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LIVE: webcams document Hurricane Irma’s driving rain, intense wind

When Katrina struck southern United States back in 2005, the social media age only just started gaining momentum. Facebook was two years old, Twitter…

YouTube Live debuts ‘ultra-low’ latency and inline chat moderation

YouTube has announced a few updates to Live that make it “faster, easier and more accessible”. The biggest change comes in the form of…

Video: Hurricane Hunters fly through Irma as storm tops 290km/h

Hurricane Irma remains a Category 5 storm swirling away in the Atlantic Ocean, but that hasn’t stopped the Hurricane Hunters from flying through it….

[Updating] In tweets: Irma, Jose and Katia now all Atlantic hurricanes

We just saw the last of Hurricane Harvey, a storm that broke US mainland rainfall records, finally dissipate over the northeastern portion of the…

Elon Musk: WW3 will be caused by AI, not North Korea’s nukes

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk isn’t shy when suggesting that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to humanity’s demise. But according to…

Bell Pottinger ousted from PR body but South Africa isn’t happy just yet

UK-based public relations and marketing agency Bell Pottinger has been expelled from an industry trade body after its business with the Gupta-owned Oakbay Capital…

YouTube-MP3 to shut down after record label lawsuit

The web’s biggest stream ripping site YouTube-MP3.org has agreed to shut down as part of a settlement in a copyright infringement lawsuit, according to TorrentFreak. Though no…

Digital marketing event Online Tuesday set to make its SA debut

Online Tuesday, the monthly digital marketing event pioneered in Amsterdam, is set to make its South African debut on 14 April. Opening proceedings will…

2015 African Blogger Awards deadline extended

The 2015 African Blogger Awards is extending its deadline and will now accept entries until 16 April 2015. The competition is aimed at African…

Here’s what Comedy Central had to say about Trevor Noah’s controversial old tweets

Comedy Central is standing by Trevor Noah, the South African comedian it’s chosen to replace Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. Just…

Memeburn goes back to the future with Y2K – Cyber rebrand [Update]

Memeburn is set to undergo a strategic rebrand, which will see it ditch the name and logo that has helped make it one of…

City of Cape Town bans selfies at tourist hotspots, will impose hefty fines [update]

It seems like the world is finally starting to crack down on selfies. Following a series of bans from the Smithsonian museum in Washington,…

This aerial photo gives you a sense of how big Facebook’s one-room HQ is

Facebook has moved into its new headquarters in Menlo Park, California and, as you can see in the photo above, it’s not exactly small….

Jay Z to relaunch Tidal, his new music streaming service, with support from high profile musicians

Later today, Jay Z, the rapper and entrepreneur mogul, will relaunch Tidal, the music streaming service he acquired earlier this year. The Tidal website…

Trevor Noah to succeed Jon Stewart as The Daily Show host

The Daily Show is about to get a lot more South African. Some big big shoes to fill for South African stand-up comedian Trevor…

Tim Cook puts foot down against discriminatory religious, same-sex legislation

Tim Cook isn’t very happy with some bills being introduced in Indiana, Arkansas and a bunch of others states in the US. In a…

Facebook’s solar-powered internet drones are finally hitting the skies this year

No, it’s not a summer blockbuster in the works. Facebook is really going to start testing drones to beam internet access to people within…

Sapa backs off on content deletion demand

Last week Memeburn broke news that The South African Press Association (Sapa) would be requiring any news sites that subscribe to its wire service…

BurnCast podcast special: tales from SXSW

Our Managing Editor, André-Pierre du Plessis, went to Texas to attend the annual tech, music and design festival, SXSW. While he wrote about the…

Kruger National Park is getting drones to boost rhino protection

While Amazon has just received permission to test drone-delivery in the States, the Kruger National Park in South Africa is getting more aerial power…

Sapa: content deletion requirement not ‘devious or manipulative’

Yesterday Memeburn broke the news that wire agency Sapa had sent a letter to its subscribers requesting that news sites across the country delete…

Facebook introduces free payments on Messenger

Facebook has revealed that users can send money to other users using the Messenger app at no charge. Facebook Messenger payments will roll out…

New Sapa twist: news sites to haemorrhage content, lose readers?

When the South African Press Agency (Sapa) closes its doors on 31 March, news sites across the country could face a massive content crisis….

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