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  • CIO resigns following US Target breach

    Target CIO Beth Jacob has resigned following a data breach at the retailer that may have affected as many as 110 million U.S. residents.

    Written by Grant Gross05 March 14 16:27
  • Techies ditch the hoodies and Google Glass

    In the Silicon Valley, techies - blamed for gentrification and sky-high rent - have become the recipients of nasty stares, curses, threats and even physical confrontation. So you can't blame them for trying to go incognito.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige04 March 14 20:19
  • Another executive shakeup at Microsoft

    Just a month after Satya Nadella took over as Microsoft CEO the executive inner circle is being overhauled, with two key leaders leaving the company and a third assuming significant new power.

    Written by Tim Greene03 March 14 19:05
  • Computer geeks as loners? Data says otherwise

    The typical image of a computer geek is that of a socially clueless loner. Not only single, but can't even get a date.

    Written by Sharon Machlis and Patrick Thibodeau14 Feb. 14 19:18
  • Staff at recruitment tool firm Distill join Yahoo

    The team at Distill, the developer of a collaborative video interview platform, is joining Yahoo, adding to the number of engineers and other staff from startups that have joined the Internet company.

    Written by John Ribeiro14 Feb. 14 06:28
  • How effective will Gates be in his new tech advisor role?

    Microsoft made a surprising, intriguing and dramatic announcement on Tuesday: No, it wasn't Satya Nadella's appointment as CEO to replace Steve Ballmer. It was the news that Bill Gates would step down as chairman and take on a new tech advisory role in which he'll substantially increase his involvement with the company he co-founded in 1975.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez06 Feb. 14 23:18
  • Satya Nadella to succeed Ballmer as Microsoft CEO

    Microsoft has finally concluded its protracted search and chosen its new CEO: Satya Nadella, who as executive vice-president of the company's Cloud and Enterprise group has successfully steered the shift of the company's back-end server software and tools to the cloud.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez04 Feb. 14 14:08
  • FAQ: The Microsoft leadership change

    Microsoft's new CEO Satya Nadella has taken charge, but that's not the only thing new with the company's power structure.
    Here are a few questions and answers about the leadership change.

    Written by Tim Greene05 Feb. 14 00:32
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