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Mark Zuckerberg pours bucket of ice over his head, challenges Bill Gates

All in the name of a good cause, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has just poured a bucket of ice over his head. Zuckerberg was…

Why Facebook wants to hack your phone and how to avoid it

Facebook wants to hack your phone and take over your life. Not really, but that’s what people have been fearing recently since the Big…

Reddit needs you to help teachers and classrooms in need

Reddit is more than just a place that users go to share articles and discuss politics and Kim Kardashian. The Reddit community can be…

Twitter pauses to remember Robin Williams

Legendary actor, comedian and entertainer Robin Williams has died age 63. The star of films like Mrs Doubtfire and Aladdin, Williams was found dead…

Microsoft wants you to creep celebs with its new iPhone app

Whether you like it or not, celebrities are a big thing. People love knowing popular personalities’ every move. To leverage this very creepy human…

Are thermal cameras the key to halting Africa’s Ebola spread?

Ebola is a hot topic in Africa and the world. Since being detected in March this year, the incurable virus has been confirmed in…

Beyond memes: BuzzFeed gets $50-million from Andresseen Horowitz

Venture capital firm Andresseen Horowitz has just announced a US$50-million investment in hugely popular media tech company BuzzFeed, tallying up its total valuation at…

Facebook confirms stock price ahead of much-hyped IPO

The wait for one of the most eagerly anticipated public debuts in tech history ends tomorrow. Anyone currently biting their nails in anticipation has…

Standard bank claims ‘world first’ with NFC-enabled debit card

Standard Bank has rolled out what it claims is the world’s first bank card to include both NFC and debit card functionality. The so-called…

Twitter meetup results in child rape

A 13-year-old girl has been raped by a 45-year-old man she allegedly met on Twitter. The young girl had reportedly skipped school to meet…

Pinterest gets $100m cash injection

Pinterest is about to get a massive cash boost as it looks to expand its international presence. Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten announced that it…

Frustrated by your man playing Diablo III? This French store has a solution

This is hilarious, if a little unfairly stereotypical. A French sex store is offering a free um…toy to any women who feel their boyfriends…

Google just dropped some knowledge on search

Sorry what’s that Bing? Oh you integrated social with search? Very cute. Now let the big boys show you how it’s really done. Google…

Price war erupts among South Africa’s mobile players

A price war has erupted among South Africa’s mobile operators, as each seeks to increase its slice of the pie in a country where…

GM pulls Facebook advertising, big deal

Facebook ads don’t work, not even a little bit. Well that’s if auto giant General Motors (GM) is to be believed at any rate….

Aaron Sorkin confirmed as writer for Steve Jobs biopic

Sony Pictures has signed off on a big screen adaptation of Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Job’s authorised biography. Aaron Sorkin, the man tasked…

Sina Weibo hits 300m users, but are things as rosy as they seem?

China’s wildly popular Sina Weibo has hit the 300-million registered user mark. That’s according to news published on the microblog’s site and translated by…

OLX launches iPad app

Online classified sites are big business these days. There’s a reason have been accused of killing the newspaper industry. Now one of the biggest…

Siri changes its mind on ‘the best smartphone ever’, Nokia isn’t impressed

When you ask Siri “What is the best smartphone ever?”, you’d expect it to spout some pro-Apple response like “the iPhone 4S, duh.” So…

Major UK online financier Wonga chooses SA for first international launch

Time was, getting a loan was a pain in the arse. You had a whole of load of checks to go through before you…

Twitter’s newest feature? A weekly news letter

The latest feature being touted by Twitter comes in the form of a staple of traditional online media: the weekly newsletter. Yup that’s right,…

Iran bans international email providers like Gmail and Yahoo! Mail

In another example of the censorship that lead to the country being declared the biggest enemy of internet freedom, the Iranian government is reportedly…

Shutterstock aims for $115m IPO

So just how much is a stock image site worth? Well US$115-million is apparently a reasonable enough assumption. That’s the maximum value the US-based…

Why South Africa’s AI Moment Demands Bold Leadership, Not Just Tech Adoption

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Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history