uk-hotdailynews: 2015-08-31 U.K. Technology

Stuff.co.nz

Email reveals Kaspersky security founder threatened to 'rub out' AVG
Stuff.co.nz
In 2009, Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder of one of the world's top security companies, told some of his lieutenants that they should attack rival antivirus software maker AVG Technologies NV by "rubbing them out in the outhouse," one of several previously ...

Russian software security firm Kaspersky threatened to 'rub out' rival, email ...   Boing Boing
Kaspersky allegedly threatened to 'rub out' rival, email claims   CRN Australia
Russia's Kaspersky Threatened to 'Rub Out' Rival, E-mail Shows   The Moscow Times (registration)
Reuters
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Evo

TVR sells out 2017 allocation for new car, 2018 order books filling fast
Evo
We might never have even seen a picture of it, but that hasn't stopped TVR from taking all 250 deposits for the 2017 production of its first new sports car. In fact, demand for the car is so high that TVR has started to take deposits for the 2018 ...
Reborn TVR Sells Out First Year's Production Allocation In Six Weeks   Motor Authority
TVR new V8 sports auto sold out for 2017   PPP Focus.com
Revived TVR sells out of new car ahead of unveiling   LeftLane News
Autoblog (blog)
Malay Mail
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The Independent

Ashley Madison hack: British intelligence 'checked leaked files for security ...
The Independent
Britain's spies have been looking through leaked files from the Ashley Madison adultery website – to see if they have anything to worry about but also whether they can use it to obtain intelligence. A senior Government source told The Daily Telegraph ...
Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them dating ones   PCWorld
Corporate Watch   Wall Street Journal
Big names feel the power of hackers as corporate hotshots go down   Stuff.co.nz
OurWindsor.ca
The Times (subscription)
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WinBeta

Companion and Settings apps arrive for Windows 10 Lenovo devices
WinBeta
If you own a Lenovo device and plan to upgrade it to Windows 10, then Lenovo has you covered with two new apps to ease the transition. Lenovo has been working with Microsoft to develop Companion and Settings apps that will be bundled with the ...

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The Budapest Report

The new Mazda MX-5 passes a thousand sales
The Budapest Report
But the MX-5 failed to move with the times. It cared more about being good value-for-money than gaining power. And, like most cars, it's been putting on weight. Demand for extra kit from both customers and regulators means the MX-5 got bloated and ...

Mazda sticks to its guns, with new-look CX-5 surviving potential Crossover ...   Irish Examiner
Mazda Announces New Dealership Design Language   The News Wheel
2016 Mazda CX-3 Review: A Subcompact Crossover with Euro-Style Driving Fun ...   TFLcar.com

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Metro

Arsonists cause £1million worth of damage in building full of supercars ...
Metro
A Bahrain sheikh has revealed that £1 million worth of damage was done when his building full of luxury cars was torched by arsonists. The building where Sheikh Mohammad kept his cars in Birmingham was allegedly broken into by five people, who he ...

Owner of cars destroyed in Digbeth fire reveals £1million in damage   ITV News
Unique Rolls-Royce described as the world's largest two-door convertible set ...   Western Daily Press
Birmingham supercar garage blaze: Sheikh owner reveals £1 million damage   Birmingham Mail
CTV News
Carscoops (blog)
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Irish Examiner

iCloud photo leak and cyber security: what the experts say
Irish Examiner
Security experts believe that many of the issues that existed before the iCloud photo leak still exist today, whether it be human error-based or new vulnerabilities in technology discovered by hackers. iCloud photo leak and cyber security: what the ...
Celebrity photo leak: iCloud hack case remains unsolved one year on   expressandstar.com
Internet users must use better passwords   SBS
Weak passwords are still a problem post-iCloud leak, say security experts   BreakingNews.ie

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Daily Mail

Mobile phone firms hit customers with charges for sending emoticons
Daily Mail
Smartphone users are being charged up to 40p each - three times the cost of a normal text message - for including emoticons, such as smiley faces. Phone networks have been under pressure to allow emojis for the usual price because of the surge in ...

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