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Meet Facebook News: its new ‘dedicated place’ for news in the US

Facebook on Friday announced that it has begun testing a new “dedicated place” for news on its platform called Facebook News. “News gives people…

Twitter showed more ads to people with fewer followers

A report by The Verge on Thursday revealed that Twitter once showed its users ads according to their follower counts. “Historically, users with high…

Mmusi Maimane resigns as the leader of the Democratic Alliance

Update: Mmusi Maimane has since resigned from the DA entirely. Read the full story here. Mmusi Maimane has resigned as the leader of South…

210m people across the globe now use Snapchat every day

In its third-quarter earnings report published on Tuesday, Snap Inc, Snapchat’s owner, revealed that the social network saw a 13% increase in daily active…

Twitter for Android now has a ‘lights out’ theme: here’s how to get it

If you hate Twitter’s pure white theme, the app did boast a darker “dim” mode for a while now. It’s a pleasure at night,…

Facebook gets more serious about ‘inauthentic behaviour’ from users, governments

Facebook this week revealed updated policies regarding inauthentic behaviour on the platform to help reduce public manipulation and misinformation. According to the company, inauthentic…

You can now host a ‘Watch Party’ from your Facebook profile, page

Watch Party, a feature on Facebook that allows users to share and discuss video content in real time, is being expanded on Facebook. The…

EFF lays into DA’s John Steenhuisen for lacking post-matric qualification

Twitter’s all for education this morning after it was revealed that DA chief whip John Steenhuisen doesn’t have a post-matric qualification. The news broke…

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade’s biggest attraction was blue-haired Goku

The 92nd edition of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may have been the coldest on record, but that’s only until everyone’s favourite super saiyan took…

Dolce & Gabbana offends China, then claims its Instagram was hacked

Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana is facing a huge PR dilemma after a tone-deaf advertisement was published to social media, mated to leaked…

Ariana Grande hits back at Piers Morgan for criticising Little Mix, Ellen and her mom

Good Morning America anchor Piers Morgan has once again found himself at the centre of a Twitter war between UK pop group Little Mix,…

Craziest Black Friday deal? Makro offers R150k off this bottle of whisky

Stores are usually criticised for taking advantage of the hype by offering less-than-impressive Black Friday discounts, but one retailer is slicing nearly R150 000…

Instagram users have nothing but love for pumpkin pie

Forget turkey, pies are an integral centrepiece to the Thanksgiving meal. It’s so important, that even the Pentagon has gone a bit nuts with…

Monopoly for Millennials called ‘stereotypical and wrong’ on Twitter

Last week Hasbro, the toy-making company that makes the Monopoly board game in its many forms, sold a new version of the game aimed…

Facebook outlines Portal’s security policy as devices begin shipping

Facebook’s Portal, the smart home device which the company revealed last month, has begun shipping in the US, and to mark the occasion Facebook…

Malusi Gigaba taunts Ndlozi with his little finger in Parliament

Apparently, middle fingers just won’t do as insults in South Africa’s Parliament anymore. On Tuesday, during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Q&A session, everyone’s favourite subject…

Instagram encourages Americans to vote with Stories stickers

Instagram has revealed two new features for the upcoming elections taking place in the United States next week. The features come in the form…

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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Meet Facebook News: its new ‘dedicated place’ for news in the US

Twitter showed more ads to people with fewer followers

Mmusi Maimane resigns as the leader of the Democratic Alliance

210m people across the globe now use Snapchat every day

Twitter for Android now has a ‘lights out’ theme: here’s how to get it

Facebook gets more serious about ‘inauthentic behaviour’ from users, governments

You can now host a ‘Watch Party’ from your Facebook profile, page

EFF lays into DA’s John Steenhuisen for lacking post-matric qualification

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade’s biggest attraction was blue-haired Goku

Ariana Grande hits back at Piers Morgan for criticising Little Mix, Ellen and her mom

Craziest Black Friday deal? Makro offers R150k off this bottle of whisky

Instagram users have nothing but love for pumpkin pie

Monopoly for Millennials called ‘stereotypical and wrong’ on Twitter

Facebook outlines Portal’s security policy as devices begin shipping

Malusi Gigaba taunts Ndlozi with his little finger in Parliament

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