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WhatsApp’s working on ‘disappearing messages’ for more private chats

Disappearing messages could be coming to WhatsApp in the near future according to a new app feature dive by WABetaInfo. The feature sleuth on…

Facebook has begun hiding like counts in Australia

Facebook has officially begun hiding like counts on posts in Australia, a report by TechCrunch on Thursday revealed. According to the publication, Facebook confirmed…

YouTube Creators can now use search filters to find comments on videos

YouTube on Thursday revealed new search filters to help creators sift through comments on their videos and better manage conversations. Beyond allowing creators to find…

South Africa debates the formalisation of Grade 9 as an exit point for school

News that the Department of Education is planning to turn Grade 9 into an exit point for learners left South Africa furious on Friday….

Facebook reveals Oculus Link, Hand Tracking updates for Oculus Quest

Facebook on Wednesday revealed a number of new updates coming to Oculus and the Oculus Quest VR headset. Quest, which first launched last September,…

Area 51 raid was ‘disappointing’ but the memes continue

If you’ve come across “Area 51 raid” or saw the phrase trending all over social media this past weekend, you might be wondering what’s…

YouTube changes verification policy again following outrage from creators

After announcing a new look and list of requirements for verification on its platform last week, YouTube was forced to undo some of its…

Super Typhoon Trami is even scarier than Florence from space

Planet Earth has seen its fair share of horrifying storms these past few weeks. With Florence ravaging the US east coast earlier this month,…

MTN’s Free Twitter service is coming to an end tonight

Make sure you have data on your account this evening, because MTN’s free Twitter service is coming to an abrupt end at midnight tonight….

Watch: Cape Town’s anti-gangster protestors fired with tear gas

Communities across Cape Town’s gang-ridden areas are today shutting down their suburbs. Residents of Bonteheuvel, Kensington and Manenberg — suburbs on Cape Town’s Cape…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s stimulus package gets social media talking

Remember the early days of President Cyril Ramaphosa rise to power? He was loved across South Africa, and especially on social media. But that…

You can now DM friends GIFs on Instagram

Instagram has introduced a feature everyone has wanted since the dawn of the company. No. It’s not chronological feeds. Instead the company now lets…

The Clanwilliam Dam becomes an unlikely social media star

The Clanwilliam Dam, north of Cape Town, is an unlikely social media star this week, after the reservoir’s sluice gates were opened and dramatic…

How do you follow Cape Town’s new mayor on social media? You can’t

It’s official: Cape Town’s next mayor will be former mayor Dan Plato, the DA confirmed on Tuesday. He will take over the reins from…

YouTube Gaming will be evicted March 2019, move back in with parents

After launching YouTube Gaming in 2015, YouTube is now reintegrating it into the proper YouTube experience in the form of a channel. Simply called…

Video: Hey Cape Town, it’s officially snowing on Table Mountain right now

Well, here’s something you don’t see often, let alone in September. On Wednesday morning, the Table Mountain Cableway on Instagram reported that snow had…

Instagram launches its shopping experience, but it’s not what we first thought

Instagram has introduced a new online shopping experience to consumers, but it’s not the standalone app we expected. Instead, you can shop inside Instagram…

Private cannabis use is now legal in South Africa (and Twitter is loving it)

On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court decriminalized the private use of cannabis in South Africa. The ruling comes a year after the Western Cape High…

Someone’s sticking needles in Australia’s strawberries, and no one knows why

Australia’s dealing with a rather odd crisis at present. Sewing needles have been found lodged in strawberries and bananas across the country, in what…

These people are getting very wet reporting on Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence is just a few kilometres east of North Carolina at the time of writing, but hurricane-force winds have been lashing the US…

Facebook’s Rosetta can understand the text in your advice animal memes

Facebook has this week announced its machine-learning program that can read and understand text in images. This AI system, which Facebook calls Rosetta, will…

LG launches WhatsApp complaints service in SA

Korean smartphone and applicance maker LG has today launched a WhatsApp service channel in South Africa, allowing users to log complaints or problems with…

South African Shoppers Tempted With Free Tablets As Windows 10 Deadline Nears

Why Some Apps Feel Like a Digital Comfort Zone

Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

Social

WhatsApp’s working on ‘disappearing messages’ for more private chats

Facebook has begun hiding like counts in Australia

YouTube Creators can now use search filters to find comments on videos

South Africa debates the formalisation of Grade 9 as an exit point for school

Facebook reveals Oculus Link, Hand Tracking updates for Oculus Quest

Area 51 raid was ‘disappointing’ but the memes continue

YouTube changes verification policy again following outrage from creators

Super Typhoon Trami is even scarier than Florence from space

Watch: Cape Town’s anti-gangster protestors fired with tear gas

Cyril Ramaphosa’s stimulus package gets social media talking

You can now DM friends GIFs on Instagram

The Clanwilliam Dam becomes an unlikely social media star

YouTube Gaming will be evicted March 2019, move back in with parents

Video: Hey Cape Town, it’s officially snowing on Table Mountain right now

Instagram launches its shopping experience, but it’s not what we first thought

Private cannabis use is now legal in South Africa (and Twitter is loving it)

Someone’s sticking needles in Australia’s strawberries, and no one knows why

Facebook’s Rosetta can understand the text in your advice animal memes

LG launches WhatsApp complaints service in SA

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