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When AI Meets Mzansi The Funniest Fails and Memes

Why South Africans Love an AI Fail Artificial intelligence is supposed to be serious business. It powers banks, telecoms, and even parts of government…

Opera Mini Data Campaigns Reshape Mobile Access in South Africa

The Data Challenge South Africans continue to face high mobile data costs relative to income. For millions, this makes full internet participation a luxury…

Affordable 5G Phones Could Accelerate Digital Inclusion

The Device Barrier South Africa has invested heavily in rolling out 4G and 5G networks, but there is a catch. Millions of people still…

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

Innovate47, the global venture builder and entrepreneur support organisation, has launched a new Food & Agri Accelerator to help founders reshape food systems and…

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

When Simbi Wabote assumed leadership of Nigeria’s Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in 2016, he inherited an oil industry where local participation had…

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

South Africa’s hedge fund industry closed out 2024 with its strongest performance to date, according to the latest Novare Hedge Fund Survey. Assets under…

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Instagram Finally Comes to iPad with a Big Screen Experience

A Long Awaited Release It is official. Instagram has launched a dedicated iPad app, answering years of requests from users who wanted a big…

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Acer is raising the bar for gaming and content creation with the launch of its latest Predator BiFrost and Nitro graphics cards, now powered…

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Game On, Reality Off: Philips Evnia Unleashes QD OLED Mayhem Let’s cut to the chase: Philips Evnia just nuked the gaming monitor scene. The…

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Omoda C5 X review

Omoda is one of Chery’s sub-brands in the South African market, combining daring design with an abundance of in-cabin digitisation. Its mid-size crossovers are…

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

TDK has responded to developing market needs with a new range of advanced inertial measurement units (IMU) for automotive applications. The Japanese electronics giant…

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

Data centres will command power equivalent to the entire Japanese power grid by 2030. It’s a startling prediction and one that infrastructure futurists, data…

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Here’s all you need to know about Microsoft’s CEO hunt today [Video]

Prominent PC-maker HP rolled out a new email campaign on the weekend promoting Windows 7 ‘Back by Popular Demand.’ That’s right, now a quick…

Twitter now has targeted ads and a new redesign [Burning Hot]

Twitter has started off 2014 with some changes. First off is the rollout of a new redesign which makes the desktop site look more…

The best gadgets of CES 2014 [Burning Hot]

CES 2014 was an interesting affair. Gadget makers went crazy for wearable technology, or gizmos that we can strap to our bodies, much like…

Burning Hot: Christmas special roundup of our favourite stories of the year

Burning Hot is a weekly show on Burn Media that showcases our favourite recent stories on Memeburn, Gearburn, Ventureburn, and now Motorburn. From the…

Burning Hot: entrepreneurs watch list, ‘Her’, Bloodhound SSC, geeky Xmas gifts

Burning Hot is a weekly show on Burn Media that showcases our favourite recent stories on Memeburn, Gearburn, Ventureburn, and now Motorburn. From the…

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Burning Hot: Google+ YouTube comments, LG G2 and inspirational films

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Burning Hot: Ashton Kutcher joins Lenovo, Android KitKat, TED Talks

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Burning Hot: iPad Air, replace the web with cats and StartupBus Africa

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Burning Hot: Raspberry Pi, Stellenbosch startups and Arianna Huffington

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Burning Hot: Twitter going public, Dark Souls 2 and African entrepreneurship

What do you get when you combine the next big social media IPO with a title set to have fans of role-playing games grimacing…

Burning Hot: Surface 2, Gyft’s new celeb funding and BBM’s delayed launch

What do you get when you combine Ashton Kutcher, Microsoft’s new tablets and a leaked Android version of BlackBerry’s popular messaging app? The latest…

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This week on Burning Hot, Memeburn shows us how Chipotle’s Scarecrow became something of an YouTube sensation, GTA V gets reviewed and everything you…

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Burning Hot: Microsoft buys Nokia, elearning startups, gadgets for TV stars

The tech sphere was dominated by news of Microsoft’s plan to buy mobile giant Nokia this week, but that’s not the only thing that…

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Into Android customisation, the startup scene or just a fan of terms like ‘squee’ and ‘tl;dr’? There’s something for you in this week’s Burning…

Burning Hot: Leap Motion, Mellowcabs and Koos Bekker’s billions

Ever wish you could take a free trip in a pedicab, control your computer by waving your hands around in the air and pop…

Burning Hot: Hyperloop, Uber in Africa and the BlackBerry Q10

Imagine a future where you could jump on a supersonic transportation system and get picked up by a luxury private car service that you’ve…

Burning Hot: Jeff Bezos, Leap Motion and Kickass African Startups

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos jumps on The Washington Post bandwagon, hands-on 3D gesture controllers and a round-up of some kickass African startups: on Burning Hot,…

Burning Hot: Twitter redesign, African gaming and Leisure Suit Larry

What do you get when you combine Twitter, a handful of exciting startups, a retro game and um, a Rubik’s Cube? The latest instalment…

Burning Hot: future jobs, the BlackBerry Q5 and SA mobile game Snailboy

The top stories on Burn Media this week? Well, they include some seemingly crazy futuristic jobs, a review of BlackBerry’s latest smartphone and the…

Burning Hot: the viral impala, Nokia Lumia 1020 and Africa’s tech scene

Take some African superheroes, throw in a crazy leaping impala and add one of the most impressive cameras ever to grace the back of…

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