In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Viral video: British Airways recruits celebs for its latest in-flight safety clip
The safety demonstration video on flights is usually the most boring element of air travel, but what if said safety video included some of…
WhatsApp becomes a file sharing service with new feature
WhatsApp is no longer just a messaging app: it’s now a file sharing service too. A new feature added to the chat app this…
Worldwide IT expenditure set to increase by 4.5% in 2017
Yesterday Memeburn reported positive news for the South African IT space, an industry predicted to experience solid growth in 2017. Today research firm IDC…
PhishNet sends mock-phishing emails to employees for the greater good
Telecommunications company Internet Solutions (IS) has debuted a new service that allows security teams in companies to launch authentic phishing attacks on their colleagues,…
South Africa’s IT spend to total R266bn in 2017
According to a report by research giant Gartner, South Africa’s total IT spend is set to hit R266.1-billion by year-end — a 2.4% increase…
#MissSAChallenge: Miss South Africa subverts hashtag to issue her own challenge
Yesterday #MissSAChallenge became South Africa’s latest passing social media fad thanks to images of Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wearing gloves at a soup…
Jay Z’s 4:44 no longer a Tidal exclusive as Kanye West ditches service
Jay Z’s first album in four years, 4:44, launched as a Tidal and Sprint exclusive earlier this week. Today though, the album is available…
#MissSAChallenge: gloves, hygiene and angry tweets flood SA Twitter
Yesterday Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was in Soweto serving soup and bread rolls to kids. Today, it’s one of Twitter’s top trending topics….
Dear Cape Town, dam levels are rising but you’re still using too much water
The City of Cape Town believes that the city’s residents are still using far too much water. This even after the more stringent Level…
Jay Z’s new album hits Tidal, gives the internet plenty to talk about
Hip-hop heavyweight Jay Z has today dropped his first full-length album in four years, and the internet can barely contain its excitement. For hip-hop…
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