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…
Facebook moves to end clickbait… and what it’s done will shock you
Okay, so it’s actually pretty standard. Facebook announced yesterday that it would be targeting individual posts that withhold “crucial details or mislead people.” Last…
4 Netflix originals coming to South Africa this May
We’re five months into 2017, and time has shown no sign of just, like, slowing down for a little bit. As the great @horse_ebooks once…
Wikipedia’s new crowdfunded newspaper ‘can fix news’
Today, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launched Wikitribune — an online crowdfunded newspaper looking to combat “fake news.” According to Wales, media’s move to the internet broke…
Last week in trailers: Kingsman, Kimmy Schmidt and criminal Catholics
The Catholic Church took a beating from the film industry last week, as two severely different films worked to criticise it as an institution….
Netflix’s Hot Girls Wanted ‘outs’ sex workers sans permission
Netflix’s latest documentary series on the porn industry, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, has been accused of using footage of cam girls without their knowledge or…
YouTube puts LGBTQ+ content back on Restricted Mode
Last month, YouTube’s family-friendly Restricted Mode caused an uproar after YouTubers realised it was blocking LGBTQ+ content. The mode is meant to be used as an…
Through Neuralink, this is what Elon Musk wants to do to your brain
Last month, Elon Musk revealed Neuralink, his next venture that involves merging the brain and AI. And now he’s letting us know exactly how….
Weekly Round Up Podcast #104: Huffington Post SA, Xiaomi Mi 6 & more
Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week sees all…
Pranking YouTube family ‘DaddyOFive’ accused of child abuse
YouTube channel DaddyOFive has deleted all its videos after accusations of child abuse. The channel, headed by dad Mike Martin, consisted of videos in…
[Updated] Here’s what went down at the Huffington Post SA this weekend
Update, 20 April: The Huffington Post has revealed Marius Roodt, a white man from Johannesburg, as the man behind the blog. Roodt says he was concerned…
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