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Cows that wear VR headsets are happier and produce better milk, apparently

Apparently, cows that spend time in virtual reality produce better quality milk. This is according to a Russian study reported by The Moscow Times,…

Google Pay expands its supported banks list, still not available in Africa

Google Pay’s global footprint just got a lot bigger, but it still doesn’t have so much as a toe in Africa. The company’s mobile…

New ransomware attack pretends to be a Windows 10 update file

As if installing Windows 10 updates aren’t stressful enough, fake Windows updates can now install ransomware to your computer. According to researchers at TrustWave,…

FNB Easy Zero account drops the monthly charges, adds a physical card

FNB on Thursday announced a new digital account offering called Easy Zero for those who want “a fully-fledged digital bank account with a card”…

Facebook on iOS 13 has a pretty creepy camera bug right now

A report by The Next Web on Tuesday revealed that Facebook has been secretly accessing iPhone users cameras. According to a tweet spotted by…

Facebook reveals 100 developers still had access to data in Groups

Facebook on Tuesday revealed that about 100 developers still had access to personal information in Groups despite the company updating Groups to prevent this…

5 lessons learned from a Black Friday customer experience fail

Originally a Thanksgiving holiday sales ploy imported from the US, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now reshaping consumer behaviour in South Africa. With…

Stockholm ambulances to alert motorists via radio

Researchers at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed an early warning system for motorists in the path of oncoming emergency vehicles. Ambulances…

This 5D imaging technology can digitally scan living tissue

Researchers from USC Dornsife and USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed new technology that allows for 5D imaging of animals and human beings….

Fitbit, out to kill smartwatch rivals, buys Vector

Fresh from acquiring and effectively dismantling Pebble, Fitbit has bought another smartwatch company in the form of Vector. The Vector Watch stood out on…

Paper-based battery to power small electronics?

Researchers at Binghamton University have created a working bacteria-powered battery which can be used to power small or disposable electronic devices. What makes this creation…

ALYSIA: an AI that writes melodies for your lyrics

Have you ever written your own lyrics but struggled to find the perfect melody to accompany it? Well, the great gods of technology and…

Alternative electrolytes could stop exploding smartphones

Researchers have identified dozens of electrolytes that could be alternative solutions to volatile liquids used in smartphones. Researchers at Stanford University used machine learning…

Tinder hits Apple TV: get gran to find matches for you

Tinder is a rather private experience for many people, but the hookup/dating app is now available on Apple TV, if you can believe that. What’s…

Robotic hands are getting more touchy-feely

A group of scientists at Cornell University have created a way for soft robotic hands to feel their surroundings internally, much like we do. The group…

New ransomware unlocks your PC – if you infect friends

A new form of ransomware has emerged online that promises to unlock your PC if you infect your friends with said ransomware. Dubbed Popcorn…

Security, BYOD and IT trends you can expect to see in 2017

Security remains one of the most debated and contested topics of the year. Predictions have come, and predictions have gone. Some have come true;…

Amazon Go: a grocery store with no checkout lines

Who says that brick and mortar stores have to make way for online storefronts? Certainly not Amazon, as the company recently launched its Amazon…

South Africa’s Orange Store is shutting down online

Update #2, 1 December, 9.11am: Orange also noted that its brick and mortar stores will also be shuttered, and will be “utilized for other…

Forget Trump: your cat can now own an eco-friendly White House

Although we do love technology here at Memeburn, we can’t turn our heads when a clever piece of simple design walks by. Especially if…

Ransomware: 9 best security practices your company should apply

Ransomware. Today, one of the most wide-spread and damaging threats that internet users and organisations face. In short, it is a type of malware…

Here’s how Raru, Wootware handled South Africa’s Black Friday rush

This year’s Black Friday was a massive occasion. Besides the number of deals that were spread across a range of SA’s ecommerce stores and…

US consumers blow $3.34bn on Black Friday, break mobile shopping record

It was an extremely healthy Black Friday for US retailers according to new data released by Adobe. The company this week published its 2016…

Why South Africa’s AI Moment Demands Bold Leadership, Not Just Tech Adoption

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Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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