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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. 

Just as you're beginning to feel like you've got this iso thing down pat, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Our busy lives will resume and soon enough, you'll be wishing lockdown had been just a few days longer. Give your brain a break by taking a mental health day and disconnecting from technology.

Every noteworthy podcast trending hard right now.

Brisbane-based company XP Esports is set to host this year’s first women-only online gaming competition by bringing us the XP Women’s League. 

Every noteworthy podcast trending hard right now.

Hot off the press this morning comes the news that Samsung’s sick new foldable phone has been released in New Zealand.

It’s the end of the decade, and what have we learned? This month we take a look at the critters creeping onto menus and plates across the country, the rise of chessy Christmas movies and a new category of wellness that’s centred on partying but not at the expense of your wellbeing. 

We’re pretty into the latest style meets tech drop: a classic denim trucker jacket created by Levi’s and Google—it answers calls, finds your phone and plays your favourite songs. 

​If there’s one thing we can’t get enough of right now, it’s all things horoscope related. We’re more than happy to live our lives according to our zodiac—but maybe that’s just the Gemini in us. Either way when Spotify announced they were releasing Cosmic Playlists today we lost our collective minds.

It’s 17 years after a global catastrophe and things are looking hectic.

We know, we know, your phone is probably already packed. Last month you had to choose between a new Cardi B track and that photo of your nephew eating ice-cream (bye bye, little Timmy).

The new Forza Horizon 4 manages something that’s rare in racing games: it’s built for people who genuinely, really fking love driving cars.

 Not just Candy Crush.

Get ready for the ultimate blast from the past because the PlayStation One is officially making a comeback.

MIPAD Holdings Ltd is taking it to another level as they have opened New Zealand’s first fully ‘smart’ hotel in Queenstown!

ICYMI, Instagram just released a new app in what is the latest step in their ongoing campaign for complete digital world domination. 

​Gingers have had a lot of hardship in their lives, but this week will see the end of one of our many fought battles. That’s right—ginger emojis are about to drop and we can’t be any. More. Excited. 

Not sure WTF it is? We got you. 

That Zuckerberg character, usually everyone is getting stuck into him for jamming up your news feeds with rubbish, influencing elections, and letting your data get breached—but every now and then he goes and does something right.

Goodbye French teachers everywhere.

Have you ever found yourself walking through gardens, forests, or even down the street and wondered to yourself what that beautiful plant is called?

Words with Friends (AKA the best thing to have happened to the world since the release of the iPhone) is being turned into an IRL game show. If we’re being honest, we don’t 100% understand how it’s going to work, but we’re pretty excited anyway.

What the world needs now is more emoji love.

Being an adult is hard. It’s hard enough remembering to take the rubbish out, let alone defrost your dinner.

To make going back to work (somewhat) bearable, we've found some nifty apps aimed to alleviate all stresses and impracticalities of office life so that you can get stuck into the glorious grind.

​We owe a lot to podcasts—they make our morning commute bearable, educate us on how not to be murdered, provide loads of comic relief and generally make us better humans. What on earth did we do without them? Listen to the radio? Thank god those days are over (soz Kyle and Jackie O).

​In just a few short weeks, Pokemon Go has taken over our lives. Auckland has been overrun with people glued to their phones and sporting battery packs—and we’re guilty of joining them. 

Oh hai there new Instagram logo, straight out of MS Paint. Everyone's been giving you a little too much heat in my opinion—and I'm here to say I don't think that's very fair.

Dear autocorrect, I really, truly hate you. You ruin my life on a daily basis. And you won't even let me swear at you.

Do you want to make your food Insta-famous... but don’t know where to start? Well, we've got the tips that will help your latest delish creation get you there.