From Digital Death to Medical Marvels

Paranoia kicked in this week when a massive security bug was discovered opening websites to eavesdropping but it's not all gloom with scientists putting a positive spin on things with advances in medical technology.

Security

A massive security bug in OpenSSL named "HeartBleed" is reported to affect nearly two thirds of all websites and his been around for the last 2 years. US regulators have even told banks to address the "Heartbleed" risk.

The Dutch government has followed the UK's lead and paid Microsoft to continue providing support for Windows XP until next year when they finally upgrade their systems.

A 5-year-old boy managed to bypass Microsoft Xbox One security allowing him to access restricted content.

Vehicles

Mazda is recalling 42,000 Mazda 6 sedans after it was discovered a breed of spiders could create webs preventing the fuel injection from functioning.

Police are on the look out for high tech cow tippers who have been tipping smart cars around San Francisco.

The EU may require electric and hybrid vehicles to make noise to alert pedestrians to their presence.

Money

Apple wants $2.2 billion in damages from Samsung for infringing on 5 patents.

Samsung sued a South Korean publications for a bad review of it's newly released Samsung S5.

HP has admitted to federal bribery and money laundering charges.

Medical

A new implant designed to zap paralyzed people and help them move again has been created by researchers who claim to have helped 4 paralyzed men walk again.

A new robotic suit could allow a paralyzed individual to kick the first ball at the Soccer World Cup.

Doctors have managed to implant lab grown vagina's in several women grown from their own cells.

Space

A weird bright light was spotted on Mars by Curiosity rover.

The sun emitted an M-Class solar flare but fortunately didn't cause any geomagnetic storm on Earth.

A solar plane named Solar Impulse 2 plans to circumnavigate the earth in 2015 with a 236ft wingspan.