Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A major release of the GIMP is on its way, and you can preview it now. - Work is beginning on what is thought to be the world's first major plant to store energy in the form of liquid air. - Hyperloop has carried its first set of passengers. - Microsoft Teams users are under active attack. - Tim Berners-Lee hopes to improve the privacy of the Internet with his new company.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 37 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The public beta of SpaceX Starlink Internet service has begun - youtube-dl has been hit with a DMCA Takedown by the RIAA - Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla adds Raspberry Pi as a “first class citizen” - Zoom has added end-to-end encryption for all, for free – though there are caveats, and we'll tell you what they are. - A NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on an asteroid to collect a sample.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 42 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Hackers are using a severe Windows bug to compromise un-patched servers - Three JavaScript packages have been removed from the npm portal for containing malicious code. - Nokia has been tasked with building a new 4G cellular network... on the moon. - A new 80 Watt wireless charging tech from Xiaomi is blowing our minds. - The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 has been released. We'll let you know the specs and how this changes things for industrial IoT.

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Running time: 29 Minutes 22 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - An optional update to Windows 10 breaks its ability to upgrade in future. - White-hat hackers had the run of Apple's corporate network for months. - Misleading pin puzzle ads have been banned in the UK. - The BBC Micro Bit mini-computer is getting a big upgrade, making it powerful enough for AI applications. - Apple's new iPhone lineup has been announced.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 48 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A frightening takeover vulnerability in the popular File Manager plugin for WordPress is being exploited in the wild, giving attackers the ability to drop and execute code on around 700,000 WordPress sites. - A US startup unveils battery made from nuclear waste that could last up to 28,000 years. - The latest Windows 10 cumulative update breaks ‘Sleep mode’. We'll share the fix. - On Thursday, 60 more SpaceX satellites were launched to join the rest of the Starlink fleet. - Minecraft is making the jump to PlayStation VR.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 4 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - An update to Adobe's Lightroom app for iOS has wiped user photos with no chance to recover. - WSL2 is now available for Windows 10 1903 and 1909 users. - The world's fastest Internet can download the entire Netflix library in less than a second. - Hands-free driving could be made legal on UK roads by spring. - A hyperloop may be coming to Alberta.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 15 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Toshiba shuts the lid on laptops after 35 years. - The discovery of salt bound to water molecules on Ceres, the largest asteroid in the solar system, suggests that there may be an ocean lurking beneath its Occator crater. - A convincing phishing scam is targeting cPanel users with a fake security advisory. - Google is creating a worldwide, Android phone-powered earthquake alert system. - A Teenager has spent nearly $20,000 in Twitch donations with their mother's Debit card.

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Running time: 34 Minutes 52 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Lego and Nintendo are making a Lego NES - Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18 - The average cost of charging an electronic vehicle in Canada is just $277 per year - Samsung Expects 6G to Launch as Early as 2028 - Facebook and Sony are preparing to increase output of upcoming gaming devices. - A vulnerability in Windows DNS service can allow hackers to run malicious code as admin on all computers on your network.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 19 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - User profiles, along with parental controls, are finally available for Amazon Prime Video. - A new Chrome experiment may boost your laptop or device battery life by up to 28%. - Sega’s next retro hardware is a 1/6th-scale multi-game arcade cabinet - Arm plans to spin off its IoT businesses under the SoftBank banner as it focuses on core chip design business. - Autonomous driving startup turns its AI expertise to space for automated satellite operation.

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Running time: 24 Minutes 48 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Japan’s ARM-Based ‘Fugaku’ Is Now The World’s Fastest Supercomputer - Apple-backed firm aims for one million robotaxis - Disney has been developing incredibly lifelike deepfake technology. - Tim Hortons is facing a class-action lawsuit over app location tracking. - NASA Made an Incredible 10-Year Time Lapse of the Sun's Fiery Rotation - Facebook has developed a new set of VR glasses that look like a chunky pair of sunglasses.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 18 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Samsung Blu-Ray and DVD players around the world are bricking themselves, automatically. - Fifa 21 will be the most realistic yet. - Space exploration company SpaceX applied for a licence to offer satellite-based service to rural areas in Canada. - Google has quietly launched an AI-powered Pinterest rival named Keen. - Apple is moving to ARM processors. - Microsoft's Mixer streaming platform is dead.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 38 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The Latest Intel CrossTalk Vulnerability Has Been Patched in Debian, CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux - The PineTab Linux tablet from PINE64 is now available for pre-order and you can get one for just $100. - Sony has unveiled the look of the PS5. - Facebook's Giphy takeover is being halted while the UK Competition and Markets Authority investigate the deal - Researchers have discovered a way to record audio in realtime by focusing a telescope on a distant lightbulb.

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Running time: 17 Minutes 47 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Lenovo plans to sell Ubuntu on more ThinkPads and ThinkStations this summer. - Google has fixed some Android flaws that allow code execution with high system rights. - Publishers are suing and trying to shut down the Internet Archive. - Elon Musk makes getting humans to Mars his top priority. We'll tell you how he wants to do it. - Google Maps has launched new features to help travelers specifically during the coronavirus pandemic. - The US Military could lose the Space Force Trademark to the Netflix series of the same name.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 12 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Walmart employees are speaking up about the inaccuracy of their anti-theft AI. - A brand new release from Raspberry Pi now has 8GB RAM on a Pi 4. - Sony has delayed hosting a showcase event for its next games console. - Microsoft themselves are warning users to think twice before installing the Windows 10 2004 Update. - Researchers in Australia claim they have recorded the fastest ever internet data speed.

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Running time: 17 Minutes 13 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Microsoft has fixed a critical vulnerability affecting all Windows versions since 1996. - A pizzeria owner in the US has discovered--and exploited--a flaw in DoorDash's marketing scheme and makes money buying his own pizzas. - Account-stealing malware is making its rounds on Discord. - Unmanned drones will slash NHS delivery times to a remote Scottish hospital. - IBM is laying off thousands of employees and seeking "flexibility" during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Running time: 13 Minutes

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Equifax has finally settled following their massive data breach, but as it turns out, none of the money will be going to you or me as previously promised. - Facebook has bought Giphy. - Is this real life? Microsoft is now the biggest single contributor to open source. - Can a computer write a hit song? We'll find out. - OnePlus is apologizing for an apparent "accidental" X-Ray camera feature that lets users of its new phone see through clothing.

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Running time: 13 Minutes 44 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - There's a black hole lurking within 1,000 light years of Earth and people in the southern hemisphere can see stars circling it with the naked eye. - 2TB of Nintendo source code was leaked. - Facebook trained their AI chatbot using Reddit posts. - Tesla has applied to become an electricity supplier in the UK. - The Poco F2 Pro smartphone with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has launched globally. - Twitter will allow employees to work from home for as long as they want.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 10 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Kernel security updates fix several issues in Ubuntu. - LibreOffice 6.3.6 is the final update to 6.3, which is going EOL. - Sophos firewall falls victim to in-the-wild SQL injection attack. - Revolutionary new tech means you can touch things in VR. - Google has released the AI code for Tapas as open source software.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 5 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The video game cloud streaming industry is getting shaken up as Nvidia loses more big names, and Microsoft readies its market killer. - Netflix has released its first quarter fiscal year results for 2020, and revealed some unusual coronavirus impacts. - Microsoft answers once and for all: Should there be one or two spaces after a period? - Apple is preparing to develop its own processors for Mac computers to be rolled out as early as next year. - Drones will be used to carry medical supplies to the Isle of Wight. - The Pentagon says the videos of UFOs that were leaked in 2017 are real.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 19 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Google has made its Stadia Pro video game streaming service free for two months. - The CEO of Cambridge Quantum Computing called Honeywell‘s efforts "The best-kept secret in quantum computing." - GitHub announced last week that all of its core features are now available for free to all users. - SETI@home no longer needs your graphics card to search for aliens.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 17 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A man hid the keys to $59M worth of Bitcoin with his fishing gear, which got thrown out and incinerated while he was in jail. - Firefox has turned on encrypted DNS by default to thwart snooping ISPs. - Automatic pet feeding systems could starve your pet in event of failure. - Musicians have algorithmically generated every possible melody and released them to the public domain. - Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age of 101. - SpaceX has their permit for a Starship rocket facility in the Los Angeles port. - A new algorithm could prevent autonomous vehicles from crashing. - ESET has uncovered a serious vulnerability in common WiFi chips.

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Running time: 41 Minutes 59 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Mycroft AI's Linux voice-assistant has attracted a lawsuit, and the creators decided to fight the 'patent troll' tooth and nail. - Dell Technologies is selling its infosec business, RSA. - A US-based natural gas facility shut down operations for two days after being hit by ransomware. - Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, has pledged $10bn to fight climate change. - Ring doorbell makes two-factor verification mandatory. - Windows 10’s New Update Is Deleting People’s Files Again.

