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Google’s changing how you search for and read news online

Searching for news on Google is about to change in a big way. Instead of displaying top news stories in search in a single…

Load shedding, elections and the Rugby World Cup: what SA searched for in 2019

With the year and decade coming to an end, Google revealed what South Africans spent their time searching for over the past twelve months,…

Eskom will terminate load shedding tonight, but it’s not over yet

Well, enjoy this relief even if it may be just for a few hours. Eskom on Wednesday announced it will terminate load shedding from…

Eran Eyal disappears from social media after new fraud charges laid by SEC over $42m Shopin ICO

New York based SA tech entrepreneur Eran Eyal appears to have deleted both his Facebook and Twitter accounts and has disappeared off his startup’s…

SA startup 3X4 Genetics lands $5m VC deal to market offering in the US

The SA founders of biotech startup 3X4 Genetics have landed $5-million in investment from US venture capital (VC) fund Alethea Capital Management. Founded by…

Microtraction invests in Ghanian fintech startup Bit Sika

Lagos-based early-stage investor Microtraction announced yesterday that it has invested in Ghanaian fintech startup Bit Sika. The Accra-based startup provides a money transfer service which…

Meet the Nokia C1: a new entry-level Android Go phone for Africa

HMG Global on Wednesday announced yet another budget Android Go smartphone in the form of the Nokia C1. The phone is chiefly for emerging…

4 reasons the Huawei Nova 5T should be your next smartphone [Sponsored]

Few phones in South Africa gives consumers the amount of value that the Huawei Nova 5T can. A powerful device wrapped in a gorgeous…

Lenovo Smart Clock will now wake you with Google’s ‘Impromptu’ alarms

Google on Tuesday revealed a new software update rolling out for Google Assistant on the Lenovo Smart Clock featuring “Impromptu”. According to the company,…

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy

Audi has started the transition to becoming an electric vehicle company and the costs are significant. The German premium brand has always executed a…

BMW i4: how far and how hard will BMW’s latest electric car go?

BMW was the first legacy car company to really embrace the possibility of battery vehicles. Although many of its German rivals are now scrambling…

Tesla’s Cybertruck could change the bakkie business forever

Tesla has finally revealed the worst nightmare for legacy vehicle brands, a battery-powered bakkie. The Californian company has been disrupting the traditional automotive business…

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