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Chinese computer hack attacks slow ahead of Obama summit: experts

September 20, 2015 creative apple, cyber-security, evolution, meeting-between, north-america, said-on-sunday, store, warsaw, week

By Joseph Menn and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major intrusions by Chinese hackers of U.S. companies' computer systems appear to have slowed in recent months, private-sector experts say, ahead of a meeting between China's president and President Barack Obama with cyber security on the agenda. “The pace of new breaches feels like it’s tempering,” said Kevin Mandia, founder of Mandiant, a prominent company that investigates sophisticated corporate breaches

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U.S. and China in urgent talks on cybersecurity deal: NY Times

September 20, 2015 publisher address-cyber, china, evolution, newspaper, power-stations, president, the-newspaper, united, united-states, warsaw, week, widespread

(Reuters) – The United States and China have been engaged in urgent negotiations in recent weeks on a cybersecurity deal and may announce an agreement when President Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on a state visit on Thursday, the New York Times said on Saturday.

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After years of delay, Mega founder Kim Dotcom facing extradition

September 20, 2015 publisher address-cyber, china, court-hearing, internet-party, music, the-newspaper, week, widespread

By Charlotte Greenfield and Matt Siegel WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Nearly four years after dozens of black-clad police rappelled into his New Zealand mansion and cut him from a safe room, flamboyant German tech entrepreneur and would-be hip-hop star Kim Dotcom may finally be about to face the music.

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WTO talks on duty-free trade in IT goods collapse

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By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks on cutting trade tariffs on hundreds of information technology products collapsed on Friday, delaying and potentially scuppering a deal estimated to be worth $1 trillion to global trade. “We are disappointed not to be celebrating a deal this week. We missed a big opportunity,” U.S