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Online fraud hurt victims 'very badly'
An online Casanova who preyed on vulnerable and lonely women he met on internet dating sites before ripping them off has today been jailed for two years and four months.

Govt signs $65m anchor contract for new international cable
The government has entered a 25 year contract with Hawaiki Cable worth to secure a new international telecommunications cable capable of handling huge data loads.

MenuMania buy a boost for Zomato
Online restaurant sourcing and review business Zomato is strengthening its market presence by acquiring rival New Zealand company MenuMania for an undisclosed sum.

Did MI5 abuse JK Rowling?
The online abuse aimed at the Harry Potter author JK Rowling after she donated £1 million to the Better Together campaign may have actually been the work of British spies, a senior Scottish politician has claimed.

Alibaba picks NYSE for largest US IPO
Alibaba plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, instead of the Nasdaq, cementing the 222-year-old market's newfound strength in technology companies.

Complaint over 'racist' item upheld
A complaint over a racist money box for sale on the online auction site TradeMe has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Instagram changes shopping
You may have noticed that as you're scrolling through your Instagram feed full of well-dressed bloggers, It girls and fashion stylists there's something new popping up on their posts.

Google announce unlimited cloud storage
Google have bolstered their presence in the cloud storage space with an industrial strength version of Google Drive aimed at business users.

Supermodel blasts industry
Supermodel Cara Delevingne has taken to Twitter to air her gripes with the fashion industry.

Google Glass launches in the UK
Google's wearable computer prototype Google Glass will go on sale this week to all British residents over the age of 18.

French winemakers furious at Internet administrators
Winemakers in Europe, Australia and California are protesting a decision to move forward with the introduction of .vin and .wine as top-level domains.

Definition of journalist key to blog case
Blogger Cameron Slater should be able to claim the mantle "journalist" to protect his sources in a defamation case, the High Court at Auckland has heard.

Greg Dixon: What the beep!?
The internet of things is coming and when it arrives it can beeping well shut up, writes Greg Dixon.

How do we get girls to code?
A study shows that women and girls are half as likely to be encouraged to go into computer science fields as men and boys are.

German minister rules out Google breakup
The EU has to rely on antitrust and privacy rules to curb Google's search-engine dominance and can't just break up the company, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said.

The man who's making Google Maps smarter
Google Maps has changed the way we navigate and poked its cameras into our lives. Meet the geography fanatic who is the tech giant's mapping evangelist.

Google's eyes in the sky
Following Google's $500m acquisition of Skybox Imaging, Slate's Will Oremus looks into the scope of Google's future.

Harawira challenged by former ally
Mana Party Leader Hone Harawira is facing a new challenge in his Te Tai Tokerau seat at this year's election, from his party's former Te Tai Tonga candidate Clinton Dearlove.

Internet spells end of complex novels, predicts author
The "state of constant distraction" created by the internet, email and instant messaging is killing the traditional literary novel, a leading British author has claimed.

Siobhan Keogh: Should gamers be wary of too much hype?
There's plenty to get excited about at E3, but gamers should also be cautious of too much hype, writes Siobhan Keogh.

Most Kiwis suffer cyber security breach
More than 80 per cent of Kiwis who use the internet have experienced a cyber security breach, but only 39 per cent have then changed their online behaviour, new research shows.

Cybercrime: how to help our children
More than 40 per cent of children who use the internet are victims of cybercrime while girls are more likely to be bullied online than boys, a survey has found.

Tech firm's ambitious plan
Wireless charging technology developer PowerbyProxi wants to have a $30 million to $40 million capital raising this year.