
How to make $120,000: Get a job in big data
Big data salaries are high, but stodgy IT execs may be slowing adoption

Europe strikes back at Silicon Valley
A wave of protectionism in Europe is making life hard for U.S. tech giants. Here's why it won’t get any better

Search me: Google's 'Mobilegeddon' is good news
The blogosphere is stupidly freaking out over a needed change in Google’s mobile search algorithm

For Android, adware is the threat, not malware
Security alarmists have grossly exaggerated the risk of mobile devices -- and the cost of security breaches

The $99 PC is coming, and that's bad news
Chromebooks are finally gaining traction, and PCs on a stick are arriving -- that spells trouble for the struggling PC industry

Watch out, Uber: The sharing-economy boom could deflate
Today, workers at companies like Uber and Homejoy shoulder the risk but reap little of the reward
Reform H-1B now -- then raise the cap
Skyrocketing salaries and long searches for qualified applicants mean there really is a tech labor shortage, at least in some areas

The U.S.-China game of cyber chicken could derail Silicon Valley
If China and America don’t end their crazy spying-tinged trade war, billions of dollars in technology sales will evaporate
For job seekers, the big data gold rush is slowing
Enterprises aren't seeing the ROI they expected, leading to reduced bonuses for big data experts, but the pause could be temporary

Patent trolls are on the run, but not vanquished yet
Strong legislation that will weaken the ability of the trolls to shake down innovators is likely to pass Congress, but more should be done

Watch out, coders -- a robot may take your job, too
Researchers warn that a glut of code is coming that will depress wages and turn coders into Uber drivers

Apple's chorus of critics: How wrong can they be?
The Apple-is-doomed crowd's arguments are sound, but they're also simply not true

The best jobs are in tech, and so is the job growth
All signs point to continued growth in IT hiring and salaries, even for humble jobs like tech support

The ghosts of CEOs past: Apple's liberation, Microsoft's haunting
Apple amazing quarter has set the bar unrealistically high while Wall Street unfairly discounts Microsoft's potential
‘It just works’? Not so for too many Apple users
Apple's journey from 'it just works' to 'it just needs more work' may undermine the company’s reputation for quality
Trillions and trillions: The iPhone revolution in dollars
The iPhone did in fact 'change everything,' in ways you can actually calculate

The hottest tech skills for 2015: Security forensics and good old Java
IT job growth is expected to outpace the overall economy, and those with the right skills stand to benefit handsomely
Why China is about to give Silicon Valley serious competition
Although many countries make big but empty noise about being the new tech innovator, China's claims have real teeth

Don’t make Google the whipping boy for others' failings
Sometimes Google does do evil, but blaming it for the disconnect between the law and the Web is a huge mistake

Real innovation, not false bravado, disrupts markets
From cable TV to taxi cabs, innovative disruption is shaking up markets and changing people’s lives