Lights lit up Brooke Hughes' face as the 18-year-old held up her mobile as she drove along a major road.

COMMENT: Like in politics, fake news can also be a problem in the world of science - proliferated by the net, repeated many times over.

A man who live streamed Joseph Parker's fights is planning to head overseas, and says Duco Events' attempts to limit the practice have been ineffective.

This riddle has divided online opinion, but is there a definitive answer to the question?

Video games are more addictive than ever. This is what happens when kids can't turn them off.

COMMENT: Blame internet giants for allowing fake news to spread globally.

YouTube has released the list of what videos had Kiwi's obsessed in 2016, including our very own Tape Face.

It seems like an innocent request but it's not. Paedophiles are coming up with crafty ways to trick kids into satisfying their bizarre urges.

Three weeks on from a theft, where six puppies were stolen, SPCA Turangi has had no word on the fate of the young animals.

A man of Asian descent had his passport photo rejected by a government website when its facial recognition software registered his eyes as being closed.

Having already added offline downloads, Netflix has announced another change to its streaming service, which will change how subscribers make decisions.

The European Union has approved Microsoft's $36.5 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, after the software giant agreed to fair competition safeguards.

A bizarre row broke out between an enraged Leicestershire man and the Yorkshire Tea company after he found out the tea is not made in Yorkshire.

Watch: Crowded House's Neil Finn perform alongside Coldplay at their Auckland concert.

At least nine people died in a blaze that broke out during a party in a converted warehouse in the San Francisco Bay Area,

Te Awamutu woman has met the love of her life living 11,711km away in Texas while playing a mobile farming game.

Punters should be prepared to pay at the door to watch Joseph Parker's heavyweight world title fight at the pub next weekend.

A 'kidnap expert' who became a key player in the hunt for abducted jogger Sherri Papini made a video with chilling similarities to the case.

Tens of thousands of people have watched the video of Shadbolt nipping down to the shops on a push scooter.

We've had the ice bucket challenge and the mannequin challenge. Now social media is alight with people covering their naked bodies with just one finger.

Having a fat wallet has taken on a whole new meaning.

COMMENT: If you are a tiny country with a population smaller than Auckland, what could you do to grow bigger and make the world notice?

An Australian teen watched in horror as Bali security delivered brutal street justice to the boy who allegedly tried to steal her mobile.

Insurance companies could charge you higher premiums by using 'big data' to follow your habits.

In 12 months, there have been a billion take-down requests for pirated content. It's open warfare - but as this new service proves, it is ultimately futile.

Google has built an algorithm that enables it to translate between languages that it doesn't know.

A Dunedin mother-of-three missing since Thursday last week is in Australia, police have confirmed.

Everyone left with a smile on their faces after this year's annual Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland, an organiser said.

If you ever feel like online life is getting too much, there may be a solution.

Today, anyone leading a significant company needs to understand that dealing with cyber crime is a reality