A security firm found that between 75 and 80 percent of the top free apps on Android phones or iPhones were breached

Popular apps on your smartphone can be convenient and fun, but some also carry malicious software known as malware, which gives hackers easy access to your personal information. A security firm found that between 75 and 80 percent of the top free apps on Android phones or iPhones were breached. The number jumps as high as 97 percent among the top paid apps on those devices. Anna Werner takes a look at the hackers’ methods.

• Feb 24, 2016
• 04:27

Apple is getting support from another high tech heavyweight in its standoff with the FBI

Apple is getting support from another high tech heavyweight in its standoff with the FBI. Google’s CEO says Apple is right to defy a judge’s order to help unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers, Syed Rizwan Farook. The FBI needs four digits to crack the code. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Feb 18, 2016
• 02:35

Daniel Sieberg, Google's global head of media outreach, joins CBSN to discuss which candidates were trending during the South Carolina debate

Daniel Sieberg, Google's global head of media outreach, joins CBSN to discuss which candidates were trending during the South Carolina debate.

• Feb 14, 2016
• 06:45

Oil prices have sunk again, Google wants the government to regulate self-driving cars, and the average American will spend $180 on Valentine's Day

Oil prices have sunk again, Google wants the government to regulate self-driving cars, and the average American will spend $180 on Valentine's Day. Those stories and more from Moneywatch's Jill Wagner from the New York Stock Exchange.

• Feb 10, 2016
• 01:17

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has overtaken Apple as the world's most profitable company

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has overtaken Apple as the world's most profitable company. NPR One "Full Disclosure" host Roben Farzad joins CBSN with analysis

• Feb 2, 2016
• 02:23

Hillary Clinton's virtual tie with Bernie Sanders means some Iowa districts needed to flip a coin to decide a winner

Hillary Clinton's virtual tie with Bernie Sanders means some Iowa districts needed to flip a coin to decide a winner. That is one of Google's most clicked on stories from last night's Iowa caucuses.

• Feb 2, 2016
• 00:38

Family ties are more than a bit ambiguous for children conceived with the help of a sperm donor

Family ties are more than a bit ambiguous for children conceived with the help of a sperm donor. It used to be donors were strictly anonymous, but as more children sought information about their biological parents, a registry was created for the purpose of making life-changing connections. Mark Strassmann meets with Todd Whitehurst, a donor dad, during his reunion with 8 of his 22 children.

• Jan 10, 2016
• 07:40

The 15th annual Google Year in Search is out. The lists showcase 2015's top trending general searches

The 15th annual Google Year in Search is out. The lists showcase 2015's top trending general searches. Google News Lab trends expert Daniel Sieberg joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the results.

• Dec 16, 2015
• 03:50

President Obama and other lawmakers are urging tech companies to join the global fight against terrorism

President Obama and other lawmakers are urging tech companies to join the global fight against terrorism. CNET senior editor Jeff Bakalar joins CBSN to discuss.

• Dec 8, 2015
• 04:34

Self-driving cars are already on the road in test drives with watchful researchers in them. How soon will the computerized cars become part of our lives?

Self-driving cars are already on the road in test drives with watchful researchers in them. How soon will the computerized cars become part of our lives?

• Dec 6, 2015
• 13:19

Google has competition: Ford will begin building self-driving cars that will debut in four year

Google has competition: Ford will begin building self-driving cars that will debut in four years. CNET associate editor Dan Graziano joins CBSN with details.

• Nov 19, 2015
• 01:30

Google is teaming up with hundreds of schools to teleport students to far-flung places often seen in their textbooks

Google is teaming up with hundreds of schools to teleport students to far-flung places often seen in their textbooks. The program called Expeditions uses virtual reality. This is part of a widening initiative not just in the U.S., but also in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and the U.K. Vinita Nair visited a New York City school using the technology.

