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Facebook to ban white nationalist and supremacist content

Facebook announced on Thursday that it will ban white nationalist and white supremacist behaviour on its platforms. The ban will cover “praise, support and…

The internet gets carried away by JK Rowling-inspired predictive text game

Frustration towards JK Rowling has been on the rise ever since the author revealed that Dumbledore and Grindelwald of the Harry Potter universe were…

Cardi B faces backlash after video reveals she drugged and robbed men

Cardi B is facing backlash after a live video she posted on Instagram three years ago made its way back into the spotlight. In…

This ridiculous load shedding stage meme is the brightest thing about Eskom’s crisis

Say what you want about the state of our country, but we South Africans sure know how to make light of the most dire…

Facebook’s latest fail: social network stored millions of passwords in plain text for months

Facebook on Thursday revealed that it’s been storing millions of user passwords in plain text for the past three months. “As part of a…

Disney buys 21st Century Fox, now owns even more iconic characters

The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday officially closed a $71-billion deal with 21st Century Fox, and now owns the production company. “This is an…

Instagram’s Checkout feature lets you buy stuff directly through the app

Instagram has added a new feature that will let you buy things directly through the platform. Called Checkout, it will allow users to shop…

US customers can now order food through Facebook

If you’re too lazy to visit a restaurant, or even open your favourite food ordering app, Facebook now lets you place orders for delivery…

Twitter user figures out how to block Nazis from your feed

Twitter users have been calling for the removal of Nazis on the platform for ages, but sometimes when the powers-that-be won’t help, you have…

#WomenBoycottTwitter to protest Rose McGowan’s suspension

Some women on Twitter are taking a leave of absence from the platform on Friday the 13th to protest actress Rose McGowan’s suspension for…

Updating: #12ApostlesFire trends in Cape Town as mountain slopes burn

Update, 13 Oct, 9.30am: The fire between Camps Bay and Llandudno on Cape Town’s 12 Apostles mountain range is still burning, this according to…

Facebook execs to get ‘candid’ about ‘hard questions’ in live interviews

Facebook executives are gearing up to “push [themselves] toward even greater transparency” in a series of live interviews with digital news site Axios. As part…

Twitter suspends Rose McGowan after speaking against Weinstein Co.

Actress Rose McGowan, who has been using her Twitter account to speak out against Hollywood production studio The Weinstein Company, has had her account…

Yes, Facebook and Instagram are down for some users

Facebook and Instagram users across the world are today experiencing connectivity issues. Reports from users on Twitter and websites like DownDetector and Outage Report…

Celebs use social media to speak out against Weinstein, sexual harassment

After powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was outed by The New York Times for three decades of sexual harassment allegations, social media flooded with high-profile responses…

Eminem disses Trump in freestyle verse, South Africa is split

Rapper Eminem unleashed a four-minute-long freestyle criticising US President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s BET Hip Hop Awards, and the South African responses have been…

Zuckerberg promotes VR with footage of disaster-stricken Puerto Rico

Mark Zuckerberg has made some pretty tone-deaf moves in his time. Earlier this month, the Facebook CEO implied that people upset about Russian propaganda were as…

#DurbanStorm: Durban floods as city is lashed by storm

Update 3.20pm: The South African Weather Service has issued another update regarding the Durban storm on Twitter. “Cut-off low to the east of KZN….

Twitter working on a bookmarking tool for tweets

We may not be getting that edit tool we all desperately crave, but Twitter is reportedly working on another feature that could be massively…

Relive OppiKoppi and Rocking The Daisies through these 30 Instagram snaps

This weekend saw a festival double header at opposite ends of South Africa, with Rocking The Daisies in the Western Cape, and OppiKoppi in…

YouTube demonetised Casey Neistat’s fundraising video for Las Vegas shooting victims

YouTube creators have been complaining for months that the platform’s monetisation policies and practices are dysfunctional — but now it’s targeting those raising money for victims of…

Facebook to add info on news articles in the hopes you start re-trusting the media

US President Donald Trump and his administration have made it their mission to sow a distrust for the media throughout the US — and the…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

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Facebook to ban white nationalist and supremacist content

The internet gets carried away by JK Rowling-inspired predictive text game

Cardi B faces backlash after video reveals she drugged and robbed men

This ridiculous load shedding stage meme is the brightest thing about Eskom’s crisis

Facebook’s latest fail: social network stored millions of passwords in plain text for months

Disney buys 21st Century Fox, now owns even more iconic characters

Instagram’s Checkout feature lets you buy stuff directly through the app

US customers can now order food through Facebook

Twitter user figures out how to block Nazis from your feed

#WomenBoycottTwitter to protest Rose McGowan’s suspension

Updating: #12ApostlesFire trends in Cape Town as mountain slopes burn

Facebook execs to get ‘candid’ about ‘hard questions’ in live interviews

Twitter suspends Rose McGowan after speaking against Weinstein Co.

Yes, Facebook and Instagram are down for some users

Eminem disses Trump in freestyle verse, South Africa is split

Zuckerberg promotes VR with footage of disaster-stricken Puerto Rico

#DurbanStorm: Durban floods as city is lashed by storm

Twitter working on a bookmarking tool for tweets

Relive OppiKoppi and Rocking The Daisies through these 30 Instagram snaps

YouTube demonetised Casey Neistat’s fundraising video for Las Vegas shooting victims

Facebook to add info on news articles in the hopes you start re-trusting the media

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