Technology

I have a Spanish father-in-law. His name is Fermin. Fermin has hands each as big as a Spanish ham and a stomach to match. Fermin’s the traditional sort. Each day he likes to go for an early drink at the local bar...

I have an idea for you if you have a spare quarter of a million dollars. Put it aside so you can grab a ticket on a Virgin Galactic flight when they next go on sale. The first batch are already...

‘If humanity collectively decides that creating digital superintelligence is the right move, then we should do so very, very carefully.’ So said US entrepreneur, Elon Musk. Here’s why I’m thinking about this. 4,000 years ago China created a game so unorthodox that...

Put your nose in the air and sniff the wind. Animals do that to catch a scent of prey. What’s that I’m sensing? More signs of trouble for 2020… News just in. Airbnb might be coming to the stock market next year,...

Take some human stem cells, stick them in a rat and…see what you come up with! That’s apparently what’s about to go down in Japan. The Financial Times reported last week that a researcher in Tokyo now has...

I’m sorry to say it, but chances are you missed out on 2019’s biggest gains. At least so far! ...

Oh my — you won’t believe this. This time last month, I told you about something called the ‘skyscraper curse’.  ...

Tut tut. Those pesky Frenchies have really irritated the Donald now. ...

Here’s your task for this week: Spare a thought for the doomers who keep thinking the world is going to sink into a perpetual depression based off bad debts and bad demographics. They are...

Melbournians take note! How does a 10-minute flight from the CBD to the airport for under $100 sound? This could be a commercial reality within about four years. ...