• Sony Hack and Regin Malware Computer Attacks Reveal New Era of State Sponsored Cyberwarfare

  The high profile cyberattack on Sony and discovery of the Regin malware infecting databases around the globe have generated a great deal of news coverage in recent days, as security experts reinforce the message that no systems are truly safe. But the real story behind the headlines is that these attacks carry all the hallmarks of well-financed and carefully developed intrusions that could only be accomplished by nations themselves, not organized crime or renegade groups of hackers.

  

• PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Tells Post Seed 2014: 'There’s No Tech Bubble, But Many Companies Are Poorly Managed'

  PayPal and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel spoke to attendees at the first Post Seed 2014 Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday and told the gathering that he did not view the currently hot technology startup market as a tech bubble. "We are nowhere near the 1999/2000 insanity," said Thiel, referring to the infamous "dot com" collapse when many new technology firms failed to survive.

  

• More Startup Companies Are Staking Their Business On Bitcoin Technology

  With all of the publicity surrounding Bitcoin these days, a great deal of attention is being paid to the digital currency's price (currently around $375 to the dollar). Yet the real story may not be in what a Bitcoin is actually worth, but how a surprising number of startup companies are designing their fledgling business models around the technology tools that make the cryptocurrency actually work.

  

• Facebook and Other Social Media Face Uncertain Future at Supreme Court on Monday

  On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case involving online threats made through Facebook. It is the first time that the nation's highest court will confront the question of whether social media users can be prosecuted for careless actions online and represents a continued willingness by the judicial branch to deal with technology issues in the absence of action by Congress or the White House.

  

• OnMobile 2014 Shows That Gesture-Based Computing Eyewear Are Moving Well Beyond Google Glass

  The field of new devices and applications for the mobile space is getting more crowded these days, as technology breakthroughs and consumer demand are powering a wave of exciting products. Although there is increased speculation that Google's revolutionary computerized eyewear - Glass - may never become a widely accepted consumer product, demonstrations at a recent mobile conference show that technology researchers are still fully prepared to usher us boldly into a gesture based world.