In 2018, the possibility of living a life independent from the internet will continue to diminish rapidly.

With a 17-inch screen and powerful innards crammed into a shell only 2.2cm thick, this is an absolute beast of a laptop that also manages to feel classy.

One in 10 Australians' private health records have been unwittingly exposed by the Department of Health.

It's been a great year of technology in the audio space, from wireless earbuds to smart speakers, and there are plenty of good options to go under the tree.

With its access to two billion users, Facebook’s advertising algorithm can make or break companies. It can even drive you crazy – as the founders of one successful start-up discovered.

The fire destroying SKM Recycling facility in Melbourne last year has paved the way Australian entrepreneur Priyanka Bakaya to open a new recycling facility in Victoria within two years.

An Australian research team are considering the benefits of "trying to land" an asteroid on earth for mining possibilities.

There is a sexually transmitted infection that is very common but little known to most people. One Aussie company wants to help fight it.

Despite global efforts to cut inequality, the gap between rich and poor has widened.

Facebook isn't in the business of listing and selling cars. Yet. But it is already allowing consumers to test drive cars from their couch via its apps.

Hoping to extend your digital health and fitness tracking data beyond what a phone or watch could measure, Apple is partnering with gyms to let workout equipment and its Watch work together.

RMIT has become the first university in Australia to offer courses based on Apple's 'App Development with Swift' curriculum.

A quiet revolution is upending the way psychological illness is being diagnosed and treated, through the use of sensors in smartphones and smart watches.

Women in Saudi Arabia have scorned the government's decision to grant "citizenship" to a female robot who, unlike them, does not need a male guardian nor have to cover her head in public.

In a three-day event that has already seen the country announce its intent to build an entirely new city - called Neom - from scratch, the announcement that a robot named Sophia has been granted Saudi citizenship stands apart.

From autonomous express lanes to a new role for each residential area's Main Street, our cities are set for some of the biggest shakeups in history as on-demand delivery becomes the norm.

Those suffering from hearing loss say that a new Apple-Cochlear device has changed their lives.

Microsoft has bet hard on augmented and virtual reality, which it collectively refers to as 'mixed reality' as it continues to shake off its old, fusty image.

Blending the familiar fun of plastic, colourful bricks with a surprisingly complicated robot-building kit and code-writing primer, Lego Boost is part educational tool and part amazingly geeky high-tech toy.

Here is a brief selection of 20 ideas for how our schools, policies and mindsets need to change if Australia is to best prepare for the technological future.

Advancements in virtual reality could threaten the future of theme parks, according to a Queensland researcher dubbed DrCoaster

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As local retailers worry about the arrival of Amazon destroying their business, the taxman will need to start worrying about how Amazon is going to work to minimise its tax bills.

Elon Musk says people could be transported around the world on most long-distance trips in under one hour using a new spacecraft.

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.