Consumers are buying millions and millions of wearable devices
The worldwide market for wearable computing devices saw a huge expansion in the last quarter of 2015, led by Fitbit and Apple, and shows no signs of slowing down soon.
Stories by Grant Gross
Cook hints at Apple car, stops short of confirming
Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn't exactly confirm that his company is working on an automobile, but he doesn't deny it, either, in an interview with Fortune.
Apple's fight with the FBI could trigger a password arms race
A U.S. magistrate's order requiring Apple to assist the FBI in unlocking a dead mass shooter's iPhone could lead device makers to require stronger passwords in future.
IBM gets 215 million patient profiles in US$2.6 billion analytics firm buy
IBM's Watson Health plans to buy Truven Health Analytics fits strategy of improving healthcare quality while controlling costs
Apple's fight with the FBI could go all the way to the US Supreme Court
Apple has several avenues for appealing a magistrate judge's order that it help the FBI unlock an iPhone owned by terrorist shooter.
IBM goes all in on blockchain, offers Cloud-based service
IBM offers a cloud-based service to help businesses set up blockchain networks and test and deploy apps.
US Senate passes permanent ban on Internet access taxes
The U.S. Senate votes to make a temporary Internet tax ban permanent.
Microsoft headed to court to protect Irish data from US DOJ search
During an appeals court hearing Wednesday, Microsoft will argue against the U.S. Department of Justice efforts to search emails stored in a company facility in Ireland.
CISA likely coming back to Senate, amid doubts about effectiveness
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, is likely to get a push for Senate passage this fall, amid doubts that it would have prevented recent major breaches.
US DOJ tightens policies on use of simulated cells for surveillance
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued new guidelines on the use of a cellular surveillance technology called stingrays.
FTC finds privacy disclosures improved in kid's apps
Mobile applications aimed at children are doing a better job in recent years of disclosing their privacy practices, but many apps still lack basic information, according to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission survey.
Paid endorsements get Xbox One marketer in trouble with FTC
Online entertainment network Machinima has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for failing to disclose it paid people to produce endorsement videos for the Xbox One gaming console.
US IT salaries rose by more than 4 percent in 2014
U.S. IT salaries were up by 4.25 percent in 2014, the highest increase in years, according to an IEEE-USA survey.
Russia, China said to use hacked databases to find US spies
Russian and Chinese cyberspying units are reportedly cross-checking hacked databases to identify U.S. intelligence operatives.
Local officials question FCC's broadband subsidy proposal
Several groups and elected officials have objected to parts of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's plan to expand telephone subsidies for low-income people to include broadband service.