Computing Now's News Podcast

Applications for the Internet of Things, high-tech cars' vulnerability to hackers, and Google launching satellites to provide internet access to unserved and underserved areas of the world.

eBay and security breaches, Google as the world’s most valuable brand, and MIT scientists developing a way to provide satellites with ultrafast communications.

International law-enforcement sweep netting people for allegedly distributing malware; the European Court of Justice supporting the right to be forgotten; and the US formally charging Chinese military officials with extensive business cyberspying.

Hospital equipment vulnerable to hacking, IBM experimenting with electronic-blood technology to power and cool supercomputers, and police using crowdsourcing in investigations.

Verdict in the second epic Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit, a US report saying that the Internet of Things could cause serious privacy problems, and researchers demonstrating how hackers could compromise networked traffic-control gear and cause roadway gridlock.

A serious Internet Explorer flaw, a group to support key open source projects to avoid problems like the critical Heartbleed flaw, and developing robots that can teach other robots to play games.

The Heartbleed flaw, the US Supreme Court hearing an important case that could change the future of TV broadcasting and cloud-based services, and a laser-based technology that could quadruple Internet speeds.

Qualcomm developing technology that triples Wi-Fi speeds, researchers designing a deep-learning system for smartphones, and a new "antisocial" iPhone app helping users avoid people they don’t want to see.

Hackers seeking ransom to stop DoS attacks they launch, content providers challenging service providers over slow network speeds, and European governments paying for continued Windows XP support.

Journalists under fire from hackers, security problems when Windows XP support ends on 9 April, and Facebook working on drones and satellites to bring the Internet to remote areas.

Smart homes as easy targets for hackers, a virtual-reality gaming headset, and researchers developing a drone that could steal data from smartphones it flies over.

The US giving up administrative control of the Internet, a European Parliament committee vote challenging Net neutrality, and an open source project aiming to build mobile networks inexpensively.

Java as malware developers' favorite target, a headset that beams video directly into user's eyes, and a tiny computer that a user wears in the ear and controls with facial movements.

The US power grid and cyberattacks, IPv4 addresses, and a new technology that lets Wi-Fi users tap into unused bandwidth from nearby networks.

Security problems with healthcare-related companies' networks that could compromise patient privacy, Google's prototype smartphone that can view the word around it in 3D, and a mobile app that helps drivers fight parking tickets.