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FBI warned of a Sony-style hack in a report last year

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

The Sony Pictures hack and its resulting fallout may have caught many people by surprise but not the FBI — it apparently suspected for months that something like this might happen. The Intercept has obtained a December 2013 agency report warning th…

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Sony’s ‘Interview’ draws U.S. moviegoers who trumpet free speech

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Interview” the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened in more than 300 movie theaters across the United States on Christmas Day drawing many sell-out audiences and statements by patrons that they were championing freedom of expression.

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Vinyl demand is so high a record label opened its own factory to keep up

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

Jack White and his Third Man Records imprint aren’t the only ones benefiting from the vinyl boom. Oxford Mississippi-based Fat Possum Records took matters into its own hands building a pressing plant to meet the demands of its avid collectors. Afte…

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Hack threat comedy released in US

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

The Sony Pictures comedy The Interview opens in some US cinemas and online after a major cyber-attack and threats over its release.

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Facebook’s now playing Verizon-sponsored NFL clips

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

Ready for some in-your-face(book) football? According to the WSJ Facebook is now showing NFL news highlights and fantasy info in US feeds topped off by clickable Verizon ads. The social network said the new arrangement was a “small video sponsorsh…

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YouTube Web channels show Sony’s ‘The Interview’ a day before theaters

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Pictures made “The Interview” available online on Wednesday a day before its theatrical release after reversing a decision made a week ago to cancel the movie’s release following a massive cyberattack.

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Disney Research’s trippy tale of immortality is ready to watch

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

We didn’t expect Disney Research to have one of the more inventive uses of YouTube’s crazy frame-rate capabilities but here we are. The outfit’s released its trippy Lucid Dreams of Gabriel short via Google’s video wing and despite it being around f…

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South Korea nuclear operator says cyberattacks continue reactors safe

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s nuclear power operator said on Sunday that cyberattacks on non-critical operations at the company’s headquarters are continuing but the country’s nuclear power plants are operating safely and are secure from attack.

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Xbox Live and PlayStation Network both down due to an apparent attack

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

Merry Christmas game fans: Both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network are down this morning apparently due to a denial-of-service attack. The notorious hacking group Lizard Squad — which already carried out earlier attacks on Microsoft and Sony — has…

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The Interview: 2014’s most infamous film isn’t great but it’s important

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

Let’s face it The Interview would have had to be nothing short of a masterpiece to justify all of the drama around its release. Well it’s not — but it’s not a terrible movie either. The comedy about the assassination of Kim Jong-un prompted terror…

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