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Boeing gets green light for satellite internet constellation
The Federal Communications Commission has authorized a satellite internet project from Boeing first proposed in 2017. Boeing can now move forward with building, launching, and operating its own broadband internet network from space, joining its main aerospace competitor SpaceX. Boeing’s plan involves placing 132 satellites into low Earth orbit at an altitude of 1,056 kilometers
DStv has a strategy to eliminate the threat from Netflix
MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela is confident that DStv will remain competitive in the South African market despite the influx of international streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+. According to Mawela, the MultiChoice groups’ offerings include a substantial selection of local content that international streaming services cannot provide. Speaking to CNN, Mawela indicated that MultiChoice
SA local poll early results give ruling ANC 46% of vote
Early results from South Africa’s local elections on Tuesday gave the ruling African National Congress (ANC) 46% of the vote, with results in from just over a quarter of polling stations nationwide. The electoral commission said it expected 90% of results to be finalised by Tuesday evening, in a poll widely seen as a referendum
Facebook changes company name to Meta
Facebook on Thursday announced that it has changed its company name to Meta. The name change was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference. The new name reflects the company’s growing ambitions beyond social media. Facebook, now known as Meta, has adopted the new moniker, based on the sci-fi term metaverse, to describe its
Peanut raises £9.6 million to fund its mission to become the leading social network for women
Social network app Peanut is announcing today it has raised £9.6 million ($12 million) in Series A funding to propel its mission to become the go-to social app for women. The app was launched in 2017 by co-founder and CEO Michelle Kennedy, who previously served as the deputy CEO at the dating app Badoo. The
Nvidia and Tencent in race to trillion-dollar club
Tesla Inc.’s ascent into the most exclusive of corporate clubs — the $1 trillion capitalization set — has investors guessing on which company will be the next to join. The technology industry represents five of the six current members and may well be the spawning ground for the next. But there is competition. The commodity
Petrol prices to increase again in South Africa
Filling a 45-litre tank will cost South African motorists around R55 more from tomorrow. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has published fuel prices for November, showing massive increases for petrol, diesel, and illuminating paraffin. The price of a litre of 93 or 95 unleaded petrol will increase by R1.21. That will take the
Facebook verified a fan page posing as Elon Musk, but now the page is gone
A Facebook fan page for Elon Musk with 153,000 followers had been verified as the official page representing the Tesla Technoking — in violation of Facebook’s own rules — but sometime after we first published this story on Monday, the page became inaccessible. It’s unclear if Facebook took it down or the owners chose to make
Samsung puts their money behind foldable smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. is pouring more money into its gamble that folding phones will become the next big thing as it projects a surge in sales of the novel handsets. Foldable sales are expected to increase by several times in 2021 from the previous year and continue significant growth in 2022, Samsung said Thursday without
Bolt introduces electric taxis in South Africa
Estonian ride-hailing service Bolt has announced plans to roll out electric vehicle taxis to the South African market, reported TechCrunch. This announcement came four months after the company introduced electric-bike food delivery services in South Africa. Bolt will be introducing a “green category” that will allow customers to choose if they wish to hail an
Tesla owners can now remotely stream live footage from their car’s cameras
Tesla’s Sentry mode, the feature that uses the car’s cameras as a surveillance system to catch would-be thieves and vandals, has been upgraded to let owners view a livestream, Electrek reports. The “Sentry Mode Live Camera Access” feature is rolling out with Tesla’s 2021.36.8 software update, but only appears to work with the manufacturer’s iOS
Enoch Godongwana now present the medium-term budget policy statement
National Treasury has confirmed that Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana will now present the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on November 11, instead of November 4 as initially indicated. The department says the new date is as a result of the local government elections set to take place next week Monday. This gives Godongwana some
Samsung Galaxy S22 will look like iPhone 13 without the notch — Report
Samsung is taking a cue from Apple with the design of its next flagship smartThe Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup leaked several times over the last couple of months. The details available surrounding Samsung's flagship family are now becoming more specific and we are now down to color variants. The Galaxy S22 Ultra, for example, is
Eskom implements Stage 4 load-shedding
Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 4 load-shedding from 12:00 on Wednesday, 27 October until 05:00 on Friday, 29 October. After that, Stage 2 load-shedding will continue until 05:00 on Saturday. The power utility said that this is due to a further shortage of generation capacity. “Over the past 24 hours, a unit
South African Breweries bid farewell to Eskom
In light of the recent spell of load-shedding, South African Breweries (SAB) has announced its plans to brew from entirely renewable resources by 2025. The company also plans to brew Castle Light — almost half of which is already produced from renewable resources — using only renewable electricity. To reach its goals of 100% renewable
DJI Mavic 3 photo dump: Leaked renders show new drones in striking detail
Rumors have swirled around DJI’s unreleased Mavic 3 drone, but it’s now thoroughly leaked ahead of its expected November launch, with images, spec sheets, and more. The leaks come to us from TechnikNews, WinFuture, and DroneXL’s Jasper Ellens. They show what the drone looks like from almost every angle and detail the three different Mavic 3 bundles that will be
You can now ask Google to remove images of under-18s from its search results
Google has launched a new safety feature that lets under-18s request the removal of images of themselves from the company’s search results. The feature was originally announced in August (along with new restrictions of ad targeting of minors) but is now widely available. Anyone can start the removal process from this help page. Applicants will
Sony Xperia Pro-I takes lead in battle for smartphone camera supremacy with new camera-first 5G phone
Sony is ready to throw-down with a new camera-first 5G phone — the Xperia Pro-I — in the battle for smartphone camera supremacy. Less than 12-hours after the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro’s reviews started dropping online, and all the camera enthusiasts trying to determine whether the Pixel 6 Pro or the iPhone
WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa launches the new Toyota in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Toyota South Africa production plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to officiate the launch of the Toyota Cross Hybrid vehicle. He was accompanied by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and the Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Mxolisi Kaunda. The launch of the Cross Hybrid vehicle flows from
Nigeria starts digital currency after banning crypto exchange
The Central Bank of Nigeria joined a growing list of emerging markets betting on digital money to cut transaction costs and boost participation in the formal financial system. The digital currency and its underlining technology called blockchain is expected to increase Nigeria’s gross domestic product and remittances, President Muhammadu Buhari said in televised speech at