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In addition to connecting people online, it bombards users with unnecessary ads and useless sponsored stories. And it runs experiments on its users. Columnist Alex Burinskiy is not amused. Read More   Python bumps off Java as top learning language Python has surpassed Java as the top language used to introduce U.S. students to programming and computer science, according to a recent survey posted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Read More   Evan Schuman: What if you can't trust your inbox? Goldman Sachs is taking Google to court to force the cloud vendor to delete an email accidentally sent to a Gmail user. The consequences of a ruling for Goldman would be devastating. Read More   WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies   Integrated Performance Management Pays Dividends The mainframe is an indispensable element of the IT infrastructure of financial services companies, but poor application management is costly. New research from IDG shows how integrated performance management yields real gains in productivity and reduces down time. View this infographic to learn more. View more Google Glass creator sees something smaller, faster and less awkward Google has big hopes for its Glass head-mounted computer, chief among them a desire to make the unit smaller and more comfortable to wear. Read More   Microstrategy simplifies licensing, pricing in bid for growth Hoping to win new business and build loyalty among existing customers, business intelligence software vendor MicroStrategy has broadly revamped its pricing and packaging structure. Read More   EMC acquires cloud storage management company TwinStrata   Storage vendor EMC has scooped up cloud storage management company TwinStrata, the companies announced Tuesday. 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