Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has been working on its own operating systems since the US Congress published an investigation into the company in 2012, accusing it of spying.

Australian-founded ecommerce platform BigCommerce has raised US$64 million in a round of growth equity funding, with major participants being Goldman Sachs, and current investors General Catalyst, GGV Capital and Tenaya Capital.

A New Zealand-based taxi fleet owner had the brainwave to do what Aussie taxi services have failed to see: self-disruption to add a delivery service, now with massive growth and a new franchise business.

UNICEF Australia hopes to raise funds through mining for cryptocurrencies by using an opt-in on its website.

The Mountain Ash forest in Victoria, which generates nearly all of the water for Melbourne's people and businesses, is close to collapse and this poses a major threat to the city's water supply.

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