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Source: Virgin Galactic. More than two years after one of its spacecrafts crashed, killing the co-pilot, Virgin Galactic sent its SpaceShipTwo back in the air this weekend for its first "glide flight." Taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port on Saturday morning, the spacecraft flew for about an hour tethered to the belly of its mothership, known as WhiteKnightTwo. Then pilots released the spacecraft, which did not fire its engines but glided safely down back to the ground.
New Zealand retailers will be nervous about what Amazon's arrival in Australia will mean for them, retail commentators say.
Say goodbye to midnight pizza orders, Uber EATS is coming to New Zealand. The food delivery app from shared ride service Uber will be coming to Auckland early 2017, after launching in the US and Australia in March this year.
Uber has confirmed its food delivery service will come to Auckland early next year.
Australia's retailers are putting on a brave face, but the looming arrival of the US online retail behemoth next year is undoubtedly a huge threat.
Turtle Beach have upped their game with a set of headphones you'll want on your head whether you're a professional gamer or not.
With Amazon heading to Australia with "fulfilment centres", workers tell of their lives as "Amazombies."
If you can reach this magic number, you're in with a chance of quitting your day job to post pics of your passions for a living.
Why do we keep buying the same brands at the supermarket? Scientists explain.
The "drag queen disco" protest outside Destiny Church today was a great success, says the organiser.
There is no thrum of a Ducati or familiar rumble that made Harley Davidson famous. Only a whine from the electric motor that increases linearly as you rush for the horizon.
The maker of Snapchat is taking some of its biggest steps to expand outside the US.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has hinted wireless AirPods could be available to purchase in coming weeks.
Could this $1.5 million UFO-shaped house boat that inventors insist will one-day fly be the home of the future if sea levels continue to rise?
Have you ever wanted to download content from Netflix to watch later, without chewing up your data? Now you can.
More financial services companies are embracing the technology.
COMMENT: Technology is advancing at such a pace there is a risk our lawmakers, unless they are up to speed, will founder on legal and ethical decisions.
New research has revealed not only the day but also the exact time you're most likely to be involved in a car crash. Get ready.
COMMENT: Juha Saarinen reviews the 3DR Solo drone and new GoPros.
History-making astronaut Buzz Aldrin has always set his sights on the stars.
COMMENT: How tragic would it be if we could only experience tui, kereru (wood pigeons) or piwakawaka (fantails) as stuffed specimens in museums?
Investors in Scott Technology, the industrial robotics firm, have been told its order book remains at a high level.
Food giant Nestle claims it has found a method to almost halve the amount of sugar in its chocolate. The chocolate manufacturer
A virtual health system set up by Waikato District Health Board will compete with another one designed by GPs and patients.
Tired of paying individual household bills? This could be a game changer.
The police data tool launched yesterday crashed almost immediately, but not before users saw the redundant and insecure technology it was built on.
Faster processing could allow for advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics.