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No one came to autistic teen's birthday

Hallee Sorenson from Maine in the US invited all her friends and classmates for some bowling to celebrate her birthday in July last year but no one came.

Internet inventor wants it to become decentralised, secure, and less censored

Tech leaders are meeting in San Francisco to discuss making the Web a more decentralised, secure, and less censored place.

Why the world needs a dinosaur emoji

"It's really weird that there's no dinosaur emoji. I just wanted to make that happen."

Retailer slammed for 'shave your legs' comment

A shoe retailer has sparked outrage with a comment made in a customer marketing email.

Twitter gave woman's home address to cyberstalkers

In recent years, it's become popular to suggest victims file copyright complaints to stop harassment. But that solution has dangerous drawbacks.

Airbnb bans host for transgender discrimination

Airbnb is facing new accusations of discrimination after a transgender woman was denied a rental by a host.

Why this woman's legs make people uncomfortable

Does this look comfortable to you? The twisted-leg pic that's got the internet talking.

Is Facebook eavesdropping on its users?

Kelli Burns may go down in history as the professor who claimed, definitively, that Facebook "eavesdrops" on its mobile users.

Supermarket outsmarts sly customer

You won't get away with trying to score free avocados from these guys.

Landlord: 'Like' me on Facebook or get evicted

How far will a business go for a Facebook like?

Can you see what's hidden in these dots?

Once you see it you can't unsee it.

Instagram adds business profiles to push advertising

Instagram is unveiling tools to help businesses differentiate themselves from regular users in a bid to help drive advertising revenue.

You should delete unused accounts - right now

Despite falling out of vogue years ago, MySpace - that old precursor to Facebook - still has details on more user accounts than NZ has people.

Is this the world's hottest criminal?

She'll steal more than your heart.

Disgraced blogger may be forced to publicly apologise

Disgraced blogger Belle Gibson could be forced to publicly apologise for claiming to have cured her terminal cancer with healthy food and natural therapies.

Why selfies are giving us teen brain

A million selfies are taken every day but psychologists warn the 'cult of me' has grave consequences.

500 Facebook friends? You only have 5

You may think you're popular with more than 500 Facebook friends but don't kid yourself, says a study. You still have only about five friends in real life.

Executive Success: Branding right at home with technology

It's been a world of firsts for Louise Kuegler since she joined Vodafone a couple of months back.