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Cell C, Facebook Express debuts public WiFi hotspot at Cape Town’s UWC

Cell C, in partnership with Facebook, has announced its first public access WiFi hotspot at the University of Western Cape (UWC). In a press…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s train campaign highlights the worst of South Africa’s transport system

South Africa’s public rail system is in crisis. Commuters know this, and endure its plethora of problems daily. But one important citizen who experienced…

Enjoy Eskom’s growing load shedding crisis visualised by Google

You’re probably sick to death of hearing about Eskom’s woes and load shedding, the government’s floundering attempts to fix the ailing enterprise, and what…

Twitter mocks JK Rowling for revealing Dumbledore’s sexual past

JK Rowling has reportedly confirmed that her fictional characters Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald had a sexual relationship. A report by Radio Times revealed…

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch shooting in 24 hours

The world is still reeling after the terrorist attack that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday. The mass shooting was live streamed…

Facebook to use AI, ML to stop the spread of revenge porn on its platform

Facebook will be implementing new detection technology to help curb the spread of revenge porn, it announced on Friday. “To protect victims, it’s long…

The internet believes PewDiePie inspired the Christchurch mosque shooting

YouTube’s most followed creator PewDiePie is being accused of inspiring Friday’s mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. This comes after one of the perpetrators…

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…

Instagram now lets you add polls to Stories

Instagram Stories has quickly gained popularity over pioneer Snapchat, and it seems the platform is getting comfortable in the lead. Yesterday, Instagram announced three…

Russian propaganda ads reached 10m US Facebook users

Facebook has revealed that 10-million US users were shown Russian propaganda ads that may have interfered with the 2016 US election — and that…

YouTube has made it harder for creators to use Patreon

YouTube has made it more difficult to use crowdsourced-funding platforms like Patreon with a recent out-of-the-blue update. The update forces creators to become part…

#Elphinstone: Mumbai railway stampede kills 22, Twitter users question govt

At least 22 people have died after a rush hour stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road train station. The incident occurred as commuters traversed a…

Twitter addresses Russian bots as Zuck faces the web’s wrath

Twitter has finally broken its silence on the role its platform played in enabling Russian interference in the 2016 US election, but it’s staying…

What are Twitter users doing with their 280-character tweets?

We get it: 280 characters are a lot. Some would argue too many. And while Twitter argues that more room to tweet is beneficial…

Get Twitter’s 280-character tweets right now with these nifty tricks

While a swathe of Twitter users aren’t best pleased that Jack Dorsey and company believe longer tweets are of utmost importance, they probably can’t…

Your pocket guide to the 2017 Streamy Award winners

The 2017 Streamy Awards last night honoured YouTube’s best and brightest — but if you’re feeling out of the loop, here’s a quick guide…

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter’s 140-character limit may soon be a thing of the past. The microblogging network announced plans to extend its arbitrary but now-familiar 140-character limit…

Twitter won’t bar Donald Trump from tweeting because of ‘newsworthiness’

According to Twitter’s Public Policy account, the social network will not be removing US President Donald Trump’s threatening tweets towards North Korea. In a…

WhatsApp now completely blocked in China

China is now blocking WhatsApp in its entirety, according to a report by The New York Times. The Facebook-owned messaging service was earlier this…

Kim Jong Un and ‘dotard’ Trump get the internet excited about words again

US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un may be engaged in a game of nuclear table tennis, but at…

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram has come under fire for advertising itself on parent company Facebook’s platform with a screenshot of an email that read “I will rape…

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

Search.com launches AI chat that pays users and publishers

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

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

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Cell C, Facebook Express debuts public WiFi hotspot at Cape Town’s UWC

Cyril Ramaphosa’s train campaign highlights the worst of South Africa’s transport system

Enjoy Eskom’s growing load shedding crisis visualised by Google

Twitter mocks JK Rowling for revealing Dumbledore’s sexual past

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch shooting in 24 hours

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

Instagram now lets you add polls to Stories

Russian propaganda ads reached 10m US Facebook users

YouTube has made it harder for creators to use Patreon

Twitter addresses Russian bots as Zuck faces the web’s wrath

What are Twitter users doing with their 280-character tweets?

Get Twitter’s 280-character tweets right now with these nifty tricks

Your pocket guide to the 2017 Streamy Award winners

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter won’t bar Donald Trump from tweeting because of ‘newsworthiness’

WhatsApp now completely blocked in China

Kim Jong Un and ‘dotard’ Trump get the internet excited about words again

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

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