![An artist's rendition of how Uber sees the future of on-demand urban air transportation, from last year.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/c/r/d/p/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gu7k2n.png/1486449133282.jpg)
![An artist's rendition of how Uber sees the future of on-demand urban air transportation, from last year.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/c/r/d/p/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gu7k2n.png/1486449133282.jpg)
Amazon ponders robot-run supermarket with three human staff
![A robot fills orders inside an Amazon fulfilment centre in the US.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/7/4/0/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu71gt.png/1486445609575.jpg)
Sick of nagging or unhelpful retail staff? Amazon might be here to help.
Will Snapchat last, or will it fade before our eyes?
![Snapchat had 161 million daily users at the end of last year, but the rate at which new ones are joining has slowed.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/6/f/5/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu769q.png/1486432944674.jpg)
At this point, Snap's share sale looks closer to mimicking Twitter's stumbles than Facebook's ascendance.
'Cyborg' Twitter accounts see conservative voices dominate
![Daniel John Sobieski, a retiree in Chicago is credited with an increase in the pro-Trump social media presence.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/7/5/d/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu6xll.png/1486431377142.jpg)
How America's most prolific tweeters send conservative political messages constantly, even when they're sleeping.
These smart TVs were apparently spying on their owners
![The FTC says the Vizio case shows how a television or other appliance might be telling companies more than their owners ...](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/r/d/r/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu70p5.png/1486425600510.jpg)
TV maker Vizio has been accused of secretly collecting - and selling - data about its customers' locations, demographics and viewing habits.
Horror returns home in Resident Evil 7
![The restriction of a first-person viewpoint does wonders for the game's tension.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/1/w/5/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu6ddf.png/1486411860769.jpg)
Adopting a first-person perspective and refocusing the narrative after a succession of bloated, tiresome sequels, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard marks a return to horror, suspense and claustrophobia.
Do you need to buy a drone?
![Drone-mounted cameras make it easier to capture images in difficult locations.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/1/h/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu21km.png/1486348658771.jpg)
The days of TV journalists and photographers using helicopters to get a bird's eye view are fast fading. Drones, big and small, are increasingly being used to get stunning aerial images most of us thought were out of reach.
Wanted: high-tech grads to work with Aussie farmers
![New degrees such as agri-sciences are being added by universities, with a sharp rise in students who do not have a ...](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/6/d/f/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu6d3k.png/1486359774637.jpg)
Parts of Australia's farming industry are rushing to recruit a new generation of tech-savvy graduates as the sector swaps its bucolic past for a future of drones, robots and automated sensors.
Top 10 ways to stay safe on public Wi-Fi networks
![When you're finished working online, turn Wi-Fi off.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/6/6/t/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu66uz.png/1486341293905.jpg)
Free Wi-Fi is a windfall, but you do have to care about security when you're out and about. Here's how to surf safely, on any device.
Hands on review: Zencastr podcast maker
![Zencastr makes it much easier to edit together professional-sounding audio even if you're talking to someone on the ...](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/s/i/1/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu6433.png/1486352322809.jpg)
If you need to make a bunch of people sound like they're in the same room, even though they're spread far and wide, then Zencastr might be the service you're looking for.
China's AI weapons get smarter
![While America's best AI talent keeps its distance from the government, China is catching up.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/6/3/a/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu62zt.png/1486357014018.jpg)
The companies that make the fastest computers are the same ones that put things under our Christmas trees, which has grave implications for warfare.
Alibaba's Jack Ma vows to use government funds to grow small businesses
![Jack Ma, founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group launches the group's Australian headquarters.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/5/l/v/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu5hoo.png/1486239805905.jpg)
Launching Alibaba's Australian headquarters, billionaire founder Jack Ma said the Chinese e-commerce giant would help Australian and New Zealand businesses share their products with the world.
Is Snap's float the most shareholder-unfriendly ever?
![Barring unforeseen circumstances, the only way the two founders are ever really going to lose control of Snap is if both die.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/p/o/m/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu5hfl.png/1486171746706.jpg)
Snap is aiming to adopt the most shareholder-unfriendly governance in an initial public offering, ever.
MasterCard 'Selfie Pay' coming to Australia in 2017
![MasterCard Identity Check will let Australians shop with a smile.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/i/4/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2ggz.png/1486120800293.jpg)
Aussies will soon be able to smile at their smartphones to confirm payments as credit card giant MasterCard prepares to bring its biometric authentication app to Australia.
How Snap will make money
![Evan Spiegel, left, chief executive of Snap, and Bobby Murphy, senior vice president of engineering, each own 227 ...](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/4/v/o/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4ug1.png/1486099210025.jpg)
Snapchat may have been built on disappearing messages, but as the social media darling hovers on the cusp of becoming a public company its parent is trying to show how durable its business is.
Facebook loses $653 million virtual reality headset verdict
![The Oculus Rift has put Facebook at the forefront of the virtual reality boom.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/w/1/8/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4i8g.png/1486088652957.jpg)
The virtual reality headset maker that Facebook bought in 2014 for US$2 billion used stolen computer code, a jury said in awarding $500 million to ZeniMax Media.
Microsoft wants exception to Trump immigration order
![Microsoft is proposing a change to the president's recent executive order](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/7/8/w/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4l5m.png/1486080573317.jpg)
Many in the technology industry have expressed outrage over the executive order, but Microsoft has chimed in with a proposed solution.
Uber CEO quits Trump advisory group
![Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is distancing himself from the Trump administration.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/8/3/h/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4jw4.png/1486086820585.jpg)
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has quit President Donald Trump's business advisory group after pressure from activists.
Telstra glitch sends personal SMS messages to random recipients after fire at exchange
![Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/p/z/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3xac.png/1486040313288.jpg)
Personal SMS messages of Telstra customers are being received by phone users of other networks across Australia after a fire disrupted services at an exchange in Sydney.
Telstra glitch sends texts to random recipients after exchange fire
![Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.](/web/20170207080511im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/p/z/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3y07.png/1486022288033.jpg)
"I could have broken this guy's deal wide open" ... "Lots of issues there Telstra"