It’s hard to imagine a person’s Apple Watch which will remind us of appointments, hail our taxis and pay for our groceries occupying the same sacred emotional space, assuming it stays around. “You’re not even going to be able to power them up in five years. They’ll just be sitting in somebody’s junk drawer like a first generation iPod,” says Clark.

NASA Administrator, Charles Bolden seemed to be trying to put the best spin he could on the situation. He pointed to the new budget being increased to keep the ISS operating until 2020 with, at the time, Americans riding Russian craft to get there. And, he touted that new propulsion systems and new propellants would be developed by private enterprise that in some distant future will allow us to populate the Solar System and mine the asteroids.

Whatever it is it will send a strong warning and it does set a precedent. The days of pirating anonymously are over. Fraser believes anonymity in the online environment has led to unhealthy state of affairs where people believe they can do things that are illegal online, and Australians are big offenders..

VideoImageBillionaire businessman and investor James Packer has this week topped off a decade of misfortunes with a crushing blow to what was once jewel in his crown. Picture: SuppliedSource:SuppliedThere is an old adage that money doesn’t make you happy, and in the case of one of Australia’s richest men you can begin to understand what it means.Billionaire businessman and investor James Packer, 53, has this week topped off 20 years of misfortunes, public humiliations and scandals with a crushing blow.A damning new report has served a brutal roadblock to his $2.2 billion Barangaroo Crown casino project in Sydney which he saw as his golden ticket out of the corporate world that has brought him so much misery.He had been looking for an escape route from his casino group Crown Resorts for years, so he can retreat into a more sheltered life but every time it looks as if he about to break free, he is served another devastating blow.James Packer has gone through a rough time over the past 20 years. Picture: SuppliedSource:SuppliedILGA in its findings said the casino was not a suitable licensee holder for the imposing new tower in Sydney and its state gaming clearance should be revoked.Mr Packer may now be forced to sell his 37 per cent stake in Crown down to below 10 per cent at whatever price he can get with his only remaining alternative being a frantic makeover of his entire corporate entity to satisfy the state government and casino regulators.It is a devastating setback for the third generation tycoon who, despite having a net worth of $4.94 billion, has been beset by turmoil in both his private and professional life for the best part of 20 years.The media spotlight was shining brightly on son of media magnate Kerry Packer due to the public collapse of the telecommunications company.His friends were so worried about him, they feared he would take his own life.