Here s what s going on in tech.
Dell buying EMC for record-setting $67 billion, giving rise to a formidable rival to HP and IBM. EMC subsidiary VMWare, based in Palo Alto, will stay an independent, publicly traded company.
Should Apple be forced to unlock an iPhone at the government s request? Federal judge in New York has given Apple until Thursday to explain why it would be burdensome to do so. The question comes after the Obama administration s public revelation last week that it will not force tech companies to weaken encryption, at least not yet.
Facebook paid about 4,000 euros ($6,000) in taxes in the U.K. last year — less than the average 5,300 euros the average U.K. employees pay in income taxes.
LinkedIn has a new vacation policy: No minimum or maximum time off.
Chinese draft law would impose tough new restrictions on online taxis such as Uber.
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes launches #IronSisters Twitter campaign, which calls for women to help one another.
Companies cyber-insurance rates shooting up after rash of hack attacks.
Good karma: The guy who bought Google.com domain donates the money Google gave him. So Google doubled his reward.
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