The AOL-Yahoo merger could take place in a wholly unexpected manner - thanks to Verizon, the largest phone carrier in the US.

COMMENT: I love technology but what a pity it is that it makes games so accessible.

A Dunedin street has become an unlikely tourist attraction, after people have shared photos on social media of a bizarre optical illusion.

Forget Tinder. Now you can sign up for a PokeDate and find love at a PokeStop.

Free Wi-Fi is no different to a filthy public toilet, water fountain or payphone, says a data security specialist.

Twitter has permanently banned Milo Yiannopoulos as it cracked down on a wave of racist abuse targeting the Ghostbusters actor Leslie Jones.

The mastermind behind the most popular illegal file-sharing site in the world, KickassTorrents, has distributed billion of dollars of pirated movies and music.

Meet Graham - Australia's new road safety ambassador who is built to survive a car crash.

COMMENT: Suddenly everything starts to make sense: we are living in a video game.

COMMENT: TradeMe was once the go-to site for selling, Facebook is gunning for its crown.

Don't muck around Val Adams. That's the message for a European airport security official who tangled with our double Olympic gold

Do you remember "Disaster Girl"? This hilarious image has become one of the internet's most popular memes. Now she's spoken out.

Yahoo reports earnings that again miss analysts' expectations as buyers circle the company.

A growing number of people say they are frustrated and annoyed with telecommunications provider Chorus.

What we know about the suspected shooter in Baton Rouge.

Critics on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict blame social media for violence and hate.

Has Pokemon gone too far? A Twitter user has captured the chaos which ensued when a rare animated creature appeared in Central Park.

Many on social media today ignored requests by French authorities to not spread rumours and stick to official accounts for their news on the Nice attack.

Why we can't have nice things: while the gaming industry rushes to compete with Pokemon Go, will quality take a back seat?

A backlash has started against Pokemon Go players, reminding them they are not welcome everywhere.

Pokémon GO might be the biggest internet craze we've seen in a long time - but when it comes to data usage it's just another drop in the online ocean.

Shortly after posting a pic of herself at the Grand Canyon, a woman fell to her death at the famous tourist attraction.

COMMENT: A new phenomenon due to the rise in smartphones is where we turn to our devices to answer a need.

It's the next big thing after drone- and laser-based Internet, says Mark Zuckerberg.

Following the Herald's coverage of poorly laid fibre cables, Chorus' CEO says his workforce is stretched beyond capacity.

Snapchat's introduced a new feature allowing people to hang onto their snaps for longer.

Woosh Wireless' creditors, thought to be owed almost $13 million, have voted to put the troubled internet provider into liquidation.

This man is alive, but tributes from the Orlando shooting, the Istanbul attack and the EgyptAir crash all include his photo.

A woman has admitted breaching a suppression order by publishing names of victims on Facebook. Nicola Jayne Witheford, whose partner

Newly installed fibre broadband wires were chewed by a pet dog after installers nailed the cables to the dog enclosure, an internet user complains.