Tech

Mark your calendars because Friday, September 19 is about to feel like Christmas morning for tech lovers. Apple’s gone and launched not one, not two, but three brand-new iPhones, and each one is coming for our wallets in a different way.

Stockholm is sort of an archipelago city. Dozens of islands and little urban peninsulas divided by oceanic canals that freeze solid in mid-winter. Bridges are a big deal here.

If you’re reading this article, chances are you’re a) on a device, b) connected to the internet, and c) know your way around the wonderful world web. While it’s easy to take these factors for granted, it’s important to realise this isn’t a reality for a lot of New Zealanders. 

Sarah Liu, founder and managing director of The Dream Collective, says breaking into the tech industry is easier than you think. We picked her uber knowledgeable brain to find out five super simple ways to get the job you’ve been dreaming about. 

Less stress and anxiety, that's what we all want, right?

Loved up or not, February 14 can be a pretty hectic day.

The future is now and a hotel in Japan is leading the way, replacing staff with holograms and robots. At the Henn-na Hotel, located in Tokyo’s buzzing Ginza district, you’ll be greeted by anything from a friendly ninja (who can speak five languages no less), to an even friendlier dinosaur who is pretty damn excited to meet a human. 

If your screen time report has ever given you a fright (guilty, how can it be that many hours?) then you’ll probably want to consider some kind of digital detox. Before you roll your eyes, it’s more about setting healthy boundaries for a better daily routine than going cold turkey and disappearing from digital life altogether, a prospect that many of us can’t engage with for work reasons and also FOMO.

This month, we look at the power of positive headlines in a crisis, the industry emerging to serve our newly-formed at-home dining habits, 5G's unlikely place in pop culture, the dismantling of high maintenance beauty and international shopping, and our new-found enthusiasm for a ballet class.