Census Bureau creates its own slice of Silicon Valley
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The agency has been modeling its own tech hub after spacious, open-plan offices at Facebook or Apple.
News
BlackBerry CEO: No intention of selling handset business
Chen took to a company blog to clarify comments he said Reuters had taken out of context.
HP to pay $108M to end international graft inquiry
Hewlett-Packard will pay the U.S. government $108 million to settle charges that former employees paid bribes to officials in Russia, Mexico and Poland.
Tech unemployment drops to 2.7 percent in first quarter
It’s still above the record low of 1.8 percent in Q2 of 2007, according to data from BLS.
Physicist wins $1.3M tech prize for data storage
Anyone who uses large data centers, cloud services, social networks or gets music and film online can thank British-American physicist Stuart Parkin.
With $100M and an 8-year head start, Prodea tackles the internet of things
There are plenty of startups launching products aimed at connecting devices, but the Ansaris, a team of two brothers and one of their wives, have been working on the challenge of connecting different devices for the last eight years. The Ansaris built a telecoms startup that sold for $1.2 billion in 2000 and then later funded the Ansari XPrize for space exploration in 2004.
Gingrich, Daschle join Vital Spring advisory board
The two hope to use their past political experience to help the data firm harness patient information.
Wyoming high court sides with state on lodging tax
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled the state can collect the full tax amount on retail lodging sales made by online travel companies, even if they have no physical presence in the state.
Turkey’s Twitter ban boosted business for this start-up
Hotspot Shield, letting users access blocked sites, saw more than 800,000 downloads in the ban’s first few days.
Intel ramps up investment in China’s tech scene
CEO Krzanich announced the creation of a $100 million fund for smart devices in China.
Ideas
Ovuline says its algorithms have led to 50,000 pregnancies
Fertility startup Ovuline announced on Wednesday that its Ovia Fertility mobile app has helped 50,000 users get pregnant in the past 18 months, thanks in large part to all the data its users have supplied for its algorithms to analyze.
Reston start-up takes construction data to the cloud
BuilDatAnalytics created a cloud-based service to help construction crews manage and share plans.
The Internet of beer: new venture senses how much is left in a keg
SteadyServ is piloting iKeg, a cloud-based software that tracks beer volume, alerting restaurant managers when they’re about to run out.
4 take-aways from an expert panel on open data
Open data experts discussed challenges and opportunities.
Topsy could help fill in Apple’s big hole — big data
Thanks (largely) to Google, Apple’s business is no longer just about selling phones, tablets and laptops.
Building better word problems with open data
One start-up bets students will be more interested in STEM jobs if their homework uses real world data.
Using psychology to sort through social-media static
Software firms are racing to help brands understand what customers are really saying about their products.
Open data could save trillions, but not yet
The public and private sectors must first embrace free information sharing, and regulate accordingly.
SAP CEO McDermott takes a bet on millennial leaders
As the world’s largest purchasing class, SAP can’t ignore them — so it’s trying to attract them.
Video
Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One M8
The Post's Hayley Tsukayama tests out Samsung's new Android smartphone to see how its basic functions, performance and standout features stack up against HTC's One M8 mobile device. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this video incorrectly stated that both phones have 2.5 gigahertz processors.Photo Galleries
Microsoft showcases
new technologies in D.C.
The software giant displayed some of its most cutting-edge innovations at a fair.
What can be made from 3-D printers?
From models of Les Paul guitars to toy robots, 3-D printers are churning out usable products.
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