Ashley Madison, adultery website, lacked proper safeguards prior to data breach: investigators and other top stories.

• Ashley Madison, adultery website, lacked proper safeguards prior to data breach: investigators

  

  Ashley Madison’s parent company deceived its customers by touting the infidelity website as being highly secure prior to the 2015 data breach that allowed the sensitive details of millions of its users to be leaked online, Canadian and Australian authorities said this week.That finding is among those included in a report released Tuesday upon completion of a joint investigation launched by privacy officials in Ottawa and Sydney last year after Ashley Madison and its parent company, formerly Avid..

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• Apple's Tim Cook reaped $US373 million in stock in 5 years as CEO

  

  by Caleb Melby and Alex Webb Tim Cook, who marked his five-year anniversary as Apple's chief executive officer on Wednesday, received shares valued at $US373 million ($489.1 million) during that period as the iPhone maker's stock doubled on his watch.When Cook took the helm in 2011, he was granted 1 million shares. Originally, 50 per cent of those were scheduled to vest on his five-year anniversary, with the rest coming due after a decade with the company.That chang..

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• Garmin Tips Luxury Fenix Chronos Smartwatch

  

  Fitness tracker sales continue to soar, but the smartwatch is becoming increasingly popular among consumers. That's good news for Garmin, which this week revealed a premium version of its multisport watch. The Fenix Chronos is available now in three "luxurious" styles, starting at $899.99 for the leather band model and $999.99 for a stainless steel strap. The high-end version, featuring a titanium band, costs a whopping $1,499.99. Each comes with an interchangeable silicone sport band, as well, ..

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• Ultrarare Apple-1 falls short of expected $1M auction price

  

  This ultrarare Apple-1 sold for $815,000 at a charity auction. Charitybuzz An ultrarare computer from Apple's earliest days sold at auction Thursday for $815,000, short of its estimated $1 million value, according to 9to5Mac.Created at a time when most personal computers were sold as self-assembly kits, the Apple-1 broke new ground as the first personal computer sold with a fully assembled motherboard. Known as th..

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• CBS All Access Lands on Xbox One

  

  CBS All Access Lands on Xbox One For $6 a month, subscribers can now watch new and classic TV shows on Microsoft's game console. CBS All Access is now available on Microsoft's Xbox One. For $5.99 a month, subscribers can delve into more than 7,500 on-demand episodes, past and present, and stream local CBS stations live in various US markets. Upcoming shows include Star Trek: Discovery, a spin-off of The Good Wife, and a new digital edition of Big..

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• 2017 Porsche Panamera Review

  

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