Uber is transportation, but keep that on the down low
Uber is a technology company. It is also a transportation company. That may seem like a trivial distinction, but a lot is riding on it.
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Google co-founder reportedly building $100m 'air yacht' to help the poor
The project is the latest example of Silicon Valley attempting to reshape how goods and people are moved. Some say it also underscores a penchant for tech moguls to colour their projects with seemingly virtuous ambition.
Our universities aren't earning the money we give them
Sorry, but the small funding cuts imposed on the universities in the budget don't rouse any sympathy from me.
Ride an Uber, drive a Tesla - just don't invest in them
All tech is not good tech. And just because they are big today doesn't mean they are safe investments.
Standing desks mean fewer sick days for this accounting business
Blue Rock is intent on getting people out of their desks and the health benefits are positive.
Tesla's Musk just launched the final piece of his clean-energy plan
Tesla has begun taking orders for its transformative new solar roof, combining solar power, home batteries, and electric cars.
How the fidget spinner origin story spun out of control
Several publications credited Catherine Hettinger as the inventor of the fidget spinner. Only she isn’t.
The Frightful Five: There's no escape from these companies
This is the most glaring and under-appreciated fact of internet-age capitalism: We are, all of us, in inescapable thrall to the handful of American companies that now dominate much of the global economy.
Canberra business the full bottle on exports
A Canberra business has carved a niche as one of Australia's leading producers of promotional drink bottles and is now taking on the world.
Google admits the ATO is chasing it for money
Google Australia has confirmed for the first time ever that it has been hit with an amended tax bill by the ATO following audits of its affairs and that "the company will lodge an objection".
Apple is going to test self-driving cars
After months of speculation that the company is developing automotive technology, Apple has officially leapt into the war for self-driving cars.
Women tackle tech's toxic bro culture
Women are lamentably unrepresented in the innovation ecosystem at the heart of the Prime Minister's ideas boom.
Tesla has something hotter to sell than cars: Its story
Tesla has ascended into a rarefied realm of so-called story stocks - companies that have so bewitched investors that their share prices are impervious to any traditional valuation measures because their stories are simply too good not to be true.
'I want humans in space': Bezos sells $1.3b in Amazon stock a year to pay for it
The Amazon founder hopes big windows will give space tourism a boost as he spends up big to fund his private space exploration project, Blue Origin.
Apple Pay ruling hits innovation: Westpac
Westpac believes the competition watchdog is suppressing innovation by backing Apple's block on banks' contactless payment apps on iPhones.
'Stormy weather in Shortville': Musk mocks investors as Tesla soars
Tesla's Elon Musk has poked fun at short sellers as his electric-car maker's stock surged to a record, vaulting its market value past century-old rival Ford.
'Baffling and sad': The decision that left Richard Branson shaking his head
Sir Richard Branson on why he is still aiming for space, not retirement.
Sydney School of Entrepreneurship a millionaire factory in the making
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).
The 22 year-old at the centre of the self-driving car craze
In the sixth grade, Austin Russell turned a Nintendo gaming handset into a mobile phone. At 15, he built a holographic keyboard. By 17, he'd filed for a patent. Now at 22, he's running a startup at the heart of Silicon Valley's latest technology mania.
Banks will have to go it alone in Apple Pay fight
Australia's big banks will have to go it alone in their wrangle with tech giant Apple over the introduction of iPhone payments in this country.
Elon Musk's SpaceX just had its Wright Brothers moment
Tesla billionaire founder Elon Musk has just reached a significant milestone in his mission to make space travel cheaper.
Elon Musk finds powerful China whisperer for Tesla
Tesla chief Elon Musk just gained a massive and well-connected confidant to help him better crack China's auto market: Tencent Holdings.
My car can beat Lewis Hamilton, but not a tram
Jochen Haab is confident his team's car could beat Lewis Hamilton at this weekend's Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix.
How bad can a tweet be for business? Hootsuite's CEO should know
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.
Adidas trials personalised jumpers for $278, ready in four hours
Adidas has been testing a store where shoppers can design a jumper, have a body scan to determine fit and get it knitted by a state-of-the-art machine within hours.
World without Wi-Fi looms as unlimited plans rise
The Wi-Fi icon - a dot with radio waves radiating outward - glows on nearly every internet-connected device, from the iPhone to thermostats to TVs. But it's starting to fade from the limelight.
Silence on ideas boom 'is sad'
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.
Airbnb for boxes: Aussie start-up takes on US
Australian self-storage start-up Spacer has put its planned expansion into Asia on ice to jump into the world's largest economy first.
Witchetty grub lab explores erectile dysfunction 'powers'
A backyard scientist is hoping witchetty grubs in his garage will make him rich, and that they'll perhaps produce an ingredient to cure erectile dysfunction.
Breakthrough for local biotech as an influential backer emerges
It's more than a lifestyle outfit.