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Facebook Will Now Allow Users to Turn Off Political Ads
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media platform will now allow its users to turn off political adds. “Everyone wants to see politicians held accountable for what they say – and I know many people want us to…
Gaming-Related Web Attacks Jumped by More than 50% During Lockdown
Cybercriminals have been exploiting the increased popularity in video games during lockdown to launch attacks. In April, the daily number of blocked attempts to direct Kaspersky users to malicious sites increased by 54% when compared to January 2020. In addition,…
Amazon Launches 3,000 Work-From-Home Jobs in South Africa
Supermassive retailer Amazon has announced that it will be hiring for 3,000 new customer-service jobs in South Africa. The positions are all work-from-home, come with benefits, and applications are open right now. “We are thrilled with the talent in South…
3 Steps to Consider When Leveraging Hybrid Cloud Technologies
Internet traffic has grown around 15% in South Africa since the lockdown to fight COVID-19’s spread. More tangibly, the Internet exchange point provider NAPAfrica has been experiencing consistent traffic of over 1 Tbps for all but the early hours of…
Zoom to Enable End-to-End Encryption for Free Calls Amid Pressure
Under pressures from privacy and human rights advocates, video-conferencing service Zoom says it will make end-to-end encryption available to both paying and free-plan users on its service. Previously, the company said it would only provide its end-to-end encryption to paying…
The 7 Most Important Games Announced for the PS5 So Far
Just months away from the release of the highly anticipated PlayStation 5 console, with the reveal of the console’s design, gamers were also allowed a first-look into many of the titles coming to the PS5 in the coming months. Sony…
South Africa’s Massmart Warns of Bigger Half-Year Losses due to Lockdown
Massmart, a South African super-retailer and owner of Game stores, says it is expecting its half-year loss to widen at least 50% because of a substantial hit to its sales from the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Majority owned by American retailer…
Google Shows that Kenyans Are Starting to Go Back to Work
In April, Kenyans were almost always at home after the COVID-19 crisis hit the country, and the nationwide lockdown was initiated. This is according to a report from Google which noted a significant decrease in the number of people visiting…
Microsoft’s Next Major Windows 10 Update Includes its New Edge Browser
Microsoft is planning to build its new Chromium-based Edge browser into Windows 10 later this year. The new browser has been available since January but has yet to be built into Windows 10 itself. This will change in an update…
Cheap Steroid Manufactured in South Africa is a Breakthrough COVID-19 Drug
A cheap steroid available from R149 ($8.71) an injection in South Africa is being hailed as a breakthrough treatment used to reduce fatalities amongst critical COVID-19 patients. Known as dexamethasone, the drug has been proven to reduce deaths by one-third…
35% of the World’s Population are Gamers According to New Report
The global gaming population continues to grow powered by factors like innovations and the emergence of new technology suitable for gamers. Data acquired by Finbold indicates that currently there are 2.7 billion gamers globally representing 35% of the world population…
QNB is Accepting Mastercard-branded Payment Cards in Sudan
QNB Group has become the first bank in Sudan to have successfully performed an international payment card transaction in partnership with Mastercard. The transaction was performed using a Mastercard virtual prepaid card product. QNB is also the first Bank in…
Energy Storage Technology Could Put an End to Africa’s Blackouts
A shift from Africa’s traditional approach to power generation is needed to unleash the continent’s clean energy potential and secure an African future free from blackouts. A strategy centred around energy storage and flexible power systems will be the key…
Hybrid Cloud Environments Deliver Security that Financial Service Organisations Require
Worldwide, financial services organisations are turning to the cloud as the means to transform outdated legacy systems and commit to disruptive technologies. The size of the public cloud market is expected to top $354 billion by the end of 2022,…
3 New Features Being Tested by WhatsApp that Could Come to Your Phone Soon
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a series of new features with the latest batch of beta updates for both iOS and Android smartphones. One of the most interesting of these new features is multi-device login support. Multiple logins for various devices…
South Africa Looks to be Expanding its Nuclear Power Infrastructure
South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has taken another step towards building a new nuclear-power program. On Sunday, the department had issued a request for information for 2500 megawatts of capacity, the ministry says in a statement. Submissions…
