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Instagram will soon preview IGTV videos in your feed

Instagram has revealed that users will now get IGTV previews in their feed. This means that, while you’re happily scrolling through pictures, you will…

10 big stories from February 2019 worth reading again

It’s come an gone in the blink of an eye, almost as if it’s the shortest month of the year. (Get it?). February, for…

Instagram reportedly testing ‘Donation’ sticker for Stories

Instagram is reportedly testing a “Donation” sticker in Stories, a feature that will most likely allow users to ask their following to contribute to…

Is this the purge? Instagram users lose thousands of followers thanks to ‘issue’

On Wednesday, a slew of Instagram users took to other social networks to complain about their dwindling follower numbers. But it seems that people…

Instagram launches #ShareBlackStories to celebrate Black History Month

February is Black History Month in the United States, and to honour the occasion Instagram has released some new features to celebrate the African-American…

Instagram is testing DMs for the web

Instagram is reportedly testing a web version of its direct messages feature, according to TechCrunch. This means that, soon, Instagrammers could be chatting to…

Instagram to stop showing graphic self-harm content

Instagram has announced a new mental health and suicide prevention strategy where it will prevent self-harm related images from being seen by users. This…

Instagram now has a ‘data download’ tool: here’s how to use it

After Facebook made its “Download Your Info” tool more prominent, and yesterday announced that a similar tool will be heading to WhatsApp, Instagram users…

Instagram’s @design account will give you extreme desk envy

You’re probably already sick of being at work, am I right? But what if I told you that your desk is pretty damn boring…

Instagram will soon let you download your data like Facebook

Just like its owner Facebook, Instagram will soon allow users to download all the data they’ve ever uploaded to the service. “We are building…

You could soon follow Instagrammers by scanning their Nametag

If you’re too lazy to ask a fellow human for their Instagram handle, the social network’s upcoming feature is just what you need. In…

Instagram breaks third-party apps, services by throttling its API call limit

In what seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to its parent company’s recent leaky-data woes, Instagram has restricted third-party developers from accessing its data…

Facebook ‘clarifies’ creepy call, text logging claims

After the Cambridge Analytica scandal piqued public panic last week, Facebook is again coming under fire for another user data issue. After the above…

Instagram kills its auto refreshing timeline, tweaks algorithm

So it seems that you can indeed teach old advertising-laden dogs new tricks. Instagram, after years of users complaining about its algorithmic feed, is…

You can ‘live link’ profiles and hashtags in your Instagram bio

Meanwhile on the less acerbic side of the Facebook spectrum, Instagram this week introduces a new feature to users’ bios. “Today, we’re introducing hashtag…

BlackBerry sues Facebook’s WhatsApp and Instagram for IP infringement

The once mighty smartphone and tech giant BlackBerry is suing Facebook’s Instagram and WhatsApp for allegedly copying features which first appeared on BlackBerry Messenger…

Indulge in 5 of the best SONA 2018 memes

This past Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa demonstrated that the State of the Nation Address (SONA) can go on without Jacob Zuma. And South Africa’s…

Cyril Ramaphosa jogging in Sea Point was a selfie moment not to be missed

Cape Town’s quite used to running into celebrities along its more popular attractions, but a South African president? Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa was spotted…

Elon Musk bids Starman farewell in a final Instagram snap

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared the “last pic” of his cherry-red Tesla roadster hurting towards the Asteroid Belt, after it was launched into…

Pictures: the ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ lights up social media

There’s something mythical about the Moon — that little spherical ball roughly the size of Australia revolving around the Earth more or less once…

You can now schedule Instagram posts (but not from the app)

You can now schedule posts to automatically publish on Instagram, even when you’re asleep or far, far away from your device. But there’s a…

Instagram, celebrities flaunt Cape Town’s curves during summer holidays

Cape Town may feel a little devoid of Johannesburgers this holiday season, but we can assure you there’s no shortage of celebrities running around…

Meet Instagram’s most-followed pets

Beyoncé may have stolen the show this year with her pregnancy announcement on Instagram, but did she dress up as Eleven and take an awkward…

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

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