Hackers steal 225,000 Apple login details

RESEARCHERS have discovered a security threat that has collected the login credentials for more than 225,000 Apple customers. Here’s how to be sure if you’ve been hit.

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This lettuce may unlock future of space travel

THESE are not just crunchy leaves. They represent the first step towards self-sufficient spacecrafts and the beginning of a new era of space engineering and exploration.

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‘Australia to Europe in just 90 minutes’

A GERMAN aerospace agency is working hard to develop a futuristic rocket-propelled jet that promises to fly passengers from Australia to Europe in just 90 minutes.

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Stop it everyone. It’s not spring yet

SORRY to be a downer, but if you’re celebrating the first day of spring today, you’ve got it all hopelessly wrong. There is, however, one good piece of news...

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Aussie journalist freed in shock ruling

AUSTRALIAN journalist Alan Morison has been cleared of charges in Thailand which would have seen him spend up to seven years in a Phuket prison.











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Donald Trump loses steam in Iowa

DONALD Trump’s presidential hopes have taken a set back as softly-spoken retired neurosurgeon, Ben Carson, draws even with the billionaire in the Iowa polls.











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Apple is coming for Netflix

NETFLIX needs to watch out. The biggest company in the world is said to be getting ready to give everything it has to beat it.

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Virginia killer a $2000-a-night escort

DAYS after the brutal televised murders in Virginia, a man received a ‘suicide’ parcel from the gunman, who lived another life as a $2000-a-night male prostitute.











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Kiwis narrow down new flag choices

THE top four designs for a new New Zealand flag have been announced, including two designs submitted by a Melbourne-based architect.











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Chemical blast rocks Chinese city

A MASSIVE explosion has erupted in a chemical industrial zone in China, the second such blast to rock the country in as many weeks.











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‘There’s nothing else in the world like this’

WHEN this ancient idol covered in mystery markings was hauled out of a Russian bog, scientists were amazed. Now test results have “exceeded expectations”.

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Google’s smartwatches invade Apple’s iPhone

GOOGLE is moving in on Apple’s turf by introducing an application that will connect Android smartwatches with the iPhone.

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Samsung could be the one to watch

THE Apple Watch grabbed all the attention in the smartwatch market earlier this year, but Samsung is fighting back with the release of its near Gear 2 timepieces.

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Pink Floyd: Flying pig not for sale

PINK Floyd’s beloved inflatable pig Algie has been pulled from the auction block — because the band desperately want him back.











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