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Turns out Twitter’s been using Ireland to avoid tax too

In the run up to Twitter’s IPO, it’s become increasingly evident that the social network is trying to maximise its revenue stream and become…

Obama won, Wolverine fired, Google Watch coming: #StuffToKnow this week

Well, the US government shut down (because of old men acting like children who didn’t get the toys they wanted), and after 16 day…

BlackBerry, HTC squeezed tightest in consolidating mobile market

Announcements by BlackBerry and HTC show the two companies are feeling the pressure and are likely to be increasingly marginalised into the future as…

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…

Google partners with Yola to get small businesses online

Google has just launched a new way for small businesses in Canada to get online. This move sees the search engine monolith ensuring that…

Three million works deleted in Baidu’s move to curb copyright suit

Chinese search engine giant Baidu said Wednesday it had deleted nearly three million works from its online library in a three-day blitz aimed at…

China’s top internet portal drops Google for own technology

Sina, China’s largest internet portal, said Tuesday it has replaced Google‘s search service on its websites with its own technology. A move that further…

Twitter’s future with third party apps

February’s shutdown of three UberMedia owned Twitter platforms, most famously UberTwitter now named UberSocial, for “Terms of Service violations,” was seen by many as…

Six ways companies cash in on Facebook ads

We have all seen them, but how many of us have made good use of Facebook ads? The major selling point on a network…

Quick hits around the African tech scene

There’s a lot happening in and around the African tech scene. Take a look at some of the most important developments. Umbono: Google’s South…

Cars get connected with onboard internet access

A few months ago we published a story about innovations in the world of automobile from the North America International Auto show. We also…

Are the days of curation numbered?

It’s clear that the interest of internet users can be very fickle indeed. Sites and services can have sudden boosts of popularity and then…

Think Quarterly: Google’s new online magazine

“In a world of accelerating change, we all need time to reflect,” says Google about its online quarterly publication, Think Quarterly. Launched out of…

Yahoo! speeds search queries with Search Direct

Yahoo! has began a US only beta testing of a search feature that displays answers to queries and links to websites as people type…

Tips on adjusting to Google’s Panda algorithm change

Google scared a lot of web masters when it unleashed the Panda, an update that made a massive impact on the web. A full…

Apple files suit following Amazon’s ‘App Store’ launch

On Tuesday Amazon began offering applications for mobile devices running Google‘s Android software from its App store despite Apple‘s attempt to stop it using…

Umbono: Google launches new African tech incubator

Google has chosen Cape Town as a pilot for a new technology incubator called Umbono which aims to bring together seed capital, Google mentorship,…

8 venture capital sources for your startup

Raising funds in emerging markets may not be a walk in the park, but the process has become easier. Though some have complained the…

Hoaxes and revolutions: Twitter’s fifth anniversary

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the very first Twitter update by Jack Dorsey (@Jack), co-founder of the mircologging site. On the 21st of…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel