COMPANIES

Furla has bought back from Luxury Retail Group (LRG) its Australian distribution network.

Westpac has announced that its home loan fixed rate would increase across its owner occupier and investment products.

An Israeli start-up company, Otonomo, was competing with Google and Apple in monetising personal data within the car industry.

Tesla is recalling 53,000 of its Model S and Model X vehicles assembled in 2016 to replace faulty electronic parking brakes. The US luxury electric car manufacturer’s shares dropped over 1 percent following its announcement on Thursday.

Restaurant Brands New Zealand, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks, was disappointed after its workers decided to go on strike on Saturday.

The NSW government has accepted many of the recommendations of the parliamentary inquiry about the permission on renting out entire homes through Airbnb or Stayz.

The Department of Culture Media & Sport has released a cyber security breaches survey showing the risks that UK firms faced in 2016.

If latest reports are to be believed, Tesla is facing a massive strike threat that can even halt, or at least disrupt, Model 3 production. The company’s German Robotics unit is on the boil as a labour dispute brews. If workers choose to strike, Tesla’s plans to boost production may go for a toss.

Showpo and Black Swallow have settled data theft allegations requiring the latter to pay $60,000 in instalments over the fun and forward online fashion clothing store.

If latest reports are to be believed, many gamers are regretting upgrading their operating system to the Windows 10 Creators Update. “Grand Theft Auto 5” players have experienced issues and bugs as well. The game’s launcher is crashing whenever players are opening it. Thankfully, there’s a fix.

Woolworths director of loyalty and customer data Ingrid Maes said that the supermarket giant has benefited through its simplified loyalty program.

There’s a lot going on Tesla apart from the Model 3 electric sedan. Musk recently sketched out a timeline for the arrival of a sports car, pickup and semi truck. The company seems to expand its line-up of electric vehicles.

Apple has been reportedly considering a bid in Toshiba's chip business.

Japanese consumers have been on panic buying after they learned that Calbee would temporarily halt the sale of 15 types of potato chips.

Myers has saved Marcs and David Lawrence after the two most popular brands in Australia went into administration in February.

The metadata law grace period ended on Thursday enforcing telecommunication companies in Australia to comply with the retention scheme.

Coles has positioned itself to offer an excellent shopping experience during the Easter weekend with its new slogan, I'm Free.

TPG Telecom has entered the mobile network market in Australia after securing premium spectrum in the 700 MHz band at a government auction.

United Airlines' biggest shareholder Warren Buffet lost up to more than $90 million on Tuesday after the disturbing video of the airlines went viral.

Wells Fargo has announced that it was taking back US$75 million (AU$99 million) from ex-CEO John Stumpf and ex-community bank unit head Carrie Tolstedt.

The United Airlines faced another controversy after a disturbing video went viral on social media.

Amazon has been planning to create 5,000 virtual customer service jobs that would allow them to work anywhere.

Tesla Model 3’s biggest mystery has been its interiors. Now, certain blurry spy shots have provided a sneak peek into its interiors, and fans are more than happy. For the first time they have got a nice glimpse of their beloved vehicle mush before it is released.

Qantas inflight Wi-Fi has now switched on for customers travelling through the airline's Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

YouTube has announced its new policy that would protect video creators.

Emirates has introduced a loan service to first and business class passengers bounded to the US.

Optus and Yes TV by Fetch Multiroom have launched new broadband plans that would match the lifestyle of their customers.

Facebook is cracking down on “revenge porn” big time. It’s taking a series of steps to stop such images from spreading. The steps also include a process wherein Facebook will prevent users from reposting intimate images shared without the subject’s consent.

“MasterChef Australia” judge George Calombaris has apologised after it has emerged that his restaurant empire underpaid staff by $2.6 million.