Researchers at Yale and the University of Texas used a neural network — a computer brain — to test out medical theories of what causes schizophrenia. The result was a computer brain that can't tell the difference between stories about itself and fanciful stories about gangsters, and claims responsibility for terrorist acts.

Google's demo this week, and promise to start shipping new Chromebook computers within weeks, has the potential to unleash cloud computing — especially in the workplace. That raises the prospect of huge cost savings to companies, and possible data security gains. It also raises some worries about trusting so much data to one company.

"Zeus" is a software suite for cybercriminals. It lets budding bad guys set up "botnets" to secretly turn your computer into a slave. Until recently, Zeus cost thousands of dollars on the black market. But this week, the Zeus source code is out there for free.

The Federal Communications Commission is building a nationwide emergency alert system. The idea is that your cell phone will issue a sound or some sort of warning along with information on what's going on.

A U.S. Senate subcommittee is scheduled to take up the proposed merger of two giant wireless companies on Wednesday. The deal is a long way from being done and when it is, there will be plenty of strings attached.

All kinds of computer equipment was found at the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed. How valuable is it and how hard will it be to read? Also, a new smartphone that's as thick as a piece of paper.

Rumors of a possible joint venture between Facebook and Chinese search engine Baidu have a lot of people, including U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), wondering if such an operation would operate by American or Chinese standards of censorship.

You might have been listening to Pandora, the Internet music service, for a while now. It's great for hearing favorite artists and discovering new ones. Pandora is beefing up its operations, now providing comedy as well.

Sony has been hacked into again. Thousands of customers had their credit card information stolen in a recent raid. It was data from 2007 but it was still available.

That didn't take long. If you go online looking for information about Osama bin Laden's death, please know that there are creeps trying to take advantage of your curiosity.