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Running time: 31 Minutes 54 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Microsoft no longer sees PlayStation-maker Sony and Nintendo as the biggest competition for its Xbox platform, and you won't believe who they see as the biggest threat. - An artist tricked Google into thinking there were major traffic jams by pulling a wagon filled with smartphones down empty streets. - Arm is getting "edgy" with two new processor designs which bring slimline AI workloads to smart speakers and other Internet-of-Things devices. - Facebook lost control of its own Twitter account on Friday. - Windows' trust in abandoned driver code lets ransomware burrow deep into targeted machines. - Something — or someone — has its deep-space music on repeat. - An ARM based NAS solution

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Running time: 32 Minutes 59 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Some of the biggest Call of Duty, Overwatch and Hearthstone e-sport leagues will be streamed exclusively on YouTube. - The good old FreeDB CD database service and it's services will be shut down on march 31, 2020. - Rocket League is ending support for Linux and Steam OS. - We're in an Antarctica frenzy as a Google Earth user has found a ‘2,000ft structure’ emerging from the snow. - Sometimes free isn't actually free at all: It's been revealed that Avast's "free" antivirus is tracking users' online behavior and mining the data. - In an odd turn of events, Microsoft has had to push out an update to Windows 7 — despite the operating system reaching end of support — to fix a bug it introduced. - At FOSDEM this week, PINE64 have announced what they're up to for the first half of 2020.

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Running time: 31 Minutes 57 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Hey Windows users: Are you still using Internet Explorer? Stop it! There's yet another zero-day exploit that will give hackers the ability to remotely take over your computer. - Not to create false hope, but this is too huge not to mention: Scientists at Cardiff University have discovered a part of our immune system that can kill prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. - Pine64's $200 pro-grade Linux laptop is now available with a US keyboard, and customers who pre-ordered theirs are receiving the first shipment now. - A security shocker out of Microsoft as it has been revealed that 250 million customer records have been exposed online. - Following a personal (yet very public) invitation from Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg will be returning to the character of Guinan in Star Trek: Picard.

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Running time: 30 Minutes 27 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - PayPal has confirmed that a researcher found a high-severity security vulnerability that could expose user passwords to an attacker. - A Citrix exploit lets hackers take over compromized systems with little effort and no credentials needed. - Hundreds of millions of Broadcom-based cable modems at risk of remote hijacking. - Windows 7 support has come to an end. - Apple is now selling rack-mountable cheese graters. - The PinePhone Brave Heart edition is available now for early adopters and we'll tell you about this $150 smartphone from Pine64.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 17 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A US convenience store and gas station chain had malware that stole customer payment info for more than half of 2019. If you live in the US, stick around - you may be affected. - A brain implant has been invented that can read people's minds and turn their thoughts into speech. - Dell’s new Concept UFO puts PC gaming on a Nintendo Switch-like device. - Amazon's Ring devices were a privacy nightmare in 2019. Now, the company wants to improve its image by giving users control over their security. - The company that brought us the Impossible Burger is now doing a plant-based meat substitute as well. - Google is adding new privacy and scheduling features to their virtual assistant. - Sony's latest displays are made specifically with the next-gen PlayStation 5 console in mind. - Sony has developed an impressive electric car.

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Running time: 28 Minutes 19 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - HP is fighting a very real environmental problem by building their laptops out of ocean-bound plastics. - For the first time, BBC News published a news story for every constituency that declared election results overnight - all written by a computer. - A Russian police raid on Nginx's Moscow office last Thursday has raised concerns among users of the popular web and proxy server software. - Linux has destroyed every competing OS in the supercomputer market, taking a 100% share of the top 500. - Remember when the owner of cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX passed away, taking hundreds of millions in customer crypto to the grave with him? Now, investors are beginning to wonder if he actually died, or if he just took the money and ran. - A new Linux laptop has launched that blows the Macbook Pro out of the water.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 40 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Larry Page and Sergey Brin, co-founders of Google have stepped down from their positions as its CEO and President, respectively, with immediate effect at its parent company, Alphabet Inc. - Governments in the UK, US and Australia have asked Facebook, in an open letter, to roll back plans to bring end-to-end encryption to all of its platforms. - Mexican Cops Have Pre-Ordered a Fleet of Cybertrucks. - Google is showing off stunning new augmented reality features coming to web and mobile apps soon. - After analyzing a database containing 3 billion leaked credentials from security breaches, the Microsoft threat research team determined more than 44 million user accounts had a serious security problem. We'll tell you what you need to know. - Intel is making LIDAR affordable, with a new palm-sized camera.

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Running time: 44 Minutes 23 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Raspberry Pi 4 are having problems with WiFi when connected to high definition displays. - Someone pretended to be a mayor and the government gave him a .gov domain. - Google has confirmed that a flaw that allowed hackers to take control of Android phone cameras, microphones and GPS location without the owners’ permission has been fixed. - A smartwatch advertised as a way to help parents keep track of their children and give them a peace of mind can be turned into a frightening surveillance device. Honorable Mentions: - Google wants to bring Android “as close as possible” to the mainline Linux kernel. - Apple will have to face the law for distributing crappy keyboards.

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Running time: 30 Minutes 38 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested late Tuesday that his company had now received 250,000 pre-orders for the Cybertruck, its “Blade Runner”-inspired electric pickup. Tesla’s unveil event for its first pickup truck was marred by the vehicle’s windows breaking when an executive threw a metal ball at them in an effort to demonstrate their unbreakability. As it turns out, the same test was performed before the event, and went perfectly. The car’s trapezoid shape was also mocked in various memes. Even the official social media pages of LEGO had their go at the Cybertruck, but included innovative modular roof racks. Mr. Musk has said on Twitter that the reason Cybertruck is so planar is that you can't stamp ultra-hard 30X steel, because it breaks the stamping press. Despite the initial social media storm of people mocking the truck's design, others have praised the Cybertruck for bringing something new to the table. - WyzeCam owners will soon find an update removes the AI-driven person detection from their device due to the unexpected termination of the agreement Wyze had with their AI provider. In Wyze's commitment to offer the feature for free, they are starting their own AI division to bring back person detection and other AI improvements to the motion detection. Wyze is being praised by its users on social media for their transparency through what is no doubt a difficult situation for their staff. The new firmware which removes the AI features is planned for mid-January 2020. There is no ETA yet as to when their new in-house solution will be ready. - The Department of National Defense is joining the fight against 5G, citing risks to GPS and military operations. - Google is serious about ensuring the Pixel line of Android phones is secure. They've announced that they'll pay security researchers up to $1.5 million to find hacks and exploits. - The official site for the Monero digital coin was hacked to deliver currency-stealing malware to users who were downloading wallet software. - Wouldn't it be nice if there was a Facebook rival? Well, there is! And it's founded by the guy who built Wikipedia.

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Running time: 32 Minutes 6 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Thousands Of Disney+ Accounts Are Already Up For Sale On Hacking Forums. - A new AI is combining machine learning and computer vision to detect drowning people in real time. By using object recognition, it's able to tell if a person is swimming normally, or if they are at risk of drowning. What's best is that Drowning-Detector is open source, and can run on a single board computer such as the Raspberry Pi. - IoT doorbell, Ring, had a bug in its configuration app which sent Wi-Fi setup information unencrypted to some doorbell devices, exposing customers' home networks. - GitHub Will Preserve Open Source Code In An Arctic Vault. - A secretive clean energy company backed by Bill Gates has created a way to use mirrors and artificial intelligence to harness the heat of the sun, replacing the need to use fossil fuels industrial heat applications, cut back on CO2 emissions. Their invention creates concentrated solar energy so hot that they can manufacture steel, glass and cement with a carbon-free source that had not been available before.

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Running time: 22 Minutes 57 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The US Interior Department is grounding its entire drone fleet for fear it could be used against them. - Microsoft Edge is coming to Linux. - The late James Dean is getting digitally restored for an upcoming movie — and many on the internet, including Chris Evans, aren’t happy. - NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample from the Apollo era has been opened. Honorable Mentions: - Google is buying Fitbit – and promises that they will not exploit all that health data to serve ads. - SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket deployed 60 Starlink satellites into earth’s orbit Monday. - Google is attempting to combat the growing Play Store malware issue and has formed the “App Defense Alliance” which brings technology from ESET, Lookout and Zimperium to the Play Store - you’ll notice now if you install an app, it gets scanned first.

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Running time: 44 Minutes 46 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Police Scotland has unveiled a new aerial drone system to assist them in searches for missing and vulnerable people. - After initially denying it, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India has now confirmed that their network of nuclear power plants has been hacked. - Amidst an already rocky ship following their response to US sanctions in Venezuela, Adobe continues to falter in the eyes of users, making a security blunder that exposed around 7.5 million user records to the public. - An interesting and unexpected flaw in how smart devices work has turned up as five months after returning a rental car, the customer discovered that he can still track the vehicle, lock and unlock it, and even start and stop its engine.

