Despite a veto threat from the office of the President, the United States House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Privacy Act (or CISPA) by a vote of 248-168 this past Thursday. 206 Republicans lead the vote, with 42 Democrats joining in approval. The bill seeks to allow federal agencies that protect classified […]
Reuters is reporting that Microsoft has placed its plans to integrate live television onto Xbox 360s on hold, apparently after extensive product testing and collaboration with media partners. According to an unnamed senior media representative, “They built Microsoft TV, they demoed it for us, they asked for rate cards but then said ‘ooh ah, that’s […]
Philip Reitinger, formerly the Director of the U.S. National Cyber Security Center, has been brought on board to Sony as the corporation’s new Chief Information Security Officer. According to Sony, who previously collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of this past April’s Playstation Network hack, Reitinger’s job mainly consists of “assuring […]
According to a very short report by Reuters, social-gaming giant Zynga is preparing to file for Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission this Thursday. The source was not identified, and Zynga has declined to comment on the matter. Zynga was recently estimated to be worth over $20 billion, and rumors of […]