The ridesharing service Uber is pretty close to getting the go-ahead in almost all states and territories in Australia, with Victoria set to follow Queensland in introducing new legislation. In the short term, Uber has committed to creating tens of thousands of new jobs in Australia. Many thousands of jobs have already been created and your typical Uber driver speaks positively of being empowered in a flexible working arrangement. But we know Uber has other plans. Like almost all large car and technology corporations such as Toyota, Ford and Google, Uber is investing heavily in self-driving technology.

By 2034/35, almost 20% of Australians (6.2 million) are projected to be aged 65 or over. One sector already feeling the impact of the ageing population is construction. In Queensland, the number of construction workers aged 55 and over increased from 8% of full-time workers in 1992 to 14.2% in 2014. An ageing workforce is likely to increase the need for less physically demanding jobs or maybe technology might address this issue. Task automation and the industry's innovation culture are two of the greatest areas of uncertainty for the construction industry.

New drone footage of Uluru and the surrounding Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has been captured by Ayers Rock Resort, offering a glimpse of Australia's red centre in a whole new way. It is the first time a drone has been permitted to operate inside the national park, with special approval being granted by the traditional owners, the Anangu nation, in conjunction with the park's board. The sweeping panoramas and detailed close-ups of the ancient landscape are almost more beautiful than words allow. If you lack the ability to visit the heart of Australia, this might just be a decent alternative. Marvel's'Luke Cage' is tired of buying new clothes What happens when you reply to a scam email from Nelson Mandela's former wife

Interest in bots and artificial intelligence is on the rise. VC funds are looking at the space for new investments. Likewise, players such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are hoping to find new revenue streams here. And at the same time, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are trying to make it big with Bots. MobileBeat 2016 was all about bots and artificial intelligence and this blog will give you the lowdown on the latest and greatest in this exciting field.

The automated aircraft are planned to work alongside Domino's current delivery fleet and will be integrated into its online ordering and GPS systems, according to the firm. Domino's Group CEO and Managing Director, Don Meij, said the company's growth in recent years had led to a "significant increase" in the number of deliveries it needs to make. "With the increased number of deliveries we make each year, we were faced with the challenge of ensuring our delivery times continue to decrease and that we strive to offer our customers new and progressive ways of ordering from us," he said. Research into different delivery methods led Domino's to Flirtey, whose success within the airborne delivery space has been "impressive", the CEO added. The two companies demonstrated their drone pizza delivery service in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday – an event attended by the country's Civil Aviation Authority and its Minister of Transport Simon Bridges.

Back in 1999, I read a great book by Bruce Sterling called "Distraction"; billed as a fictional view into the status of U.S. public service in the year 2044, the technology and cultural ideas packed into that book still resonate more than 15 years later. The book in part motivated me to strive to make a difference in public service, if only to avoid some of the more dystonia views in the book. Apparently I'm not the only one who found the book packed with ideas, Cory Doctorow also wrote a great review in 2008. The book's central premise: that all of us could suffer from "Distraction" from what really matters, especially in a world with 300 cable channels, 24/7 news, and always-on social media in the United States, is an idea that I'd like to explore more fully given our rapidly changing world of today. Technology is amoral, it is how we humans choose to use it that determines good vs. bad outcomes.

Sydney legal startup LegalVision announced today that it has secured 4.2 million in a Series B round to continue its growth in the Australian online legal market. The funding round was led by commercial law firm Gilbert Tobin, who previously made a strategic investment into LegalVision last November. LegalVision delivers legal services through a tech-driven business model, helping businesses around Australia access quality resources by providing startups and SMBs with access to more than 3,000 legal articles and 40 free legal documents. In just over three years the startup reports that it has assisted more than 15,000 business around the country. CEO of LegalVision, Lachlan McKnight said the backing of Gilbert Tobin and the latest round of funding is validation of the startup's goal and progress to date.

NASA video shows a robotic arm releasing the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station over Australia. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. NASA video shows a robotic arm releasing the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station over Australia.

Today on In Case You Missed It: Global pizza company Domino's is teaming up with drone delivery company Flirtey to launch an actual pie delivery service, via UAV, in New Zealand. The company has passed checks by the country's Civil Aviation Authority and aims to begin tests later this year. Meanwhile virtual reality gamers are (understandably) losing it over the latest thing to make VR look incredible: Dexmo exoskeleton gloves that are worn, then react as though objects within games are actually being manipulated. And in case you're wondering, the story detailing Uber's financial losses of over 1 billion so far this year is based on a story from Bloomberg that cites finance director Gautam Gupta, who reportedly said most of the losses come from compensation of its drivers. Considering Uber drivers have fought the company in union organizing efforts, this story is likely to keep developing. You can watch the adorable incoming fourth grader from Austin here, and the domino tower collapsing from 19 feet here.

CANBERRA, Australia--A weekend spent mothering a robot baby to mirror the "real experience" of parenting is meant to discourage teenage girls from getting pregnant. But so-called Baby Think it Over dolls don't cut teen pregnancy rates and in fact increase the risk, Australian research has found. In a study published in The Lancet medical journal Friday, researchers found teenage girls who used the lifelike computerized dolls as part of a pregnancy-prevention program were more likely to become pregnant compared with girls receiving a less high-tech sex education. "The program was supposed to put students off and then they would take extra steps not to get pregnant," said study author Sally Brinkman, of the Telethon Kids Institute in Western Australia. "Unfortunately, and surprisingly for us, the intervention we can say definitely didn't work and it actually seemed to increase the pregnancy rates.