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Running time: 43 Minutes 16 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Robbie called it last week when he said we may start to see legitimate companies moving content onto the dark web in light of recent government sanctions. Well, now BBC News announced it has launched a 'dark web' Tor mirror of its news service. - The Bloodhound supersonic car has completed its first drive across the Hakskeen dry lake in South Africa. - Two reports published in the last few months show that malware operators are experimenting with using WAV audio files to hide malicious code. - Google built an advanced computer that has achieved "quantum supremacy" for the first time, surpassing the performance of conventional devices.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 42 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Access to Photoshop and other Adobe software has been cut off in Venezuela as the firm seeks to comply with US sanctions. - A dog who survived in the rubble left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has earned its new name — Miracle. - The official Sesame Street online store, along with thousands of other retailers, has been targeted by a credit card-stealing hack. - Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency coalition is falling apart as eBay, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe jump ship.

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Running time: 31 Minutes 45 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - PayPal has dropped out of the alliance that is trying to launch Facebook's digital currency Libra. - A man has been able to move all four of his paralysed limbs with a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit. - No, WE"RE not early to the April Fools jokes of 2020. Microsoft is really making a new mobile phone that has two screens, and runs Android. - Canada’s busiest airport will soon be using artificial intelligence-powered technology to detect weapons.

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Running time: 27 Minutes 16 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Chinese police have arrested a fugitive who'd been on the run for 17 years, after they used drones to spot his cave hideout. - The World's Most Freakishly Advanced Robot Dog Is Now For Sale. - American entrepreneur Elon Musk has given an update on his Starship and Super Heavy rocket system. - An injured tortoise who lost its shell in a fire has become the world's first recipient of a 3D-printed shell.

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Running time: 18 Minutes

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Chipotle Mexican Grill has been leaving money on the table, thanks to an apparent bug in the restaurant chain's e-commerce operation. - Payment card thieves have hacked the Click2Gov bill paying portals in 8 cities. - The German Ministry of the Interior wants to take back control of their 'digital sovereignty', cutting dependency on Microsoft and looking for alternatives. - An anonymous bug hunter has publicly disclosed a zero-day flaw in the popular vBulletin forum software than can be exploited over the internet to hijack servers.

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Running time: 35 Minutes 4 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Facebook has confirmed that at least 200 million phone numbers from members have been exposed in an online database. It could be more than twice that. - An estimated 600,000 GPS trackers for monitoring the location of kids, seniors, and pets contain vulnerabilities that open users up to a host of creepy attacks. - To protect query privacy, Mozilla will begin a slow rollout of DNS-over-HTTPS by default in its Firefox browser at the end of the month, moving all DNS queries to Cloudflare. - A blind man has helped develop smart cane that uses Google Maps and sensors to navigate the world.

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Running time: 32 Minutes 22 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The co-founder and chief executive of Twitter had his own account on the service briefly taken over by hackers. - Microsoft has announced that it’s bringing its exFAT filesystem support to the Linux kernel, and licensing the contributed code under GPLv2. - The rash of ransomware infiltration continues with 13 new victims—most of them schools. - A watchdog has penalised a local authority for trialling facial recognition on high-school students in Sweden to keep track of attendance.

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Running time: 33 Minutes 46 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - As if we needed another reason not to trust Kaspersky: it was discovered that their antivirus injected a unique ID that allowed sites to track users, even in incognito mode. - Ubuntu 19.10 Will Offer an Experimental ZFS File System Option. - There's a new attack exploiting serious Bluetooth weakness that is capable of intercepting sensitive data. - If This Then That warns against migrating Nest devices to Google accounts.

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Running time: 28 Minutes 31 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - An Airbus A350 software bug forces the airlines to turn planes off and on again every 149 hours. - Virgin's Hyperloop One company has signed a deal with the government of Saudi Arabia to build a test track for its futuristic transport concept. - Yet another crowdfunded game has become an exclusive to the Epic Games Store. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries' release has been delayed to December, and it won't be on Steam as its backers expected. - You can run Android on Nintendo Switch, and it runs entirely from your SD card. That's right: the built-in OS remains intact and you can jump back and forth between OS's by simply rebooting.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 14 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Scanning of random ports and the use of encrypted malware by online criminals is on the rise, according to a threat report by Sonicwall. - A semi-autonomous robot designed to operate in hostile environments has been developed by NASA, and word has it that it could be used to help build a base on Mars. - ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks. - Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, is killing off support for legacy disk drive tech.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 21 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Remember when Apple's FaceTime stopped working years ago? Turns out it was a deliberate part of Apple's planned obsolescence tactics. - Well, it just got easier to run Ubuntu on Windows 10 as a virtual machine—and SURPRISE: it’s all thanks to Microsoft. - Twitter has told an undisclosed number of users their private messages may have been leaked to third-parties for more than a year. - Health officials, who are looking at how to apply blockchain technology to public health issues, consulted with Walmart on improving food supply traceability—and they plan to use the technology in the produce department.

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Running time: 32 Minutes 48 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Bristol Airport has blamed a cyber attack for causing flight display screens to fail for two days. - It could soon prove expensive for media makers to chase online pirates in Canada. The country's Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that internet providers are entitled to "reasonable" compensation when asked to link pirates' IP addresses to customer details. - A few lines of CSS is all it takes to bring Apple devices to their knees. - The father of Linux, Linus Torvalds, would like to apologize for years of being a jerk, and is taking time off to learn empathy.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 21 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Bitcoin and other digital currencies continue to tumble in value, amid concerns that Wall Street institutions are shunning cryptocurrencies. - To map the planet’s winds, the British-built Aeolus satellite has begun firing its laser down on Earth. - A self-driving bus has begun shuttle service in Calgary. - We may not have colonies on Mars and faster-than-light travel yet but, if you have a Vizio TV, you’ll get a taste of a bizarre future wherein gadgets turn against their makers after first betraying their owners. Also: a pop-up informing you that your TV has been spying on you will prompt you to sue its own manufacturer.

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Running time: 27 Minutes 8 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Mozilla says it will soon be modifying its Firefox browser to block all user-tracking on websites by default. - Windows on Arm is now a thing. - Uber says it plans to focus more on its electric scooter and bike business, and less on cars, despite the fact it could hurt profits. - Gene-editing hope for muscular dystrophy.

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Running time: 30 Minutes 2 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - T-Mobile admits that hackers stole their customers’ data in a major security breach. - IBM is patenting a coffee-delivering drone that can read your mind. - Google Go, the tech giant's search app optimized for emerging markets, can now read web sites out loud. - Happy birthday, Linux!

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Running time: 20 Minutes 48 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Hackers are now turning to in-store kiosks to have your sim card "swapped" so they can access two-factor authentication on your accounts. - A security plug-in for the Firefox browser is under fire after users discovered it was collecting and uploading their online activity. - Linux 4.18 is now available after a number of well documented hiccups. - You’re not the only one feeling run down by the news of the day. The folks at Google apparently believe we could all use a dose of good news at times, too. The company has announced it is testing a new Google Assistant feature called “Tell me something good” that will allow users to hear a summary of more uplifting news stories.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 47 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - In what could be called a major design fail, a proof-of-concept has shown that a compromized charger could be used to take control of a modern laptop. - A software bug at a large US bank has resulted in hundreds of people actually losing their homes. - Nintendo is suing retro game ROM distributors. - Patrick Stewart is returning to Star Trek with a new series focused on the next chapter of Captain Picard's life.

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Running time: 29 Minutes 51 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The lesson learned from Dutch Court: Crime does pay. Ransomware thieves have been let off with community service. - Another German state plans a switch back from Linux to Windows. - Google has followed the lead of Apple by banning crypto-mining apps from its Play Store. - Microsoft wants to stop Windows 10 updates from annoying you.

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Running time: 24 Minutes 35 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Amazon has reported record-breaking quarterly profits helped by a rise in online sales and demand for its cloud services. - Google's sister-company Waymo has announced a trial in which its self-driving cars will ferry shoppers to and from a nearby Walmart store to pick up their groceries. - Children could be banned from owning drones weighing more than 250g under a new proposal from the Department for Transport in the UK. - A competition helping to drive development of the futuristic hyperloop transport system has been won by engineering students from Munich.

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Running time: 26 Minutes 54 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - According to research published in Nature, machine helps robots perform chemistry experiments faster than human scientists. - A prolific hacking group has struck again, this time stealing close to $1 million from Russia’s PIR Bank. - Just when we started to think autonomous vehicles were looking good, someone has developed a GPS spoofing device that can make them drive straight into oncoming traffic. - If you think hackers are all bad, think again as we look at a hardware hacker who has solved the issue of Amazon's Alexa devices: what if the user can’t speak or hear?

