Innovation

Elon Musk said he would like to land people on Mars as early as 2024.

Elon Musk outlines plans to put humans on Mars

SpaceX is developing an interplanetary rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonising the planet, company chief and tech billionaire Elon Musk said.

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Gina Rinehart could set up 25,000 start-ups

What if the world's richest gave their money to start-ups? How many businesses could be created? Quite a lot, according to the 2016 Robin Hood Index.

Yes, people did queue outside Apple stores around the world to get their hands on the latest iPhones. But it was a far ...

The Apple store line is dying

Yes, people did queue outside Apple stores around the world to get their hands on the latest iPhones. But it was a far cry from previous launches.

SpaceX's Elon Musk...his fortune, on paper, dropped $US779m, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index .

Tesla accuses executive of impersonating Musk

Tesla Motors has sued a man it said was the chief financial officer of a firm that works for the oil industry, accusing him of trying to impersonate Elon Musk in an email to get non-public data about the car maker.

Donald Trump has released minimal information about his own health.

Tech billionaire offers $US5 million for Trump's tax return

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is the latest Silicon Valley heavyweight to get his money involved in politics. He's offering to donate as much as $US5 million to veterans if Republican nominee Donald Trump releases his tax returns in time for the final presidential debate.

BMW's Mini Vision Next 100 electric concept car  unveiled in London in June.

BMW executives pull out of Paris Motor Show

BMW's management board is skipping the Paris Motor Show to hold talks aimed at breaking a deadlock over whether to produce new electric cars, including a battery-powered Mini.