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Council pulls livestream after offensive subtitle blunder

The subtitle on the livestream misread "RAT test" as "rape kit".

'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.

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.

The Bluetooth tracing shambles - what's happening next

OIA data confirms overwhelmed contact-tracing staff made little use of the feature.