Technology

Online Sellers Pop Up In Real Life, For A Limited Time Only

12:13pm December 29, 2014

by Elise Hu

One-click shopping is changing the ways people shop and retailers sell their wares. But some online retailers are opening physical stores — some of which last as short as a day.

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Sleepy in the day and wide awake at night? Give the screen a rest.

One More Reason To Reach For A Paper Book Before Bed

8:18am December 29, 2014

by Rob Stein

Using an e-reader before trying to nod off may disrupt sleep more than reading a paper book, a study suggests. Scientists suspect the screen's blue light is messing with a sleep-inducing hormone.

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While many may have appreciated Facebook's "Year in Review" app, others were unhappy about being urged to revisit a difficult 2014.

Facebook Finds That Not All Users Want To Review Their Year

11:31am December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The social media giant's "Year in Review" app has upset some who prefer to forget 2014's unpleasant memories.

Pyongyang Blames U.S. Amid Reports Of New Internet Outages

10:37am December 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Pyongyang has accused President Obama of "reckless words and deeds" and said the U.S. is "playing hide and seek as children with runny noses would."

A South Korean student looks Dec. 23 at a diagram at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, that depicts how the cyberwarfare will be waged in the future in the Korean Peninsula.

World News

Doubts Persist On U.S. Claims Of North Korean Role In Sony Hack

1:08am December 27, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

One cybersecurity expert says there's no smoking gun to prove Pyongyang was behind the attack and that the FBI's evidence is circumstantial at best.

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Patricia Arquette (clockwise from left), Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, Julianne Moore and Hilary Swank on the Nov. 28 cover of The Hollywood Reporter.

Sony Hack Reveals Hollywood's Acceptance Of White Privilege

1:00am December 27, 2014

by Eric Deggans

While some leaked Sony emails seemed racist, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says they hint at a wider issue: an acceptance of practices, habits and perceptions that limit diversity in Hollywood.

The toxic ingredients of a cyberattack like the one North Korea is accused of unleashing on Sony Pictures are available in underground markets.

National

Sony Hack Highlights The Global Underground Market For Malware

2:12pm December 26, 2014

by Steve Henn

The software used in the Sony data breach is available on the underground market. This makes it easier for criminals to execute an attack but harder to identify the perpetrators.

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Possible Hack Of Sony, Microsoft Game Console Sites

11:56am December 26, 2014

by Scott Neuman

A group calling itself Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for a possible denial-of-service attack against the tech companies' online game sites.

The Alamo Drafthouse theater chain will show The Interview starting on Christmas Day.

In Its Strange Journey, 'The Interview' Becomes An Art House Film

8:59am December 24, 2014

by Elise Hu

In what scenario does a $44 million slapstick comedy become a good fit for independent theaters? Only one involving geopolitical intrigue, a humiliating hack and terror threats from North Korea.

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The Distracting Problem With The Term 'Disruption'

7:53pm December 23, 2014

Audie Cornish speaks to journalist Kevin Roose about the use of the term "disruption" in the tech industry.

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