How do you deliver mail to someone with no fixed address?

How do you deliver mail to someone with no fixed address?

Three words are being used to deliver mail to nomadic herders in Mongolia,direct taxis in Tokyo and mark the locations of walkers around Sydney harbour.

  • byEryk Bagshaw

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The new ChatGPT can ‘see’ and ‘talk’. Here’s what it’s like

The new ChatGPT can ‘see’ and ‘talk’. Here’s what it’s like

The ultimate goal,according to some researchers,is to create an AI capable of processing information in all the ways a human can.

  • byKevin Roose
The future of fashion? Digital-only dresses for thousands of dollars

The future of fashion? Digital-only dresses for thousands of dollars

Imagine a virtual closet that allows the wearer to style herself at home,or perhaps she’ll build an archive of designer pieces ready to pass down generations.

  • byClare Press
Bionic suits,airborne taxis,surround-sound drones:Where high tech is taking us next

Bionic suits,airborne taxis,surround-sound drones:Where high tech is taking us next

From powered suits and ‘touchless’ screens to flying cars and speakers – 10 tech innovations to rock your world.

  • byTony Davis
The 92-year-old who changed the world

The 92-year-old who changed the world

A textbook inspired Morris Chang to create a company that is now a $US500 billion juggernaut and part of our everyday lives. It also put him at the centre of a technological cold war between the US and China.

  • byPaul Mozur andJohn Liu
The ‘Singularity’ is here:Technology nears a tipping point

The ‘Singularity’ is here:Technology nears a tipping point

With the rise of artificial intelligence,it seems the long-promised virtual paradise is finally at hand. But there’s a dark twist.

  • byDavid Streitfeld
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Apple’s cautious step into a brave new world

Apple’s cautious step into a brave new world

Apple has launched a new “mixed reality” headset that could eventually be a platform for the long-awaited mass take-up of virtual and augmented reality technologies.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Elon Musk’s brain implant company wins US approval for trials in humans

Elon Musk’s brain implant company wins US approval for trials in humans

The Neuralink implant company wants to help restore vision and mobility to people by linking brains to computers.

The keg party that leaves you green – but not hungover

The keg party that leaves you green – but not hungover

Latte milk from a keg:why didn’t someone think of that sooner? Here,four innovations from the food world.

  • byDani Valent
Why China could dominate the next big advance in batteries

Why China could dominate the next big advance in batteries

China is positioning itself to command the next big innovation in rechargeable batteries:replacing lithium with sodium,a far cheaper and more abundant material.

  • byKeith Bradsher
It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to bury his dreams of the metaverse
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It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to bury his dreams of the metaverse

The billions of dollars invested on the virtual world is increasingly looking like an example of corporate hubris.

  • byMatthew Lynn