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Google's US$2.5 bn guarantee

Tue, 16th Aug 2011
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In a bold move, Google promises Motorola Mobility a staggering USD $2.5 billion reverse breakup fee if its USD $12.5 billion acquisition falters.
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Telecom apologises for Auckland outage

Mon, 21st Feb 2011
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Steady progress is being made, with the majority of customers now back online, a Telecom spokesperson has said.
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US launches torrent crackdown

Mon, 29th Nov 2010
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has seized over 70 domains in a major crackdown on torrent and piracy sites, citing an ongoing investigation.
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Police nab Facebook burglars

Thu, 16th Sep 2010
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Nashua police have apprehended three men linked to a crime ring dubbed 'the Facebook burglars', who allegedly targeted a home based on a Facebook post.
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ASB loses thousands of card details

Wed, 8th Sep 2010
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ASB bank warns thousands of customers of card fraud, with details possibly disclosed, according to letter from Head of Cards.
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Telecom to pay $1.6 million to Vodafone, Orcon

Fri, 9th Jul 2010
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Telecom has settled with the Commerce Commission for USD $1.6 million after complaints from Vodafone and Orcon about anti-competitive behaviour.
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Minister orders investigation into 111

Fri, 26th Feb 2010
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The government has launched an investigation in the failure of some emergency 111 calls in Auckland this morning.
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Attacks on Google linked to schools

Mon, 22nd Feb 2010
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The Aurora cyber attacks on Google and other US entities have been traced to Chinese schools, including one affiliated with the military.
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US House Web sites attacked

Fri, 29th Jan 2010
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49 US Web sites of both the Democrat and Republican parties have been hacked to criticise President Obama just hours after his State of the Union address.
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Loyalty offers trouble for Telecom

Fri, 6th Nov 2009
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[Updated - Telecom responds]Loyalty offers made by Telecom Wholesale between December 2008 and July 2009 are the subject of Commerce Commission proceedings.
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Air NZ CEO lashes out at IBM

Tue, 13th Oct 2009
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Air NZ CEO Rob Fyfe has strongly condemned IBM's handling of a system outage, labelling their response unacceptable and amateur.