Ruslan Kogan promises half-price groceries with Pantry

30 January 2015 Happy Friday! Did anyone see where January went? Time is flying but the news don't stop. Check the latest and a summary of this week's bigger stories below. Happy reading over the weekend and, please, keep sending us your feedback. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au Ruslan Kogan promises half-price groceries with Pantry At 24 he took on Samsung and LG, selling TV sets from the same Chinese factories at a fraction of the price of the big brands. At 32, he has Coles and Woolworths in sights. Tony Abbott dismisses social media as 'electronic graffiti', again But his government has been spending millions of dollars on social media strategies. Web attacks growing in volume and intensity: Arbor Networks Amidst claims and denials that Tuesday's Facebook and Instagram outage was the result of a DDoS attack by a hacker group, a new report finds attacks on websites are growing with no sign of abating. Australia deploys its own cyber weapons in global counter-terrorism ops: sources Australia is no innocent bystander to cyber conflict, sources claim. Advertisement OPINION Access to metadata is vital for crime fighting: MacGibbon The tech industry is on fire, so why so many job cuts? 18 ways to wrap your head around Apple's $US18 billion profit More than the GDP of the 10 poorest nations in Africa combined, enough to run Medicare in 2015. Hackers deface Malaysia Airlines website, upload rap song This week the Malaysia Airlines website was commandeered by hackers who referenced Islamic State and claimed to be from the "Lizard Squad", a group known for previous denial-of-service attacks.   Apple, IBM lead patent race in 2014 A phone that rotates like a cat midair to avoid landing on its glass face might not hit the shelves soon but it's in Apple's patent portfolio. Responsibility claimed for White House drone breach Oops. It's mine. Individual calls Secret Service to claim responsibility for bad flying. WikiLeaks ponders legal action against Google Privacy of senior staff violated, notification took almost three years. Davos elites warned about catastrophic cyber attacks Moves and shakers were warned Saturday of the terrifying possibilities of modern cyber terrorism. 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 © 2015 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe