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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…

Johannesburg’s western suburbs prepare for 33-hour water cut

Johannesburg’s western suburbs will tomorrow get a taste of Cape Town’s possible future, when the taps run dry for up to 33 hours. The…

The internet welcomes third #royalbaby by ribbing Prince William

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, are expecting their third child, and Twitter has welcomed the new addition to the…

Vodacom launches e-school portal aimed at giving learners access to curriculum content

African cellular giant Vodacom has launched an e-school portal which will enable any learners who are Vodacom subscribers to access curriculum content through their…

HTTP is getting its first upgrade since 1999. Here’s what you can expect

While the web has gone through a lot of changes since it first came into existence in the early 1990s, the fundamental tech behind…

New technology sections introduced in Business Day and WSJ: here’s why

Most probably by coincidence, both South Africa and Wall Street’s most authoritative business newspapers introduced brand-new dedicated technology sections to their newspapers today. Times…

Liquid Telecom secures $150m funding for Africa-wide fiber network expansion

Independent data, voice and IP provider Liquid Telecom Group has announced it has secured additional funding totalling US$150-million to finance the expansion of its…

These 5 South Africans have been shortlisted to go colonise Mars in 2024

South Africans Divashen Govender, Kobus Vermeulen, Adriana Marais, Edwin le Grange and Alexandra Doyle have been shortlisted as part of a group of 100…

Why David Carr was the finest tech journalist of his time

Journalism’s biggest “fan of disruption” passed away last week, resulting in many eulogies and memories of one of the greatest voices writing about the intersection of technology and media…

Facebook looking for Sub-Saharan Africa Head

In the latest sign that Facebook is about to step up its African presence, the social networking giant has put up a job posting…

Apple iWork, iCloud now available to everyone

Anyone with an Apple ID can now access productivity tools like Pages, Keynote and Numbers for iCloud, regardless of their device. This cross-pollination of…

#SONA2015 reached 30 tweets per second in SA’s first true social TV event

Aside from its political ramifications, last night’s events inside Parliament led to unprecedented numbers in local social media interactions. Focusing primarily on Twitter usage around…

Facebook, WordPress to sponsor West-African hackathon

Facebook’s Internet.org and WordPress are set to sponsor a major Ghanaian hackathon aimed at come up with solutions to some of West Africa’s biggest…

Ahead of SoNA, government expands ‘two-way conversation’ using social media and apps

You might regard it as a simple change to regular SABC programming or, if you’re Capetonian, the worst traffic nightmare imaginable. Government is however…

12 Uber cars impounded during J&B Met; UberYACHT launched

Cape Town’s traffic department impounded 12 Uber vehicles during the J&B Met, one of South Africa’s most prestigious horse racing events of the year. Following media…

Got a thing for vintage file sharing? You can now buy the Napster HQ sign

In 1999, Shawn Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker launched file sharing service Napster and changed the music landscape forever. Whether or not you…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX finally launches DSCOVR satellite into deep orbit

Scanning through Elon Musk’s Twitter feed seems like something out of Interstellar‘s transcript with Matthew Mcconaughey rocketing through space, giving status updates as he…

Whoops! YouTube discovers hidden porn in Irish language videos

In the last few years, YouTube has taken a serious stand against pornography. As its community guidelines clearly state: YouTube is not for pornography…

Samsung Unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The Most Intuitive Galaxy AI Phone Yet

Netflix Paramount Trump Clash Escalates As Streaming Power Meets Political Pressure

The Future of Forex Brokers in South Africa – Consolidation, Regulation, or Exit?

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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