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Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

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Thailand arrests infamous hacker wanted by Switzerland

19 Mar 2014

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17 Mar 2014

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13 Mar 2014

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13 Mar 2014

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MtGox faced 150,000 attacks per second says report

11 Mar 2014

Autumn Radtke, chief executive of First Meta, Singapore's Bitcoin exchange, has been found dead. Image:

Bitcoin exchange CEO found dead in Singapore

7 Mar 2014

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6 Mar 2014

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Taiwan's TSMC makes chips for new iPhone

6 Mar 2014

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WiFi in the sky set for takeoff

4 Mar 2014

A shop selling Bitcoins has opened in Hong Kong. Image: AA+W

'World's first' Bitcoin shop opens in Hong Kong

4 Mar 2014

iranian Minister Ali Janati admits that Facebook can't remained blocked forever. Image:

Minister admits Iran cannot block Facebook forever

3 Mar 2014

Sony is reportedly selling its building in Tokyo to generate some cash. Image:

Loss-saddled Sony to sell its Tokyo buildings

3 Mar 2014

Apple has asked a Chinese court to revoke a patent ruling that found it had infringed a Chinese patent with its Siri software. Image: Apple

Apple asks Chinese court to overturn patent ruling

28 Feb 2014

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Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft

27 Feb 2014

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Bitcoin website vanishes amid huge theft claim

26 Feb 2014

LG's chief executive Park Jong Seok says the company will launch a smartwatch later this year. Image:

LG to launch new smartwatch this year

25 Feb 2014

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Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

Greatfire.org says that Microsoft's Bing search engine is censoring its Chinese language search results. Image: Greatfire.org

Bing accused of Chinese-language censorship

13 Feb 2014

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Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss

12 Feb 2014

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Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird

11 Feb 2014

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HTC, Nokia reach settlement on patent lawsuits

11 Feb 2014

Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.

Google buys 5.94% stake in Lenovo

10 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

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Young, internet-driven Filipinos more sexually active

7 Feb 2014

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Panasonic, Sharp point to better times ahead

5 Feb 2014

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

3 Feb 2014

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Canon misses profit forecast on poor camera sales

30 Jan 2014

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SK Telecom's profit jumps 44%

29 Jan 2014