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Snapchat puts money where its mouth is with breezy cash transfer feature
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Artists.Clothing wants to bridge the gap between designers and merchants
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Shock, embarrassment, wit: SA turns to Twitter after Parliament fiasco
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YouTube finally introduces its ad-free subscription service for music
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Overwatch and the WoW film: 9 awesome things that happened at BlizzCon 2014
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9 graphs that will give you new insight into Africa’s thriving mobile landscape
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Facebook launches campaign against Ebola, including ‘Donate Now’ button
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Using the Internet of Everything to build Africa’s smart cities of the future
Today, only 1% of all things are connected in our world. In the next ten years, this number will increase dramatically — and with…
Wirelurker virus discovered, ‘heralds new era’ for Apple software attacks
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Die Antwoord’s ‘Ugly Boy’ music video tops 1m views in first 24 hours
Known for their catchy beats, controversial parodies and pushing taboos, South African rap group Die Antwoord’s new video has topped 1 million views on…
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