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IRL speaks to YouTube star and science communicator Danielle Jones about why her work matters.

Everything you need to know about the world's richest person buying the bird app.

Kalem Berntsen, aka The Kiwi Grower, tells us why plant content like his is so hot right now.

The much-hyped new social platform promises to herald the future of social media – just like every other app before it.

RIP to a legendary insult. 

Phone addiction is often cast as a personal failing, but how much control do we really have?

The internet is providing novel ways to tell stories where readers shape the outcome.

Videos on YouTube claim to mimic the effects of psychedelic drugs. Do any of them really work?

Who asked for strikethrough auto-formatting? Nobody.

If you put a couple of bucks on 'NZ Minister to go in 2013', you could still be owed money.

An interview with the creator of the controversial New Zealand NFT auction accused of encouraging 'cultural vandalism'.

The Petrek 3G lets you keep an eye on your pet's secret movements. In theory, anyway.

Social media helps me feel less alone.

Avoiding fraud in the metaverse is a new problem – and a business opportunity.

It’s a 'non-violent, slow and chill' city-building game, and it's a big hit.