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Brace yourself for a bumpy load-shedding schedule this weekend

Eskom has been on fluctuating stages of load shedding this week. The national power utility is adamant that power cuts are necessary to keep…

Meta launches Ouest Pro, with facial sensors for your avatar

Meta has unveiled the Meta Quest Pro, the first in a new line of advanced headsets. The innovative headset is packed with what Meta…

Flaccid truth to Malusi Gigaba viral sex tape

Every story deserves an ending and a story that involves blackmail and extortion should in most cases produce results despite any challenges. Flaccid truth’s…

What happens at stage 15 Eskom load shedding?

Stage 15 load shedding, means your car will be trapped behind that remote-operated heavy garage door with that backup power system under severe constraints…

Here’s some good news for WhatsApp group administrators

Here’s some good news for WhatsApp group admins. You will now have just over two days to delete unwanted messages from group chats. 🧑‍💻…

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…

Everlytic’s 4 top email trends for 2019 [Sponsored]

Today at Memeburn: why the site was temporarily down

On 20 September, you may have noticed that Memeburn was inaccessible. On Monday, you also may have noticed a spike in CPU usage when…

Facebook removes ads targeting ‘Jew haters’

Facebook profiles can be obnoxious. With no vetting procedures on the information provided for education or employment, friends can say they attended Hogwarts or…

Humans of New York is getting a Facebook TV series

Popular Facebook page “Humans of New York” is releasing a 12-episode documentary series to Facebook’s recently announced Watch tab. The 30-minute series has been…

YouTube to launch comment topics so you can skip the boring stuff

I’m a simple woman: I see YouTube is letting me filter out annoying, tired jokes and I click. YouTube announced Saturday that it is working on…

Snapchat now makes it easier to stalk friends using ‘Snap Map’

Snapchat has added a new feature that allows you to see where your friends — and other featured stories — are on a map….

Subscription-based ERP software becoming more relevant during SA’s economic toils

In light of South Africa’s recent economic upheaval, local enterprises are under more financial pressure than ever before, with many sacrificing critical business management…

Is artificial intelligence making the data analyst redundant?

It is all too apparent that every industry is being radically impacted upon and even deeply disrupted by, digitalisation, while existing and familiar roles…

SingularityU’s Southern Africa Global Impact Challenge entries close 18 April [Sponsored]

Singularity University, better known as SingularityU, has announced that entries to its Global Impact Challenge (GIC) competition for Southern Africa will close on Tuesday…

Google hits back after gender discrimination accusations

Google has released its pay methodology after being accused of discrimination by the US Department of Labour. “It’s very important to us that men…

YouTube creators need 10k channel views before earning ad revenue

Over the past year, YouTube has been struggling to maintain an amicable relationship with its content creators — and it’s working hard to change…

The Future of Health event: SingularityU to host SA changemakers [Sponsored]

Are you interested in learning more about the Future of Health? Well, you’re in luck. SingularityU’s Cape Town and Johannesburg Chapters will this week host…

Game of Thrones season 7 release date and teaser is here

Game of Thrones fans rejoice: the great war is here. Yesterday, the Game of Thrones Twitter announced the much-awaited release date on a live stream with Jaime…

The Circle: Hermione Granger, Finn FN-2187 star in creepy trailer

Harry Potter‘s Emma Watson, Star Wars: The Force Awaken‘s John Boyega, Doctor Who‘s Karen Gillan and just straight-up Tom Hanks all star in James Ponsoldt’s The Circle, and a…

innovateAFRICA: 22 media projects get share of $1m

Twenty-two projects in the field of journalism have been selected by innovateAFRICA.fund to receive a share of US$1-million in funding and support. “The world…

Tinder hits Apple TV: get gran to find matches for you

Tinder is a rather private experience for many people, but the hookup/dating app is now available on Apple TV, if you can believe that. What’s…

Ghost in the Shell gets its first live-action trailer

The original manga of Ghost in the Shell developed by Masamune Shirow has now become a cult-classic for any anime or manga enthusiast. Once the…

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

WeThinkCode_ and South Cape TVET College Bring Software Engineering Training to Rural SA Youth

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

Capitec and Mama Money Launch Fintech Partnership to Empower Migrant Workers Across Africa

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

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