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I.B.M. Inflates Its Cloud

I.B.M. announces it has 100 cloud computing offerings and is targeting executives in areas like marketing and human resources. It shows that the company is changing its sales approach around the public cloud. That may hit hardware sales, but it is a sign of the times.

Today’s Scuttlebot: Airbnb Economy, and Netflix-Verizon Slowdown

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. Tuesday's selections include a survey that says staying overnight with Airbnb is cheaper than getting a hotel room, and slow streaming for Netflix movies on Verizon Internet connections.

AT&T to Introduce Solar-Powered Charging Stations

AT&T says it has a new way to keep New Yorkers connected. Starting Tuesday, 25 free charging stations for wireless devices will rotate among areas in New York City until October.

The Latest to Disclose Government Requests, Yahoo Reveals the Least

The Internet giant said it had received 12,000 to 13,000 requests for data from American law enforcement authorities from December through May. Unlike other technology companies making similar disclosures, Yahoo did not say how many users were affected.

Today’s Scuttlebot: Holographic Employees and Laser Archaeology

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items.

Supercomputing for Everyone

China now has the world's fastest supercomputer, powered entirely with Intel semiconductors. Intel is hoping this can help it swarm the supercomputing world with engineers already familiar with its popular designs, at a time when supercomputing is in demand by ordinary businesses.

Apple Releases Some Data on Government Requests

After reports of technology companies cooperating with government surveillance efforts, Apple disclosed information about how it uses data from its online services.

Google Calls U.S. Data Request Disclosures a Step Backward for Users

Google pressed the government to allow it to publish more granular data on national security requests than Facebook or Microsoft published, and said anything less did not provide enough transparency.

Facebook Discloses Basic Data on Law-Enforcement Requests

The social network said it received 9,000 to 10,000 requests for data from American law enforcement authorities in the second half of 2012, but said it could not disclose how many of those were related to national security.

Today’s Scuttlebot: Cyberwarlord for the U.S., and Power Strips on the Road

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. Friday's selections include the general who has been building our military cybercapabilities, and Volvo's research into powering electric cars with strips in the road.