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Running time: 24 Minutes 7 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Engine maker Rolls-Royce has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi which it says could take to the skies as soon as early next decade. - Shoppers in the US and elsewhere struggled to access Amazon's website as one of its biggest annual sales, Prime Day, went underway Monday. - A solar plane which can stay aloft for weeks at a time is to be manufactured by Airbus in the UK. - The Atari VCS Console runs a custom Linux distro called “AtariOS”

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Running time: 18 Minutes 47 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Under a government proposal to cut emissions, new homes in suburban England will need to be fitted with electric car charging points. - A migrating, tagged, male stork blipped out of contact on April 26, only to run up a $2,700 phone bill a few weeks later. - Amazon wants to fill the gap left by the closure of stores like Toys 'R Us... by sending out printed catalogs! - A friendly reminder in case you haven't already upgraded your web hosting to use SSL: Effective this month, Google is warning users that their web sites aren’t secure.

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Running time: 22 Minutes 19 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Amazon has purchased PillPack, an online pharmacy, for nearly $1B. - Adidas warned late on Thursday that hackers may have taken customer data from its US website. - An experimental robot with an animated cartoon face has been sent to the International Space Station on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. - Facebook is giving up on its plan to create drones that beam down internet connectivity.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 13 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The Reserve Bank of India has given the country's banking sector a hard deadline to get Windows XP out of its ATMs. - After failing saftey tests, dozens of carbon monoxide alarms sold via Amazon and eBay have been taken offline. - Tesla plans to downsize its solar production: The company will cut 9 percent of its workforce, close more than a dozen installation facilities, and end its partnership with Home Depot. - Pornographic images are appearing in Super Mario Odyssey.

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Running time: 29 Minutes 34 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The inventor of a sophisticated compression technique fights back as Google tries to patent his work. - Urban robots have been rolled out in both Dubai and China. - A couple who admitted to stealing more than a $1.2m worth of goods from Amazon has been sentenced to nearly six years in jail. - A software bug meant millions of Facebook users may have unknowingly posted private information to the public.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 20 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Microsoft is acquiring GitHub. - The FBI is advising users of consumer-grade routers and network-attached storage devices to reboot them as soon as possible to counter Russian-engineered malware that has infected hundreds of thousands devices. - Apple on Monday previewed a variety of security and privacy features it plans to add to macOS and iOS operating systems, including encrypted Facetime group calls, password-management tools, and camera and microphone protections. - ASUS has staged its annual Computex keynote and shown off laptops with dual screens--but it's not at all what you're imagining!

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Running time: 28 Minutes 24 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - YouTube is launching a music streaming service, offering both videos and audio tracks, in an attempt to compete with Spotify and Apple Music. - London, England has a solution to the cashless-society problem facing street performers, and it involves an investment in contactless payment systems. - Two Canadian banks say accounts have been compromised: CIBC says 40,000, and BMO says up to 50,000 customer accounts are affected. - Ride-hailing firm Uber will give its European drivers access to medical coverage and compensation for work-related injuries.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 42 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Intel and Microsoft have revealed yet another Spectre and Meltdown vulnerability. - The University of Greenwich has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner. - Social networking giant and market-leading data broker, Facebook, is once again taking heat for playing fast and loose with its access to personal information. - YouTube is launching a music streaming service, offering both videos and audio tracks, in an attempt to compete with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 11 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Malware has been found hiding inside software in the Ubuntu Snap store. - After 33 years, Notepad finally displays text files properly. - Facebook is launching its own blockchain division as part of a broader reorganization of its executive lineup. - Nintendo is bringing back its outrageously popular $60 NES Classic Edition console next month.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 7 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Twitter's 330 million users are being urged to change their passwords after some were exposed on its internal network in plain text. - Ford is developing a new smart car window to enable blind passengers to experience the passing landscape. - Imagine the frustration of playing a game where the difficulty level constantly changes. That's what an experiment in AI technology is doing to some retro classics. - Equifax has published yet more details on the personal records and sensitive information stolen by miscreants after they hacked its databases last year.

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Running time: 26 Minutes 48 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A true Linux smartphone will be available within the next year. - It's already happening: people are porting Linux to the Nintendo Switch. - A company which specialises in delivery robots plans to expand its operations from two campuses to twenty by 2019 with a fleet of one thousand. - A driver who moved into the passenger seat after putting his electric car into autopilot while at 40mph on a highway has been banned from driving.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 36 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Germany's supreme court has rejected a legal case that sought to stop people using the popular “Adblock Plus program” that removes ads from websites. - A Chinese web giant has found a “Windows zero-day,” and is keeping the details quiet while working with Microsoft on the issue. - An unpatchable vulnerability has been found in the Nintendo Switch that can be exploited to run custom code. - Do you run Drupal? You need to upgrade immediately!

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Running time: 25 Minutes 33 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The future of electric cars could look a lot like a slot car track. - Amazon claims it doesn’t eavesdrop on customers' conversations to target advertising at them, after it emerged that it had patented "voice-sniffing" tech. - A U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday that Facebook must face a class action lawsuit alleging that the social network unlawfully used a facial recognition process on photos without user permission. - Veteran game maker Sega announced it is getting back into the hardware game at the Sega FES 2018 event over the weekend - with a shrunken version of its classic Megadrive (or Genesis) console.

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Running time: 22 Minutes 37 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - IBM just unveiled the “world’s smallest computer.” - The mind-reading AlterEgo headset interacts with Alexa . . . telephathically? - The Linux "beep" command can be exploited. - Apple plans to replace Intel chips and will use its own custom Mac chips beginning in 2020.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 55 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The FCC has approved SpaceX's plan to launch nearly 4,500 broadband satellites - Fed up with Facebook data-slurping? Firefox has a cunning plan. - The patches Microsoft released for Meltdown in Windows 7 actually made the operating system LESS secure. - Last year's Pokemon Go Fest attendees got their tickets refunded; but that wasn't enough.

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Running time: 24 Minutes 45 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - SpaceX and Tesla have deleted their Facebook pages. - Intel has announced it is “discontinuing” the “Intel Graphics Update Tool for Linux.” - Watch what you say while using Microsoft products. The company's new service agreement says it can punish you for using "offensive language." - A GTX 1070 is the recommended card for VR with the new HTC Vive Pro.

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Running time: 24 Minutes 36 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Thanks to robots and automation in the US - AFRICA is at risk. - US cities are starting to crack down on commercial crypto-mining due to the heavy load it puts on their power grid. - An autonomous flying taxi is coming to New Zealand. - 3D printed homes for the less fortunate.

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Running time: 27 Minutes 54 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Elon Musk, a man prone to ludicrous deadlines, has birthed yet another: test flights of his Mars spaceship next year. - A drone owner has been charged with starting a fire that destroyed 300 acres of grassland in Arizona's Coconino national forest. - A new study shows that less than half of ransomware targets who pay up actually get their files back. - Ransomware for robots is the next big security nightmare.

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Running time: 22 Minutes 49 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A floating windmill farm off the coast of Scotland is generating energy quite efficiently. - A DDoS attack of an unprecedented scale is taking place thanks to an exploit in memcached. - Levi's is switching to lasers in an effort to cut down on chemical use in the manufacture of denim. - Driverless cars are raising some big questions in UK courts as the Law Commission aims to adjust British driving laws to accommodate a future filled with autonomous vehicles.

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Running time: 22 Minutes 56 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A startup in the UK is making huge waves by lowering the cost of robotic prostheses; using 3D printing technology. - A California electronics recycler is fighting to stay out of jail after he admitted to copying thousands of Windows reinstallation discs, to use with refurbished PCs. - AI researchers at Google have developed algorithms that can assess the risk of heart attacks by analyzing retinal scans. - A clock designed to run for 10,000 years is under construction.

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Running time: 26 Minutes 40 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - An IT worker who accidentally threw out a hard drive containing a small cache of bitcoin has lost over $100m because of the blunder. - Investigations have been launched after a helicopter reportedly crashed when swerving to avoid a consumer drone. - A Japanese company is planning to build the world's tallest wooden skyscraper in 2041 to mark its 350th anniversary. - A mountain of sensitive FedEx customer data has been exposed. - Microsoft has back-ported its “Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection” security toolkit from Windows 10, to Windows 7 and 8.1.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 27 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Is Amazon planning to track its employees? A patent has been granted for an ultrasonic wristband that can monitor a worker's every move. - Data on soldiers’ running patterns, captured by fitness app Strava, has been discovered to detail the secret whereabouts of military bases. - Best Buy has informed music companies that it will stop selling CDs this July. - YouTube is developing new policies to protect itself from the fallout caused by creators that are posting inappropriate content.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 54 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The Samsung Group heir arrested last year in a corruption scandal in South Korea has been set free. - That didn't take long: someone has hacked Amazon Key, the lock that allows delivery drivers to open your front door and leave your packages inside. - LiDAR has once again unveiled a lost city, this time with over 60,000 Mayan houses in it. - UNICEF is turning to gamers in order to raise money through cryptocurrency mining.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 21 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A company who sold fake followers to social media users is under investigation for the practice. - The largest cryptocurrency theft in history happened Friday in Japan, with a loss equivalent to $530 million USD. - Apple is making the slow down of old devices "optional". - Net neutrality will be enforced in New York under orders from the governor.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 36 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - OnePlus confirmed on Friday that thieves have siphoned tens of thousands of credit card numbers from its online store. - Buses used to transport Apple employees to their offices have had their windows smashed, possibly by pellet guns. - A new botnet is infecting cryptocurrency mining computers and replacing wallet addresses with its own. - A remote controlled drone in Australia saved 2 boys in the water on its first day of use by lifeguards.

