Fans can watch every Olympic event live online
Usain Bolt could be defending his Olympic 200-meter title on a Thursday afternoon in the United States.
Fans will be able to watch the race live online for the first time during this summer's London Games, but what they'll see is very different from the tape-delayed, prime-time package that will still air a few hours later.
NBC executives decided to shift from their longtime philosophy and make every event available as it happens, convinced that the plan will build interest in the Olympics and not siphon off viewership from the traditional nightly broadcasts. That means the Internet streams will be fairly minimalistic, a move aimed at tempting fans to re-watch the competition in a more stylized presentation on the network that evening. Read more...
UK is developing a cyber-weapons programme: report
Armed forces minister Nick Harvey acknowledges that the country is working on a cyber-weapons programme with offensive capabilities
The UK is reportedly developing a cyber-attack programme with a range of offensive capabilities.
According to the Guardian, the cyber-weapons programme is aimed to make a shift from cyber defences to cyber offences so that the government can tackle increasing threats to national security from cyber attacks.
In an acknowledgement of the development, armed forces minister Nick Harvey told the Guardian that "action in cyberspace will form part of the future battlefield." Read more...