Webware editor Josh Lowensohn joins the podcast to talk about the hack of Twitter internal documents that came to light Wednesday, and what are the larger implications for companies' security protocols now that many are storing their data in the cloud.
Plus, in another excerpt from his interview with CNET News, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Gates shares his thoughts on how the company is doing now that he's not there full time.
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Today's stories:
Mozilla gives add-on developers a tip jar
Dell poised to benefit most from PC market recovery
Wal-Mart to label products with eco ratings
Lessons from Twitter's security breach
CEOs, other execs disagree on security
Google's e-mail security service unit, called Postini, monitors 3 billion messages per day. They flow in and out of customer systems and pass through Postini's thousands of machines in data centers around the U.S. and in Europe before hitting the Internet.
That and other headlines of the day, on Wednesday's edition of the CNET News Daily Podcast.
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Today's stories:
Google's take on e-mail defense
RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case
Analyst: Intel-based thin laptops have design issues
Bing's first month produces small share gain
Greenpeace guide frowns on HP, still loves Nokia
President Obama released Friday morning the results of a review on the nation's cybersecurity--and it's not the best news. CNET News editor Michelle asks chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh why.
That, and other headlines of the day, on Friday's CNET News Daily Podcast.
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Today's stories:
Obama on cybersecurity: We're not that prepared
Dell earnings down 63 percent from last year
Soyuz docks with space station, doubles its crew
Judge: Police can take DNA samples on arrest
Security reporter Elinor Mills explains the ins and outs of identity fraud, including exactly how bad guys go about getting and selling people's financial account information--and how you can avoid being their victim.
Also in today's podcast: three state attorneys general meet with Craigslist over its erotic services forum; and the FTC takes a look at overlap on the boards of Apple and Google.
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Today's stories:
Craigslist to meet with state AGs over sex ads
Report: FTC eyes Apple, Google board relationship
Microsoft's new wave of layoff notices for 3,000
Photos, details leaked on expected Kindle
BlackBerry gets full-fledged Google Apps support
There have long been concerns over securing the power grid and other critical U.S. infrastructure, but those security issues are mounting. CNET News reporter Elinor Mills explains why.
That, and the headlines of the day, on Friday's CNET News Daily Podcast.
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Today's stories:
Service restored in Silicon Valley after fiber cut
IDC: Linux spending set to boom by 21 percent in 2009
Rescue shuttle prepped for trip to launch pad
Just how vulnerable is the electrical grid?
Report: Yahoo, Microsoft CEOs meet face to face
As the Web 2.0 Expo concludes today in San Francisco, Webware editor Rafe Needleman takes stock of the latest turn in the fast-changing chronicle of Web-based start-ups. Also, he tells you how to vote for your favorites in the annual Webware 100 competition.
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Telcos said testing plan to offer PCs to businesses
The clock is ticking down on Conflicker, an Internet worm that's making the rounds in various incarnations and is getting more sophisticated. It could be huge, or it could be nada. It's all part of a guessing game and we may know more tomorrow. CNET News' Elinor Mills has the latest.
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Wales giving up on Wikia search
Apps to dominate CTIA Wireless 2009
Web 2.0 Expo 2009: Downsized, but not out
Cisco announced Thursday that it will pay more than $600 million to buy Pure Digital, the company that makes Flip Video camcorders. Reporter Marguerite Reardon joins today's podcast to talk about why that shouldn't be a surprise.
Also in this podcast: Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 8; a security conference in Canada that got makers of Safari, Firefox, and IE's attention; and Google adds a feature to Gmail that just might make your life Rickroll-free.
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Today's stories:
Cisco buys Flip Video maker for $590 million
Oracle delivers solid third quarter
Safari hole exploited in seconds at hacking contest
Gmail previews links to Yelp, Flickr, YouTube
Google deal brings classic books to Sony Reader
A nonpartisan report on cybersecurity recommends that President-elect Barack Obama create an office in the White House focused on cyberspace which would be headed by an assistant to the president. But the report offers a worried look at the current state of the nation's cyberdefenses, describing the challenge as one of the most urgent national security problems facing the new administration. We check in with CNET News' Stephanie Condon to find out more.
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Today's stories:
Obama policy docs to live on Change.gov
Tapping compute cloud for solar research
Microsoft is causing a stir in the security world by dropping the fee for its antivirus software. That might be great news for security in general. But if people come to expect the service for free, where does that leave the companies that focus solely on security? Reporters Ina Fried and Elinor Mills join me in the podcast studio to talk about it.
Also in this podcast: Psystar's countersuit against Apple is all but dead; start-up has designs on ditching the lithium in consumer gadget batteries; there's a new Internet in outer space; and Microsoft says--again--that it's moved on from its proposed takeover of Yahoo. When will the rest of the world give up on the idea?
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Today's stories:
Psystar antitrust claim against Apple dismissed
Ballmer: 'We are done' with Yahoo acquisition idea
Mac OS X Snow Leopard coming early?
RIAA win: Tennessee to police campus networks
Zinc fuel cell maker readies portable power
New Internet goes to space, comes back to Earth
Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
Will Microsoft's antivirus move draw antitrust fire?
Rafe Needleman is editor of CNET's Webware. He's been covering technology since 1988, and has interviewed thousands of tech execs. He blogs at 
Leslie Katz is senior editor of CNET News' Crave blog, which focuses on gadgets, games, and all other digital distractions.
Erica Ogg keeps up on the latest consumer electronics and PC goings-on as chief correspondent for CNET News' Crave blog.
Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor for CNET News and focuses on science and green tech.
Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and
services. 
