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Incoming WhatsApp poll feature will make group chat votes easier

Incoming WhatsApp poll feature is set to simplify those tricky WhatsApp group votes where no one really knows how a decision was reached. WhatsApp…

Eskom escalates to stage 4 on Friday, SABC, others take financial hit

National power utility Eskom has implemented Stage 4 load shedding on Friday morning due to a breakdown in generation capacity. Eskom said stage 4…

Businesses take beating as Eskom changes load shedding stages

Eskom on Tuesday said the country should get used to prolonged outages at least for the next few months. The national power utility will…

How to survive incoming brutal wave of layoffs, hiring freeze

A reduction in the number of jobs in an organization is inevitable especially considering drastic tech changes which make production simpler not to mention…

What that Apple $450 million, satellite injection on emergency SOS will do

In a whopping $450 million cash injection, Apple has announced it will invest in its satellite network and ground stations to power emergency SOS…

Crypto FTX crash, was it planned? here’s what you need to know

One of the world’s largest trading platforms for cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy last week following suspicious unauthorized transactions at the firm. The…

WhatsApp tests self chat feature, great for quick notes

Social messaging giant WhatsApp is testing a new feature to send messages to yourself on iOS and Android. This feature allows users to send…

WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption for chat backup: How to enable it

WhatsApp has announced the launch of end-to-end encryption for your chat backup stored on iCloud and Google Drive. This will allow users to secure…

Reddit launches Predictions feature and users can participate in tournaments

Reddit has launched a new Predictions feature that lets users answer questions and predict the outcomes of events or conversations. The feature is a…

Instagram rolls out account status feature, testing outage notifications

Instagram has announced new features that let users keep track of their account status and notify them if the app suffers an outage. “Today,…

Instagram merges IGTV and video posts into single format

Instagram has announced it will combine IGTV and profile feed videos on the app into a single format called “Instagram Video”. From 5 October,…

Telegram adds 70 million users during Facebook, WhatsApp outage

Telegram has revealed the instant messaging app added over 70 million users during a recent outage at Facebook that also impacted WhatsApp. The app’s…

Facebook explains cause of outage as WhatsApp, Instagram come back online

Facebook has explained the cause of an hours-long global outage affecting its services and apps, including WhatsApp and Instagram. The company shared a statement…

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in global outage

*Update: Facebook has now issued a statement on the cause of the outage, which Downdetector has said is one of the largest it has…

Clubhouse adds Universal Search, Clips beta

Clubhouse has added a universal search function to the app and is testing a Clips feature that lets users share chatroom recordings. The social…

TikTok hits one billion monthly users

TikTok has announced it has hit a milestone of one billion monthly users five years after the app launched and despite political headaches. “TikTok…

Facebook pauses development of “Instagram Kids” app

Facebook has announced it is pausing development of an Instagram app aimed at children and will instead focus on parental supervisions tools. The pause…

Twitter rolls Tips out to users globally and adds support for Bitcoin

Twitter has announced it will roll out its tip jar feature to users globally and will also let them send and receive tips in…

Twitter to fix disappearing tweets from your timeline

Twitter has announced it will introduce updates to prevent tweets from disappearing when a user’s timeline auto-refreshes. In a tweet posted on 22 September,…

Knowledge Trust to host Career Expo on WhatsApp

The Knowledge Trust has announced it will host an Education and Career Expo entirely on WhatsApp to help young, unemployed South Africans. The three-month…

Telegram update adds chat themes, video chat recording and more

Telegram has introduced several new features as part of its latest update, including chat themes and live stream and video chat recording. The update…

YouTube brings NextUp Programme to South Africa: How to apply

YouTube has announced its NextUp programme, aimed at assisting content creators on the platform, is available in South Africa and Nigeria. Applications for the…

Discord’s most popular music bot Rythm is shutting down

Rythm, the most popular bot on gaming app Discord, is shutting down after the service received a notice from YouTube. The service will shut…

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