Forget chatbots and robo-advisors, Absa just introduced an AI-powered digital clone of award-winning journalist Fifi Peters, and it’s rewriting the rules of what’s possible…
China’s Baidu seeks to expand across web as Google China declines
2010 has been an exceptional year for Chinese search engine “Baidu”. The name means “hundreds of times”, and comes from an ancient Chinese verse,…
‘Do Not Track’ button proposed for online browsing
In an effort to balance privacy concerns with internet innovation, US regulators in charge of protecting the privacy of consumers are proposing safeguards including…
Free Wi-Fi: A Xmas gift from Skyrove
Holidaymakers will be able to take advantage of free Wi-Fi access at over 650 Skyrove hotspots across South Africa this December as part of…
Amazon terminates hosting service for WikiLeaks
Amazon, after coming under fire for hosting WikiLeaks, booted it from its servers on Wednesday, prompting the whistleblower website to shift to Web-hosting services…
Samsung’s Galaxy tablet ready to take on iPad
It’s interesting to note that last Christmas, anybody asked if they wanted a “tablet” would probably have thought they were being offered a pill…
Jumo.com: Facebook co-founder launches charitable social network
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who left the social network to work on the online arm of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, launched a new venture…
Indian, Chinese tech firms partner to take on Western brands
Indian technology companies are growing in confidence, and with the help of cheap Chinese manufacturing, these new brands are launching thick and fast, determined…
WikiLeaks faces second cyber-attack in three days
WikiLeaks used its Twitter account on Tuesday to reveal that it was under a new cyber attack, just three days after a similar incident…
Chinese Twitter clone Fanfou makes a comeback
Fanfou, a Chinese Twitter clone that was shut down by authorities last year amid fears it was fanning unrest in the country, has apparently…
EU announces antitrust probe into Google
Google received the news on Tuesday that it was to be the subject of an antitrust probe by European Union competition watchdogs. The Commission…
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