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Australian authorities confiscate $9.6 million worth of bitcoins from Silk Road drug dealer

Authorities may soon reap millions of dollars by selling more than 24,500 bitcoins confiscated from a Melbourne man who ran a "one-stop shop" for drugs through Silk Road, writes Lucy Battersby

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Metadata and data retention changes explained

Metadata reveals your digital footprint.

BEN GRUBB 3:25pm | We look at how the surveillance legislation introduced to the Australian Parliament this week may affect you.

Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why he's proud to be gay

Apple CEO Tim Cook writes about being gay.

Tim Cook 11:25pm | Apple CEO Tim Cook says he considers being gay "among the greatest gifts God has given me".

Metadata debate about trust, not privacy

ADAM TURNER 12:45pm | The real fear is not what they want to know about us, but whether we can trust them.

Pirate Bay co-founder Svartholm Warg found guilty of hacking

A picture taken in 2013 shows Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (C) being escorted into a courtroom near Stockholm.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 8:17am | Swedish hacker and founder of file-sharing website Pirate Bay has been found guilty of hacking crimes in Denmark.

HP launches Sprout, 'wild' 3D scanning computer with no keyboard or mouse

The HP Sprout desktop computer from the company's experimental department.

7:54am | HP takes wild step toward re-imagining the personal computer, deleting the keyboard and mouse and merging a 3D scanner and projector to create a super all-in-one device it hopes can rekindle PC sales.

Microsoft jumps on wearable technology treadmill with Band and Microsoft Health

Microsoft Band, available in the US from now.

NICK WINGFIELD 12:45pm | Microsoft has a place on desks, in living rooms and pockets. Now, like many other big technology companies, it believes it belongs on your wrist too.

Nestle Japan hiring 1000 robots

3:48pm | Food giant Nestle is planning to hire 1000 robots as sales clerks at stores across Japan.

Fake speeding fines make Cryptolocker lock up Australian files

Australians are getting their computer files locked again.

LIA TIMSON 12:36pm | This time, scammers are sending emails to unsuspecting Australians claiming to be from the NSW Office of State Revenue chasing an unpaid speed fine.

Review: How to choose between an Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3

Apple's Touch ID technology uses a fingerprint identity sensor to unlock the iPad Air 2.

Tim Biggs | It may look as though Apple released two brand new iPads in the iPad Air 2 and the iPad Mini 3, but the truth is only one of them is really new.

What's an Oppo? Chinese company goes after Apple and Samsung with world's thinnest phone

New Oppo smartphones are coming to Australia.

HANNAH FRANCIS | Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo may still be an unfamiliar name for most Australians, but that could be set to change soon.

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