Social media ban: Government legislation to be introduced, but NZ First, Act disagree
Several methods could be used to do this, including “using existing account information, facial age estimation, digital ID…
Angela Holm’s late-night gym session with baby sparks debate
A mother has been met with the wrath of the internet after she shared a video of her…
Japan’s family photo app expands globally, chasing 100 million users
Japanese photo sharing app FamilyAlbum allows parents to easily share photos of their children with relatives. It also offers photo…
Facebook and Instagram users report major outage worldwide
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Total Mobility subsidy cut leaves Bay of Plenty users fearing isolation
For Tauranga resident Jan Nesbit, who is blind, the increase raises difficult questions about what she can afford…
Spark launches verified call feature to protect customers from scams
Its arrival coincides with a rise in impersonation scams, with reports of such incidents involving Spark growing by…
Elon Musk’s Starlink hikes its prices, rural New Zealanders have little choice but to absorb higher cost
Starlink plans are generally no-contract (although a 12-month minimum can apply if a customer is on a free…
Southland police warn dating app users after assaults in Queens Park
Police are making inquiries into both incidents, including working to identify and locate the alleged offenders. “These alleged…
India power companies strained as big users source own electricity
Energy Data centers seek distribution licenses, leaving middlemen heavily indebted Engineers work on an electricity pylon on the…
L&P TikTok hack: Can the Kiwiana classic really be made with Coke, Sprite and lemon juice?
While Letele and Daniels correctly identified the original, host Bridge did not, saying it was “quite hard” to…
Majority of NZ drug and alcohol users experience no negative effects, study shows
The headline finding doesn’t mean drugs are harmless or that there are no risks associated with taking them.…
Business leaders give New Zealand poor marks for AI adoption – and provide a wish list of fixes
Young tells the Herald, “We’re currently bouncing around the low 20s against 127 countries. We’ve been pretty much…