP upgrade project meets a NASA that's 'resistant to change'
The inspector general of NASA has issued a report that's critical of both Hewlett-Packard and the space agency for messing up a plan to centralize management of the agency's end-user computing under a $2.5 billion outsourcing contract.
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NSA gets its first civil liberties and privacy officer
The National Security Agency has reportedly appointed Rebecca Richards, a former deputy privacy official at the Department of Homeland Security, as its first privacy officer.
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Government open data proves a treasure trove for savvy businesses
Ever since President Obama signed the Open Data Executive Order, government agencies have been making their vast data stores available to the public. These once-secret data sets are proving a valuable business resource, too.
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Thanks to the NSA, quantum computing may some day be in the cloud
The NSA is spending some $80 million in basic research on quantum computing, money that may ultimately help commercialize quantum computing for the private sector.
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NSA whistleblower likely had easy access to classified data
A defiant Edward Snowden resurfaced in Hong Kong today vowing to fight any U.S. efforts to extradite him on charges that he leaked classified documents describing two secret government data collection programs.
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Planck spacecraft offers clues to age, origin of universe
The Planck space mission has given scientists new information about the age, content and origin of the universe.
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Chicago CIO's IT revival plan includes the cloud
Chicago this month disclosed that it plans to use Microsoft's cloud services to deliver email and desktop applications to some 30,000 employees, part of a significant effort to improve the city's IT operations.