4K televisions, smarter cars and the Internet of Things will dominate the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show, per reports. Tim Bajarin gives us a list of products he thinks will dominate the show this year. Connected everything will lead the march, followed by 4K televisions, intelligent cars, consumer robotics, and wearables.

Marissa Mayer has become the poster child for women who make it in Silicon Valley, where women comprise only 10% of directors, 10% of committee members and 8% of committee chairs. Overall, less than half of what's seen in the S&P 100. I hope you're not surprised that only 9% of women are named executive officers in both the Silicon Valley 150 and the S&P 100, per the Statista report.

A researcher found a Microsoft Windows 8.1 security hole that allows lower-level users to become administrators, giving them access to sensitive server functions they would normally have no right to access, reports Engadget. Google's policy is to report those vulnerabilities within 90 days -- supposedly giving the company, Microsoft, a window in which to report the bug itself. And what if they don't? Microsoft just found out. Some experts wonder whether Google's Zero team does more harm than good, explains Steve Dent.

With consumer sentiment seemingly on its side, French start-up Qwant is trying to take search market share away from Google. “The French start-up … is tapping into growing anger [in Europe] that Google has too much control over how Europeans surf the Web,” The New York Times reports. “Some of the region’s lawmakers have already called for the breakup of the American search giant.” Mirroring efforts by Google, Qwant is also developing a child-friendly search engine, Qwant Junior.