Some of the latest high-tech and life science related news from the Triangle, North Carolina, the southeast, and the world is just a click away.

• IBM is upping its bet on big data. Read more details here.

• Cisco builds its first “smart city” network in the U.S. Read more details here.

•  An analyst has cut NetApp’s stock rating. Read more details here.

• GSK touts the latest clinical trial results on proposed influenza vaccines, Read more details here.

•  The founder of Ubuntu takes on Red Hat. Read more details here.