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A reminder: why protecting your online identity is vital

“It won’t happen to me.” Dangerous words in any context, but when applied to identity protection this attitude can have truly frightening and negative…

What should we make of the fact that robots are now ‘self aware’?

Three small and very innocent looking robots (called “Nao Bots”) were recently tasked with solving a slightly altered version of philosopher Luciano Floridi’s induction…

5 Memeburn posts you loved this week

Plenty can happen in a week, and keeping up with it all can be terrifyingly difficult. In between the piles of work sitting in…

4 ecommerce marketing trends you should really know about

The past 15 years have seen Ecommerce grow immensely. Now with the growth in technology, the pioneers of e-commerce stores are trying to make…

Keep up or get caught out — lessons from the Ashley Madison hack

The Ashley Madison hack this week has proven to be yet another example of businesses being unprepared for cyber security attacks. The news of…

Mobile fraud on the rise: how to fight back

Think that you are safe? Believe that your mobile device is secure and your transactions completely protected? You’d be wrong… In February 2014, RiskIQ…

Meet SAM, the futuristic Lego-style tech building the next generation of thinkers

Lego has been a part of childhoods since ever, the most simplistically designed blocks fitting together to form megastructures, movies and finding them in…

Elon Musk to reveal more on Hyperloop today

Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and Space X will finally unveil today the revolutionary concept for high-speed travel called Hyperloop. Will publish Hyperloop…

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…

Exclusive: storm set to erupt between SA ecommerce players, banks

A major storm looks set to rock the South African online scene as some of the country’s largest ecommerce players square up against its…

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…

Want to know why Amazon’s ship isn’t sinking? Its shareholders are loyal

Amazon reported revenue up 22% in its most recent quarter and a net loss of 2 cents a share compared with a profit of…

Why digital natives need to leave their ivory towers: the DStv example

I recently had an interesting discussion on an email group I’m part of discussing the merits of Netflix over pay TV and Naspers‘ Africa-wide…

Social sentiment can provide serious insight for big data: here’s how

As social media explodes, valuable trends are increasingly available to those able to discover them. Yet sorting out signal from noise is only getting…

The NSA could easily be re-tooled as a business platform: here’s how

The US’ National Security Agency could be rejigged as a self-funded entity fulfilling its missions while saving taxpayers billions of dollars and also providing…

Hack exposes 2m Ubuntu user email addresses, password details

The email addresses, password details and user names of every single user on the Ubuntu forums — an estimated 1.85-million people — have been…

TikTok Tightens the Reins: New Parental Controls and Digital Well-Being Tools Rolled Out

The Top Five AI Tools to Supercharge Your Workflow in 2025

Mobile World Congress 2025: A Glimpse into the Hyperconnected Future

Mastering Financial Navigation for Securing the Perfect Loan

Injini Accelerates EdTech Revolution in SA with New Mastercard Foundation Fellowship Cohort

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

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