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Disney ditches YouTube star PewDiePie over antisemitic videos

Disney announced yesterday that they would no longer be working with Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie — real name Felix Kjellberg — after it was revealed…

Kale Salad: the Twitter account honouring meme creators

Tired of seeing the Dory accounts and Common White Girls of the world get thousands of retweets for stolen content? You’re not alone! Plenty…

China’s Weibo is now worth more than Twitter

Twitter is just not having a good end to the decade. After disappointing Q4 2016 financial results marred the platform’s active role in the…

Facebook’s ad tracking system now updates in milliseconds

Facebook announced Friday that it would be providing marketers with in-depth analysis on the ads they pay for. Over the course of the year,…

Beyonce sued for sampling Messy Mya: the YouTube legalities explained

Both YouTube and Beyonce have had a busy start to the month. That trend is seemingly set to continue, at least for the latter….

WhatsApp’s two-step verification: here’s how to enable it

Without much fanfare, Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has rolled out its two-step verification system for users on both Android and iOS. But what does…

#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017

If there’s one thing South Africans can be proud of, it’s our resilience. After last night’s chaotic #SONA2017, or more formally the State of…

Here are the winners and losers in Facebook’s $2bn Oculus VR deal

Right now the guys behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality gaming headset are probably at the tail-end of an epic celebration. Think about it,…

Turkey’s over-the-top attempt to block Twitter is more strategic than you think

Following the blocking of Twitter in Turkey, startups and tech giants including Twitter found alternative ways for Turks to access the social network —…

Here’s the number one reason that nobody’s interested in your LinkedIn profile (yet)

Do you put yourself out there, ask people to link up with you via LinkedIn, and then all you hear is… crickets? There could…

#FirstTweet: revisit your very first tweet with cool new tool

As Twitter heads into its eighth year, the social network thought it might be a good idea for users go to take a back…

No symbols? Twitter looks into fading out @replies (and maybe hashtags)

As Twitter moves into the next stage of its life (it’s a publicly listed company now, you know), it’s being faced with a task:…

LinkedIn ramps up hiring as it readies Chinese version of Pulse

LinkedIn, the global social network for working professionals, has ramped up its hiring efforts in China after officially launching there back in February. According…

Mark Zuckerberg calls President Obama to rant about his NSA frustrations

Sorry, Barrack, but Zuck is not impressed with your snooping… and he’ll tell you so. The social network founder and CEO is trying to…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

Applications for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open

Africa’s AI Revolution: Reclaiming the Digital Narrative

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

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

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

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Disney ditches YouTube star PewDiePie over antisemitic videos

Kale Salad: the Twitter account honouring meme creators

China’s Weibo is now worth more than Twitter

Facebook’s ad tracking system now updates in milliseconds

Beyonce sued for sampling Messy Mya: the YouTube legalities explained

WhatsApp’s two-step verification: here’s how to enable it

#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017

Here are the winners and losers in Facebook’s $2bn Oculus VR deal

Turkey’s over-the-top attempt to block Twitter is more strategic than you think

Here’s the number one reason that nobody’s interested in your LinkedIn profile (yet)

#FirstTweet: revisit your very first tweet with cool new tool

No symbols? Twitter looks into fading out @replies (and maybe hashtags)

LinkedIn ramps up hiring as it readies Chinese version of Pulse

Mark Zuckerberg calls President Obama to rant about his NSA frustrations

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