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The internet knows you better than you know yourself and it's creepy
One example is if you apply for a loan, companies can predict whether you’ll pay back the loan just based on the words you use in your loan application.
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How digital can lift the developing world out of poverty
The world's least developed countries can use digital technology to become more inclusive and sustainable. But they'll need our help.
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These four technologies will shape the creative economy - for better or worse
The favourable outcome, he describes, is a system where ownership of content is decentralized and individuals are free to generate their own content.
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We don’t trust the internet & it’s putting our digital future at risk
The Edelman Trust Barometer revealed the steepest drop ever seen in the public’s trust in governments, businesses, media and NGOs
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Connectivity is not a luxury for refugees. It is a lifeline
On the most fundamental emotional level, they are desperate to stay in contact with family members.
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#DeadPose: When planking takes a morbid twist in SA
In the latest local internet craze, people are snapped while pretending to be dead.
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More Africans accessing internet since 1991
The service went live for the first time in Africa in 1991 and experts say more Africans access the internet each year.
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Govt sets up broadband war-room to fast track roll-out of high-speed internet
Naledi Pandor says R26 billion is set to be spent during 2016 on upgrading telecommunications infrastructure.
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Should parents monitor their children's social media use?
Parents are advised to understand technology in order to protect their children online.
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A plan for making the cyber world safe
No longer can security be left to IT departments and security groups within companies.
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Rich & poor teenagers use the web differently
A report reveals how disadvantaged students spent at least as much time online as their wealthier peers.
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OPINION: How technology could help predict terrorist attacks
Is it possible to change technology & use it to not only catch terrorists but predict & stop terror attacks?
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ZenithOptimedia: Mobile Internet ad spend to exceed desktop in 2017
Zenith said it expected companies to spend $99.3 billion on mobile Internet advertising in 2017.
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OPINION: Why the Internet isn’t making us smarter
David Dunning says our brains are receptive to false belief and misinformation.
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OPINION: Psychological tips for resisting the internet’s grip
Elliot Berkman says the insidious, distracting suck of the internet has become seemingly inescapable.
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Internet connectivity issue resolved
Seacom says it's now repaired a fault with a broadband cable that hit internet traffic across Africa.
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SA suffers internet connection issues after Seacom outage
It’s understood the Seacom cable, which runs along Africa’s east, coast is down.
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Break the internet makes list of phrases to be banned in 2016
A US university has released it’s 2016 list of words and phrases it would like to see banned this year.
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Your outdated cellphone might not be able to access the web in 2016
If you possess a phone older than 5 years, you might not be able to safely browse the web from 1 Jan 2016.
