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Update: DDoS attack on Dyn DNS leaves internet crippled

Update #5, 22 October, 12.30am: Dyn has issued its lengthiest update yet, revealing a few more details about the DDoS attack on its DNS…

Twitter reacts to Dyn’s massive DNS DDoS

For much of Friday, some of the internet’s biggest websites were rendered useless after a DDoS attack hit Dyn DNS. In typical internet fashion,…

20 world airports that utterly hate Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7

Samsung’s having a right old crappy year. After the promise of its featured-packed Samsung Galaxy Note 7, its hopes to challenge Apple and others…

12 inspirational tweets from Thuli Madonsela

Serving as Public Protector from 10 October 2009 to 14 October 2016, Thuli Madonsela has become one of South Africa’s most recognisable and respected…

Weekend News in Tweets: Trump remains bullish, Thuli bids adieu

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Weekend News in Tweets: Haiti recovers after Hurricane Matthew & #Khwezi dies

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

5 videos that capture Hurricane Matthew’s deadly fury

There’s a small matter of a Category 3 storm currently rolling up the USA’s west coast. Its name is Hurricane Matthew, and it has…

China’s Sina Weibo to tighten controls

Chinese online media firm Sina is tightening controls over its Twitter like Weibo service. The increased regulation comes amidst concerns over growing government interference…

Nonhle Thema tweets lead to R85 000 lawsuit

Controversial South African tabloid favourite Nonhle Thema, courtesy of another of her Twitter tirades, has landed in hot water to the tune of ZAR85…

Research In Motion: If government asks we’ll shut down BlackBerry Messenger

BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion (RIM) announced that should the UK government ask, it would, in times of civil strife, shut down its “encrypted”…

Facebook is missing a trick on apps (and copying from Twitter to boot!)

Facebook is all about mobile. Its number of active users — 750 million — is impressive. Even with engagement slowing in more mature markets,…

Facebook now lets you ‘follow’ strangers, Twitter and Google+ style

Facebook has added a subscribe button that lets you follow people’s public updates regardless whether or not you’re friends with them. This new button…

NBC Twitter feed hacked, spreads false 9/11 reports

Hackers very briefly gained control of the official NBC News Twitter feed over the weekend. Their aim: To send false messages preceding the 9/11…

Twitter: Would the real Darren Scott please stand up?

When it was revealed that South African DJ Darren Scott had used the “K-word” after losing his temper with a colleague, it became a…

Twitter receives $800-million in fresh funding as user numbers soar

Social networking giant Twitter has received fresh funding to the tune of US$800-million. According to Fortune magazine, roughly half of the investment will be…

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