Google's Gmail service suffers from a security flaw that makes it trivial for attackers to create authentic-looking spoof pages that steal users' login credentials. Google Calendar and other sensitive Google services are susceptible to similar tampering.

The World Bank Group's computer network - one of the largest repositories of sensitive data about the economies of every nation - has been raided repeatedly by outsiders for more than a year.

Vivek Kundra, recruited to Washington to overhaul city computer networks plagued by cost overruns and viruses, treats his projects like stocks. The biggest "buy'' on his trading floor is Google.

An Australian newsreader was so engrossed in Facebook she forgot to read the news.

Warren Buffett has overtaken Bill Gates to become the richest American in the Forbes 400 list. The Berkshire Hathaway Inc chairman added $8 billion to his net worth in a 33-day period, August 29 to October 1, to reach $58 billion.