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Apple, like Google and Facebook, now also has a login button

With all the operating system and hardware announcements from WWDC 2019 this week, the fact that you can now log in to services using…

Flipboard changes all user passwords after ‘security incident’ exposes account info

If you’re a Flipboard user, you should probably log in today and change your password. The popular news aggregation service this week “identified unauthorised…

Huawei applies pressure to end lawsuit against US government’s trade ban

In a trade war that has been decidedly one sided until now, Huawei is finally applying more pressure on the US government. In a…

Google stored some G Suite customers passwords in readable text

Google on Tuesday revealed that it stored some of its G Suite business customers’ passwords in a readable, unencrypted format. “We discovered that starting…

Millions of Instagram celebs’ data reportedly exposed online

A report by TechCrunch on Tuesday revealed that millions of popular Instagrammers’ personal data was exposed after a public database was discovered online. The…

WhatsApp spyware exploit ‘unusual’ but method more than 30 years old

WhatsApp users were faced with a frightening situation earlier this week, when it was revealed that a WhatsApp voice call could allow an attacker…

Google offers replacements for bug-affected BLE Titan Security Keys

Google on Wednesday revealed that there is a bug affecting its Bluetooth Titan Security Keys in the United States. The bug, which only affects…

Solar Impulse 2: a momentous creation for human aeronautics

Back in the early 1900s when Wilbur and Orville Wright took off in the world’s first powered and sustained airplane, man knew that they could…

6 terrible, terrible places to use Pokemon Go Lures

One of the coolest Pokemon Go-related things we’ve seen are businesses using the lure module item to attract people to their premises. The item…

Gamification in the workplace: appeal to younger workforce and drive motivation

A workplace development that’s gaining traction is the use of gamification as a means of monitoring and motivating workforce efficiency. Gaming principles in a…

IAB salary survey reveals highest-earning roles in SA’s digital agencies

IAB SA today revealed South Africa’s “first-ever” digital industry salary survey, which itself revealed some interesting statistics about payrolls in the country’s agency scene….

Edward Snowden working on spy-proof smartphone case for cyber-sleuths

Notorious public whistleblower Edward Snowden and famous hacker Andrew “Bunnie” Huang are co-developing a smartphone case that aims to protect users from wireless device snooping….

Arizona State University finds a way to control drones using brainwaves

The brain is a complex processing unit which contains approximately 200-billion neutrons. These neutrons fire thousands of electrical signals per second. As complex as the…

T-Mobile giving free data for Pokemon Go, but is this a good thing?

US mobile network T-Mobile has also decided to jump on the Pokemon bandwagon. The network has announced that from tomorrow 19 July, it’ll be…

Brexit, volatile markets should not affect customer experience investments

The global economy entered 2016 under a cloud of uncertainty that has been further exacerbated by the Brexit shockwave. Now more than ever, company…

What more can be done to deliver fibre connectivity across South Africa?

It seems like we hear news of fibre developments every other week, as the likes of MTN, Vodacom, Vumatel and Telkom announce suburbs and…

South African travellers connect to unsecured WiFi at any cost – study

A new study by Kaspersky has found that many South African travellers connect to unsecured WiFi networks in no time flat, shedding light on their…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account briefly hijacked by OurMine

The latest high-profile CEO to wake up to a social media account breach is none other than Twitter head Jack Dorsey. The world’s first…

1 in 5 South Africans don’t care about passwords, 8.8m hit by ‘cyber crime’

South Africans have a lot to deal with. Whether its political news, the scourge of crime or one of its national sporting teams’ latest…

Uber drivers share the ‘deepest’ passenger secrets they’ve heard

Social news site Reddit frequently serves up some lovely content, with AskReddit in particular making for some entertaining reading. So when user IamHaiseSasaki asked Uber drivers about…

5 mega-trends that will soon revolutionize the real estate market

The real estate market is on the verge of major transformations that will revolutionize how we do business. Climate change, ecommerce and a demographic…

iGaming FAQ: Answering the Most Common Questions for South African Players

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How UVU Accelerate is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa

AI in Recruitment: How Blue Pearl is Transforming Hiring for Modern Businesses

enza Secures $6.75M Seed Funding to Revolutionize African Payments

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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