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Mevo brings more one-way car sharing to Auckland
Service officially launches today as firm buys 120 EVs, including Teslas and Polestars.

2degrees launches 5G: What's missing
Support for iPhone, most Samsung models still on the way.

Liam Dann: Where Kiwis will pay the price for Putin's war
We will feel the shock of war at the petrol pump, on our investments and interest rates.

The protest leader, tinfoil hats and the conspiracy theory
Tinfoil hats are in use at the Parliament camp amid claims of a Government radiation plot.

Rocket Lab opens second launch pad at Mahia, lands US$143m contract
Rocket Lab's shares take off following announcement.

Vodafone NZ buys majority stake in cybersecurity firm
Cybersecurity is a fast-growing areas for telcos.

Fed up with Google, conspiracy theorists turn to DuckDuckGo
New York Times: Conspiracy theorists shift online activity away from big tech.

'Completely ruined my life': Chilling discovery in Melbourne Apple store
A man has lost two years of personal data after his iPhone was hacked and infected.

Sky makes customer gains, reinstates dividend
Half-year net profit dips but pay-TV broadcaster stands by its full-year numbers.

$47m in Covid relief funds to boost wobbly rural broadband
Rural broadband a sore point even before the pandemic.

Spark reports strong profit, reveals key health-overall contract
Cell tower spin-off on the way. Telco warns of lower full-year contribution from sport.

Uber reveals how many 1-star reviews riders have earned
Uber has opened up a bit more of the data they hold on riders in its Privacy Centre.

Juha Saarinen: Living in a world of subscriptions could become problematic
Is as-a-service doing you a disservice?

Chorus shares jump on fatter-than-expected dividend forecast
$150m share buyback, dividends and dividend guidance increased as profit rises.

Trump's Truth Social is poised to join a crowded field
New York Times: Trump's hard-right alternative to Twitter could open next month.

Who is behind QAnon? Linguistic detectives find fingerprints
New York Times: Same two men are likely behind messages that fuelled the viral movement.

Is esports the next big sport in the region?
"There is a draw card between healthy gaming and unhealthy gaming."

Sky seizes English Premier League rights back from Spark
A world's most popular sports league has seen a stream of big-money deals.

Amazon adds to its $7.5 billion northwest Auckland data centre plans
Auckland's multi-billion data centre boom keeps getting bigger.

Bloomfield and his deputy at odds on Bluetooth tracing
The death of the feature seems to be exaggerated - depending who you listen to.

Man catches 14.5kg snapper from his own deck
Brent Davies has always wanted to catch a fish from his deck, on Tuesday he gave it a go.

Twitter expands safety trial to include half of its Kiwi users
Can new feature deliver on its promise?

Vista Group buys US rival, sees cinema revival
Vista said the deal will see software used at more than 200 new sites.

Texas sues Facebook's parent, saying it collected facial recognition data without consent
New York Times: The lawsuit adds to Meta's legal battles.

How to reset your midlife metabolism and lose weight
There's a new buzz-phrase in the world of midlife weight loss: metabolic flexibility.

Juha Saarinen: Apple iPhone? That'll do nicely
Apple wants merchants to accept payments on the iPhones.

Auckland startup rides metaverse hype with $104m raise
Auckland startup has closed another huge capital raise.