CNET News Daily Podcast: Cutting through a security hairball
Security holes proliferate, Microsoft search idea panned, and tech start-ups gather to buck up.
Charles Cooper Former Executive Editor / News
Charles Cooper was an executive editor at CNET News. He has covered technology and business for more than 25 years, working at CBSNews.com, the Associated Press, Computer & Software News, Computer Shopper, PC Week, and ZDNet.
Maybe it's something in the air but a myriad of security concerns surfaced, seemingly all at once, on Thursday. CNET News' Elinor Mills sits down with Kara Tsuboi to talk about one aspect... Apple and other music retailers won't have to pay higher royalty rates...On a day when the stock market again wilted, there's still optimism among some tech start-ups.
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