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Beijing silenced Peng Shuai in 20mins, then spent weeks on damage control

New York Times: Inside a Chinese propaganda campaign.

How TikTok reads your mind

New York Times: Internal company document offers new detail about how the algorithm works.

Hawaiian Airlines waiting in the wings for NZ restart

Restarting after a two-year pause has challenges for airline's NZ boss.

He never touched the murder weapon. Alabama sentenced him to die

New York Times: He was unarmed when three cops were shot dead. So why was he convicted?

Tall Poppies and tragedy - Kiwi entrepreneurs speak out on mental health stress, toxic criticism

Why we need to install safety guard rails for our startup business brainiacs.

'It's a way to laugh at the madness': Inside the Gen Z conspiracy theory 'Birds aren't real'

New York Times: Inside an experiment in misinformation, "fighting lunacy with lunacy".

On the banks of the Congo River, a 5-star hotel for cobalt fortune hunters

New York Times: Dealmakers converge as clean energy revolution upends global economy.

Denzel Washington, man on fire

New York Times: In his latest role as Macbeth, he is as sharp and deadly as a dagger.

It's getting hot in here: The best fan for your buck

With humidity setting in for summer, which type of fan truly reigns supreme?

What happened to Olivia Podmore? Deceit, despair and the death of an Olympian

A Herald investigation of the life and times of the Olympian who died in August aged 24.

Jamie Dornan goes back to Belfast, moving on from Fifty Shades of Grey

New York Times: The Oscar contending drama takes Dornan into prestige filmmaking.

When beauty turns ugly: Lady Gaga and Ridley Scott on House of Gucci

New York Times: The pair's bond allowed Lady Gaga's deepest character study yet.

Epstein's final days: Celebrity reminiscing and a running toilet

New York Times: New records show Epstein was spinning deceptions until the very end.

A power struggle over cobalt rattles the clean energy revolution

New York Times: Exploitation rife as global demand for raw materials for EVs surges.

The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2021

Check out all of our Herald Premium Gift Guides and let the festivities commence!

Employers beware: The Great Resignation is here to stay

The end of the pandemic won't resolve the reasons employees are leaving their jobs.

From humble food truck to feeding Benedict Cumberbatch

After starting a mobile food service a van, an Auckland couple now cater to movie stars.

A mother and her baby died in Auckland Hospital. This is what went wrong

The family of Dr Suliana Pasi spoke exclusively to the Weekend Herald.