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Running time: 18 Minutes 23 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - OnePlus has admitted that the clipboard app in a beta build of its Android OS was beaming back mystery data to a cloud service in China. - Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are continuing to voice their displeasure with Apple's approach to iPhone security; with one FBI official reportedly calling the company "jerks" and an "evil genius." - Tesla's Solar Roof tiles are going ahead with installations following their staff-only trial period. - Apple is handing off Chinese iCloud operations to a local firm in February.

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Running time: 18 Minutes 39 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - We'll explain the latest threat—dubbed Meltdown and Spectre. - Lithium-ion Batteries in HP Notebook Computers and Mobile Workstations, that are not customer replaceable, are being recalled. We'll tell you which products are affected—so stick around. - Remember the VTech hack we reported on, back in 2015? The FTC has finally reached a settlement deal with the toymaker. - And, Toyota is working with a handful of companies to create an autonomous electric fleet of vehicles.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 7 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The loss of an expensive Russian satellite was due to an error in the coordinates that were programmed into it at launch. - Apple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down ageing iPhone models. - Google has developed a human-like, text-to-speech AI. - As it turns out, the Nigerian prince is actually a 67 year old man from Louisiana.

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Running time: 20 Minutes 34 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The surveillance camera network in the US Capital was hijacked by Romanian ransomware, and charges have been filed against a pair that were arrested abroad. - Nissan Canada's vehicle-financing wing has been hacked, putting personal information on more than a million customers into the hands of miscreants. - Tesla's Elon Musk has pledged to make a pick-up truck as part of future plans for the electric vehicle-maker. - Talk of long-range wireless charging has been around for some time, but we’ve yet to see a product that can charge devices from relatively long distances. Thanks to startup Energous, however, room-scale charging will soon be a reality, and available to everyone. - Apple has changed the rules around how games on its app store will be using loot boxes.

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Running time: 26 Minutes 29 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A password manager that gives your private passwords to any web site comes preinstalled with Windows 10. - A non-profit in San Francisco is taking heat because their robot worker costs far less than a human. - The FCC has voted to eliminate net neutrality rules. - Google will be using lasers instead of fiber to deploy high-speed internet in India.

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Running time: 28 Minutes 38 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Forget about working overtime in Japan now that drones are flying overhead blaring the tune Auld Lang Syne. - In a blow to the robot delivery industry, San Francisco officials have voted to restrict where they can go in the city. - DanTDM has been named richest YouTuber of 2017 after making more than $16m this year alone. - We'll tell you what you need to know about a serious bug in TeamViewer for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 28 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Google has released an AI toolkit for the Raspberry Pi. - Thanks to new regulations, cellphone-unlocking is now free in Canada. - A ridiculously dangerous bug in macOS was fixed quickly, but unfortunately, comes right back after a software update. - Facebook Messenger is coming to pre-teens. Should parents be concerned?

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Running time: 29 Minutes 27 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A hard drive has been stolen from an exclusive club containing the personal details of members such as Steven Fry and Lord Rees. - The US government is funding mind control chip research. - Getting a drone for Christmas? If you're in the UK you may have to consider new legislation coming this spring. - Uber's driver and customer data has been compromized and they've paid hackers to try to cover it up. - Skype has been removed from app stores in China.

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Running time: 20 Minutes 22 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Fake News is now being used by criminals for financial and commercial gain. We'll tell you how they're doing it. - Tesla has launched an electric transport truck that it guarantees won't break down for a million miles. - Drone Maker DJI made a big security mistake, and in trying to cover it up, they are going after the guy who reported it, through their bug bounty program. - A severely dangerous exploit on Intel CPUs has users scrambling to update their firmwares. We'll tell you what you need to do, and why it's so serious for both Windows and Linux users.

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Running time: 27 Minutes 55 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The in-browser mining of cryptocurrency is becoming a serious issue. - A new machine is going to print metal parts at a tenth of the cost of today's manufacturing systems; potentially launching a revolution in small part production. - Keep your iPhone X warm, otherwise it may not work. - And, Intel vs. AMD? Forget about it: the arch rivals are working together to bring out a new hybrid.

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Running time: 22 Minutes 15 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Broadcom has confirmed a $130 BEEELLION buy-out offer for their rival, Qualcomm - Some iPhone users are fuming over the new "Letter 'i' bug." - Tor has been leaking users' real IP addresses. - Australia's multimillion dollar broadband network is under attack - from cockatoos!

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Running time: 24 Minutes 11 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A Google company chose Toronto, Ontario, as the building site for its new futuristic city. - Microsoft has ended production of Kinect - its motion-tracking games controller. - It may sound like an April Fools prank, but no: Amazon really does want you to give their delivery drivers a "key" to your house. - Remember the robot that said it would “destroy humans”? Well, it just became the first robot in the world to gain citizenship. - A Microsoft rep had to switch to Chrome during a presentation - because Edge kept crashing.

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Running time: 28 Minutes 21 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A botnet of unknown intent has been discovered and is spreading at a frightening rate. - Google's "Project Loon" has brought Internet and cellular service to hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico. - Samsung hopes to succeed where other vendors have failed: they want to bring the full desktop Linux experience to smartphones. - Do you have Eltima Player or Folx on your Mac? You may need to wipe everything and reinstall macOS because a nasty bit of malware came with their popular software and is giving hackers full access to absolutely everything, including your iCloud account.

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Running time: 20 Minutes 27 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - An airplane flying nearly half a kilometer in the air was hit by a drone in Canada. - It's easy to hack Subaru door locks using a Raspberry Pi. - Windows 10 is under fire by the Dutch data protection authority. - Android ransomware DoubleLocker encrypts data and changes PINs. - In security news, WPA2 has been cracked, and you need to hear about this if you use WiFi.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 8 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - It's official. If you had a Yahoo account in 2013, it was compromised. - Apple is investigating a series of reports about battery problems with some of its new iPhone 8 Plus phones. - Nvidia's CEO says Moore's Law is dead, claiming GPUs will soon replace CPUs. - In the near future, you may be able to eat a robot that will heal you or provide nutrients. - Don't mess with Amazon! A couple is facing up to 20 years in jail for stealing over $1.2m in merch from the online shopping site.

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Running time: 35 Minutes 53 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Ubuntu is dropping the 32-bit ISO. - Unfortunately, some people still use Internet Explorer... and yet another serious exploit has been found. - Dyson plans to release a "radical" electric car in 2020. - Equifax doesn't seem to have a grasp on security.

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Running time: 17 Minutes 7 Seconds

For our 10th Anniversary game show special, Sasha has lost her voice [again] and must utilize the amazing lip reading skills of her understudy, Carrie Webb. Together, they'll cover a top news story about a robotic kitchen... or a dinner meeting for singles. We're not sure.

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Running time: 3 Minutes 31 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Equifax's IT leaders have "retired" as the company reveals it knew about the bug that allowed hackers to access their data long before it happened. - Malicious Android apps with more than a million downloads have slipped past Google's defenses twice. - Best Buy has pulled Kaspersky from their store shelves, worried that the Russians are using it to spy on American computer users. - Have you downloaded CCleaner lately on your Windows machines? If you have, you should know that it was loaded with malware.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 51 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - More excitement in technological advancement in the fight against cancer as scientists in Texas reveal a pen-like device that can find cancerous cells in just 10 seconds. - A potentially dangerous overlay exploit has been found in all versions of Android before Oreo. - A massive data breach has happened at credit reporting giant Equifax, raising serious concern over mass identity theft. - If you've been having trouble finding a reason to replace Windows with Linux, I've got one for you: a design flaw discovered in the Windows kernel allows malicious programs to mask themselves from antivirus programs... and Microsoft says they're not going to fix it. - Facebook claims its ads have the potential to reach more people than recent U.S. census data shows exist, and that's troublesome for one analyst, who thinks third-party measurement services stand to benefit. - A WordPress plugin installed on around 200,000 web sites has a backdoor that lets the code authors do pretty much anything they like with your content.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 30 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Reddit is going closed-source. - Iconic board game Settlers of Catan is coming to virtual reality. - Amazon is facing at least one lawsuit from those recalled solar eclipse glasses. - Nearly 1/2 million pacemakers are vulnerable to an easy hack attack that could kill the user, and a firmware update is immediately required. - A huge breakthrough has been made in Cancer research as scientists develop a nanobot capable of killing cancer cells in under three minutes.

