Jan 24 Google to pay hackers to test Chrome software By Sam Lane Tech giant Google plans to pay hackers a total of nearly $3 million to find holes in its Chrome OS computer software. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch How companies use tech that tracks you at home and on the road By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch The tortoise and the flare: Calif. solar power projects confront habitat impact By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Commission finds voting process needs to catch up with how Americans live today By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Can the tech industry strike the privacy, safety balance? By Gwen Ifill, PBS News Hour Even before President Obama outlined his proposed changes in how the NSA should collect data for surveillance, many tech giants were vocal in their criticism. Gwen Ifill discusses what's at stake with Christian Dawson of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition and… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch College students combat hackers By PBS News Hour Business and government spent around $46 billion in 2013 to guard against malicious cybercriminals. How can the U.S. combat this growing threat? Carnegie Mellon University is training the next generation of cybersecurity experts by teaching them to think like hackers. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Closing the digital divide by helping seniors get online It's estimated that about half of Americans over the age of 65 use the Internet. But for the other half, increasing societal dependence on digital technology threatens to leave behind those who don't go online. NewsHour correspondent Mary Jo Brooks… Continue watching
Jan 09 Snapchat says 'sorry' after 4.6 million users' data was leaked Updated Jan. 9: One week after Snapchat's database was hacked, the company released an apology to their users, and a security update. The update gives users the chance to opt-out of linking their phone number with their user name. Continue reading
Jan 06 T-Mobile makes $3.3 billion deal with Verizon to improve cell coverage In March 2013, T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere bucked industry norms and eliminated annual contracts for all its monthly cell phone plans. At the 2014 CES, the carrier plans to announce further The Associated Press reported Monday that… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Can new apps lead to a new you for 2014? Take a look at these new technologies that allow people to keep track and quantify every detail of their daily lives. It's a growing movement called “quantified self.” The personal data gathered is often health-related, but there are applications to… Continue watching