TECH & INNOVATION

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

TECH & INNOVATION 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.

U.S. faces tough questions in Apple e-books antitrust appeal

A general view of an Apple store in the Manhattan borough of New York September 7, 2014. A U. S. government lawyer faced tough questioning in an appeals court on Monday as he sought to defend a judge's ruling that Apple Inc conspired with five publishers to raise e-book prices.

Large Hadron Collider Prepped & Prepared for Most Powerful Collisions To Date

For several years now, researchers have carefully sifted through data collected from the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in its first run at smashing particles together. But when productivity hit a peak, and researchers ran out of things to study from the vast data collected only a few years ago, CERN looked towards a round two that would provide additional insights that may help answer questions that modern physics has, in addition to sparking new topics which CERN researchers could study.

Censors loom large over Sony's PlayStation prospects in China

Censors loom large over Sony's PlayStation prospects in China Sony Corp should fear China's censors almost as much as rival Microsoft Corp when it launches its PlayStation 4 gaming console in the world's third-largest gaming market next month.

Instagram crosses 300 million users, edges past Twitter

A screen displays the Instagram logo during a presentation by co-founder Kevin Systrom as he announces the launch of a new direct image messaging service named Instagram Direct in New York December 12, 2013.

U.S. manufacturers group opposes stricter Internet regulations

A man uses a smartphone in New York City, in this picture taken November 6, 2013. The U. S. National Association of Manufacturers on Wednesday wrote to congressional and Federal Communications Commission leaders to oppose potential stricter regulations for Internet service providers.

Intel unveils platform to simplify connectivity of products

Visitors look at tablets at the Intel booth during the 2014 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei June 3, 2014. Computex, the world's second largest computer show, runs from June 3 to 7.

In North Korea, hackers are a handpicked, pampered elite

In North Korea, hackers are a handpicked, pampered elite Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state said as Pyongyang came under the microscope for a crippling hack into computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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