Business News
A Man Asked His AI Assistant to Book a Gym Class. It Hacked the System Instead.
In the first known Australian autonomous cyber attack, an AI assistant hacked into a gym's booking system while trying to help a user.
Australia
Business News
Jeff Bezos Gets Slammed for Meager 690,000 Donation to Australian Wildfire Crisis
The Amazon CEO's donation is less than he makes in five minutes
By Aaron Holmes
Business News
Uber Will Test Its Flying Taxis in Melbourne
Uber also considered Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paris, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Tokyo and Sydney.
Business News
There Are Only Two Blockbusters Left in the World, and One Is Closing
The last of the movie rental's stores in Australia will close at the end of the month.
By AJ Dellinger
Business News
Teenager Pleads Guilty to Hacking Apple Multiple Times
Over the course of a year he repeatedly hacked into Apple's servers and stole around 90GB of data because he admired the company. Apple states no customers were affected by the breaches of its security.
Building a Business
Why This Entrepreneur Jumped Into Making Olive Oil, Despite Knowing It Would Take Years to Get off the Ground
Rob McGavin is the co-founder of Cobram Estate, which is loved in its native Australia and now on the shelves of thousands of U.S. stores.
Business News
Tesla Will Create a ‘Virtual Power Plant’ With 50,000 Australian Homes
The solar-based project promises to stabilize power and lower prices.
By Jon Fingas
Building a Business
All it Took Was One Taste, and Now This Former Designer Is Living a Booze Industry Dream
Tom Baker co-founded coffee liqueur maker Mr. Black, which is now sold nationally in Australia and the U.K. and parts of the U.S.
Business News
Alphabet Is Working With an Australian Company to Deliver Burritos by Drone
Project Wing falls under Division X of Alphabet's holding company dedicated to so-called 'moonshot' projects.
Business News
Tesla Is Making the World’s Largest Lithium Ion Battery for Australia
Elon Musk offered to fix South Australia's power problem in 100 days. Australia decided to let him try.
Business News
Volvo’s Self-Driving Cars Confused by Kangaroos in Australia
Volvo's self-driving cars use the ground as a reference point for distance, and the kangaroo's hopping makes it hard to determine how far away they are.
Building a Business
Australia’s Tech Boom-erang
New tax rebates and a highly skilled workforce have made Australia the Oz for tech startups.
By AJ Agrawal
Building a Business
Craig Wright Will Not Give Further Evidence He’s Bitcoin’s Creator
'I do not have the courage. I cannot,' Wright wrote in a blog post.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Australian Man Tells BBC He Created Bitcoin, Skepticism Remains
Tech entrepreneur Craig Wright told the news organization that he is the man behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
By Reuters
Buying a Franchise
Why the Most American Fast-Food Chain Is Using Australia as Its Testing Ground
Australia is succeeding with a 'very un-McDonald's' approach to fast food.
By Kate Taylor
Online Presence
Unfriending a Colleague on Facebook Now Constitutes Workplace Bullying in Australia
Australia's Fair Work Commission ruled that a boss who unfriended her colleague was acting unreasonably.
By Geoff Weiss
Buying a Franchise
Will These Franchises From Down Under Come Out on Top in America?
Australians are franchise fanatics -- and their eyes are on U.S. expansion.
By Jason Daley
Marketing
10 Starbucks Frappuccinos You Can’t Buy in America
As the famous drink celebrates its 20th birthday, check out where in the world you can buy flavors such as cheesecake and red bean.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
McDonald’s Is Testing a New Healthy, High-Quality Food Concept – Just Not in the U.S.
A revamped McCafe in Australia has opened as 'The Corner,' selling not burgers and fries, but brown rice and lentils.
By Kate Taylor
Human Resources
This Epic Office Holiday Party Featured a Massive, Detergent-Soaked Slip ‘N’ Slide
An Australian travel company called Flight Centre may take the cake for 2015's most over-the-top holiday party yet.
By Geoff Weiss
Buying a Franchise
What Does McDonald’s Have to Do to Stop Its Downward Spiral?
McDonald's same-store sales fell 2.2 percent in November, even worse than analysts' expectations. Here are four ways to end the slump.
By Kate Taylor