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• Moore's Law at 50: The past and future

  When you're strapping on the latest smart watch or ogling an iPhone, you probably aren't thinking of Moore's Law, which for 50 years has been used as a blueprint to make computers smaller, cheaper and faster.

• Why Israel could be the next cybersecurity world power

  There are plenty of cities in the U.S. that want to lay claim to becoming the "next" Silicon Valley, but a dusty desert town in the south of Israel called Beersheva might actually have a shot at becoming something more modest, and more focused. They want to be the first place you think about when it comes to cybersecurity research, education, and innovation. If things go right there, it may well happen.

• Is the ASUS X205 Microsoft's Chromebook killer?

  The ASUS X205 is one of three Windows 8.1 notebooks, all released in November, designed to halt the encroachment of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2290210/wireless/119373-8-reasons-why-Chromebooks-aren-t-going-away.html">Chromebooks</a> into the low-end Windows notebook market. (The other two are the HP Stream 11 and HP Stream 13.)

• Big names like Google dominate open-source funding

  <em>Network World's</em> analysis of publicly listed sponsors of 36 prominent open-source non-profits and foundations reveals that the lion's share of financial support for open-source groups comes from a familiar set of names.

• The 8080 chip at 40: What's next for the mighty microprocessor?

  It came out in 1974 and was the basis of the MITS Altair 8800, for which two guys named Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote BASIC, and millions of people began to realize that they, too, could have their very own, personal, computer.

• From M2M to IoT: Old industries have to learn new tricks

  The Internet of Things may be a new idea, but machines talking to other machines is not.

• Cloud upstarts: Too cheap to trust?

  Hosting provider Atlantic.net launched a $0.99 per month cloud server this fall, which is significantly less expensive than the $0.013 per hour starting price for market-leader Amazon Web Services' on-demand Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) virtual machines.

• Microsoft goes after Google and Amazon with hybrid Cloud push

  With a series of Cloud announcements on Monday, Microsoft moved to put a stake in the ground with hybrid Cloud computing and emerge from the shadow of Cloud rivals Google and Amazon.

• IoT is here and there, but not everywhere yet

  The Internet of Things is still too hard. Even some of its biggest backers say so.

• A guide to the confusing Internet of Things standards world

  Google recently announced a new networking protocol called Thread that aims to create a standard for communication between connected household devices.

• University CIO helps boost graduation rates with analytics

  Brian A. Haugabrook, interim CIO at Valdosta State University in Georgia, deployed analytics tools that enable faculty and staff to identify students who need extra help. The effort paid off with higher graduation rates.

• Boost that battery: Tips and tricks for laptops

  All laptops run on batteries and all batteries eventually run out -- especially when you use your device throughout the day. Here are some tips to help keep it going.

• Data manipulation tricks: Even better in R

  Some Excel tips and tricks for manipulating dates, and for getting data into the format you need, are also ready for your R pleasure.

• USB Type-C: Simpler, faster and more powerful

  The next generation of USB cables, the Type-C, will offer faster data streams, an increased ability to power devices, and better ease of use.

• AI gets its groove back

  Thanks to the advent of Big Data, new algorithms and massive, affordable computing power, artificial intelligence is now, finally, on a roll again.