In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Hurricane Florence from space is beautifully frightening
The next few days are going to be rough for those on the east coast of the United States. Hurricane Florence, a major cyclonic…
Updating: Johannesburg CBD fire is now contained, 3 firefighters dead
Update, 9am Friday: The fire which burned through a building in Johannesburg’s central district has been extinguished. Update, 9pm Thursday: “Significant progress” has been…
#JoburgFire: Twitter accounts to follow for breaking news
A fire currently tearing through a Johannesburg CBD building is one of the biggest news stories on Twitter today. While South Africans have the…
Facebook and BlackBerry are now suing each other for patent infringement
Just a few months ago, BlackBerry sued Facebook (and a number of other companies) for tech infringement. Now, Facebook is suing the Canadian company…
