Chinese hacker group Deep Panda allegedly attacked Australian sites
By Jenni Ryall From Mashable A group of hackers with connections to the Chinese government have targeted Australian media organisations in the lead-up to the G20, a security company claims. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of U.S. computer security firm CrowdStrike, told…
New book chronicles CXC’s history; launch set for Dec 2
From Jamaica Observer A book chronicling the 40 years since the establishment of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will be launched during a ceremony on December 2 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The book, titled A History of…
Sixth Circuit upholds same-sex marriage laws
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Thursday reversed a series of lower court rulings that had struck down bans on same-sex marriage. Judge Jeffrey Sutton, writing for the majority,…
Jury awards $7.3M for discovering Lady Gaga
By Charles Toutant, New Jersey Law Journal A federal jury in Newark has ordered Robert Fusari, a record producer credited with launching the career of Lady Gaga, to pay $7.3 million to a songwriter who claimed she brought the two…
Japan’s economy makes surprise fall into recession
From BBC Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter, leaving the world’s third largest economy in technical recession. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annualised 1.6% from July to September, compared with forecasts of a 2.1% rise….
Miss Honduras found dead after vanishing days before The Miss World Competition
By Noe Leiva, AFP From Business Insider Newly crowned Miss Honduras Maria Jose Alvarado disappeared on Thursday. Police found the bodies of the reigning Miss Honduras and her sister dumped beside a river Wednesday, and they said they were holding…
Soccer great ‘grateful’ for sports ambassadorship
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Stanley “Luxie” Morris, a former national football captain and coach and perennial coach of Team St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Brooklyn-based Caribbean Soccer Cup, has expressed profound gratitude for being named…
Be warned: That Facebook ad you clicked on may be for counterfeit goods
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai From Mashable Think twice before buying those shiny — yet extremely cheap — Ray Ban glasses advertised on Facebook. There’s a chance they’re fake. At least, that’s the conclusion of a new study by two cybersecurity researchers…
Spectacular glass sculptures inspired by Shayna Leib
From Daily Designer Glass-Sculptures-Inspired-by-Wind-and-Water-5 Shayna Leib‘s sculptures are inspired by wind and water, two elements that the artist confronted during her trips around the globe. Her sculptures do a great job at rendering movement and recreating some things you can…
Cayman Islands’ dual cricket and football international out to impress at OFC President’s Cup
From Boxscore OFC: November 19, 2014 – Being a dual international is not uncommon in this part of the world with Sonny Bill Williams and the like switching between rugby union and rugby league with relative ease. It’s less common…
