The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act may get its first update since Mark Zuckerberg was a 15-year-old, or April 2000. Since then, Zuckerberg built Facebook and we’ve seen the rise of online social networks lead to growing concern over privacy online, especially for kids. Yet COPPA is pretty much the same as it’s always been. The FTC, which proposed changes to the law, sees a world where online companies have a stricter code of conduct and parents will need to be more hands-on. Plus, according to a recent study, most apps are total failures.

About 700 U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan begin testing something called the Soldier Body Unit this month. It’s a series of sensors designed to measure the impact of explosions, like bomb blasts, on a soldier’s head and body. They’ll detect what’s happening within the body during a blast, and could possibly help detects symptoms of health issues. Later on, the data could be used for research outside the military. Plus, the Twitter Olympic Medal Ceremony.

Jury selection is underway in a huge trial involving Apple and Samsung. Apple’s saying, “Hey Samsung! You totally copied the iPhone! No fair!” Samsung says “Nuh-uh! Those are generic designs!” That’s paraphrasing. Samsung is also countersuing Apple. Where this battle goes next will focus on two main areas: how the smartphones on the market today LOOK and how they WORK. It could have huge implications for anyone working on Android products.

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is donating $2.5 million toward the effort to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of Washington, where Amazon is based. The donation was made to “Washington United For Marriage,” a Political Action Committee trying to get voters to approve same-sex marriage in the fall.

Facebook has reported its quarterly numbers, publicly, for the first time. And there were a lot of numbers, too many to mention. Wall Street seemed disappointed. What Facebook still needs to figure out how to bring in more money from ads — and it has to do it on mobile, because that’s where everyone is these days. So expect more ads on your Facebook app. Plus, Google makes Kansas City the cutting edge tech city of the future.

President Obama wants a new cybersecurity bill to help prevent online attacks against companies and government bodies. The fear is that a large attack could knock out power, water, cause mayhem. The president may get his wish. A bill championed by Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut could come to a vote in the Senate soon. He talks about why the bill is more carrots instead of sticks. Plus, Microsoft posts the entire, growing AIDS Memorial Quilt online.

Researchers at UCLA have developed a transparent solar panel that could be used as a home window. In order to harness solar power while staying transparent, the panels use invisible silver. The panels are not at your hardware store yet, but they’re expected to be inexpensive when they arrive. Plus, turn those screens off at bedtime — don’t be like the depressed hamsters.

Amazon used to be just a website where you could buy things and have them sent to you. Increasingly, Amazon is making the things themselves as well. The president of Staples says five or six new Amazon tablets are on the way to go with the Kindle reader and the Kindle Fire tablet. Where the e-retail company really stands to cash in, though, is the products you’ll buy to go with it. Plus, the latest Robot Roundup.

All eyes are on Colorado right now in the wake of the tragic movie theater shooting. Among the many conversations the incident has sparked is a debate about the accessibility of weapons, including assault weapons like the guns used by alleged shooter James Holmes. Technology is making it easier than ever to get these weapons, even without a background check.