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5 amazing pictures tweeted by Rosetta and Philae

Yesterday history was made when the Philae lander, launched from the Rosetta spacecraft, landed on Comet 67P. Its mission is to transmit data from…

South Atlantic’s first undersea cable will connect Brazil, Angola

Despite a bunch of noble efforts involving satellites, drones, and weather balloons, we still depend pretty heavily on undersea cables for the majority our…

4 ways Salesforce’s wave missed the data analysis mark

If you’re in business, odds are you’ve at least heard of Salesforce. And there’s probably a good chance that you work on it, which…

Technology and disease control: the Ebola outbreak and the need for modern medical infrastructure in the developing world

When author Richard Preston published his 1992 New York Times article about Ebola, “Crisis in the Hot Zone”, there had only been a handful…

4 things you really need to know about getting more women in tech

It’s the eve of my favorite day of the year: Election Day. Twenty year old wonks much like myself celebrate such a day because…

8 ways technology is improving how we teach

Oftentimes it can be difficult to make changes to the way teachers teach. After all, why change something if it’s tried and true? However,…

African women in tech: Nkem Begho on being geeky and manly in the tech space

“Women in tech are thought to be geeky and manly. They are thought to have no fashion sense and probably all wear nerd glasses….

Samsung’s Gear, NYTimes hacked and Miley’s twerking: #StuffToKnow on the web this week

Not a massive week on the web this time, most of the attention went to the gyrations of a pop singer and the ongoing…

‘Twerk’, ‘phablet’, ‘derp’, ‘bitcoin’ and ‘selfie’ added to the Oxford dictionary

Srsly. Yes, it is now arguably permissible to begin a sentence with a colloquialism that doesn’t contain any vowels — it’s a real word,…

Life after Google Reader: yes, Feedly is still winning

Wondering who’s benefiting from a world without Google Reader? It seem the answer is fairly clear: Feedly. The RSS reader took an early lead…

iPhone 5S, Manning and a new Batman: #StuffToKnow on the web this week

The rumour mill is at it again in anticipation for the upcoming tech as launches are around the corner from Apple and Samsung. There…

Hyperloop, iPhone 5C, Ashton Kutcher: #StuffToKnow on the web this week

You’d be forgiven for thinking the tech world decided that it had decided to take a break from normality this week: we have a…

Bill Gates, computers for kids and why telling a single story is risky

Creating solutions for one population base in a society does not mean that the others don’t exist. Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie gave a great…

Who owns your business content in today’s BYOD world?

After the advent of BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices, some enterprising companies began to issue company mobile devices, while many others told employees to…

Could Jeff Bezos be a new, less uptight, Steve Jobs?

Jeff Bezos is by far the most interesting of the tech industry CEOs. He’s the new “Steve Jobs” in terms of being able to…

Washington Post, Firefox and Dr Who: #Stufftoknow from the web this week

A few things but big things happened this week. Apparently print has more life in it than we gave credit. Not content with merely…

Facebook, Tencent and why Naspers’ Koos Bekker doesn’t need a salary

I was recently asked why it was that emerging markets media giant Naspers has had such a run, why the stock price was up…

5 signs you might be getting too old for the internet

I’m starting to think I may be getting too old for the internet. I got my first computer in 1991. It was a 286…

China’s internet wars: who’s sided with who?

The battle between China’s internet giants is only becoming more contentious, and the nation’s major companies seem to be making acquisitions and partnerships at…

Living with Google Glass and Twitter’s TV dreams: top stories you should read

What’s it like to walk down the street wearing a pair of US$1500 futuristic glasses? What steps is Twitter taking to make sure that…

Smartwatches: the first casualty in the body tech war

Your body is a battleground in the tech industry right now. If it’s not your eyes (Google Glass, digital contact lenses) it’s your wrist…

Could MOOCs help democratise education in emerging markets?

There is no doubt that information is the power of a progressive society. Access to knowledge is the first step in a society’s journey…

Blaming Reddit and kickstarting a cure: top stories this week

Is Reddit to blame for the false accusation that shook the Tripathi family? How did reporters figure out that J.K. Rowling was publishing under…

OpenAI’s new offline AI model could reshape Africa’s app market in 2026

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Acer brings RTX 50 Series gaming laptops to South Africa with next gen AI performance

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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