Clara Lazen, Ten-Year-Old Fifth Grader, Discovers New Molecule (VIDEO)

10 year old discovers a new molecule, gets published in a major
chemistry journal.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/ten-year-old-discovers-chemistry-molecule-published_n_1250825.html?ref=canada&ir=Canada

DARPA-Funded Hacker's Tiny $50 Spy Computer Hides In Offices, Drops From Drones

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/01/27/darpa-funded-hackers-tiny-50-spy-computer-hides-in-offices-drops-from-drones/

"Brendan O'Connor is trying a different approach to spy hardware:
building a sensor-equipped surveillance-capable computer that's so
cheap it can be sacrificed after one use, with off-the-shelf parts
that anyone can buy and assemble for less than fifty dollars."

Smarter password checker lets you compare with others

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/01/smarter-password-checker-lets.html

"...researchers at INRIA in Rocquencourt, France and Ruhr
University Bochum in Germany have come up with a more advanced
strength checker that rates passwords relative to those already
stored in a site's database. Rather than vague strength messages,
their system can tell users their password is amongst the weakest 5
per cent on the site, encouraging them to try again with a stronger
alternative."

The Apple Bug That Let Us Spy on a Total Strangers iPhone

http://gizmodo.com/5880593/the-apple-bug-that-let-us-spy-on-a-total-strangers-iphone

"Every single iMessage to and from this mans iPhone—his friends
call him Wiz—has been sent to us by accident. We know about his
job, sex life, and address. Apple, you might want to fix this."

Satellite phone encryption cracked

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9058529/Satellite-phone-encryption-cracked.html

"German academics said they had cracked two encryption systems used
to protect satellite phone signals and that anyone with cheap
computer equipment and radio could eavesdrop on calls over an
entire continent. Hundreds of thousands of satellite phone users
are thought to be affected."

German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223957/German_gov_t_endorses_Chrome_as_most_secure_browser

"Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7
users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox
and auto-update features.

"In a security best practices guideline, Germany's Federal Office for
Information Security, known by its German initials of BSI, said Chrome
was the best browser."

Romney and Gingrich Pull Songs After Complaints

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/arts/music/romney-and-gingrich-pull-songs-after-complaints.html?_r=1

"When you think about every iconic song that has emotional
resonance for millions and millions of Americans, in almost every
instance, Republican candidates can't use the song because the
artist is not supportive," said Steve Schmidt, a Republican
campaign strategist who was Senator John McCain's campaign manager
in 2008 and worked on the re-election campaign of President George
W. Bush.