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When Tom Wheeler was the head of the cable industry's biggest lobbying group, he owned the stage of its annual trade show. On Wednesday, he appeared on that stage again but on the other side -- as the chief federal regulator who had recently slapped broad...

Say goodbye to calls from unknown numbers. Facebook’s newest app Hello instantly matches phone numbers of incoming and outgoing calls to Facebook profiles to show you info about who you’re talking to, block calls from commonly blocked numbers, and search for businesses to call. Today,...

It’s pretty telling that Mark Zuckerberg didn’t choose Beijing, London or Dubai to have the first Facebook overseas town-hall meeting. He chose a place that 10 years ago few people in Silicon Valley knew much about, and much less regarded as a player in technology:...

IBM is wasting little time when it comes to the Internet of Things. The company outlined a major Internet of Things strategy tonight with a series of announcements that included a $3B investment to establish an Internet of Things unit inside of Big Blue along...

IT administrators have been telling Google that they want to be able to limit how Google Drive files can be used. Now, Google is obliging. Google eliminated storage limits for business customers using Google Drive for Work last summer. But unlimited storage isn't enough....

In 1989, the CEO of my global employer allowed me to work from home rather than demand I move halfway across the US to be near corporate headquarters. Two technologies made his decision possible: Overnight delivery and an early fax machine. I was the first...

SEATTLE — Federal regulators have given Amazon a green light to begin testing drones, but it will most likely take years before the online retailer can start delivering packages from the air to peoples’ homes. The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday gave Amazon permission...