Technology

Hate doing laundry? Meet the Laundroid

The laundry robot was inspired by sci-fi classic "A Space Odyssey", which brought technology to prehistoric humans, its ...

Hate doing laundry? This Laundroid doesn't only wash and dry garments, but also sort, fold and neatly arrange them. Now its Japanese inventor has won $71 million from investors including Panasonic, and is preparing to take the business public.

How the fastest growing companies reel you in

Sean Ellis of GrowthHackers: growth for growth's sake is not a winning strategy.

Sean Ellis is a one-man marketing phenomenon, yet marketing doesn't begin to describe how he built customer bases in the multimillions rapidly for companies like Dropbox, LogMeIn and Eventbrite. So he coined the term "growth hacker".

Uber 2.0: Autonomous and airborne

Flying cars, like this one designed by US company Terrafugia, are central to Uber's plans.

Flying commuters like George Jetson could be whizzing to work through the sky less than 10 years from now, according to ride-services provider Uber, which believes the future of transportation is literally looking up.

Don't let innovation agenda run out of STEAM

Students at Tempe High School are learning how to be entrepreneurs.

If our Committee for Economic Development of Australia report is right that 40 per cent of jobs existing today will be gone within 10 years, children now in primary school need an education that prepares them for a very different future.