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AdBlock Plus: Facebook’s ad-block sidestep is ‘anti-user’

Popular advertising filtering service AdBlock Plus has criticised Facebook after the social media firm announced plans to sidestep ad-blocking software. In a blog post…

Elon Musk’s latest tweet will hurt your brain, make you a No Man’s Sky believer

Space exploration pioneer and tech wizard Elon Musk has dropped some serious philosophical knowledge on the world and its inner workings after Hello Games’…

YouTube Live: 4 ways businesses can use Google’s streaming app

Faced with stiff competition from Facebook, Twitter, and a handful of upstarts, Google-owned YouTube has announced it will be adding a live mobile streaming…

Facebook to circumvent ad-blocking software on desktop, because ‘choice’

Whether it’s due to aesthetics, data usage or horrible ads in general, ad-blocking software is only gaining steam these days. The trend has however seen…

Weekend News in Tweets: #RememberKhwezi, Oscar in hospital, Rio Olympics & more

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

SA Twitter suggests the perfect ANC, DA & EFF #CoalitionLoveSongs

Another day, another snarky hashtag on South Africa’s Twittersphere. This edition of the Local General Elections has been quite a rollercoaster ride on the…

#VotingPickupLines bring awkward chuckles to Twitter, SA voting stations

Among the slew of different hashtags appearing on South Africa’s Twitter today — including the likes of #GetInked, #LocalElections, #ivoted, and #LGE2016 — there’s…

Mark Zuckerberg lays out plan to connect the next 5-billion

Looks like Mark Zuckerberg’s been stealing peeks at the Google play book. The founder and CEO of the billion-strong social network today announced “rough”…

Man who hacked Zuckerberg’s Facebook wall gets some crowdfunded love

No, posting a link on the CEO’s friends-only wall won’t get you any rewards from Facebook — but sometimes, the internet will come to…

Twitter adds related news headlines to tell the stories behind the tweets

Ever drifted over to Twitter and been left wondering about the story behind that obscure trending topic? Twitter’s newest feature hopes to make your…

Japan really loves ‘Castle in the Sky’, sets massive new Twitter record

A new tweets per second record has been set. No there wasn’t a world-shifting news event or sporting triumph you were unaware of, the…

Facebook: Zuckerberg exploit was our bad…sorta

If you were trying to alert Facebook to a problem, but weren’t getting through to anyone what would you do? You could ask to…

You might be unhappy on Facebook but Asians most definitely aren’t

Facebook has been seeing explosive growth in Asia. I think that’s driven by two things: Asia has the largest young population in the world,…

Facebook really makes you sad, even academics say so

Facebook makes you sad. You might’ve suspected it for a while now, especially if your friends always seem to be gallivanting in some exotic…

Facebook apparently readying PayPal competitor, aiming at mobile purchases

Facebook is apparently testing a payments product that will allow users to make purchases on online apps by using their login to the social…

Facebook trialling VIP app for celebs

Facebook’s apparently working on a new app, but you probably shouldn’t worry about it…unless you’re famous. The app, which AllThingsD reports is currently being…

The real story behind Nielsen’s Twitter TV rating plans [video]

Blame Beyoncé and Oprah, Karl Rove and Anderson Cooper for the change we’ve seen in TV news over the last few years. Although most…

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

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AdBlock Plus: Facebook’s ad-block sidestep is ‘anti-user’

Elon Musk’s latest tweet will hurt your brain, make you a No Man’s Sky believer

YouTube Live: 4 ways businesses can use Google’s streaming app

Weekend News in Tweets: #RememberKhwezi, Oscar in hospital, Rio Olympics & more

SA Twitter suggests the perfect ANC, DA & EFF #CoalitionLoveSongs

#VotingPickupLines bring awkward chuckles to Twitter, SA voting stations

Mark Zuckerberg lays out plan to connect the next 5-billion

Man who hacked Zuckerberg’s Facebook wall gets some crowdfunded love

Twitter adds related news headlines to tell the stories behind the tweets

Japan really loves ‘Castle in the Sky’, sets massive new Twitter record

Facebook: Zuckerberg exploit was our bad…sorta

You might be unhappy on Facebook but Asians most definitely aren’t

Facebook really makes you sad, even academics say so

Facebook apparently readying PayPal competitor, aiming at mobile purchases

Facebook trialling VIP app for celebs

The real story behind Nielsen’s Twitter TV rating plans [video]

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