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Siri, where can I get good sexual health advice?
It turns out wonder-app isn't the best helper when it comes to sexual health advice.

Local Focus: How much tech should there be in schools?
New Zealand kids average 4-6 hours of technology a day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

School using Minecraft as education tool
Computer games and healthy eating go hand in hand for Year 5 students at Methven Primary

Amazon boss now a US$100 billion mogul
Jeff Bezos is the first person to build a 12-figure net worth since Bill Gates did in 1999

Computer 'serial killer' takes up creepy hobby
Computer program developed to decode Zodiac letters has started doing something creepy.

Smart fridges and suits here to stay
PwC Herald Talk explains Internet of Things

Solar may cut schools power bill by $20m
The new Government will investigate solar panels to cut school power bills by $20m a year.

North Korea's perfect weapon: Global chaos without firing a single shot
North Korea capable of unleashing chaotic attack on NZ without launching a single missile.

Are the robots really coming for us?
Will the rise of the machines really happen? Two experts share their views.

Microsoft joins new charter school
Microsoft, Datacom - and a theatre company - have joined NZ's newest charter school.

Super telescope: NZ 'punching above its weight'
NZ is punching above its weight in getting the huge SKA super-scope built, scientist says.

NZ puts $380k toward big data project
NZ to spend $380,000 on a project that could support the world's largest radio telescope.

Tech giant backs NZ bug-detecting study
Tech giant Oracle has funded an NZ project targeting a widely used programming language.

The bizarre arrest of WannaCry hero
COMMENT: Case raises issue of what tech journalists are safe to investigate.

Mysterious woman 'trapped' workers
She's attractive and shares the same hobbies but Mia Ash is not what she seems.

US Air Force funds Kiwi tech project
The US Air Force has put $250,000 into an innovative Kiwi study.

No regrets after losing $92 billion
Imagine selling your 10 per cent share of the Apple for just $1100.

Kiwi kids to learn computing from age 5
Computing becomes part of the core curriculum.

Massive cyberattack spreading globally
new cyberattack similar to WannaCry is spreading from Europe to the US and UK.

Google to stop reading your emails
The tech giant is going to stop reading your Gmail in search of opportunities to sell ads.

Kiwi graduates stay in NZ despite low pay
Slightly more Kiwi graduates are staying in the country, despite falling pay rates.

Police blow millions on 'dead duck' tool
Highly-touted software packages which cost police millions of dollars have severe flaws.

Facebook will use AI to block terrorists
150 Facebook count counterterrorism as their primary responsibility, the company said.

Tech upgrade to match grunt of 16,000 laptops
A supercomputing upgrade will give researchers the data-crunching power of 16,000 laptops.

Eye strain hits almost half of students
Almost half of tertiary students are suffering screen-related headaches and eye problems.

Trump-inspired domain name being sold for charity
A domain name - Covfefe.co.nz - inspired by a Donald Trump gaffe is for sale on Trade Me.

Concerns over 'back door' into modems
Expert says the remote access could provide a pathway to contents of people's computers.

Kiwi cryptography whiz off to Oxford
A code-making young Kiwi has landed a coveted spot in an Oxford University programme.

Tech leaders send manifesto to parliament
New Zealand tech leaders have sent a joint manifesto to Parliament outlining their aims.