Behind the arrest of Telegram boss Pavel Durov

by Speedinet | Aug 31, 2024 | Discord, Johanna Brousse, News, Pavel Durov, Sections, Social media, Telegram

The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov as started by a small cybercrime unit within the Paris prosecutor’s office.

Google’s internet balloons failed – but the concept lives on

by Speedinet | Aug 31, 2024 | facebook, Google, Internet and connectivity, Mariette DiChristina, Mohamed-Slim Alouini, News, Project Loon, Sections

A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity. Airborne communications stations could still change that.

X is now banned in Brazil

by Speedinet | Aug 31, 2024 | Alexandre de Moraes, Elon Musk, News, Sections, Social media, SpaceX, Starlink, X

Brazil is suspending access to X following an order from a judge who has been locked in a feud with Elon Musk.

Springboks, All Blacks: score for public as SABC secures rugby rights

by Speedinet | Aug 31, 2024 | Broadcasting and Media, eMedia, Gayton McKenzie, MultiChoice, News, OpenView, Rendani Ramovha, SABC, Sections, Supersport

The SABC has secured sublicensing rights to broadcast Saturday’s clash between the Springboks and the All Blacks.

Yup, Showmax really is developing an Afrikaans version of The Office

by admin | Aug 31, 2024 | Afrikaans, BBC Studios, kykNET, News, Showmax, The Office, TV News

It seems like remakes of The Office are all higher-ups really know how to do nowadays. The Office so many of you are familiar with is, itself, a remake of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s iconic collection of deadpan humour that is now an entire genre in and of...