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E-commerce giant Alibaba employs 60,000 people. Photo / Supplied

TECHNOLOGY

Group weddings and loyalty rings: Inside Alibaba's strange world

27 Apr, 2018 5:00am

10 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Alibaba, Fonterra and NZ Post team up to track orders

27 Apr, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Alibaba has launched pilot orders through its safety framework using blockchain technology

TECHNOLOGY

The rise of the Instagram #ad

26 Apr, 2018 7:36pm
4 minutes to read

Social media is blurring the lines between the genuine and the paid-for.

TECHNOLOGY

A look at Gmail's new features

26 Apr, 2018 11:16am

6 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Study: Why anti-vaxxers think like conspiracy theorists

26 Apr, 2018 10:47am
2 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Kiwi company's giant deal for autonomous shuttles in Korea

26 Apr, 2018 8:00am
3 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Rolls-Royce mulls European move

25 Apr, 2018 11:12am
3 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Revealed: The content that will get you banned from Facebook

25 Apr, 2018 10:49am
4 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Juha Saarinen: Security flaw alleged in Census website

25 Apr, 2018 10:00am
5 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Google owner's Q1 earnings soar to $13.2b

24 Apr, 2018 7:09pm
4 minutes to read

Kiwi electric vehicle owners have cited everything from cheap running costs to Donald Trump in explaining why they'd made the switch. Photo / File

TECHNOLOGY

Why buy an EV? The planet, your wallet ... and Trump

24 Apr, 2018 2:50pm
4 minutes to read

Kiwis cite everything from cash savings to Donald Trump in explaining their switch to EVs.

The attendant house robot is likely to become a standard part of the home in the future. Photo/123RF.

TECHNOLOGY

One step closer to The Jetsons: Amazon building a home robot

24 Apr, 2018 8:08am
4 minutes to read

Amazon is working on a top-secret plan to build a robot for the home.

Smartphone overuse increases loneliness and anxiety, and forms connections in the brain

TECHNOLOGY

The true danger of smartphone overuse

24 Apr, 2018 7:00am
3 minutes to read

Research suggests phone dependence has similar effects on the brain as opioid addiction.

TECHNOLOGY

Big Read: Technology wave set to lift shipping industry

23 Apr, 2018 8:32pm
5 minutes to read

Blockchain will drive the biggest change since the move to standard containers.

Elon Musk says employees should walk out of a meeting as soon as it is obvious they are not adding value. Picture / Getty Images

TECHNOLOGY

Elon Musk's brutal work advice

23 Apr, 2018 7:16pm
4 minutes to read

Stuck in a terrible meeting at work? Elon Musk reckons you should just walk out.

Shiree Mackay is worried that her elderly father will die if his landline is not fixed, because it is connected to his St John medical alert pendant. Photo / Peter Meecham

TECHNOLOGY

'Dad could die' if landline not fixed, say family

23 Apr, 2018 3:47pm
3 minutes to read

The man and his family say fixing the faulty landline is a matter of life or death.

The company ended the third quarter with almost 1.3 million active customers, up from 1.17 million in December and cash of A19.3 million. Picture / AP

TECHNOLOGY

Revenue soars at Dick Smith-owner Kogan.com

23 Apr, 2018 2:38pm
2 minutes to read

Ruslan Kogan bought the Dick Smith brand in March 2016 for A$2.6 million.

ASB Bank is launching a selfie ID trial using biometric facial recognition. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

ASB Bank launches selfie ID for customers

23 Apr, 2018 12:52pm
2 minutes to read

ASB Bank to use biometric facial recognition as an identification process for customers.

Air Hull Group trial rescue craft. Photo / Supplied

TECHNOLOGY

Small Business: Making a boat in a box for surf life-savers

22 Apr, 2018 2:03pm
4 minutes to read

Veteran surf life saver Mark Goodhew has designed a boat to better suit Surf Life Savers.

Science News

NEW ZEALAND

Attenborough backs plan to record biodiversity

27 Apr, 2018 2:00am
4 minutes to read

Sir David Attenborough wants NZ and Oz to document all species before it's too late.

NEW ZEALAND

Cow pee: 200 tonnes of nitrogen leaching each day

26 Apr, 2018 6:33pm
2 minutes to read

Urine from 4.8m dairy cows putting 200 tonnes of leached nitrogen into groundwater daily.

Anti-vaxxers have similar beliefs around being persecuted as conspiracy theorists and their networks are immune to outside influences, new Australian research suggests. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

Study: Why anti-vaxxers think like conspiracy theorists

26 Apr, 2018 10:47am
2 minutes to read

Anti-vaxxers have similar ideas of being persecuted as conspiracy theorists, study finds.

Mitoubiquinone mesylate, marketed as MitoQ, is a super-antioxidant designed to penetrate and optimise cellular mitochondria (pictured), the so-called batteries within our cells. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

NZ anti-ageing drug in promising heart disease findings

25 Apr, 2018 10:26am
5 minutes to read

A Kiwi company's novel anti-ageing drug could play a big role in preventing heart disease.

TECHNOLOGY

Why buy an EV? The planet, your wallet ... and Trump

24 Apr, 2018 2:50pm
4 minutes to read

Kiwis cite everything from cash savings to Donald Trump in explaining their switch to EVs.

Nasa has no idea what is causing some mysterious ice holes in arctic sea ice. Photo / Nasa

WORLD

Nasa baffled by mysterious ice circles in the Arctic

24 Apr, 2018 8:55am
4 minutes to read

Aliens, seals or a portal to another dimension... what are these circles in Arctic ice?

