COMMENT: Banks must ensure that customers' financial data is very securely protected.

One of the biggest tech events of the year kicks off this week, but what can we expect?

COMMENT: Something called blockchain could transform how our information is stored.

10 bold ideas which could change the world.

OPINION: Self-driving vehicles are the future and everyone agrees.

The battery-powered PortaPresso can grind beans, boil water and froth milk.

Be My Eyes helped a blind couple read the results of a pregnancy test.

New book shows NZ is leaping over the No.8 wire fence to lead international innovation.

Innovation experts welcome new govt's high R&D target - but say it won't be easy to meet.

How one woman's passion for science and business have opened a world of opportunities.

Dog resuscitation video showing a Kiwi invention goes viral.

COMMENT: There is much to do if we want to lead the race.

Alexia Hilbertidou is youngest person on a NASA mission, but that's not her only accolade.

Callaghan Innovation has signed up six firms to run founder incubator services.

COMMENT: Classic space saga shapes entrepreneurs' thinking.

There wasn't anything of real benefit for SMEs in the Budget, says an industry head.

Five leading figures in the science sector share their views on Budget 2017.

Steven Joyce announced a $373 million increase in spending for science and innovation.

NZ companies must prepare for a machine-dominated future, a new report warns.

NZME's business event series is heading out around the country.

Paul Little goes inside the top secret facility transforming the way we eat.

Total R&D expenditure hit $3.2b as businesses spent 29pc more than they did in 2014.

Optometry business Mr Foureyes is a equipping Kiwi kids with glasses. Founder Ravi Dass explains the social enterprise.

Switzerland's largest maker of timepieces vies with Silicon Valley for control of consumers' wrists.

Meet the company behind New Zealand's first digital currency KiwiSaver-like initiative, My Bitcoin Saver.

Beneath the Jackson Pollock-esque camouflage wrap, the California marque's prototype has the futuristic lozenge shape. Read more here.

The latest construction made using 3D printing technology takes things to a whole new level.

The partnership could put Daimler in a strong position to monetize self-driving cars when the technology is ready.

From sleek TVs and incredible computers, to not-creepy robots that respond to humans nodding, these are the gadgets you'll want in your home immediately.

These are brilliant ideas which may soon take shape. Perhaps 2017 may not be so bad after all.