More than a dozen start-ups backed by deep-pocketed industry figures along with big aerospace firms are taking on the dream of the flying car.

Online retail giants Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Alibaba say the federal government has severely underestimated the threat of rival foreign online retailers failing to comply with its planned GST changes, and consumers will be left worse off.

The teardrop-like shaped AeroMobil Flying Car is ready for pre-orders with first deliveries expected by 2020.

While it's early days for the technology, Zuckerberg says there are few boundaries for how it will evolve.

Science is making an important shift towards personalised, regenerative therapies.

Did you know that images of your home were being snapped from above?

Thanks to at least two research efforts around the world, glasses-free 3D entertainment might finally be upon us.

Google DeepMind's AI software will take on top-ranked Chinese player Ke Jie at Go in May in a formal re-match between man and machine.

Women are lamentably unrepresented in the innovation ecosystem at the heart of the Prime Minister's ideas boom.

First fact-checking came to Facebook. Now it's coming to Google.

​Even as Uber talks up its determination to treat drivers more humanely, it is engaged in a behind-the-scenes experiment in behavioural science to manipulate them in the service of its corporate growth – an effort whose dimensions became evident in interviews with several dozen current and former Uber officials, drivers and social scientists, as well as a review of behavioural research.

What has Stockholm ever done for us? When the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship gets its first students in the second half of this year, there will be a new answer to the question (aside from IKEA).

HTC is banking on Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi film to lure the broader public towards virtual reality experiences.

What if you're putting yourself out there as a thought leader advising companies how to build brands on social media, but you tweet a lewd suggestion to a reporter whose story you don't like? Nothing much good, as Ryan Holmes knows.

Imaginations set racing by video of The Hum Rider that raises above traffic at the press of a button.

Sydneysiders expressed more joy over three days of rain this week than they did during the February heat wave.

Eddy, a robot measuring less than 30cm tall, could become the industry standard for commercial and amateur farmers who want to grow pesticide-free, water-efficient crops via hydraponics.

With electric cars a growing reality on the ground, a small Aussie tech company has joined the global race to take the technology to the skies in electric-powered planes.

The new technology could be used in a wide range of scientific fields.

Policymakers should stop sticking their heads in the sand and ignore the fact that "there are going to be a massive amount of jobs destroyed" from the digital revolution, says Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of Australia's most successful tech company, Atlassian.

Vicinty Centres is considering replacing some of its cleaning contractors with robots in a bid to automate and save costs, according to one of the company's non-executive directors, Wai Tang.

Traditional automotive manufacturers, including Audi, Ford, GM, VW, Toyota & and Nissan all expect self-driving, or autonomous cars to be on the market between 2019 and 2021. What could possibly go wrong?

No cash to pay for your drinks at a music festival? No problem, if you're wearing a pair of sunglasses with a contactless payment device attached.

New compression algorithm crunches TV shows on a shot-by-shot basis, meaning visually simpler scenes will require less data.