People can help save the Waitakere Ranges' dieback-threatened kauri - by avoiding them. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Comment: How we're loving our kauri to death

22 Apr, 2018 4:21pm
5 minutes to read

People can help save the Waitakere Ranges' dieback-threatened kauri - by avoiding them.

Information about a whole population's exposure to agents and disease can be revealed by picking up signature bio-markers among collective wastewater samples. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Studying what we flush: 'The opportunities are limitless'

22 Apr, 2018 2:09pm
5 minutes to read

Sewage analysis offering valuable insights into drug use, disease and obesity by region.

A new watchdog is needed to regulate how government-run artificial intelligence (AI) is sifting through our personal data, an expert panel says. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

NZ needs Govt data-mining watchdog, experts say

22 Apr, 2018 10:18am
5 minutes to read

Experts have called for a new unit to oversee government-run AI predictive tools.

A man's sign in support for fact based science at the March for Science in Portland. Photo / Getty Image

NEW ZEALAND

Paul Little: Where would we be without science?

22 Apr, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Science is based on research and facts and used to describe the world.

Claire Hills was found murdered in her car on Mangere Mountain in 1998. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

To catch a killer: DNA hope in 20-year-old cold case

22 Apr, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

20 years after Claire Hills was killed, cops look to overseas DNA in bid to find killer

More than 1.6 billion ready meals are consumed for dinner every year. Photo / Getty Images

LIFESTYLE

Britons 'may forget how to cook' within two generations

21 Apr, 2018 6:17pm
4 minutes to read

Food expert warns Britons 'may forget how to cook' within two generations.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of Facebook data to target US voters. Picture / AP

TECHNOLOGY

Backlash against 'Wild West' internet

22 Apr, 2018 8:44am
5 minutes to read

Google, YouTube and Twitter may be put in the spotlight after Facebook.

Attack stemming from criminals pretending to be customers, suppliers or senior individuals - as increased more than 200 per cent over 2016 to 2017 in Australia. Picture / Getty Images

TECHNOLOGY

How hackers trick staff into sending money

22 Apr, 2018 8:25am
2 minutes to read

It may pay to double check before clicking on links or hitting send on a bank transfer.

A spectacular light show over Lake Ellesmere was caught oin film by a band of enthusioasts. Photo / Amanda and Graham Fisher

TECHNOLOGY

Aurora Australis enthusiasts capture 'one of the best'

21 Apr, 2018 5:26pm
2 minutes to read

Aurora Australis Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members around the world.

Rocket Lab delayed a scheduled launch for several weeks. Photo / Supplied

TECHNOLOGY

The men and women behind NZ's race to space

21 Apr, 2018 5:00am
12 minutes to read

As Rocket Lab nears its next launch, Grant Bradley talks to the workers making it happen.

Overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse, researchers say. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

Weird Science: Me, my phone and I

21 Apr, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Smartphones are now an integral part of our lives. They're also addictive and harmful.

TECHNOLOGY

How to succeed at work, according to Musk

20 Apr, 2018 11:48am
4 minutes to read

Tesla's billionaire founder reveals his 6 tips including walking out of bad meetings.

Gadgets

JBL's E65 headphones offer Bluetooth and noise-cancelling options.

TECHNOLOGY

These noise-cancelling headphones are perfect for flying

19 Apr, 2018 4:00am
2 minutes to read

Going on a long flight? You'll need noise-cancelling headphones, and these do the trick.

Jabra's Elite Sport are truly wireless headphones for fitness fanatics.

TECHNOLOGY

Review: How do Jabra's Sport headphones shape up?

11 Apr, 2018 4:00am
2 minutes to read

The sports headphone market is overpopulated right now. How do Jabra's options shape up?

Apple boss Tim Cook gives an educational overview at the event. Photo / Juha Saarinen

TECHNOLOGY

Juha Saarinen: iPad homes in on school sector

3 Apr, 2018 6:51pm
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Why do schools have to pay for iPads and Chromebooks though?

Samsung's new phones, the S9 and the larger S9+, have been released.

TECHNOLOGY

Review: Samsung's S9 is a sweet, slick phone

29 Mar, 2018 7:00am
2 minutes to read

The S8 was so good Samsung really didn't need to bother this year. I'm glad they did.

I didn't particularly want or need to check my phone, but I did. Photo / 123RF

LIFESTYLE

Cutting ties with my cellphone

22 Mar, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

My workout was being dwarfed from walking laps to check my phone.

Kiwi North volunteer Max Atkinson holds the item.

TECHNOLOGY

Skirt lifter popular Victorian era accessory

13 Mar, 2018 1:00pm
3 minutes to read

February showcased a small, delicate metal object from the Victorian period.

TECHNOLOGY

These noise-cancelling headphones are perfect for flying

19 Apr, 2018 4:00am
2 minutes to read

Going on a long flight? You'll need noise-cancelling headphones, and these do the trick.

TECHNOLOGY

Review: How do Jabra's Sport headphones shape up?

11 Apr, 2018 4:00am
2 minutes to read

The sports headphone market is overpopulated right now. How do Jabra's options shape up?

TECHNOLOGY

Juha Saarinen: iPad homes in on school sector

3 Apr, 2018 6:51pm
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Why do schools have to pay for iPads and Chromebooks though?

TECHNOLOGY

Review: Samsung's S9 is a sweet, slick phone

29 Mar, 2018 7:00am
2 minutes to read

The S8 was so good Samsung really didn't need to bother this year. I'm glad they did.

LIFESTYLE

Cutting ties with my cellphone

22 Mar, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

My workout was being dwarfed from walking laps to check my phone.

TECHNOLOGY

Skirt lifter popular Victorian era accessory

13 Mar, 2018 1:00pm
3 minutes to read

February showcased a small, delicate metal object from the Victorian period.

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