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Facebook thinks its AI could do amazing things for blind people
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Sir David Attenborough narrating Adele’s ‘Hello’ is just the best
Adele’s “Hello” is rapidly becoming one of the biggest music singles of all time, with the video racking up more than a million YouTube…
Are selfie sticks and smartphones the future of TV newsrooms?
Ask any contemporary journalist what pieces of equipment they couldn’t live without and chances are most will immediately mention their smartphone. With it, they…
Watch the first trailer for AMC’s ‘Preacher’ adaptation
Ask anyone who reads a lot of comics about their favourite titles and chances are Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s Preacher will appear in…
Meet Karma, ex-rugby star Clyde Rathbone’s controversial people-rating startup
Clyde Rathbone made his name in rugby; first as part of Jake White’s 2002 Junior World Cup winning team and then, following a highly…
#FeesMustFall, Mxit, Singularity University: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week
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19 hilarious things people are wearing #forhalloween this year
Whether you see Halloween as “just a bit of fun”, a marketing gimmick indicative of US imperialism, or an ancient tradition, or the beginning…
Heunis: Mxit could have been a ‘major success’ story, but I was burnt out
Mxit founder Herman Heunis on Tuesday took to Twitter to express regret that he “was so burntout[sic]” when he made the decision to sell…
Uber partners with Eat Out for on-demand gourmet burgers
The latest promo from Uber looks set to be especially popular among foodies. The on-demand private ride service on Tuesday announced that it’s teamed…
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