All posts tagged "Sony"

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    [NYP] Asian American group says Cameron Crowe ‘whitewashed’ his new film

    An Asian-American group is blasting “Jerry Maguire” director Cameron Crowe for having “whitewashed” Asian-Pacific Islanders out of his new film set in Hawaii. A blistering press release from Media Action Network for Asian Americans...

    • Posted May 21, 2015
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  • Cars enter Sony Pictures Entertainment headquarters in Culver City, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment, which caused major internal computer problems at the film studio last week. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    N. Korea’s Internet blackout confirmed as US retaliation to Sony hack: US lawmaker

    By Kim Hyo-jin North Korea’s Internet blackout was payback for its hacking of Sony Pictures, said a U.S. lawmaker in charge of overseeing cyber security at a Washington-based think tank event, Tuesday. According to U.S. media, Rep....

    • Posted March 18, 2015
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  • Kazuo Hirai, president and CEO of Sony, speaks during a news conference at the International CES on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Sony Corp. CEO breaks silence on ‘The Interview’ hack

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sony Corp.’s top corporate executive on Monday condemned the recent hacking assault against its film division, saying his employees were victims of a “vicious and malicious cyberattack,” while adding that he’s proud of...

    • Posted January 6, 2015
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    US sanctions North Korea over Sony cyberattack

    HONOLULU (AP) — The United States imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea on Friday, targeting the North’s defense industry and spy service in an attempt to punish Pyongyang for a crippling cyberattack against Sony. The sanctions marked...

    • Posted January 2, 2015
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  • Cars enter Sony Pictures Entertainment headquarters in Culver City, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment, which caused major internal computer problems at the film studio last week. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    [TIME] New Research Blames Insiders, Not North Korea, for Sony Hack

        A leading cyber security firm says it has evidence that contradicts the government’s allegation that North Korea was behind the debilitating cyber attacks against Sony Pictures. Researchers from the firm Norse told Security...

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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    [CNET] Samsung TVs will play PlayStation games without a PlayStation in 2015

    Sony and Samsung are teaming up to offer gamers a festive treat: PlayStation games without a PlayStation on Samsung smart TVs. Samsung’s Internet-connected TVs in the US and Canada will be able to access the PlayStation...

    • Posted December 26, 2014
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    Sony, YouTube to stream ‘The Interview’

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony has struck a deal with YouTube to offer digital rentals of “The Interview” beginning Thursday, a source with direct knowledge of the situation says. The deal comes just one day after Sony...

    • Posted December 24, 2014
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