• Nov 6, 2015
• 04:23

Honda will no longer use Takata air bags, VW finds more emissions problems, Google's Smart Reply tool and more

Honda will no longer use Takata air bags, VW finds more emissions problems, Google's Smart Reply tool and more. CBS News MoneyWatch's Jill Wagner has today's CBSN Business Headlines.

• Nov 4, 2015
• 01:17

Regulators again accuse VW of emissions cheating, Google plans drone deliveries, Amazon adds paternity leave and more

Regulators again accuse VW of emissions cheating, Google plans drone deliveries, Amazon adds paternity leave and more. CBS News Moneywatch's Jill Wagner has today's CBSN business headlines.

• Nov 3, 2015
• 01:08

LinkedIn has named which companies are the most desirable places to work according to its Most In-Demand Employers list for 2015

LinkedIn has named which companies are the most desirable places to work according to its Most In-Demand Employers list for 2015. Also, while Christmas is still months away, Christmas presents may be heading your way much sooner. Hena Daniels reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.

• Oct 17, 2015
• 01:17

Self-driving cars are already on the road in test drives with watchful researchers in them. How soon will the computerized cars become part of our lives?

Self-driving cars are already on the road in test drives with watchful researchers in them. How soon will the computerized cars become part of our lives? Bill Whitaker reports.

• Oct 4, 2015
• 13:17

Ralf Herrtwich of Mercedes Benz says, when it’s ready, a self-driving mode would add “a few thousand dollars” to the sticker price of a Mercedes.

Ralf Herrtwich of Mercedes Benz says, when it’s ready, a self-driving mode would add “a few thousand dollars” to the sticker price of a Mercedes.

• Oct 1, 2015
• 01:13

Chris Urmson, Director of Google's self-driving car program, says Google is looking for a partner to deliver its technology to consumers.

Chris Urmson, Director of Google's self-driving car program, says Google is looking for a partner to deliver its technology to consumers.

• Oct 1, 2015
• 01:14

NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind says engineers will have to program moral and ethical decisions into self-driving cars

NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind says engineers will have to program moral and ethical decisions into self-driving cars.

• Oct 1, 2015
• 01:06

As Google’s driverless cars have logged more then a million miles in the past six years, the rest of the auto industry is racing to keep up

As Google’s driverless cars have logged more then a million miles in the past six years, the rest of the auto industry is racing to keep up. Computer scientist Ralf Herrtwich hits the road with "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker to demonstrate Mercedes-Benz's most advanced self-driving prototype. Watch the full story Sunday on "60 Minutes."

• Oct 2, 2015
• 02:53

About half of American hourly workers at Ikea will get a pay boost. Also, GM is halting sales of the Chevy Cruze

About half of American hourly workers at Ikea will get a pay boost. Also, GM is halting sales of the Chevy Cruze. Jill Wagner reports on the morning's top money headlines.

• Jun 26, 2014
• 01:26

Google has launched an updated version of its Nexus smartphone in an attempt to strengthen its presence in the smartphone market

Google has launched an updated version of its Nexus smartphone in an attempt to strengthen its presence in the smartphone market. CNET senior editor Jeff Bakalar joins CBSN to talk tech.

• Sep 30, 2015
• 01:59

Google's release of its updated Chromecast has a big impact on the video streaming industry

Google's release of its updated Chromecast has a big impact on the video streaming industry. CNET senior editor Jeff Bakalar joins CBSN to talk tech.

• Sep 30, 2015
• 02:24

Fortune editor Leigh Gallagher joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about who topped the list

For the first time, the magazine's "Change the World" list is ranking companies not by the dollars they make, but the good they are doing. Toyota comes in third for creating cars designed to lower emissions and Google comes in second place for products that expand knowledge. Fortune editor Leigh Gallagher joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about who topped the list.

• Aug 20, 2015
• 03:35

Google will now conduct its various operations under an umbrella corporation called Alphabet.

Google will now conduct its various operations under an umbrella corporation called Alphabet. CNET senior editor Dan Ackerman joins CBSN with details.

• Aug 11, 2015
• 02:09

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