SXSW

‘I don’t want to take music backward’: Neil Young on the launch of PonoMusic [SXSW]

“I don’t want to take music back to the old days, I want to take it forward — to the future,” says singer-songwriter Neil…

Edward Snowden: we all need to fight government surveillance [SXSW]

In a rare appearance, and via Google Hangout from Russia where he has been granted political asylum, Edward Snowden urged thousands of tech enthusiasts…

A virtual conversation with Julian Assange [SXSW]

Over an at-times wonky Skype connection, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange connected through to a packed Exhibition Hall 5 of the Austin Convention Centre this…

Show off your work: Austin Kleon on not hiding your talents [SXSW]

The first of the keynotes kicked off SXSW 2014 with a speaker who once attended many a Southby sitting in the back, drawing illustrations…

14 International events and a startup exchange for your calendar

The last post I wrote featured seven, which later became nine, South African events worth attending to grow your startup. If you have started…

All aboard the StartupBus: The pressure cooker startup incubator on wheels

Bottle the following ingredients: the electric buzz of a Red Bull fueled hackerspace, the interpersonal caterwauling of a reality show and pressure, loads of…

Memeburn’s best moments from SXSW 2012

With South by Southwest Interactive now all but forgotten in the wake of the tunes from the 2 000 or so musicians who took…

GroupMe adds brands to group messaging

Dominating Twitter streams at the recent SXSW event in the group messaging class with 65% of the overall mentions (according to social media analytics…

Our lives are digital curation tools

As our lives become increasingly digital curation tools can provide a good way to document our activities, capturing a snapshot of key events and…

Chrome and Groupon scoop big awards at South By Southwest

Google’s Chrome Web browser which backs a music and imagery website browser won top honours at a South By Southwest Interactive (SXSW). The Wilderness…

Viral marketing with the creator of ‘The Oatmeal’ (SXSW2011)

Meeting Matthew Inman, you’d never guess that this shy, slightly built 27-year-old is the caustic genius behind The Oatmeal, one of the web’s most…

TEDx comes to Cape Town

The highly successful non-profit global set of conferences, TED has spawned a program of ‘local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a…

Anonymity is not cowardice, says 4chan founder (SXSW2011)

He arrives late, sidling awkwardly onto the stage. With his baby face and blond mop it’s easy to believe Christopher Poole is 24 years…

Tech4Africa conference driven by “anger and pride”

After four years of trying to get it off the ground, the Tech4Africa web and emerging technology conference is all systems go for mid-August…

Roodepoort’s answer to SXSW

Brendan Jack, of MTV’s Footskating 101 fame, has created what he thinks will be a new conference to rival the well-known Austin-based SXSW. He’s…

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