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Running time: 13 Minutes 22 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Burger King Now Has Its Own Cryptocurrency in Russia - the 'Whoppercoin'. - The Pepper robot has demonstrated its ability to perform a funeral in place of a Buddhist monk. - A nasty firmware update butchers Samsung smart TVs so badly that they have to be repaired. - DJI has announced a bug bounty program to pay hackers to report exploits.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 6 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The UN is about to get serious about killer robots. - Do you have your own web site? Google is going to start warning users that your site is not secure if you have forms on a site that doesn't use a secure connection. - Marcus Hutchins has pleaded not guilty. - The world's largest datacentre is being planned for the Arctic Circle.

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Running time: 7 Minutes 24 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Special glasses for viewing the coming solar eclipse have been recalled by Amazon because they might fry your retinas. - A new camera and app solution turns any dumb fridge into a smart fridge. - Thanks to a firmware update blunder, an automatic over-the-air upgrade will break front-door smart locks for at least five days. - No need to worry: the asteroid heading toward earth and thought to hit us in October will miss our planet by a long shot. - A teenager was just awarded $10,000 for a bug he found in Google's back-end.

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Running time: 12 Minutes 13 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - From the irony files, the security researcher who found the kill switch for WannaCry has now been arrested for creating an unrelated malware. - IBM scientists have set a new world record, storing 330TB of uncompressed data in one tape. - Wayland has been Confirmed as the Default Display Server for Ubuntu 17.10 - Canadian ISPs don't mess around: an entrepreneur accused of piracy for his Kodi add-on web site has been grilled in his home for hours - and not by the cops but by pushy company reps for cable TV and ISP companies. - The US Army has banned DJI drones over security concerns.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 27 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The UK Government is stepping things up in the high-speed infrastructure department. - A biodegradable car is undergoing testing and looks like it will be road-worthy within a few weeks. - Volvo is having a hard time getting their autonomous vehicles to work in Australia... because kangaroos keep hopping around in front of them! - John Romero, one of the creators of Doom II, put his floppies up on Ebay and landed a sale of more than $3,000 after promising to sign them.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 43 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The world's first autonomous transport ship plans to set out on its voyages next year. - A Swedish Rail Firm has Approved "Trainy McTrainface" As The Name Of Their Train Following an Online Poll - Google is unleashing 20 million lab-created sterile male mosquitos on a city, and says this is a good thing and will help control the mosquito population. - According to the Federation Against Copyright Theft, British magazine "KODI" is directing readers to copyright-infringing software. - Updated drone regulations in Canada make it legal to fly again.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 27 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - In a rather comical social experiment, a UK WiFi provider has tricked users into agreeing to a thousand hours of community service. - Autonomous race cars are now a thing. - A newly-demonstrated 3D printed heart works much like a real one. - We have found our greatest weapon against the coming Robot apocalypse! - Google is giving Glass one more try. - Microsoft SQL Server 2017's first release candidate has landed and - yes! - it runs on Linux! - Support for Ubuntu 16.10 Ends Tomorrow

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Running time: 20 Minutes 34 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Jawbone is shutting down to pursue medical tech. - The world's first glasses-free holographic phone is coming, and you'll never guess who's releasing it! - There's now a self-driving transport truck that doesn't even have a spot for a human driver. - Disappointment as Intel plans to cut jobs from its IoT division. - A German computer company is spinning a new version of Ubuntu to include on their computers. - Update your Linux distro immediately. The GnuPG crypto library has been cracked.

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Running time: 20 Minutes 12 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Delays and flight diversions at Gatwick Airport due to someone flying their drone where it's not allowed. - Facebook's Internet-beaming drone has had a successful flight and flawless landing. - A U.S. judge decided that protection against Facebook's tracking is up to the user, and has thrown out a court case that claims otherwise.

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Running time: 11 Minutes 46 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Some Windows 10 source code which could be used to exploit the popular OS has been leaked to the public. - The world's fastest computers run Linux. - NASA has designed a supersonic airplane that doesn't create a sonic boom. - As predicted, Nintendo is now releasing a classic Super Nintendo console.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 32 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Carrier-locked phones are being outlawed in Canada, and providers must unlock phones for free. - Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market. - Tim Cook has confirmed Apple is working on a self-driving car system. - End-to-end encryption for online services may become law. - We finally have a release date for Star Trek: Discovery

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Running time: 14 Minutes 11 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Boeing wants to make their passenger airplanes entirely autonomous. - Amazon Kindle's book charts are being badly skewed by bots, and it's hurting authors' bottom lines. - A battery powered by trash is now a proven reality. - The new Mars rover looks like something Batman might drive.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 49 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Microsoft will pay you to do your web searching through Bing - Toyota's latest infotainment system is powered by Linux - Apple is bringing AR and VR to their devices. - Scientific researchers have confirmed a part of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity that Einstein himself said would never be observed.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 29 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A new-found exploit in Windows' NTFS implementation will crash the machine by simply including a short string within an image tag on a web site. - A French school is using facial recognition to find out when students aren't paying attention. - A new-found malware on Android devices could be on your phone. - Intel has already surpassed AMD's ThreadRipper.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 54 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Dubai is replacing a sizable number of their police force with robots. - What happens when Artificial Intelligence is allowed to name paint colors? - Bell Canada has been hacked, resulting in a large data breach of customer info. - Nokia's 3310 dumbphone has been rebooted, and is on sale now. - New research has found that Yahoo Mail has been leaking private email attachments for years.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 27 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Netflix is messing around with pricing in Australia. - We're on the cusp of what could be a world-changing evolution in battery technology thanks to an Israeli startup. - MP3 is dead. Sortof. - Let the VR Headset legal wars begin! A company that won $500 million from Oculus is now going after Samsung's Gear VR. - The WannaCry ransomware is taking online threats to a whole new level.

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Running time: 12 Minutes 23 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Based on a new proposal, drone pilots in the EU now have to register for all drones over 9 ounces. - Another use for 3D printers at home as a University student prints his way to a better smile. - Binaural 3D Sound Will Make the New 'Doctor Who' Episode Terrifying. - An amazing step in bionic hands has been announced. - A new camera developed in Sweden is faster than any photography gear on the planet.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 45 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A real-life Iron Man suit took flight on Thursday. - Facebook to add 3,000 employees to watch for inappropriate content - Microsoft has announced their latest OS to compete against Google's Chrome OS. - Amazon wants you to have meaningful conversations with Alexa - Ubisoft is giving you a free weekend to play The Division.

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Running time: 9 Minutes 56 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Phishing scams can make themselves look exactly like the real site, right down to the URL in the address bar. - A real medical Tricorder is coming to retail shelves. - The Nintendo NES Classic Edition is finished its short run. - Now novice hackers can buy their own ransomware service that more than pays for itself after just one successful infection.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 17 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A new consumer system from Microsoft boasts speeds of over six teraflops. - A hacker set off all the warning sirens in Dallas. - Hackers can use a simple javascript code to get your smartphone's pin from sensor data. - Mark Shuttleworth is shaking things up in the Ubuntu world, putting an immediate halt to Unity and switching Ubunto to GNOME.

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Running time: 12 Minutes

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - CodePlex is shutting down. - AT&T has won the contract to build FirstNet. - Terrible news for LastPass users as the company scrambles to fix an architectural problem that lets malicious web sites steal your passwords. - Connecting computers to the human brain is next on Elon Musk's to-do list. - The inventor of the Internet has been awarded computing's equivalent of the Nobel Prize

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Running time: 11 Minutes 57 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A major blow in the fight for privacy: The US Senate plans to allow ISPs to sell your browser history to advertisers. - 30% of jobs in the UK are at risk of robot takeover. - Microsoft appears to be purposefully crippling OneDrive's performance on non-Windows systems such as Linux. - FedEx is offering customers $5 USD to enable Adobe Flash in their browsers. - An autonomous Uber car crash in Arizona has led the company to pull autonomous vehicles from the road.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 29 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Audacious cybercriminals have created an Star Trek-themed strain of ransomware. - Computers can lip-read now! - Ubiquiti devices are vulnerable to takeover attacks with a single click. - Many popular Android devices ship with malware already installed

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Running time: 10 Minutes 39 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - PS4 Games Will Be Playable on Windows PCs Soon - Denim is in and gives a whole new meaning to a "Smart" jacket. - The yellow submarine named Boaty McBoatface is set to leave for Antarctica this week on its first science expedition. - Halloween's come early with a custom upgrade to Amazon's Alexa AI.

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Running time: 7 Minutes 41 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A San Francisco startup is 3D-printing entire houses in just one day - A new method of storing data in DNA stores 215 petabytes of data on a single gram of DNA. - Robots with real muscles and skin: it could become a thing sooner than we imagined. - The Nintendo Switch is having big problems with its little screen.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 2 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Air-gapped computers can have data stolen by a nearby drone. - Cloudflare had a bad data leak. - We might as well get used to it; yet another web-connected children's toy has leaked a ton of data. - The NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is our next big exploit. Time to upgrade!

