Apple CEO Tim Cook gay, proud and hoping to inspire others

31 October 2014 Happy Friday, happy Halloween! Hope you are enjoying the lollies at your place too. Lots of huge stories this week, so check some out here, head to the IT Pro page or to our tech landing page Happy reading. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au Apple CEO Tim Cook gay, proud and hoping to inspire others Timothy D. Cook says he is "proud to be gay", by far the most prominent executive of a public company to come out. Why Microsoft jumped on the fitness Band wagon Microsoft has released a fitness band and a health app. But why? Joe Sweeney explains. Fake speeding fines make Cryptolocker lock up Australian files This time, scammers are sending emails to unsuspecting Australians claiming to be from the NSW Office of State Revenue chasing an unpaid speed fine. Start-up Stackla shows big business how to win friends and influence social media Tech entrepreneurs have made billions creating social media sites and now a trio of Australians is hoping to cash in on the popularity of these creations after raising serious money to help clients make sense of the chatter across popular networks. Advertisement More for You Sundar Pichai: the Google executive who you've never heard of Microsoft Azure cloud launches in Australia Brisbane City Council to outsource data centres and fibre network The Brisbane City Council is continuing its technology outsourcing push planning to contract out the management of two data centres and a fibre-optic network next year. Australian cities in no hurry to become smart As the high-tech ''connected city'' becomes reality around the world, local governments in Australia are taking the cautious route.   Pirate Bay co-founder Svartholm Warg found guilty of hacking Swedish hacker and founder of file-sharing website Pirate Bay has been found guilty of hacking crimes in Denmark. White House hack just the beginning Hackers recently breached an unclassified computer network used by President Barack Obama's senior staff, a White House official said Tuesday night, as experts predict attacks will cause "widespread harm to a nation's security". Spend, spend, spend: Mark Zuckerberg outlines big bets on Facebook's future Mark Zuckerberg is determined to spend billions of dollars over the next decade on ventures that might never generate substantial profits. Twitter innovation too slow even for Dick Costolo Some 13 million people signed up to Twitter for the first time in the last three months, but the influx was not enough to make the social network's boss Dick Costolo and investors happy. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe