Optus switches on 4.5G mobile network
Macquarie Park in Sydney is the first suburb getting access to Optus' new 4.5G network, which is capable of 1.03Gbps maximum theoretical download speeds.
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'We need to significantly lift our game'
We brought the world wi-fi, black box flight recorders, cochlear implants and dual-flush toilets, but a new report shows Australia isn't tracking well against other nations.
Being 'Born Global' could mean thousands of new jobs for NSW
Small and medium sized businesses need to think global from the start to fulfil their promise of jobs growth acceleration, according to the NSW government.
Billions spent, a 99% failure rate and no 'magic bullet'
Despite a 99 per cent failure rate and a recent setback, Alzheimer's researchers are plowing ahead with hundreds of experiments - and a boost in US federal money - to try to crack a deadly disease that has flummoxed them for decades.
Snapchat parent kicks off $3.9b IPO
Snap, maker of Snapchat, has file documents for its sharemarket float, the first social media IPO since Twitter three years ago. It could turn its boss Evan Spiegel and supermodel fiancee Miranda Kerr into one of the world's richest young couples.
Bye bye bean counters, hello business consultant
Small shopfront accountants nationwide are worried about the end of the traditional tax return.
Sirtex hit by class action on sales forecast downgrade
Cancer treatment company Sirtex has become the latest target of a class action law suit, the third within a week.
'LMK': Elon Musk asks for help to rewrite Trump's immigration bill
Always an innovator, Tesla founder Elon Musk has asked the public for help in rewriting Donald Trump's controversial immigration bill.
One in six Aussies have an Airbnb account, 2.4m with Uber app
Regulators are struggling to keep up with the rapid growth of Australia's 'sharing economy'.
Biotech set to regain favour after recent thrills and spills
Analysts find value in smaller players, despite a rough few months for the sector.
Ridesharing revolution: Is Uber's only competition, GoCatch, running out of gas?
Some minority investors are querying whether GoCatch has a future and whether it has squandered a first mover advantage.
Fail hard, fail fast: innovation ministry dance continues
What will happen to Turnbull's innovation agenda with this third minister in as many years?
Uber releases coveted travel data - including for Sydney
Uber will share its data - starting with Sydney, Manila, Washington and Boston - in a bid to make good with city planners.
Move over smartphone: Next frontier is the windshield
Automakers, tech companies and glass manufacturers are teaming up to turn the iPhone display into a car windshield that can show ads, directions and vehicle information to the person behind the wheel.
How Elon Musk's brother is disrupting farming
Kimbal Musk - Elon's brother - just opened a shipping container farm compound in New York City.
Toyota reckons cars won't be self-driving for years to come
Toyota Motor plans to spend years designing cars in which people retain a large measure of control, since the goal of turning all driving decisions over to computers seems too dangerous for now.
ExxonMobil delivers hard truths about our energy future
We'll be driving more, using electric cars, along with more renewable energy - and nuclear energy over the next 25 years. But our addiction to coal will remain, while gas will emerge as our main source of energy.
Don't fear the robots; they won't kill jobs
Robot K-2SO is the undisputed star in Star War's latest installment , outacting the actors - a sign of things to come in our automated economy?
Amazon files patent for flying warehouse
Amazon is exploring the use of giant airships to serve as mobile, flying warehouses that could help the online retail giant deliver more of its goods by drone.
Sharing economy revolution overshadowed by Uber
TaskRabbit was founded in 2008 with a big idea. On the company's website and app, people make money by assembling strangers' Ikea furniture or cleaning their bathrooms
Mesoblast wins key backing from US drugmaker
The embattled stem cell biotech has seen a major US drug company becoming a cornerstone investor and taking an option over two of its main products.
The worst business buzzwords of 2016
Corporate jargon becomes more bizarre each year.
Sirtex boss steps aside after pocketing $2.1m from share sale
Gilman Wong has been forced to step aside as chief executive of cancer treatment outfit Sirtex Medical following shareholder demands for an investigation into the sale of shares two months ago.
Hacked Yahoo data for sale on dark web
Michael J. de la Merced contributed reporting.
Sirtex queried about weak sales a week before estimates cut
Cancer treatment group Sirtex Medical was questioned by the stock exchange over weak sales a week before the company confirmed that sales growth had all but disappeared.
Sirtex bear still wary despite share price dive
The warning signs were there for all to see ahead of a trading update last week that slashed hundreds of millions of dollars off the market worth of biotech outfit Sirtex.
Hate doing laundry? Meet the Laundroid
Hate doing laundry? This Laundroid doesn't only wash and dry garments, but also sort, fold and neatly arrange them. Now its Japanese inventor has won $71 million from investors including Panasonic, and is preparing to take the business public.
Stripe mints Ireland's youngest billionaires
At 26, John Collison, the co-founder of online payments service Stripe, has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire, according to Forbes.
'Start-up nation' jolts Aussies into business
James Packer's Israeli secret is not so secret any more, with Australian business people flocking to Israel in unprecedented numbers to learn about the "Start-up Nation".
The top 10 tech flops of 2016
What's worse, a phone that explodes in your face or a drone that falls from the skies?