Innovation
Elon Musk's brilliantly weird SpaceX event was the mark of an awkward genius
Tesla and Space X chief executive Elon Musk is known for his spectacular mastery of the media.
- by John McDuling
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Catapult behind the Aussie tech powering our sports superstars
GPS devices attached to sports stars playing in grand finals this weekend could be in for a bumpy ride, as could the future of Catapult Group, the company that makes them.
- by John McDuling
Elon Musk promises 'anywhere in the world in one hour'
Elon Musk says people could be transported around the world on most long-distance trips in under one hour using a new spacecraft.
- by Ben Grubb
Deliveroo, Appetise and the home delivery wars
In recent days, two London-based food delivery services with connections to Australia have moved to shore up their finances, in markedly different ways.
- by John McDuling
Queensland is preparing for driverless cars to hit the streets
A trial involving 500 south-east Queensland residents will start road testing of cars which can talk to each other and infrastructure.
- by Felicity Caldwell
UK inventor James Dyson to launch electric car by 2020
James Dyson, the billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner and bladeless fan, is building an electric car that will launch by 2020, the latest firm to challenge traditional carmakers in a burgeoning market.
- by Paul Sandle
Queensland cautions Turnbull against gas export cap
Acting Queensland Premier Curtis Pitt has cautioned the federal government against capping gas exports, as concerns over local supplies deepen.
Leilani Munter: The vegan race car hippie chick running her own race
American race car driver Leilani Munter has faced her fair share of sexism.
- by Nassim Khadem
How Australia can play a role in the 'second space age'
There is a fierce national debate over energy policy, but also as a (much quieter) debate around Australia's possible role in what is being described as "the second space age" begins to play out.
- by John McDuling
Blackbird tries out a new tune for hiring
The lack of female founders and mentors in Australia's tech community is a worry says Blackbird Ventures co-founder Niki Scevak, but the firm is trialling new ways of hiring.
- by Nassim Khadem
Mercedes plots Tesla attack with $1 billion US electric push
Daimler plans to spend $US1 billion ($1.26 billion) to start production of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles at its Alabama factory, setting the world's largest luxury-car maker up to battle with battery-car specialist Tesla on its home turf.