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…
Apple showcases Table Mountain, Muizenberg in iPhone 7 tutorial videos
As smartphones become more complicated, manufacturers are finding novel ways to educate their consumers. Apple’s new video campaign does just that, shedding light on…
#BowWowChallenge: you just can’t fool the internet, even if you’re Bow Wow
Social media challenges are seemingly a genre of memes unto their own, but throw hip-hop artist Bow Wow into the mix, and you have…
#RIPKarabo: missing woman found slain and ‘burned’, Twitter erupts
On Tuesday 9 May, a tweet was published by a user dubbed Steph and began circulating on social media. “My friend has been missing…
Sorry Cape Town, the Kruger National Park is SA’s most Instagrammed destination
Here’s a turn up for the books. If you were expecting Cape Town’s Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront or Johannesburg’s Sandton City to be the…
A tweet about chicken nuggets just broke Twitter’s all-time retweet record
It’s not often Twitter users see more than 1000 retweets for a single tweet, let alone 3.5-million, but that’s what internet famous nugget-loving teenager…
Opera’s nifty new browser caters for WhatsApp and Messenger addicts
Opera’s desktop browser is known for pushing the envelope of browser design. It was the first to offer the tabs, a speed dial pane…
Apple’s now valued $270bn more than Microsoft, $145bn more than Alphabet
While its latest quarterly figures were less than impressive, Apple’s persistent market growth remains undoubted. The Cupertino-based technology company is the first in the…
Apple’s latest acquisition monitors the things you do in bed
Smart tracking technology has taken off in recent years, with wearables and internet of things gadgets featuring more prominently in homes across the world….
Climate changers: these are the 5 Singularity U Global Impact Challenge finalists
Singularity University’s Global Impact Challenge (GIC) Southern Africa edition, a competition that encourages innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs from the continent to formulate solutions to…
Homo naledi might’ve roamed Earth alongside us, new findings suggest
Homo naledi, an extinct species of homonim, was woken from her long slumber in September 2015, but a breakthrough at the same Cradle Of…
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