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Is Google’s anti-aging startup all about keeping its employees on forever?

Fortune Senior Editor Dan Primack recently returned from a visit to Silicon Valley and he reports new details on the Calico Google venture that…

Ballmer’s farewell tour takes in letter to shareholders

If you thought Steve Ballmer was going to spend the months leading up to his retirement, announced a few weeks back, quietly fading into…

Google launches the Analytics Academy for laymen to learn about data

The term “Big Data” gets thrown around a lot. It’s overkill really. Nevertheless, data is for businesses what vegetables are for kids — crucial…

Apple overtakes Coca Cola to become the world’s most valuable brand

Thanks to impressive performances on the stock market Apple has, at times, been the world’s most valuable company. It can’t really claim that any…

The Galaxy Gear: a lifestyle device that doesn’t consider your lifestyle

Samsung wants you to start designing your own life and rightfully so. The smartphone maker cares so much it has built devices that suit…

Google turns 15, launches new ‘hummingbird’ search algorithm

Yup, Google is 15. You probably can’t imagine life without it, but if Google were a human being, it would only be in high…

‘Google in 1998’: zoom back in time with Google’s birthday Easter egg

It may be all grown up now, but once upon a time, Google wasn’t a global tech giant famous for quirky campuses and dessert-flavoured…

Facebook creating ‘second internet’ in challenge to Google

Facebook is challenging Google’s supremacy on the Internet with a radically different approach to how people live, work, play and search online. While Google…

SA goes crazy for Zef, Bieber and Malema: Google Zeitgeist

Pop sensations, both local and international, dominated South Africa’s Google search in 2010. From Justin Bieber to Locnville, Jack Parow to Nicki Manaj, local…

The Zeitgeist in search: Gadgets displace celebrities in 2010

The world of technology trumped celebrities when it came to search queries for 2010 on the world’s largest search engine. Some of the hottest…

Chrome OS: A Google strike at the very heart of Microsoft

Google has announced that there will now be a “viable third choice” in computer operating systems, in addition to Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s Mac…

Google unveils Nexus S

Google has unveiled its second branded smartphone, the “Nexus S“, made by South Korea’s Samsung. Google said the Nexus S, which comes nearly a…

Google changes algorithm to fight ‘troll marketing’

Customers at DecorMyEyes.com expected to find polite, helpful service when they visited the New York-based online glasses store. What they didn’t expect was to…

Google’s Groupon deal makes no sense

Faith Merino at VatorNews reported on Monday that Google had purchased Groupon for $2.5 billion: “… according to an unnamed insider who spoke with…

EU announces antitrust probe into Google

Google received the news on Tuesday that it was to be the subject of an antitrust probe by European Union competition watchdogs. The Commission…

Click to Call: Google releases another innovative advertising tool

With over 97% penetration of mobile phones in South Africa and almost 9-million people capable of surfing the web on their phones, it is…

Tencent gearing up for Facebook challenge?

It looks like Chinese internet giant Tencent is gearing up to take on Facebook. A report indicates plans by the company to offer users…

Three changes to Google ads you should be aware of

While Google Instant Preview pretty much stole the show this month, it wasn’t the only development in the wonderful world of search. Here’s a…

Google turns fashionista with Boutiques.com

Online clothes shopping has evolved from traditional mail-order catalogues plonked onto a website into a multi-billion dollar industry that gives anyone the chance to…

ComScore: Microsoft’s Bing growing faster than Google

The latest US search engine rankings from comScore show that only Google and Microsoft grew their market share in October while Yahoo!, Ask and…

Tencent, Qihoo need to ‘strengthen professional ethics’: Chinese govt

Two of China’s leading internet companies, Tencent and Qihoo, have been forced by the Chinese authorities to issue public apologies over a nasty spat…

Your next Google phone will be your mobile wallet: Schmidt

A new Google mobile phone, embedded with a chip that makes it a virtual wallet so people can “tap and pay” is poised to…

New Ookla Insights Show MTN Holding Mobile Speed Lead as Vodacom Claims 5G Advantage

Motorola and Swarovski Bring Foldable Luxury to South Africa with the Brilliant Collection

Sanlam Fintech Expands Its AI Coach to Tackle South Africa’s Medical Access Gap

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

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

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