Start-up empowers Kiwis to grow their own vegetables
A digital platform guides the novice through successful home gardening, says founder.
Zuckerberg's meta-concept can't change the truth
OPINION: Facebook's rebranding is interesting timing, but it can't wash the stink off the company's safety record, writes Alison Mau.
Zuckerberg loses touch with reality in Facebook’s cringeworthy metaverse
OPINION: In the metaverse, reality is whatever you want it to be. The real world is a little less forgiving, as Facebook – sorry, Meta – well knows.
Roblox down for more than 12 hours
The game, hugely popular with children, has been down since Friday evening, and shows no sign off coming back online.
A week with the new MacBook Pro proves one thing: I'm not worthy
REVIEW: The M1 Pro chip inside Apple's latest-generation laptop is in a field of its own.
Facebook changes corporate name to Meta
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual reality vision for the future.
Put your connection to the test
SPONSORED: It’s time to test your broadband connection so we can show how fast we are to the world.
I found my stolen Honda Civic using a Bluetooth tracker
These tiny devices are the latest controversial weapon against theft.
Facebook could have stopped anti-vaccine comments swarming users
The tech giant was slow to act on staff proposals to reduce its spread of harmful misinformation for fear it would hurt company profits, critics say.
The social media genie is out of the lamp - what now?
OPINION: The outrage accompanying the recent worldwide Facebook outage raises important the questions of how much more power over our lives are we going to give this digital genie?
How Facebook prioritised 'angry' emoji in its news feeds
Posts that sparked angry reaction emoji were disproportionately likely to include misinformation, toxicity and low-quality news.
Iwi leaders to drive World Expo's first ever Festival of Indigenous and Tribal Ideas
Aotearoa New Zealand is leading a world-first event at Expo 2020 Dubai to support the resurgence of indigenous and tribal economies.
Apple wants to sell you a bit of cloth for $35
OPINION: Ever wondered if you have more money than sense? This new product from Apple may be the ultimate benchmark.
The market for non-fungible tokens is evolving
The Economist joins the fray by auctioning an NFT of its Alice in Wonderland-inspired cover.
The case against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Insiders say Mark Zuckerberg, with his ironclad leadership of world's most powerful social media company, repeatedly chose business growth over public safety.
Zuckerberg's meta-concept can't change the truth
OPINION: Facebook's rebranding is interesting timing, but it can't wash the stink off the company's safety record, writes Alison Mau.
A week with the new MacBook Pro proves one thing: I'm not worthy
REVIEW: The M1 Pro chip inside Apple's latest-generation laptop is in a field of its own.
I found my stolen Honda Civic using a Bluetooth tracker
These tiny devices are the latest controversial weapon against theft.
Apple iPad (9th Gen) review
Though there haven’t been many improvements or additions to the latest iPad, the ones it does bring are very welcome.
Amazon is reportedly planning its own smart fridge
Not content with plans to introduce a commercially available robot butler, it seems Amazon wants to take over another part of your house: the fridge.
Facebook’s next act: Replacing the iPhone
Facebook's tech chief explains the social network's plans to reinvent itself with devices to replace smartphones.
Fifa ending partnership with EA Sports after nearly 30 years
After nearly three decades of doing business with EA Sports, Fifa is reportedly walking away from its licensing deal with the gaming company.
Hustlers, scoundrals and gamblers, and that's before you even played a game of snooker.
In 1921 Percy Tremaine opened a snooker hall on Courtenay Place. A hundred years later you can still get in a game - minus the smoke and the hustle.
'Forza Horizon 5' is absolutely stoked that you are playing it
Stunning visuals, frantic action and lots and lots of cars. Forza Horizon 5 looks to keep the successful Horizon recipe alive in its latest incarnation.
Twitch’s data leak could change live streaming
ANALYSIS: It’s one of the largest internet platform data leaks in internet history — exposing the earnings of thousands of top Twitch streamers.
Facebook could have stopped anti-vaccine comments swarming users
The tech giant was slow to act on staff proposals to reduce its spread of harmful misinformation for fear it would hurt company profits, critics say.
The social media genie is out of the lamp - what now?
OPINION: The outrage accompanying the recent worldwide Facebook outage raises important the questions of how much more power over our lives are we going to give this digital genie?
How Facebook prioritised 'angry' emoji in its news feeds
Posts that sparked angry reaction emoji were disproportionately likely to include misinformation, toxicity and low-quality news.
The case against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Insiders say Mark Zuckerberg, with his ironclad leadership of world's most powerful social media company, repeatedly chose business growth over public safety.
People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within
Internal documents show Facebook the company is losing control of Facebook the product — not to mention the last shreds of its carefully crafted, decade-old image as a benevolent company just wanting to connect the world.
Overseas teaching apps cause accent confusion for Kiwi kids
Don’t want your child to be confused by English or Australian accents? There’s an app for that.
Pranksters have already defaced Trump's new social network
Truth Social said it reserves the right to ban users and safeguard itself from lawsuits, the same measures Trump complained about during his long battle with Big Tech.
Many of NZ’s most popular websites use ‘dark patterns’
ANALYSIS: Kiwi consumers are increasingly experiencing personalised, targeted manipulation online, but the law has very little to say about it.