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Facebook’s adding AR and translation tools to Messenger

It’s F8 week, and that means plenty of Facebook news. The company’s annual developer conference is also pretty important for users of the social…

Twitter now highlights and groups trending links in your timeline

Twitter’s has a subtle feature that now makes big news stories more prominent on the social network’s timeline. Uncovered by Buzzfeed, prominent tweets that…

2.2bn people now access Facebook on a monthly basis

Facebook remains the largest country on the planet in terms of monthly active users. This after it released its user figures and financial balance…

Q1 2018: Twitter now has 336m monthly active users

No this isn’t a dream. Twitter gained a significant wad of monthly active users for the first time in a year. Publishing its earnings…

Instagram now has a ‘data download’ tool: here’s how to use it

After Facebook made its “Download Your Info” tool more prominent, and yesterday announced that a similar tool will be heading to WhatsApp, Instagram users…

WhatsApp will raise its minimum age from 13 to 16 in the EU

Facebook’s raising WhatsApp’s minimum age to 16 in Europe, as the company prepares to iron its shirt ahead the forthcoming instalment of the General…

YouTube now removes more clips of violence, porn before anyone sees them

YouTube couldn’t wait to tell people just how many videos of extremism and adult entertainment it removed from its platform late last year. Yeah,…

Twitter pays tribute to Iceland’s football heroics after loss to France

Calling Iceland‘s starlit run through this year’s Euro 2016 a “miracle” wouldn’t be farfetched at all. Ranked 34th in the World FIFA Rankings, the…

Facebook Messenger’s bots are mostly shit, but they’ll get better

Bots are the new cloud, it has to be said. They’re the latest trendy thing in the world of tech, as the likes of…

Facebook Messenger now boasts 11 000 bots, announces incoming updates

Facebook’s Messenger is a bit of a misleading name — it’s no longer just a messenger. Facebook would like to think of it as…

Facebook debuts Google Chrome ‘Save to Facebook’ extension

Facebook wants to be your first, your last and your everything, and with its two new Google Chrome extensions it’s taking its first step…

The Pretty Cities of Instagram: 10 great snaps of Grahamstown

As much as Instagram’s a great platform for cat pictures and brunches, it’s also rather great for couch travellers. Speaking of which, welcome to…

Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos

Between longer videos, Twitter Engage and targeted advertising for emojis, Twitter has been very busy over the past few weeks. Now, the company has unveiled…

Smile Vector bot adds creepy grins, frowns to Twitter celebs

Neural networks to manipulate photos are all the rage these days, such as Google’s Deep Dream initiative. While Google’s effort creates trippy art out of…

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews announces resignation on Twitter

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews has taken to Twitter to publicly announce his resignation, uploading the letter in question as well. Matthews posted the resignation…

Snapchat is coming to Windows 10 phones… soon

Sure, Windows 10 is a fairly stable desktop OS that just happens to run on everything else — phones, tablets, even elevators in some…

#Brexit: 29 tweets that tell the story of Britain’s crucial ‘leave’ vote

Britain has voted to leave the European Union. In the early hours of Friday morning it became increasingly clear those those wishing to leave…

Instagram debuts algorithmic video suggestion feature ‘Picked For You’

Instagram will soon display video content based on the topics that its users most like. Like its image feeds, the new video channels will…

Twitter Engage: its new app for celebs and influencers

Twitter has launched a new app for famous, influencial people. Dubbed Twitter Engage, the new app is available on iOS, but only available in…

#TshwaneUnrest: Twitter users react to violent protests

The unrest in Tshwane has quickly become the number one Twitter topic in South Africa, as citizens and journalists alike report on the ongoing violent…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

Social

Facebook’s adding AR and translation tools to Messenger

Twitter now highlights and groups trending links in your timeline

2.2bn people now access Facebook on a monthly basis

Q1 2018: Twitter now has 336m monthly active users

Instagram now has a ‘data download’ tool: here’s how to use it

WhatsApp will raise its minimum age from 13 to 16 in the EU

YouTube now removes more clips of violence, porn before anyone sees them

Twitter pays tribute to Iceland’s football heroics after loss to France

Facebook Messenger’s bots are mostly shit, but they’ll get better

Facebook Messenger now boasts 11 000 bots, announces incoming updates

Facebook debuts Google Chrome ‘Save to Facebook’ extension

The Pretty Cities of Instagram: 10 great snaps of Grahamstown

Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos

Smile Vector bot adds creepy grins, frowns to Twitter celebs

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews announces resignation on Twitter

Snapchat is coming to Windows 10 phones… soon

Instagram debuts algorithmic video suggestion feature ‘Picked For You’

Twitter Engage: its new app for celebs and influencers

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