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Messenger doubled its real-time video chats to 17b in 2017

Facebook Messenger has had a pretty interesting 2017, despite some embarrassing mistakes like that Stories clone “Day” no one used. According to the company,…

#RhodesWar: Expulsion of Rhodes students ignites online outrage

#RhodesWar, an online campaign supporting expelled Rhodes University students, was trending in the top spot on Twitter this morning as many took to the…

Bullied Keaton Jones went viral, then Twitter learned of his racist family

A young boy named Keaton Jones went viral yesterday after a video of him discussing being bullied gained the attention of A-list celebrities — but…

JK Rowling criticised for supporting Johnny Depp

Following over a year of criticism for casting Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series, JK Rowling has come…

YouTube ‘Remix’ music service to launch in March?

YouTube is readying its own music streaming service for debut in March 2018, according to a report by Bloomberg. The service, which is known…

Here are the YouTube videos South Africa was watching in 2017

YouTube this week announced the most watched videos of 2017 worldwide — but there aren’t exactly the videos South Africa was watching. Instead, South Africans were…

Twitter explodes as same-sex marriage legalised in Australia

Following a postal survey earlier this year that showed that 61.6% of voters approved of same-sex marriage, the Australian parliament has passed a bill legalising the…

Facebook Messenger out to kill the phone number

Facebook Messenger, which passed the 800-million user mark in 2015, is out to kill the phone number. That’s according to post from the social…

Twitter explores 10k character limit

Ever wanted to write a novel on Twitter, but hate the thought of breaking it up into 140-character sized chunks? Well then you might…

Facebook to reward small business advertisers in 2016 Facebook Awards

Facebook on Tuesday announced that entries are open for the 2016 Facebook Awards. The awards, now in their fifth year, are designed to celebrate…

Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution is to build his own Jarvis-style personal assistant

The beginning of the year, amongst other things, means making New Year’s resolutions. Mark Zuckerberg, known for setting himself some difficult goals, has come…

Amidst finance minister shuffles, SA Twitter still has a sense of humour

Life in South Africa may be many things, but boring is not one of them. You only have to look at the fact that…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs

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Messenger doubled its real-time video chats to 17b in 2017

#RhodesWar: Expulsion of Rhodes students ignites online outrage

Bullied Keaton Jones went viral, then Twitter learned of his racist family

JK Rowling criticised for supporting Johnny Depp

YouTube ‘Remix’ music service to launch in March?

Here are the YouTube videos South Africa was watching in 2017

Twitter explodes as same-sex marriage legalised in Australia

Facebook Messenger out to kill the phone number

Twitter explores 10k character limit

Facebook to reward small business advertisers in 2016 Facebook Awards

Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution is to build his own Jarvis-style personal assistant

Amidst finance minister shuffles, SA Twitter still has a sense of humour

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