by admin | Mar 27, 2024 | Africa, Fintech, Journalism, Media, Money, News, Other Tech News, The Conversation
The online financial products and services known as “fintech” have become deeply embedded in the economic and social life of many African countries over the past decade. Headlines across the continent often extol fintech’s virtues. Technology is “driving financial...
by admin | Jan 9, 2024 | Business News, Column, Columns, Industry News, Media, Programmatic advertising, Toby Shapshak
Towards the end of last year, a major bank gave each lunch guest a bag of presents made in South Africa bearing the label “buy local”. It would be wonderful if that applied to more of the South African economy. The label suggests that consumers should buy from a local...
by admin | Jun 2, 2023 | how-to, Media, News, Plex, streaming, Stuff Guides
Netflix has ramped up its crackdown on password-sharing. Just last month, the streaming giant announced that it will now charge a premium for the privilege and honour of sharing a password. Some may not be convinced that this is the best way forward for the service,...
by admin | Jan 16, 2023 | aging tech, Media, News, old people, Other Tech News, The Conversation
The world seems to be obsessed with aging. The media is plagued with articles about the costs of growing older, the cure to aging and secrets to aging successfully. Alongside these concerns, we strive to age gracefully or become “cognitive super-agers” — people whose...
by admin | Nov 7, 2022 | Covid-19, Media, News, Other Tech News, Social media, The Conversation
The big idea People who consume a lot of news on social media are more likely to be skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines and also more hesitant about getting vaccinated, according to our newly published research. But we found that social media users with higher levels of...
by admin | Oct 1, 2022 | App News, Internet News, Media, News, TikTok, Twitter, Videos
Like every social media before it, Twitter is adding its own version of TikTok’s infinite video feed. Because why not? The app’s explore page is making some changes too, showing users “some of the most popular videos being shared on Twitter.” You are not special...