F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos
Between longer videos, Twitter Engage and targeted advertising for emojis, Twitter has been very busy over the past few weeks. Now, the company has unveiled…
South African students win supercomputing competition in Germany
Six South African students have won a major supercomputing competition in Germany this week, beating 11 other teams to claim top honours. The team was…
Smile Vector bot adds creepy grins, frowns to Twitter celebs
Neural networks to manipulate photos are all the rage these days, such as Google’s Deep Dream initiative. While Google’s effort creates trippy art out of…
Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews announces resignation on Twitter
Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews has taken to Twitter to publicly announce his resignation, uploading the letter in question as well. Matthews posted the resignation…
Confirmed: Tencent acquires majority stake in Supercell
Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Supercell, creator of the popular Clash of Clans mobile title, in a deal valuing the studio at…
I had fuck-you money and didn’t care – Minecraft creator
Marcus ‘Notch’ Persson has been in hot water recently over various comments made on Twitter. Last month, the Minecraft creator took umbrage (to say the…
Scared policemen, Irish songbirds and virtual coasters: this week’s must-watch viral videos
Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing…
Spotted: Mark Zuckerberg covers up MacBook webcam with tape?
Thanks to Edward Snowden, we know that the US government has sophisticated ways of spying on people through their gadgets. We also know that…
High IQ equals low piracy rate, study finds, but SA bucks trend
A new study has found “strong support” that a high national IQ often results in low piracy rates. The study, titled ‘Intelligence and Crime:…
Instagram reaches 500m user milestone, posts celebratory video
Instagram has just crossed the 500-million user mark, with 300-million people using the platform daily, the Facebook-owned service announced. “Our community also continues to become…
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