By Ashley Carman for The Verge FaceApp, a Russia-based app that applies filters to photos, is having another moment in the spotlight this week. The app first went viral in 2017, but this time it’s catching on because of a filter that makes users look older or younger....
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New viral app raises privacy concerns
Amazon Prime Day was bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Amazon said this year’s Prime Day was “once again the largest shopping event” in its history.The company said sales from its two-day shopping event surpassed its sales for last year’s Black Friday and Cyber...
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19-station expansion planned for Gautrain
The Gautrain Management Agency has provided an an update on Gautrain 2, the next phase of the Gautrain project. Gautrain CEO Jack van der Merwe says the planned network for Gautrain 2 is from Mamelodi in the east of Pretoria to Jabulani in the west of Soweto, from...
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Robots could take 20-million manufacturing jobs by 2030
By Anneken Tappe for CNN Business Machines are expected to displace about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade, according to a report released Wednesday by Oxford Economics, a global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm. That means...
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Cell C is in severe financial trouble
According to a recent MyBroadband article, Cell C is in deep financial trouble, and was “forced to delay its debt payments and hire consultants to probe its business practices”. Cell C’s interim CEO, Douglas Craigie Stevenson, wrote an open letter...
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Eskom declares ‘no pay, no fix’ policy
By Jenni Evans for News24 Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba is seeking an urgent meeting with the Eskom board over the power utility’s declaration that it will no longer do repairs in places illegally connected to the power grid. This follows a meeting between...
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South African households are under pressure
According to the latest Old Mutual Savings & Investment Monitor report, South African households remain under pressure. The report is based on 1 000 household interviews among working South Africans living in major metropolitan areas, and shows how consumers are...
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Never underestimate the danger of burnout
Burnout is now officially recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a clinical syndrome, legitimising the physical and mental impact that overwork can have on employees. Nicol Myburgh, Head of the HR Business Unit at CRS Technologies, believes that...
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Jobs bloodbath as Deutsche Bank plans to retrench 18 000
By Jewel Stolarchuk for The Independent 18 000 jobs in Deutsche Bank are set to be cut as the German national lender embarks on mass retrenchment exercise. Whole teams at the bank’s Asia-Pacific offices have reportedly been let go, as the lender seeks to transform...
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Malware replaces real Android apps with fake ones
By James Pero for DailyMail.com Malware that replaces victims’ legitimate apps with a malicious doppelgänger has infected 25-million devices across India, the UK and the US, say security researchers. The virus, named ‘Agent Smith’ after a fictional...
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Google Translate camera now recognises Afrikaans and Zulu
By Suzanne Rowan Kelleher for Forbes Heading to a place where you don’t know the language? One of the handiest apps in any traveler’s toolbox is Google Translate, whose instant camera makes translating the world as easy as pointing your smartphone camera...
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Comparison tools lead the way for price transparency in e-commerce
Online shopping has become increasingly popular amongst South African consumers. Convenience, competitive pricing, and a wide choice of products make online purchasing a no-brainer for tech-savvy shoppers, but retailers need to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to...
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