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Bank of England's interest rate cut triggers rush for gold
The UK central bank's decision to cut interest rates to 0.25% has triggered an uptick in demand for gold.
Syria's mysterious internet blackout solved: Government switches off entire web to stop exam cheats
Internet and mobile networks go offline over a series of days in dramatic bid to foil cheaters.
South Korea launches formal enquiry to check if Google violated antitrust laws in the country
The development follows Russia fining Google $6.75m on Thursday for violating Android antitrust rules on mobile devices.
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Too early to predict Brexit impact on UK construction sector says ONS
Construction output declines 0.9% on a monthly basis in June, compared with forecast for 1% drop.
Australian universities tracking students through their mobiles to monitor movement and study habits
Referred to as 'learner analytics', universities say tracking helps them improve the student experience.
Nationwide remains optimistic despite post-Brexit volatility and low interest rates
First quarter profit rose from £379m to £401m but net interest margin faces pressure.
Garfunkel's owner ousts boss and replaces him with former Paddy Power head
Restaurant Group replaces Danny Breithaupt with Andy McCue in bid to turn around flagging sales.
Asian stock markets trade higher despite disappointing Chinese data
China's fixed-asset investment in the year to July grew at the slowest rate in more than 16 years.
ShareAction launches campaign to urge McDonald's to stop serving products treated with antibiotics
The UK charity wants the antibiotics ban to be implemented across all of McDonald's 30,000 stores globally.
Suspected Russian hackers behind Oracle breach hit five more cash register firms
Hackers allegedly breach Cin7, ECRS, Navy Zebra, PAR Technology and Uniwell.
Eurostar strike: List of trains cancelled across London, Brussels and Paris
Members of two unions at Eurostar are demanding a better 'work-life balance'.
Volkswagen security vulnerability leaves 100 million cars wide open to wireless key hacking
Academics have shown how hackers can exploit security flaws to remotely break into cars.
London Deliveroo drivers stage protest over 'slaveroo' changes in pay
Some drivers complained the proposals would mean they could start taking home as little as £50 a day.
Turnbull warns 'heads will roll' after DDoS attacks causes chaos in Australian digital census
The government has moved to assure citizens that no personal data was hacked.
Is the DNC hack bigger than we thought? FBI warns of 'long list' hit by suspected Russian attack
The US Democratic Governors' Association may have also been hacked.
Aegon seals £140m deal for Legal & General's Cofunds platform
Deal will see British insurer Legal & General incur a £65m loss on the disposal.
Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington to step down as editor-in-chief
Co-founder of the now AOL-owned Huffington Post is stepping down to lead a new venture.
Hackers can now earn $500,000 if they keep critical security flaws a secret from Apple
Exodus Intelligence will pay up to $300,000 more than Apple for your undiscovered iOS exploits.
Microsoft accidentally leaks golden keys that unlock every Windows device
The keys allow hackers to unlock Windows devices, including tablets and phones.
Shocked mother finds hacked live-stream of 8-year-old daughters' bedroom online
Home security webcam feed from Houston has beeen up since last month for thousands to view.
Australia blocks Chinese and Hong Kong firms from buying stake in Ausgrid
Acquisition of the stake would have given the companies controlling interest in Ausgrid for 99 years.
FBI wants an app to turn your smartphone into a secret recording device for use in court cases
Advert for app developer to create one that can stream back audio and video to government servers.
Poundland agrees higher £610m offer from Steinhoff
Steinhoff ups its bid for Poundland after US hedge fund raises stake in the discount chain.
Premier League clubs set to break £1bn profit threshold as new TV deal kicks in
New TV deal means more broadcast revenue will be generated this weekend than during the whole 1991-92 season.
Hackers prove smart vibrator can be remotely activated and collect data while you use it
The hackers revealed that the device sends some intimate information about its users to the manufacturer.
Profits at any cost – UK's biggest rogue trader reveals dark arts of banking
Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli says there are still huge pressures on young traders to take dangerous risks.
Samsung denies allegations of keeping workers in the dark about use of chemicals at its factories
Around 76 employees have allegedly died due to exposure to the chemicals at the South Korean firm's factories.
Bitcoin pioneer Jered Kenna and TradeZero offer digital currency dark pool trading
Kenna said the exchange would eventually trade other digital currencies
NSA spied on global medical non-profits, newly released documents from leaked Snowden archive reveal
Medical research centres in Pakistan and Afghanistan were among the surveillance targets.
Linux flaw allows attackers to hijack internet communications and inject malicious code remotely
The attack has a success rate of about 90% and takes less than a minute to carry out, researchers said.
Tritax Big Box profits up by two-thirds on e-commerce boost
Operating profits up 62% annually to £25.7m in first six months of 2016.
Cineworld's first half profits tumble 35% to £30m on back of currency headwinds
Olympics and Euro 2016 coverage also blamed but company confident of meeting full-year targets.
Old Mutual posts profit drop of 9% to £708m as it pushes ahead with turnaround plan
Financial services firm hit by 'challenging' market as it spllts into four divisions to boost growth.
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