The Year Ahead

Cyber-warfare is challenging how officials think about national security.

How Microsoft fell from grace and the new fight between Google and Apple.

Think of what you do online each day: search Google, maybe "like" a post on Facebook, browse a few sites, watch some YouTube videos and tweet about an upcoming vacation. Now think about the personal profile these digital crumbs add up to. Welcome to big data, and how companies mine a startlingly accurate picture of your life.

Dogs have a busy schedule -- they have a lot of butts to sniff. So when they don't have the time to call when they go out, you get worried. What's an owner to do?

In the wake of smartphones, the "smart" prefix if cropping up on everything -- smart home, smart cars, smart boards in school. But as every aspect of our lifestyle is getting more connected, we wonder: is that really a smart thing?

Privacy will be under siege in the coming year, as large amounts of personal data become increasingly vulnerable on the Internet.