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A new study by Internet.org has examined the state of global internet connectivity, revealing that 2015 will see 3 billion online.

CEOs will join some of the best chefs to cook for homeless and disadvantaged Sydneysiders at the 2015 CEO CookOff, an initiative by perishable food rescue organisation OzHarvest.

A state-of-the-art WiFi service will hit 21 Westfield shopping centres nationwide, as part of a partnership between Optus and Scentre Group.

The first quarterly report into the Australian petroleum industry for 2015 has been released by the ACCC, revealing a price decrease to 109.2 cents per litre in the month of January – the lowest monthly average since 2009.

Australia is stalling when it comes to the digital revolution, according to a number of top academics and even the government’s own independent report commissioned last year.

New research has highlighted the benefits businesses applying Internet of Things are experiencing, and points out the overall lack of businesses deploying IoT solutions in the first place.

The slight rise during the December quarter brings the year on year growth to 2.5 per cent, the lowest since the Government records on wages began in 1997.

Facebook has released their first app to help businesses manage advertising on the social media service.

A 43 per cent rise in spending via mobile devices is expected to be seen in 2015, a forecast revealed in research commissioned by PayPal.

SMEs struggling to obtain finance are the biggest victims of the Government’s restrictions, the ACCI explains in their submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry Into Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure.

New research reveals the average SME spends over two full working weeks (84.1 hours) every year in gathering tax on behalf of the Australian Government.

Woolworths Ltd and eBay have today announced a partnership that will allow eBay customers to pick up purchases at Woolworths and Big W stores.

Yahoo7 has today unveiled its new advertising platform, a native in-feed advertising solution that offers advertisers creative assets similar to those used in paid social and search advertising.

A Gold Coast crackdown by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has found a Surfers Paradise nightclub underpaid 54 workers to the tune of $63,200.

There has been a slight increase in consumer spending across the month of January, according to the Commonwealth Bank’s latest Business Sales Indicator (BSI).

Yahoo has unveiled its Mobile Developer Suite at the first Yahoo Mobile Developer Conference in San Francisco.

The City of Sydney will be offering ten free business seminars from March to November, set to provide Sydneysiders with advice on starting a small business, launching a start-up, online marketing, and more.

Samsung has announced its acquisition of LoopPay, a point-of-sale (POS) solution that enables magnetic stripe readers to read credit card information from a device.

The ACCC is highlighting cartel conduct in government procurement, truth in advertising, competition and consumer issues in the health sector and industry codes as some of its compliance and enforcement priorities in 2015.

The fourth annual Roy Morgan Research Customer Satisfaction Awards took place at a Melbourne gala dinner last night, presenting 37 awards to businesses from all fields.