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Groupon South Africa is dead: here’s what will happen to your orders

Back in September 2015, Memeburn reported that ecommerce platform Groupon began shedding global offices in an effort to “make the business more efficient”. And…

Opera: OLX, Letgo tracks you more than Takealot, Gumtree

New research from Opera Software found that over half of the top 60 Android shopping apps collect personal information via trackers. However, South Africa’s…

No Apple, this iPhone 7 owner is not Saddam Hussein

Okay Apple, we understand that you aren’t too interested in giving out refunds to iPhone buyers, but do you really need them to prove…

New tech makes wind turbines cheaper, lighter and sturdier

The WALiD (Wind blade using cost-effective Advanced Lightweight Design) project in conjunction with the Fraunhofer Institute, have developed lighter but sturdier wind turbine blades…

2017 Bookmark Awards are now open for entries [Sponsored]

The 2017 Bookmark Awards are around the corner, but which categories will be featured this year? We’ve got the information for you. The IAB has also…

Update: DDoS attack on Dyn DNS leaves internet crippled

Update #5, 22 October, 12.30am: Dyn has issued its lengthiest update yet, revealing a few more details about the DDoS attack on its DNS…

Rwanda’s now using drones to deliver medical supplies

Drones are all the rage these days, but they’re being put to life-saving use in Rwanda, in the form of so-called Zip drones. Zipline teamed…

Security: the platform for IoT success

Widely regarded as the hottest topic in high-tech, the IoT (Internet of Things) is attracting the attention of countless enterprises across a wide array…

10 massive online security predictions for 2016

A year in cybersecurity can seem like an eternity. But despite the rapid changes, many things remain constant. Check Point’s top three predicted security…

The Internet of Things: it’s not that complicated

Ah, the Internet of Things. It’s the topic on everyone’s lips – the buzzword of the year. It promises to transform the way we…

Sir David Attenborough, nanotech, and incuBeta: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

Everyone loves a good acquisition or merger story. For aspiring entrepreneurs, it shows what’s possible when you build a company from the ground up…

Here’s what the UK is doing to attract top tech talent

In a bid to drive local tech development, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has made it easier for highly skilled non-EU IT professionals to…

Singularity University and the philosophy of the moonshot

Michael Fichardt recently spent 10 weeks at Singularity University. Located in Silicon Valley, the institution is part university, part think-tank, and part business-incubator, which…

How the cloud can improve your security solutions

The advantage of being in this industry for a while is that you get to see first-hand how things change, mostly for the better,…

Memeburn takes a look at Geek Crate’s second offering

After last month’s initial offering from Geek Crate, the startup received a lot of praise, criticism, and feedback on its product. The owners have…

The nanotechnology inside the human body: for future medical breakthroughs, think small

The first electronic computer was a massive device. The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, 1945) measured 30 meters long, contained 17,468 vacuum tubes,…

Cyber security innovation race: 3 things African organisations need to know

As cyber attackers increase their ability to innovate, so they are able to enhance their capacity to outpace state-of-the-art security technology. Keeping up with…

What does shareholder activism mean for tech companies?

A significant increase in shareholder activism has been causing a stir in the tech industry. According to this board of directors’ recap from BDO,…

How safe is flying…on your credit card?

Air travel may be statistically safer than other forms, but what about the transactions that surround it? According to Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)…

#FeesMustFall, Mxit, Singularity University: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

After the tumultuous student protests which rocked South African universities, parliament, and the Union Buildings last week, the past few days have seemed pretty…

Have domains arrived at their ‘twerking moment’?

The Internet namespace experienced a shift over the past year. Gone are the days of fighting over coveted .com addresses or settling for strangely…

5 big reasons everything is moving to the cloud

Notwithstanding the soft-edged depiction of “the cloud” on network diagrams, it is neither a fuzzy (ill-defined) nor a fluffy (hyped) concept. It is easy…

Singularity University and the exponential technologies changing our world

Michael Fichardt recently spent 10 weeks at Singularity University. Located in Silicon Valley, the institution is part university, part think-tank, and part business-incubator, which…

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