 | What Microsoft can and can't tell you about government access to data Microsoft wants you to know it isn't handing over your emails and chats to the government willy-nilly, but can't tell you what is being handed over to the government because the government won't allow that. | |  | Big money for big data: Context Relevant raises $7M from Madrona, Vulcan, others By the end of this year, we'll all be sick of hearing about "big data" (if you're not already). But in the meantime, the money is flowing to companies large and small that are developing technology to process and analyze the enormous amount of data companies are creating. | |  | LivingSocial to stop producing local events, cut at least 30 jobs LivingSocial Inc. plans to stop producing local events on its own, a spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday, marking the end of a business that launched two years ago under the "Adventures" brand. As part of the move, the Washington, D.C.-based deals company is shedding at least 30 positions. | |  | Can an app look the same on all devices? Ratio Interactive and Cypress merge to make it happen Ever been annoyed that an app looks and behaves differently on your Android smartphone than it does on your Xbox, and then changes again when you open it on your iPad? | |  | City of San Jose picks Microsoft for cloud deal The city of San Jose, Calif., inked a $2.16 million deal with Microsoft to put its 5,000 city employees in the cloud. The Redmond-based tech company (which also has a sizable presence in Mountain View, Calif.,) will host the city's email, data storage and remote collaboration, including desktop sharing and video conferencing, through Office 365. | |  | Concur buys travel firms in Atlanta, Dallas Concur Technologies Inc. said it's bought TRX Inc. of Atlanta and GDSX Ltd. of Dallas. | |  | Initial public offerings up, M&As and funding down in Q2 for venture capital Venture-backed company initial public offerings in the U.S. hit a five-quarter high in the period ending in June but M&A's (mergers and acquisitions) and funding were down sharply compared to last year. | |  | 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' Justin Timberlake top Amazon lists "A Good Day to Die Hard" and Justin Timberlake's "20/20 Experience" top some of Amazon.com Inc.'s best-selling movie and music charts for 2013. | |  National Tech News Optoro to open D.C. office to snag talent Yahoo Q2 earnings: Revenue falls, net income rises Intel buys gesture recognition company Omek for $40 million Initial public offerings up, M&As and funding down in Q2 for venture capital What Microsoft can and can't tell you about government access to data Anika CEO sells $2.16M worth of stock this month Local winners take on national competitors in Social Madness Hewlett-Packard: That's not the 'droid we're working on Goldman Sachs bursts Tesla's bubble University of Maryland tech program awards $3.8M to researchers  |  Companies in the News |
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