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Companies in various industries have recognised the potential relief they can get in terms of productivity as the cloud is known to streamline processes and operations.

Amazon has officially launched Amazon Prime in Australia.

By 2050, around 40 per cent of the population of Canada, as well as the United States and Australia, will be immigrants or the children of immigrants. Many of these people, who make up an increasing portion of the workforce, share something in common — they are bicultural.

Huawei is fighting back after it emerged that Australia could leave out the Chinese telco from its development of 5G mobile networks.

Elizabeth Holmes was indicted on criminal charges that could land her decades in prison on Friday.

Chinese telco Huawei could be excluded from taking part in Australia’s 5G mobile network.

The online food delivery company allegedly represented three workers as independent contractors when they were actually employees.

US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un will meet on Tuesday for their highly anticipated summit in Singapore. For the summit to be productive, the negotiations need to converge on a lowest-common-denominator shared interest that both parties can agree on.

For the top eSports players, this means sponsorship contracts, endorsements, prize money and yes, global stardom.

With many of the Trump administration’s recent decisions running directly counter to the other members’ interests, the summit promises to be tense. Here’s what each member state hopes to get from it.

While a robust global economy has spawned more consumers to have larger purchasing powers, there has also been a rise in the flow of money that goes into activities for the betterment of the society.

Qantas Airways will be referring to Taiwan as a Chinese territory.

Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles have committed to reduce their plastic usage.

The penalty fee is still subject to court approval.

Mothers tend to take more time than fathers away from their careers when they have children, and they pay a significant price.

The results of Italy’s general election on March 4 were problematic. We are now in another full-scale European crisis.

Does the Coalition’s tax plan favour high earners over those with lower incomes?

The Fair Work Commission cited strong economic forecast in setting the new minimum wage at $18.93 per hour or $719.20 per week.

ANZ Group Treasurer Rick Moscati, the Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, plus a number of individuals, will also be charged.

The multinational company calls this concept “floating cultural holidays,” which it introduced last year.

Amazon will be blocking Australians from its US sites from July 1.

The real estate industry has been using cloud computing to some extent in conducting transactions, but there is still a room for improvement.

All Virgin Mobile Australia stores will close by the end of June.

eBay Australia has announced a new membership delivery service that is expected to rival Amazon’s.

Do people always weigh up pros and cons, use all the available information and commit to their long-term goals when making such decisions? Research in behavioural economics suggests this is not the case.

“Britain has the most liberal attitude towards migration of any European country. And that followed the Brexit vote.”

More than 1 million cars in Australia will be recalled because of defective Takata airbags.

Optus will be cutting 200 jobs nationwide as it phases out Virgin Mobile, which it has owned for 18 years.

South Africa’s machinery and equipment industries have recently come under huge pressure. Falling demand after the 2008 financial crisis and rising energy costs have harmed the sector.