In today's daily news podcast, we hear about how the Veterans Administration had been given many warnings before its 26.5 million-person security breach.

We also find out that real-time information is no longer fast enough for some companies. The latest trend is applying predictive analysis to everything from patient care to airline safety.

Finally, we delve into how Intel, AMD, and other high-tech manufacturers and nonprofits hope their efforts to produce low-cost PCs for the underdeveloped world will grow new markets for the future.

The comments of the day focus on how Apple was thwarted in its attempts to get online publishers to turn over the names of their sources.

Your host today is Alice LaPlante.