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Celebrity backed over kiss with daughter

After a photo posted for her daughter's birthday was trolled, mums have jumped to Victoria Beckham's defence.

Tech giants: Trump would be 'disaster for innovation'

From Apple's co-founder to the CEO of Yelp, Silicon Valley is going after the GOP candidate.

Facebook hopeful for a tax rate cut

The social network is finding new ways to lower its tax rate.

Social media adds to Nice terror frenzy

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.

Instagram bikini star slams body shamers

Bikini blogger and Instagram star Natasha Oakley has spoken out about the negative impact of being body shamed.

Pokemon Go boosts small museums

Small, hometown institutions are benefiting from Pokemon Go's foot traffic.

Racist rants: Dangers of social media

The career of an Emmy Award-winning American news producer has gone down in flames in a series of inflammatory and racist social media postings.

Ab cracks: the new body shaming trend

There was a thigh gap and the bikini bridge. Now, there's a new body-shaming trend to make us feel bad about ourselves.

FB makes Murdoch's Journal wary of ties

As the media explores deeper ties with Facebook, one publisher has remained especially wary of the social network.

Raw broadcast a jolt to Facebook

Facebook hoped the raw immediacy of livestreaming might coax users to share more about their lives. But it poses dilemma for social media giant.

'Chillest chip shop owner' tried to be cool

The Christchurch kebab shop owner who ignored an armed robber says he told himself: "try to be cool as much as you can".

Chef secretly fed animals to vegans

A chef's post bragging about feeding animal products to vegans went viral. And cost him his job.

Hooters waitress: Secrets of the job

Known for its staff rather than its food, a Hooters waitress has lifted the lid on life on the job.

Facebook conversations to be more private than ever

Facebook plans to roll out secret conversations protected by end-to-end encryption to more users later this summer.

Man's epic carrot battle with supermarket

A self-described "carrot aficionado" was unimpressed with a bag of carrots. This is what he did when asked to "elaborate" on his complaint.

Jack Tame: Are hashtag tears for real?

COMMENT: How's Joseph Kony these days? It is what - four years - since that video everyone shared and made Kony famous on Facebook.

Facebook device to bring the Web everywhere

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

Why this 52-year-old looks like she's 30

She's spent over $150,000 on plastic surgery, and she has no plans of stopping.