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How IBM is building a smarter planet with the cloud

Most people have heard of Watson — IBM’s smart computer that famously beat the quiz show Jeopardy! back in 2011. Fewer know that Watson…

Is your bank really about to experience Uber-style disruption?

To the average person on the street, Uber is amazing and has done more to change the face of transportation than any vehicle manufacturer…

Excel is about to get sexy again: here’s why

This autumn in the US, Excel will be 30 years old. It’s difficult to imagine a business world without the spreadsheet, which first appeared…

10 Reasons why 2001: A Space Odyssey stands as the best Sci-Fi movie ever made

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, MGM) was filmed before man stepped on the moon (1969, Neil Armstrong), before the use of Computer-Generated Imagery (1973,…

Is the Dark Web really the cesspit of the internet?

The Dark Web. The term was recently nominated for word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries, only to be beaten by an emoji, yes…

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, others join to fast track clean energy innovation

Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft’s Bill Gates — alongside a group of 26 other powerful business leaders — have launched an initiative…

Innovating Africa means practical solutions to unique challenges

Innovation is one of the most important contributors to economic growth in any market. Innovators create wealth, attract investment and provide job opportunities. They…

SA’s information security skills shortage could come back to bite it in a big way

The Information Security field is extremely fast moving, however the scarcity of skills in South Africa remain at a critical state, and businesses are…

Weeds! The evolution and unstoppable growth of ecommerce

The world’s first online transaction occurred in 1971 or ’72, roughly three years before South Africa witnessed its first television broadcast and nearly three…

Could cognisant computing be the guiding force behind your next app?

Think about the development of mobile apps for a moment. In the early days, they usually performed a single function often requiring a large…

This privacy experiment lets anyone on the internet see where your cat lives

When you snap a photo and upload it to your favourite social network site, chances are you’re more focused on spreading the image and…

POPI should prompt a serious mobile security rethink for SA companies

Over the past three decades legislatures across the world have been trying to update their legal systems to address growing concerns around how our…

Want a really productive business? Make sure your employees have great digital workspaces

Over the past few years, the prevailing attitude in large swathes of the business world has been to view employee devices as a threat…

7 things you can do to make a difference, inspire change for #MandelaDay

To honour former South African president Nelson Mandela’s first birthday since his passing in December 2013, people from around the country, and the world,…

17 tools to help minimise your digital footprint

Online privacy is a topic getting a lot of attention these days and has become a large concern among consumers. While the obvious solution…

Explosive growth, increasing regulation: how can businesses cure their data headaches?

In today’s information-driven world, data is at the heart of enabling businesses to operate and innovate effectively. However, the exponential growth of data, combined…

In our connected world, everything can be hacked

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of actual objects that are accessed through the Internet. These objects contain embedded technology that allows…

How bitcoin is fixing some of the web’s biggest problems

The web has changed how we communicate, entertain, learn, make money… the list goes on and on. Still, there are so many people who…

Few options, bad habits: legitimate video streaming in SA’s uphill battle

All habits are difficult to break, but the bad ones especially so. Once we get used to doing something, it’s hard to change our…

Yup, this just happened: Friskies ranked the top 50 most influential cats on the internet

The internet can sometimes be a confusing place — I mean, how do you keep up with all the cats? Pet food brand Friskies…

JK Rowling crashes Pottermore with a new update on Harry Potter’s life

Desperately missing updates on Harry, Ron and Hermione but not satisfied with the ending of JK Rowling’s last book in the series? Of course…

South Africa’s cashless future relies on localisation, not innovation

The recent article by Memeburn senior reporter Stuart Thomas titled ‘Don’t burn your wallet: why SA hasn’t reached its mobile, cashless future (yet)’ gave…

3 reasons why big government tech projects can fail hard

Anyone who’s ever tackled a big online project knows just how much capacity there is for things to go spectacularly wrong. It’s bad enough…

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

The Alarming Truth About Gen Z Gaming Cybercrime

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Five Ways to Back South Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs

Novare Holdings anchors R2.8 billion Investment

Investors Finding Their Way Back to the Kenyan Market

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

Luca de Meo and his Renault legacy

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

Everest better at exploring than Explorer