Vittorio Hernandez

Hackers had successfully entered into the system of payments processor Inputs.io from a four-month-old Australian Bitcoin bank and stole over $1 million. The hacking incident is estimated to have taken place between Oct 23 and 26.

Three decades of economic and social policy is expected to be swept aside in the coming 48 hours.

In European economic news, Italian industrial production rose by 0.2pct in September, while annual contraction slowed to minus 3.0pct.

After looting the Gaisano Mall in Tacloban City on Saturday at the height of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) battering central Philippines, residents are now filching fuel from a gasoline station in the city, ABS-CBN reported.

Following the Category 5 Hurricane-equivalent backlash that Canadian Jax Cote got when she posted a racist remark at the height of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the teacher from Vancouver, British Columbia, appeared to have followed the footstep of another controversial racist, Devina Dediva from Singapore.

Despite a close to 0.5 per cent improvement in very early trade, the Australian sharemarket steadily eased from around 10.30am (AEDT) onwards and slid into negative territory from around lunchtime. The banks were the worst performers, with ANZ slumping by 1.74 per cent.

While the whole world was shocked by the images of devastation of Leyte province as super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) battered central Philippines from Friday to Saturday, another shocker was taking place in the province's capital city of Tacloban.

Motorola of Google continues to pioneer in the field of electronic tattoo that would do away with passwords. This time, the tech firm applied for a patent in May 2012 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for an electronic skin tattoo, called electronic tattoo 110, located on the neck that would double as a mobile communication device.

The Australian sharemarket kicked off the week almost 0.5 per cent higher, helped by better than expected US jobs growth on Friday and solid Chinese economic news on Saturday. The market however is now barely managing to hang onto a few points of gains. The All Ordinaries Index is up by 4 pts or just shy of 0.1 per cent.

The geometric expansion of the reported number of fatalities caused by super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) has alarmed Philippine President Benigno Aquino III that he has requested more prudence among media when it comes to publishing the number of dead people.

Macro excitement is back making front page news as the US, China and Europe produce varying arrays of macro data.

It's the newest device available on the market, and Richard Ryan of the Web site RatedRR decided to give Apple's iPad Air a torture test made up of four parts. First, he dropped it on soft ground then on concrete, followed by dunking it in a container of water and finally hitting it with the Airsoft MP7.

In US economic news, non-farm payrolls (employment) rose by 204,000 in October, well ahead of forecasts tipping a 125,000 gain. Jobs were revised up by 60,000 in the two previous months. The unemployment rate rose from 7.2pct to 7.3pct.

While prestigious model competitions such as America Next Top Model has opened its doors to plus-size models, fashion label Abercrombie & Fitch has just realised its folly in shutting its doors to clothes for bigger shoppers.

3News, which broke the story of the Roast Busters Facebook group of young Auckland men who allegedly rape drunken underage girls, identified one of the three gang members accused by a 13-year-old Kiwi girl of sex abuse in 2011.

The backlash on alleged Canadian teacher Jax Cote who posted racist remarks against Filipinos at the height of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) - which is feared to have caused the death of at least 10,000 people - is happening as predicted by IBT-Australia.

Beauty experts and Miss Philippines Ariella Arida were right after all. The experts correctly forecast that Arida would land in the top 5 but won't get the crown.

From an initial 3 confirmed fatalities, the death toll continues to rise as rescuers and residents discover bodies in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). Last official count provided by the Philippine Air Force was 100, but the number represented only the province of Leyte.

As correctly predicted by experts on Friday, the death toll in the aftermath of super storm Haiyan (Yolanda) battering the Philippines rose by Saturday noon to at least 100 just from the province of Leyte alone.

While Ariella Arida appears to be a favourite based on media reports and she has won the Ice Princess special title, beauty experts think Ariella would likely be in the Top 5 like the past three Miss Philippines, but the crown could still evade her lovely head.

As expected, many Filipinos reacted to the fbNws.com report that Canadian teacher Jax Cote over her racist comment on Friday that super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is an instrument of God to cleanse the Philippines.

As expected, the fatalities in Friday's super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) battering the Philippines yielded more deaths higher than the previous day's three victims. Although the reports are unofficial, GMA News witnessed the death count rise in Tacloban City and Palo town in Leyte is 53, bringing to 56 the total death toll caused by the strongest typhoon to hit the world in 2013.

While super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) was battering the Philippines since Friday morning, making six landfalls, a social media storm is expected to happen soon in reaction to a racist comment made by a Canadian teacher at the height of the megatyphoon.

Super Storm Haiyan (Yolanda) continues to batter central Philippines and has made at least six landfalls in different parts of the country. Unofficial count indicated that at least four people had died, although non-government organisations helping in rescue operations predicted the number of fatalities would still go up.

The Australian share market closed lower on Friday, after Wall Street recorded its worst session since August a day after the US Dow Jones Index closed at record highs. Despite the successful debut of social media site Twitter, which soared 73% from its listing price, Wall Street closed lower.

The death toll in the Philippines caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) went up to three people by mid-afternoon, according to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Underneath Canada is a very large reserve of natural gas, estimated at 449 trillion cubic feet, that could provide the energy needs of the country for 145 years, according to a report by the National Energy Board. The bulk of the reserves are in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.

The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is down by 0.4 per cent at lunch; however is only down mostly this week thanks to a 0.75 per cent surge on Tuesday. The miners are the biggest losers, with heavy losses from Westpac (WBC) also a big contributor to the weakness.

Marital rape, often initiated by the wife, is now considered a crime in a growing number of countries because forcing one's spouse to have sex even if the other party does not want to is considered violating the partner's body.