Business & Tech
Here’s what we know about the Facebook outage this morning
The outage was the second biggest the company has experienced.
80% of future jobs will require maths and sciences, skills NZ is lacking
A projected 80 percent of future jobs will require maths and science skills. And NZ is not ready.
Lockdown has helped fuel the second hand shopping industry
Lockdown doesn't mean we have to give up second hand shopping
OnlyFans has decided not to ban porn, after backlash from sex workers
Many sex workers say the damage is done and they won’t return to the platform.
‘It’s a fucking slap in the face’: NZ sex workers respond to OnlyFans banning porn
“The only reason OnlyFans is so popular around the world is because of sex workers."
Retail workers frustrated they’re selling champagne flutes and fake plants during lockdown
“Workers are feeling unsafe, worried, angry, frustrated.”
New Instagram settings designed to protect younger users
All Instagram accounts for those aged under 16 are now private by default.
Checking your phone at work just makes you more bored, study finds
When you're bored at work, do you aimlessly scroll through your phone?
Restaurants stop service in protest of ongoing staff problems
About 2000 restaurants are switching the lights off and suspending service for two minutes today.
New Zealand is sending two satellites to Mars
New Zealand is going to Mars…
I started one of NZ’s first Discord drug servers at 18
The mastermind of one of NZ’s first illegal drug servers was an 18-year-old Wellington student.
Women are paid $60,000 less than men working as chartered accountants, a new survey finds
The survey of more than 4500 chartered accountants in New Zealand and Australia shows women are paid up to 40 to 50 percent less than their…
New Zealanders are working longer without a lot to show for it
We work real hard and it doesn’t really pay off, according to the New Zealand Productivity Commission’s report released today.
The report reveals that we work longer…
Facebook wants you to read articles before sharing them
Facebook is testing a feature where users who haven’t read news stories are asked to before sharing.
I got rejected from so many flats, I asked landlords what I was doing wrong
Advice from property managers and landlords on how to get that flat.
Covid proved having no access to internet is dangerous in NZ
The internet is what made eight weeks in lockdown bearable for most of us. But for the estimated 20% of Kiwis who experience digital exclusion, not…
Restaurants are begging us not to order through delivery companies
Delivery companies can take such a high cut that it's not worth it to open at all.
A young person’s guide to money in the days of Covid-19
Young people might feel like Covid won’t hurt them. But Ministry of Health data shows people in their 20s have the highest rates of the virus,…
We asked an IT guy what to do if your tech breaks during lockdown
With all the tech repair places closed, many of us are living in fear of our laptops breaking. We wouldn’t be able to work, or even…
GirlBoss On the Power of Problems Facing Young Kiwis
You don’t have to be the next Elon Musk or Bill Gates to create social change. You just need a problem and we’ve all got those,…