European Governments Slam Door on Transferring Data to U.S.

The Edward Snowden revelations happened more than two-and-a-half years ago, but repercussions are still happening. Here’s the background, according to the firm Paul...
More on the Western Digital-SanDisk Dynastic Marriage

Back in the day, kings used to forestall a potential war from another country by marriage. Thus merged, the theory went, the countries would henceforth work together instead of competing.
In the computer industry, that’s not really an option. This is why we’re seeing alliances like the
Why the Government Wants Your Spit: Genetic Databases

There must be some sort of Murphy’s Law that when a database reaches a certain size, law enforcement is going to want to get their hands on it. We’ve seen this recently with 23andme, a database of information compiled through voluntarily offered genetic material (spit, actually), which...
Joe Tucci Finally Finds a Way to Retire From EMC, and Other Stories

After years of on-again, off-again...