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Online wine retailer Vinomofo has alerted a large number of contacts that there has been a data breach. Last night, iTWire received an email from Vinomofo alerting to a recent breach (they don’t say when this occurred).
Japanese electronics giant NEC has signed a long-term charter contract with Global Marine Systems Limited for an optical submarine cable-laying ship.
Australia's second biggest telco Singtel Optus dropped its daily digital advertising spend from US$55,000 (A$88.1 million) on 21 September to less than US$5000 on 22 September, the day it announced a massive data breach, a data analytics company says.
It's easy to blame criticism of one's performance on different factors: for example age, sexual orientation or one's sex (male or female). That's what Patricia Karvelas, the host of Radio National Breakfast, has done in an op-ed defending the choice of Fran Kelly — who formerly did what Karvelas is now doing — to host a chat show on Friday night, a time when weary TV viewers are looking for light entertainment.
Microsoft has been accused of using a huge network of tax havens and subsidiaries to minimise the quantum of tax it pays in Australia, a report from a tax transparency group claims.
The share of new electric vehicles sold in Australia increased to 3.39% in September compared to 2.05% the previous year, a report from the Electric Vehicle Council says.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has taken its first steps into the tablet market, announcing the launch of its Pad Air tablet — yes, the name does ring a bell — in the Australian market on Monday.
And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.
Stan Beer, newsletter editor, iTWire
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