How Obama Plans to Revolutionize the Internet—State of the Union Address

Medicine & Technology Jan 20, 2015

Tonight, President Obama will take the stage to give his annual State of the Union address before Congress and the rest of the country, laying out where we are and his agenda for the coming year. Among these will be proposals for new programs that could change the Internet as we know it.

Another String of Cyberattacks: Xbox and Sony New Victims

Dec 29, 2014

As if to coincide with the release of new controverial film "The Interview", Sony's PlayStation was brought to its knees as enthusiastic gamers opened their consoles on Christmas morning. While there are indications that the gaming platform is gradually being restored, there is no telling what hackers could do next in retaliation after Sony decided to release the comedy movie that plays out the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

North Korea's Internet Outage: What Caused It And What the Government is Saying about the Recent Hacks

Dec 24, 2014

Amidst a war of words between North Korea and the United States over the communist country's role in the hacking of Sony Pictures, North Korea falls victim to its own potential hack losing Internet service for several hours.

‘The Interview’ Goes Back to Its Theater Roots—Live Reading in NYC this Saturday

Dec 23, 2014

Even in the face of potential international warfare, public acclaim and the media win the popular vote. So it comes as no surprise that since Sony Pictures pulled the plug last week on the release of controversial comedy “The Interview”, the people have demanded another option to see what’s ruffling international feathers—and Sony has answered them with a unique alternative. While cinemagoers will not be pleased to miss out on the comedic makings of Seth Rogen and James Franco, the stars of the newly banned film, theatergoers will be able to watch a live reading of the movie’s screenplay on Saturday Dec. 27 at New York’s Treehouse Theater.

Cyberterrorism Marks the End of ‘The Interview’, and Perhaps the Start of Something Worse

Dec 22, 2014

It’s been a brawl months in the making, since Sony Pictures announced the trailer for the upcoming film “The Interview”. But now threats have manifested into firewall action, and the US is claiming that North Korea is at fault for some serious feats of cyberterrorism. And while the totalitarian regime is throwing some pretty heavy ammunition via the media our way, President Obama says the “acts of cybervandalism” are just that—vandalism, not war.