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Yahoo built a program to sift through user emails – report

Ailing internet firm Yahoo apparently built a program last year which sifts through all incoming emails on its service. Yahoo complied with a US…

My Vodacom app now supports Mastercard’s Masterpass

South African telecoms giant Vodacom has announced that its customers can now “buy airtime, data bundles and SMS bundles through the My Vodacom mobile…

Weekend News in Tweets: Colombia votes no, South Africa defeats Australia

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Tinder for sperm? London Sperm Bank has an app now

There have been a slew of “Tinder for X” type services around, but now it’s time for sperm banks to jump on the bandwagon. And…

Lenovo lays off a ton of Motorola staff – report

Lenovo has reportedly laid off “hundreds of employees” working at Motorola, apparently leaving less than 50% of the workforce remaining. One source told Droid-Life that over…

Weekend News in Tweets: Brad Binder, Temba Bavuma make SA history

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Takealot wins big at PriceCheck Tech & Ecommerce Awards

The 2016 PriceCheck Tech & Ecommerce Awards concluded last night with Takealot.com snagging the overall win. The PriceCheck awards celebrate businesses doing innovative things…

Google’s Winter Olympics doodle protests Russian anti-gay laws

Go onto the Google homepage today and you’ll see a doodle marking the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. That’s not really…

Amazon iPhone app update lets it ‘see’ real world stuff you want to buy

Amazon wants you to buy stuff, as much stuff as possible. It’s that simple. It makes sense then that it would include a feature…

Foursquare gets $15m injection from Microsoft

Things are seriously busy at Microsoft right now. Shortly after announcing that Satya Nadella would be taking over as CEO and Bill Gates was…

Satya Nadella named Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates no longer Chairman

Microsoft has made it official. Satya Nadella, its enterprise head, has been named the new CEO of the tech giant. The company announced in…

Breaking: digital standard bearer DMMA rebrands as IAB South Africa

The Digital Marketing and Media Association (DMMA), a voluntary non-profit body which represents the interests of the South African digital industry has rebranded as…

Twitter partners with 300, gives user data to music industry

Twitter knows that one of the best resources it has at its disposal is its user data. That’s why it’s made extensive deals with…

Microsoft reportedly settles on Satya Nadella for CEO spot

If you’ve been paying attention to Microsoft’s quest for a new CEO over the past few months, you will have seen one name going…

Mxit officially launches in India, sets sights on massive feature phone base

Plans from Mxit, the South African based mobile social network, to expand into India have hardly been a well-kept secret, but it’s still a…

Google buys AI company Deepmind in ongoing Internet of Things landgrab

Still think Google’s all about search? Think again. The Palo Alto-based tech giant is making an increasing number of forays into the Internet of…

This Baidu heatmap shows massive scale of human movement over Chinese New Year

Baidu has launched a heat map of where Chinese travelers are heading to, coming from, and which routes are most popular during Chinese New…

Wikipedia looks to preserve celeb voices by adding them to pages

This is pretty cool. Wikipedia is looking to preserve the voices of celebrities and other high-profile people by getting them to record clips of…

Tencent slide sees Naspers stock take 7% hit

Media and technology giant Naspers’ stocks fell sharply today on the back Chinese internet company Tencent taking a beating on the Hong Kong Stock…

Edward Snowden reportedly mulling return to US, but only if the law changes

Former NSA contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden says a return to the US would be the best possible solution for him and the country…

Global commission looks to offer firm stance on internet governance

A global commission has been launched with the aim of coming up with a comprehensive stance on internet governance. Announced today at the World…

No iPhone decline in sight, analysts say sales climbed 16% last quarter

As Apple gets ready to announce its financial results early next week, analysts are predicting another booming quarter for iPhone sales. A round-up of…

2013’s worst password? That would be ‘123456’

If you worry about the security of the various passwords you use online, then you might at least be able to take solace in…

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Netflix’s New South African Series Exposes the Dark Side of Fame

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

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