Tag: technology

We all know him for Tesla cars and most recently his SpaceX exploits. But there's more to the American based South African businessman and dreamer who wants to change the world and beyond.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: In light of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data harvesting scandal, how should your social media data be accessed and used by researchers?

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Selfie tourism is changing the experience of traveling for many people – and not necessarily in a positive way.

This year three celebrities dominated the top 10 most-liked Instagram photos. Can you guess who they are? Plus, which hashtags and cities did we post the most?

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The threat posed by government changes to the 457 visa system have been largely overblown.

Inspired by Elon Musk and now driven by Virgin and Richard Branson, the revolutionary Hyperloop technology is set to transform transport across the UK and around the world.

Taking advantage of technology to work and therefore work from anywhere you like is one of the best sensations.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: How London plays out will be a litmus test for Dara Khosrowshahi’s proclaimed wish to step away from Uber’s toxic reputation.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Tesla’s battery is likely to be the first of many such storage installations. As more renewables enter the grid, more storage will be needed.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Advertising once paid for muscular news organisations in the private sector. It doesn’t any more. The dominance of Google and Facebook now poses a real challenge to the continued existence of a robust fourth estate.

Kids of the 90s rejoice! The original Tamagotchi, which was all the rage and the coolest thing pre-Millenium, is making a comeback… so get ready for a nostalgia burst.

GEEK ALERT: A U.S. scientist mapped out the ultimate road trip for your perusal. Fancy a Euro-trip?

VIDEO: These outback larrikins are pretty stoked when a wayward drone drops perfectly into the back of their speeding ute.

VIDEO: Incredible discovery of seven exo-planets all orbiting the same small star closely together. As well as water and oxygen, they may harbour life on their surfaces.

OPINION: More than a quarter of the world’s darknet methamphetamine trade is facilitated by Australian cryptomarket dealers.

Australia is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. 

OPINION: Airbnb has had perhaps the most long-standing and significant influence in Australia, in most cases prior to any specific legislation being created to regulate it. And if trade and commerce are free of regulation, they are also free of government control, protection and taxation.

Scientist of smell, responsible for breakthrough development on spinal injuries and whose work has been compared to the moon landing, has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year.

VIDEO: Selfie-lovers rejoice! Your personal drone/flying camera is here...

When a computer is operating properly, it's easy to forget the complex systems inside, all working together to make emailing, video and instant messaging, browsing, shopping and everything else possible.

Some of these may be a bit too X-files or a Frankenstein re-run for comfort. Still, pretty impressive stuff.

The video chat revolution is here. What seemed like a distant dream just a few short years ago is now not only possible, but booming in popularity.

OPINION: Do Facebook’s filtering algorithms explain why so many liberals had misplaced confidence in a Clinton victory? And is the fake news being circulated on Facebook the reason that so many Trump supporters have endorsed demonstrably false statements made by their candidate?

VIDEO: Hydrogen the key to showing our galactic neighbourhood in all its glory in this sensational new imagry.

INTERACTIVE: Check out this amazingly handy map of airports and their free wi-fi passwords. Genius!

Missing home just isn’t what it used to be. On my previous visit to the UK, to call my mother I had to put £23 in a phone box and dial 48 numbers while trying to ignore all the flyers of scantily clad women dying for me to call them ...

VIDEO: Funky but just a bit freaky. Can you trust a computer to swerve out of the way or slam on the brakes?

HeyoDamo's thrills, frustrations and app-freeze filled adventure through his Pokemon Go Australian suburban nothingness.

So true! In a world driven by technology, this artist decided to mock all of us in a wonderfully sarcastic way.

Uber riders are rated just like the drivers and, if you're brave enough, you can check out your rating with just a few taps.

The National Broadband Network debate rages on. With this month's launch of the first NBN satellite, what is the project's progress and what is the difference between FTTP and FTTN?

Three quarters of UK-based IT professionals surveyed, says they'd take the opportunity to leave the UK if they got the chance.

When it comes to every single aspect of travel, from working out how much that restaurant bill is in sterling to discovering the best beach, there’s an app for that.

Adelaide is reaching out to kids in their own (virtual) backyard

On which Australian ISPs is Netflex fastest and slowest, and how do they compare to those in the United Kingdom and the United States?

Australians use double the amount of alcohol, junk food, drug and cigarette emojis in their everyday conversations than anyone else, according to a new SwiftKey report.

Two themes dominate this year’s talks: new technologies and data visualization. Though, in reality, the two very much go hand in hand.

Australians illegally downloading movies, music and TV shows will be hit with excessive fines if new 'three strikes' warning scheme gets the go ahead following Dallas Buyers Club decision.

"I got to tick something else off my bucket list. I met Sam Newman and now I am on Google Maps."

Aimed towards expats from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Scatzy has found its niche in providing videos for globetrotters from their home country.

Voters flood Attorney-General George Brandis's iPhone with messages and data using a common iMessage feature.

Former Australian prime minister is one of Wikipedia’s most contentious figures.

Millions of mobile phone SIM cards may have been compromised by joint NSA/GCHQ hack, Snowden documents reveal.

A new government report says Internet access in Britain lags behind other countries and should be a universal right.

A backpacker lost his GoPro camera in Australia along with with 32 GB worth of photos from his travels. A determined Aussie retrieved it from a river bed and used the power of social media to find its owner.

WATCH dear old Nonna grapple with that most infuriating of all iPhone features, Siri.

Taxi app Uber sets huge 2015 Aussie jobs goal. But are they real jobs?

Startup challenges established travel sites with the humble bucket-list.

Australia is dramatically lagging behind the UK and much of the world when it comes to Internet speed, according to a new report.

Why has Twitter slowed down so much and Instagram gained so much momentum?