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21 times Google Arts tried to match selfies with artwork (but kinda failed)

Bless Google‘s little heart. It tries so hard to not be evil, but still develops AI that pretends it knows what it’s doing (and…

Google Doodle honours anti-apartheid activist Alan Paton

Anti-apartheid activist and author Alan Paton, who wrote the novel Cry, the Beloved Country in 1948, is the subject of Thursday’s Google Doodle as the platform…

Google discriminates against men and underpays women – lawsuits

Google has been accused, in two separate lawsuits, of discriminating against conservative white men and underpaying female employees. The most recent suit comes from…

Google Maps Go is the latest lightweight Android app

We’ve seen quite a few lightweight versions of popular apps this year and now, it’s time for Google Maps to join the party, in…

South Africans were asking Google about Dumi Masilela and bitcoin in 2017

Google has released its year in search, and while the global results are interesting (Cash Me Outside was the top-searched meme, sadly), South Africans had…

Google Search updates features to keep you on the platform

Google Search is updating a few features to provide users with even more relevant information, and well, to keep them on the platform. Each of…

First coding Google Doodle is a fun game that celebrates kids coding

Today’s Google Doodle is the first ever “coding doodle” and it is nothing short of adorable. In celebration of 50 years of kids coding…

Apple’s reuse and recycling programme now accepts Android trade-ins

Apple has announced that its iPhone trade-in programme will now include select Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone smartphones. The trade-in programme, available both on…

Tim Cook puts foot down against discriminatory religious, same-sex legislation

Tim Cook isn’t very happy with some bills being introduced in Indiana, Arkansas and a bunch of others states in the US. In a…

Google wants to make TV ads behave like they’re on the internet

This is interesting. Google is trialing technology on its Fiber network that would allow TV ads to behave more like the ones you see…

Weekly Round Up #16: the Apple Watch edition

The most anticipated event in tech this week was the launch of the Apple watch on Monday. Apple, late in entering the wearable space,…

Apple donates $50m to increase diversity in the technology industry

It’s no secret that the technology industry has a diversity problem, especially when it comes to gender and race. To address its own issues…

4 reasons why The Watch won’t be Apple’s next big hit

There will be those who flock to buy the new Apple Watch. Like zombies under a spell they will rush for the latest Apple…

The Apple Watch event: I’ve seen this film before

If Apple’s keynotes were a film franchise, they’d be playing to empty theaters by now. Things were pretty innovative at the start, to be…

Sebastian Thrun: Is education poised to breed the next major moonshot? #AccentureIC2015

From self-driving cars and Google Glass to online universities, Stanford professor and former head of Google X Sebastian Thrun has made quite a name…

Apple shows off its photo prowess with Shot on iPhone 6 campaign

With the tech press’ attention is firmly on the Mobile World Congress, currently underway in Barcelona, Apple has released a new ad campaign called…

Google Play increases free music storage limit by 30k songs

Google’s done its music-loving users a big favour. This week, the company increased its storage limit locker for Google Play Music from 20 000…

Jury orders Apple to pay $532.9m in patent trial

A federal jury in Tyler, Texas has ordered Apple to pay US$532.9-million to Smartflash LLC, a company that licences patents and does not sell…

Google’s on a quest to kill sexually explicit content on Blogger

If you use Blogger to post dirty pictures or smutty video, your days are numbered. The Google owned blogging platform will no longer allow…

Watch the iPad magician’s mind-bending tricks on Ellen DeGeneres [video]

German magician and TV presenter Simon Pierro is at it again. This time he’s flaunting his niche iPad magic tricks on the Ellen DeGeneres…

Google Science Fair 2015 is officially open for submissions

The difference between you and Ada Lovelace, according to Google, is that she tried things and you did not. Starting today, Google is accepting…

Google has another crack at China with new YouTube channel

Google is looking to force its way back into China, even if it means going through the back door. The internet giant has launched…

Google consigns Helpouts to its product graveyard

Google is set to shutdown Helpouts, its real-time video expert assistance service, less than 18 months after making it available to the public. In…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

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

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