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Running time: 20 Minutes 28 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Cayla is now illegal in Germany - The founder of a Florida marketing firm who used illicit tactics to send spam email has been sent to jail. - Bill Gates thinks the government should tax robots who take the jobs of human workers. - February's critical update to Microsoft Windows has been delayed, despite its urgency - Using machine learning, Google's Project Loon is moving quickly to bringing Internet service to areas where it was previously unavailable.

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Running time: 18 Minutes 15 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A tiny drone built to pollinate flowers has been built in Japan. - A College Network has been attacked with its own insecure IoT devices - A New Implant Method Could Give Amputees Direct Nerve Control of Artificial Limbs - Have a Visio TV? It's spying on you. - A passenger-carrying drone is ready to fly in Dubai

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Running time: 24 Minutes 3 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - More than 150,000 web-connected printers were owned by a self-proclaimed "novice coder" over the weekend. - A hack attack against the dark web shut down a huge number of sites for containing child pornography. - AI has beat the most skilled Poker players in the world. - Google's Super Bowl ad set off a bunch of Google Home devices. - More than 1,000 government computers in a US county have been infected by ransomware.

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Running time: 23 Minutes 31 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Facebook has introduced a new service to help users recover lost passwords. - Audio-based hacks are becoming more of a fear as scientists reveal the potential uses. - A new pair of electronic glasses auto-focus on what you're looking at. - Eight years of evidence have been lost by Texas police thanks to ransomware. - See a great deal on the Blackphone 2 on Ebay? It's quite likely a counterfeit... and will be bricked by the manufacturer.

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Running time: 27 Minutes 21 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Samsung has clarified what was causing Note 7's to catch fire. - A dad found a really creative use for 360 video, giving his daughter a first-person Virtual Reality view of her doll house. - The Star Trek fan film, Axanar, has settled out of court with CBS and Paramount. - A robot can write news articles in just one second. - Car makers are using soy-based products under the hood, and it's causing all kinds of issues as rodents find it delicious.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 38 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - BT is adding anti-junk-call filters to their phone service. - An autonomous transit bus is being tested in Las Vegas. - Dell's Latest Laptop is $100 Cheaper If You Buy It With Ubuntu - Yahoo wants to change its name. - Google has revealed how they secure their cloud infrastructure, and it includes some clever, custom-built silicon.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 22 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A Linux variant of a very destructive piece of malware has been discovered. - Official LEGO robotics are now a reality. - Amazon Echo has been ordering things discussed on TV shows without the users' consent. - Google is shutting down Hangouts API.

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Running time: 15 Minutes 44 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The UK government is cracking down on sites selling fraudulent degrees. - The manufacturer of the iPhone hopes to replace their human workers with robots. - Drone deliveries are so 2016. Now, Amazon wants to make the whole warehouse fly. - Kingston is pushing the envelope with the release of their 2TB USB flash drives. - Don't blink: The leap second already happened.

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Running time: 20 Minutes 47 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Police want Amazon to give up the data captured by Echo. - Another line of consumer routers from Netgear are dangerously vulnerable to hacker takeover. - Microsoft has contracted nearly a billion dollars from the Department of Defense.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 38 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Your health tracker is poised to provide your personal data to the highest bidder. - Mario is available for iOS. - Yahoo was hacked again. Big time. Years ago. And it's just coming out now. - Lonely and live alone? A Japanese company is now selling lifelike anime girlfriends. The catch is, they are very tiny, and can't leave their cage. - At least two major players in the space race claim they have working prototypes for a new type of space engine that can get us to Mars in just 10 weeks... with no fuel.

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Running time: 32 Minutes 39 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A security researcher got $10,000 for finding a bug on Yahoo that would let him read any users' mail. - Samsung is going to brick Galaxy Note 7 phones early next week. - Fitbit has bought, and is killing off Pebble. - Fraudsters can guess Visa card information in just six seconds.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 16 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Thieves are using radio jammers to leave your car unlocked when you use your key fob to lock it. - The evolution of the grocery store is coming... from Amazon. - From the "Creepy Toy Files": You might want to think twice about placing an i-Que or Cayla smart toy under the tree this season. - Are you a Dailymotion user? Change your passwords immediately.

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Running time: 22 Minutes 48 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Hackers can hear you even if you don't have a microphone. - San Francisco's public transit system has been exploited by an automated ransomware. - More than 130,000 records of US Navy employees have been leaked. - SD cards aren't just for cameras anymore, so it's time for a new standard. - Google's artificial intelligence gives robots the ability to dream.

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Running time: 18 Minutes 18 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A universal translator has found its way to a megaphone. - The latest ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers is out and Linux owns it once more. - A $2,500 Dell gaming laptop for just $33? Yes, please! - A couple big retailers in the US have been caught using illicit social engineering tactics in their computer service department. - Pigs fly and Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation.

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Running time: 26 Minutes 40 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The results from PwnFest are in: Google Pixel was pwned in just 60 seconds, and the Chinese hacker teams killed Safari and laugh at a four-second Flash hack. - Samsung has purchased connected car firm Harman for $8bn in cash. - A lone laptop computer can take down an entire server farm in a newly discovered type of denial-of-service attack. - The BBC has confirmed it will launch a new virtual reality film, The Turning Forest, next week.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 57 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Tesco Bank halted online payments on Monday after money was taken from 20,000 accounts. - Samsung has explosive deals on washers. Oh wait, sorry, I read that wrong: Samsung washers are exploding. - Mythbuntu is dead. - As it turns out, Nintendo NES Classic is basically a mini Linux computer with 30 ROMs. - KDE has a nice looking Mobile OS gearing up to replace Android on your smartphone.

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Running time: 25 Minutes 34 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The timer has finally run out on Vine. - When bug bounties go bad... a young hacker intent on cashing in for revealing an iOS 10 bug lands himself a criminal record instead. - European court has ruled that Uber should pay their drivers at least minimum wage, and provide paid vacation time. - Facebook says they don't need your permission to use your biometric data. - Holy Moley--a robotic kitchen can cook like a master chef!

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Running time: 28 Minutes 30 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - AT&T and Time Warner are merging to create an ISP, TV, and media giant - An AI judge created by British scientists can predict human rights rulings with 79% accuracy. - A device that makes broccoli taste like chocolate has been developed. - 'Smart' home devices were used as weapons in a massive website attack on Friday. - A clever scam on Microsoft Windows utilizes the Blue Screen of Death to trick users into calling the scammers. - A major breakthrough this week in AI-driven speech-to-text comes from the labs at Microsoft.

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Running time: 20 Minutes 4 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Firefox and Chrome are constantly writing to disk, which could be shortening your SSD's lifespan. - A newly discovered systemd vulnerability could cause instability in Linux systems. - Saya, a highschool student from Japan is computer-generated, but you might not realize it to look at her. - UK officials plan to ram drones into passenger planes on purpose. - Verizon's $4.8 billion takeover deal for Yahoo may be doomed. - A drone-related injury could cost the Cleveland Indians the World Series.

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Running time: 18 Minutes 34 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - Microsoft has switched their older operating systems to a more "Windows 10 style" update process. - Following an email leak, the Turkish government blocked several online storage services, including DropBox. - Samsung has pulled the plug on Galaxy Note 7 production after their "fixed" phones continued to catch fire. - Scientists have shown that memristors could run a neural network. - Verizon plans to bring cellular LTE coverage by way of drone to areas devastated by natural disaster, or where the cellular towers have otherwise been destroyed.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 1 Second

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - We may finally find out just what's legal and illegal to watch on Kodi boxes as a man charged with selling them is taking it to the top court. - An artificial pancreas has been approved by the FDA. - A Commodore 64 is still in operation in an auto shop, and has been working solid for the last 25 years. - Nvidia is in on the autonomous vehicle game, but they're taking a different approach: rather than programming the car how to drive, they're using AI to teach it how to drive... more like how people learn. - Johnson & Johnson is warning that one of their insulin pumps can be hacked to administer lethal doses of insulin. If you or someone you love are diabetic, stick around for the info. - Google is officially in the hardware game.

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Running time: 12 Minutes 23 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The launch date of the new Star Trek TV show has been announced, and we'll have the info for you coming up. - T-Mobile is urgently warning iPhone users NOT to upgrade to iOS 10. - A safe mode exploit in Microsoft Windows lets a hacker gain access to your network, and Microsoft will likely not be fixing it. - For the first time ever, a video game YouTuber has been charged for promoting in-game gambling. - Someone has built the tiniest MAME cabinet in the galaxy

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Running time: 11 Minutes 31 Seconds

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - The operators of the vDOS "DDOS for Hire" service have been arrested - Google is offering Uber competitor pricing on Maps. - The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been recalled, because it might catch on fire. - A robot has been used to operate in a man's eye, with perfect results. - Weaponized drones are now legal in North Dakota.

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Running time: 18 Minutes

Here are the stories we're covering this week: - A successful experiment has transferred an entire DVD wirelessly in less than 10 seconds over more than 30 kilometers. - Opera's password sync database has been compromized, and they're urging users to change their passwords. - Google is going to start penalizing web sites who use pop-up ads. - A piece of software allows a standard, unmodified USB flash drive to transmit data covertly to a nearby system, even if the systems are air-gapped.

