You Won’t Believe All the Crazy Hardware the NSA Uses for Spying

The NSA’s Sears catalog for spies has been released.
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Shareholder Suit Accuses IBM of Concealing a Post-Snowden Backlash in China

Big Blue saw its sales fall considerably in China last quarter. A Louisiana pension fund argues that it was because of an association with the NSA.

Cisco to Spend $4 Billion to Create 1,700 Jobs in Canada

It’s all about taxes, eh?

Cisco Is Keeping Its TV Set-Top Box Business, and That’s That

As growth targets slip, CEO John Chambers is resisting calls to unload a business he acquired in 2005.

Stealth Networking Startup VIPtela Raises $33 Million From Sequoia

Another secretive startup working on software-defined networks.

What’s Next for GPU Chips? Maybe the Network.

We’re a long way from gaming now.

Cisco Warns That 2014 Is Going to Be a Tough Year

After a tough quarter, analysts are surprised by the negative look ahead.

Cisco Falls After Hours as Q1 Sales Come Up Short, Despite an Earnings Beat

But the new share buyback program gets a $15 billion boost.

Cisco Probably Took a Hit From the Federal Shutdown

October is probably the worst time of the year for the government to shut down, if you’re Cisco Systems.

Cisco Checks on the Cloud and Confirms That It’s Getting Bigger

You probably knew that. But did you know how big?