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Google hits back after gender discrimination accusations

Google has released its pay methodology after being accused of discrimination by the US Department of Labour. “It’s very important to us that men…

Google accused of systemic pay discrimination by US Department of Labour

Google has come under fire in the last few months, as the US Department of Labour seeks to prove that it systematically pays the…

Gen Z kids think Google is totally ‘lit’, Google’s study reveals

How do you do, fellow kids? Google has released its study on what US Gen Z teens think is cool, and it comes as…

Google and Android partners reach patent peace

Google and other major Android partners have joined an agreement that grants each other royalty-free patent licensing on all Android and Google Applications preinstalled on devices…

YouTube is killing annotations, and the community isn’t well pleased

Thanks to internet users’ gradual but constant move to mobile, YouTube is killing its video annotations editing tool. The tool, which launched in 2008,…

Google moves to demote offensive search results

Google has launched an effort to flag and demote “upsetting-offensive” results on its search engine. According to Search Engine Land, the company employs 10 000…

Ireland re-examines its status as tech tax haven

Over the past few years Ireland’s managed to attract serious investment from international companies, especially in the tech sector, thanks to its relaxed tax…

Change, loudness and incomplete strategies: how to survive (and thrive) in a digital agency

A digital agency is a dynamic, fast-paced and frequently exhausting environment. Here, slick suits work alongside casual creatives — all meeting under one roof…

Aussie Google employee asks for a monorail, Google buys monorail cars

When you’ve got as much money as Google, you can afford to occasionally look at requests put in by your employees (even the joke…

Is Google’s anti-aging startup all about keeping its employees on forever?

Fortune Senior Editor Dan Primack recently returned from a visit to Silicon Valley and he reports new details on the Calico Google venture that…

Senior Google engineer: building innovative products requires team work

When building technologies that can change the course of history and reshape mankind, team work is pretty important. In a place like Google, where…

RIP: app discovery on iTunes and Google Play is dead

When last did you browse an app store? As the iTunes App Store hurtles towards 1 million apps, with Google Play passing this number…

Microsoft calls it quits on WP YouTube app, reverts to web player

It looks like Microsoft has given up on being able to build its own YouTube app, reverting back to the basic web player. Things…

BlackBerry sold, Google’s birthday and Youtube kills trolls: #StuffToKnow this week

The once ubiquitous smartphone BlackBerry has fallen into the abyss and sold out. Google is celebrating its 15th birthday in hobbit style by giving…

Google turns 15, launches new ‘hummingbird’ search algorithm

Yup, Google is 15. You probably can’t imagine life without it, but if Google were a human being, it would only be in high…

‘Google in 1998’: zoom back in time with Google’s birthday Easter egg

It may be all grown up now, but once upon a time, Google wasn’t a global tech giant famous for quirky campuses and dessert-flavoured…

Google 15th birthday doodle is ridiculously addictive fun

Google has a history of awesome doodles. Today’s effort, in celebration of the internet giant’s 15th birthday is no exception. The interactive doodle comes…

YouTube comments: now powered by Google Plus

In an effort to curb the spam comments on YouTube and perhaps another attempt by Google to get more people active on its social…

iOS 7, scan the world in 3D and Affleck responds: #StuffToKnow this week

Well it finally arrived, and wow is iOS7 simply stunning. There are a few things in different places and that will take getting used…

Google makes new logo, navigation bar official

We recently told you about an apparent new Google logo hidden in the latest update of Chrome Beta for Android. Well it’s real and…

Google gets into biotech with Calico, will aim to solve death

Google today announced Calico, a new company headed up by Arthur (Art) D. Levinson, the Chairman and former CEO of Genentech and Chairman of…

Google targets iOS users, tells them to enjoy data compression with Chrome

If you don’t lead the kind of existence that allows you to hop between Wi-Fi hotspots, then you’ll know how crucial your data plan…

MTN Clinches SA’s Best Network Title Again – Backed by Data and R14bn Infrastructure Push

Xiaomi’s “Screens for Change” Powers Township Esports With Purpose and Mandela’s Legacy

SAVCA 2025 Industry Awards Spotlight Africa’s Most Ambitious Private Capital-Backed Innovators

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves