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…
South Africa’s nSight1 nanosatellite makes history 300km above the Earth
South Africa’s first privately-owned nanosatellite dubbed the nSight1 has been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). The nSight1 began its…
Coconuts: Cape Town entrepreneurs feud on Facebook after ‘blatant’ foul play
We’ve been giving avocados stick this month on Memeburn, but today, we’re looking at two coconut-orientated Cape Town startups locked in a social and…
Ukraine, Russia fight on Twitter using Benedict Cumberbatch, Simpsons GIFs
Before the internet, countries took to the battlefield to settle differences. While Russia and Ukraine are actively sparring over details of their territories, both…
Sanlam debuts SA’s first WhatsApp drama in novel marketing campaign
We’ve seen social media used extensively as the vehicle for performance art, but what about less image-heavy services like WhatsApp? Arriving via a clever…
South Africa: here’s how to get four free months on Google Play Music
Google Play Music now offers a four-month free trial for those subscribing to its service. The streaming music platform headed by the Mountain View…
Cape Town’s Koeberg nuclear power station to get mini-desalination plant
Cape Town’s nuclear power plant Koeberg is turning to desalination as the drought deepens, Eskom reveals. A column written this week by Koeberg’s power station…
Cape Town boasts ‘highest quality of life’ in Africa, Twitter disagrees
Great news, Cape Town. According to a report (pdf) by Deutsche Bank, the city ranks 17th out of 47 major cities in terms of…
One year on, Cincinnati Zoo still hated by the internet for Harambe’s death
It’s been one whole year without Harambe, internet. Sunday marked 365 days since the silverback gorilla was shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after a…
‘Judy’ malware found on Google Play Store puts 36.5m users at risk
Just when you thought that WannaCry would be the last of the big malware attacks to plague 2017, a new breed of nasty has…
5 inspirational quotes from Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard speech
If you could attend a lecture from anyone on earth (besides Shia LeBeouf), who would you want most? For Harvard students this week, they…
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