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Running time: 11 Minutes 28 Seconds

Raspberry Pi becomes the UK's best-selling computer of all time, Google for kids is a sham, Linux Mint attack is worse than expected, Wikimedia exec steps down after speculation of a search engine, Microsoft HoloLens coming March 30.

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Running time: 8 Minutes 58 Seconds

Linux Mint ISOs hacked, Ad-Free Internet means sites will charge, Wireless home alarm easily compromized, Charge your E-Reader with invisible solar panel, Facebook counsels their users.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 4 Seconds

Google cracking down on unencrypted sites, AT&T 5G is super fast Internet, Russia bans Windows, Adobe deletes user files on Mac, UK Government trying to make porn inaccessible to minors

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Running time: 10 Minutes 59 Seconds

GPS time error causes problems, iPhone 6 update makes device useless if serviced by 3rd party, US government hacked, Don't crash your drone into state buildings, USB-C cables fry devices.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 51 Seconds

Europe's rolling out a data superhighway in space, A hardware device for passwords, EU data watchdogs meeting about the way businesses handle data, Coventry roads are going autonomous.

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Running time: 8 Minutes 25 Seconds

Vtech re-launches Learning Lodge, New Half Life game next month, Nest thermostats leaking info, Government media players can sniff packets, Google paying £130m in UK back-tax, $8,000 Xbox dad refunded.

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Running time: 15 Minutes 47 Seconds

AT&T partners with Ubuntu, Casino is suing security firm who did a lousy job, Microsoft cutting off updates for new hardware users, Twitter is not doing too hot, Netflix is blocking proxies

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Running time: 10 Minutes 30 Seconds

Google banishes malware apps, YouTube going HDR, Lumosity is a fake, Microsoft unveils some of Windows 10's data collection info, Kid racks up $8,000 Xbox bill.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 53 Seconds

Facebook's "free Internet" is not well received in India, IPv6 has reached 10%, Less than 1% of PCs are capable of VR, Google helping homeowners with Project Sunroof, Organic body parts being 3D printed and then grown, Military cancels robo-dog plans.

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Running time: 13 Minutes 6 Seconds

Elon knows when the Johnny Cab will arrive, North Korea is spying using Linux, Wireless charging is about to get good, US Prisoners are out of jail early thanks to a software bug, Routers are being used to attack WordPress sites.

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Running time: 26 Minutes 35 Seconds

Cyber thieves are stealing millions by tricking people, Run Android apps on Windows Linux and Mac, A coder could have deleted all videos on YouTube, OnLive is dead, Mozilla Tracking Protection blocks identity tracking sites, ISPs in Australia have to hand over private info.

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Running time: 18 Minutes 13 Seconds

World leaders' passport information was accidentally emailed, Cheap internet may mean you're being spied on, Future Shop is dead, A wicked new gaming mouse, Old Roku devices are dead.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 30 Seconds

Facebook hosting content, Microsoft trying to make Secure Boot mandatory, Twitch hacked, Bee trackers, Breach air-gapped computers with heat.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 17 Seconds

A car travelling at 1,000mph needs fancy wheels, Microsoft's fix breaks everything, An ISP in India took down Google for the entire world... by accident, Nintendo is finally making games for smartphones, 3D printing like in Terminator 2 actually works... and much faster than the traditional method.

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Running time: 12 Minutes 39 Seconds

Blu-ray has been hacked, new materials may protect future buildings from earthquake, Fujitsu builds some creepy image processing tech, A guy has been arrested for dissing his employer on Facebook, Star Trek Online pays tribute to Leonard Nimoy.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 18 Seconds

HTC releasing a VR headset with Valve, 2038 is like the Y2K of Linux, Talk Talk talks scams, Bill Gates is still rich, Ikea introduces smart furniture, Samsung TV woes continue.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 20 Seconds

A real life personal rocket pack, Lenovo got caught, Google is being probed, Facebook is a battery hog, Barbie wants to spy on you, Sony didn't learn from Glass.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 24 Seconds

The Dutch government web sites have been taken down by hackers, An unprecedented cyber robbery is taking place, President Obama wants tech firms to forget the past and trust them, Turn polution into usable plastic, Facebook photos could be deleted by anyone.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 20 Seconds

Blip.TV is winding down, Staw homes are coming to the open housing market in the UK, Google is rebooting Glass, The Ubuntu smartphone, Samsung TVs are listening to you.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 54 Seconds

BMW didn't use encryption in ConnectedDrive software, Raspberry Pi's new model is 6x as powerful as the B+, The Snoopers' Charger has been rejected in the UK, Police in England and Wales have uploaded mugshots of hundreds of thousands of innocents to facial recognition systems, RFID chips are being implanted in Sweden.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 47 Seconds

Adobe Flash still being exploited even after patch, Kim Dotcom released an encrypted chat service, The blind can see thanks to eSight Eyewear, Ford is opening shop in Silicon Valley, 30 second videos on Twitter, Microsoft profits down 10%

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Running time: 19 Minutes 51 Seconds

Munich has joined the Document Foundation Advisory Board, The new MintBox Mini, Google Glass is dead, Generate power by walking, Target and Sony are closing in Canada, New anti-spam laws in Canada to block malicious software, Beacon 2 has been found on Mars.

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Running time: 21 Minutes 53 Seconds

A 9-volt battery that turns any smoke alarm into a smart alarm, Toyota is opening up their hydrogen fuel cell patent portfolio, Bluetooth wearables are coming to a crib near you, A computer has been developed that can't lose at poker, An extra second will be added to the clock on June 30th.

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Running time: 19 Minutes 43 Seconds

High profile web sites blocked in India, Apple being sued because iOS 8 is too much of a storage hog, Netflix are firming their borders, Illegal downloaders in Canada are in for a shock, Intel Security's new version of PasswordBox uses facial recognition, Sony is bringing us a $2,000 Walkman.

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Running time: 18 Minutes 38 Seconds

Justin Lin will direct the next Star Trek film, Sony and Microsoft's gaming services have been restored following a DDOS attack, Gmail has been blocked in China, Facebook is going to bombard you with yet more apps.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 56 Seconds

Cyber attacks on a German steel mill has lead to massive damage, South Korean nuclear plant is facing threats from hackers, The Instagram Rapture has taken place, We can now email objects to the ISS, A new phone for spies self destructs.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 9 Seconds

The Pirate Bay has closed down, but has been cloned. A software glitch made products on Amazon cost 1 pence. The umbrella could be the next tech breakthrough. Microsoft is fighting the US government to protect user privacy.

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Running time: 7 Minutes 11 Seconds

The Sony hack is worse than first anticipated, IBM is reducing e-waste and helping less fortunate in India, Imagination is releasing a Raspberry Pi competitor, BioShock Infinite seems to be coming to Linux.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 22 Seconds

Critical Windows updates may brick computers and devices, Sony is making a watch from e-paper, Graphene may be a good material for bulletproof armour, Intel Security has bought PasswordBox.

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Running time: 11 Minutes 53 Seconds

Web-connected cameras have been compromized and exposed, Hackers are infiltrating web servers through pirated plugins and themes, Your iPhone can be upgraded to a VR headset for only $100, Google will let you pay to turn off ads.

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Running time: 16 Minutes 33 Seconds

NVIDIA has released the beta version of a huge update to their Linux drivers. The US government is reportedly collecting cellphone data using devices aboard their aircraft. Russia's presidential library wants to create a replacement for Wikipedia. A five-year-old boy is now a Microsoft Certified Professional. Thursday's World of Warcraft expansion has been laden by server bugs. Facebook's new Messenger service reaches 500 million users.

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Running time: 14 Minutes 30 Seconds

Microsoft is helping the blind see, Home Depot had 53 million customer email addresses stolen, German police raided homes for pirated content, Health watchdog warning against 3D tech for kids, US president wants the Internet to be free as in freedom.

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Running time: 11 Minutes 11 Seconds

Drupal was hacked, 150 Mb/sec 4G coming to the UK, Microsoft has pulled Windows 7 and 8 from store shelves, Disney movies are on Android.

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Running time: 10 Minutes 3 Seconds

A huge computer retail chain in the UK is denying warranty to users who install Linux, Fake Microsoft support callers have had their accounts frozen by a US court, Your love for Linux might help get you a job, del.icio.us has been blacklisted by Google.

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Running time: 9 Minutes 24 Seconds

BBC exposes articles removed from Google by Right to Be Forgotten, Smart Meters can be hacked to reduce your utility bill, Offline access to Internet content is coming to areas of the world with no Internet access, Attackers can take control of home storage.

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Running time: 7 Minutes 6 Seconds

Samsung is releasing a wifi system that runs at 4.6 Gbps, Dropbox has lost some users' files, physicists have worked out how to teleport an object, Twitter is suing the US government over spying.

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Running time: 7 Minutes 26 Seconds