American multinational ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster has warned Australian customers that they too could be at risk of having their credit card details leaked after the discovery of malware at the company's British operations.

American multinational technology companies paid $616 million in tax in Australia during the last year, a total of $380 million more than the previous year, after new tax-avoidance laws were put in place.

A new digital bank with the name 86 400 is being set up in Australia and it is pitched by its founders as a potential “genuine alternative” to the big four banks.

Optus has thrown in the towel and decided to simulcast the remaining matches of the World Cup exclusive to its Optus Sport service — the round of 16 and the quarter-finals — with public broadcaster SBS.

BICS data shows that Europe is driving a 4G roaming traffic surge in the APAC region. Europe has overtaken the Middle East as the "top destination for outbound traffic as subscribers take advantage of seamless LTE roaming.”

Vodafone has "revamped" its approach to tablets, no longer following the traditional plans from telcos that lock devices to mobile services plans for two years.

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