Canva struck by global outage: Here are the latest updates
Canva users report major outage on Saturday, 21 June 2025; website and app affected despite official status page showing no incidents.
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Uber app goes down: Here’s everything we know
The Uber app has stopped working in South Africa, leaving passengers unable to confirm ride requests.
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Major outage disrupts Meta apps worldwide
Meta’s apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, faced a major outage on Wednesday, disrupting services globally.
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Grindr struck by global outage: Here’s everything we know
Grindr users around the globe are facing difficulties accessing the app, with reports flooding in about connection failures, chats not loading, and profiles disappearing.
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ByteDance faced with ultimatum after US Houses passes ‘TikTok ban’ Bill
ByteDance must divest from US operations or face a ban, as the ‘TikTok ban’ Bill passes the US House.
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Android 15 features, how to test developer preview and South Africa release date
Here’s everything we know about Android 15, including its new features, how to test the developer preview, and its release date in South Africa.
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The rise of holistic health apps: Navigating wellness in the digital age
In an era where health transcends physical boundaries, holistic health apps emerge as pivotal tools, empowering individuals to integrate wellness into their daily lives seamlessly.
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Google Search rolls out personalised content and enhanced creator insights
The latest Google Search update brings personalised following options, enhanced insights from creators, and more.
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ChatGPT goes down on Wednesday, 8 November 2023: Here’s everything we know
Wednesday’s unexplained outage came a day after ChatGPT reported partial outages across the web app as well as the API.
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1xBet Application: Overview and Functionality
In the app, you can follow the results of sporting events in dive mode and after their completion.
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Cloudflare suffers outage on Wednesday, 2 November 2023: Here’s everything we know
Cloudflare experienced a widespread outage on Thursday, 2 November 2023, which affected multiple services. Here’s everything we know.
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WhatsApp rolls out global channels: Here’s everything you need to know
WhatsApp Channels offer a separate space from your regular chats, allowing users to follow entities of their choice discreetly.
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Meta plans to roll out Threads web app a month after bleeding users
Meta has announced plans to roll out the Threads web app in the near future, a month after losing close to 80% of its users.
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Instagram reportedly lining up to launch Twitter alternative
Instagram, the popular social media platform, is reportedly gearing up to launch a text-based app that will directly compete with Twitter.
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WhatsApp for Windows: How to make calls from your desktop
Here are five things you need to know about how to make calls on the WhatsApp app for Windows.
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WhatsApp announces new features for Android users
WhatsApp has announced a series of minor but useful features for Android users.
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Microsoft identifies ‘potential’ issue causing global outage
Microsoft’s network status was ‘service degradation’ on Wednesday morning. Here’s what this means for Outlook and Office 365 users.
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Instagram removing Shop tab from February 2023
Instagram will now longer have a Shop tab from February 2023.
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Trevoh Chalobah becomes first athlete to partner with The Residency app
Chelsea footballer Trevoh Chalobah has become the first athlete to partner with The Residency app which gives fans a unique opportunity to communicate with their idols.
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WhatsApp will allow users to send messages during internet blackouts
WhatsApp will allow users to send messages in internet blackouts amid Iran’s communication crackdown during the recent protests.
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TikTok guns for YouTube competition with this next update
TikTok is testing landscape videos in a bid to compete with YouTube amind threats of a ban in the US.
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WhatsApp rolls out ‘avatars’ update: Here’s what you need to know
WhatsApp has rolled out support for Meta’s avatars.
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WhatsApp prepares to introduce new features: Here are the implications on privacy
WhatsApp is preparing for new features. Here’s how the next update may affect your privacy.
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Paying for Twitter verification will ‘kill’ the ‘blue bird’, ex-executive warns
Twitter would lose its ‘magic’ if it charged for verification, says ex executive Brandon Borrman.
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Landmark ruling forces Meta to sell Giphy – Here’s why
Meta was forced to sell Giphy after a ruling by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority was upheld on Tuesday
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Kanye West buying free speech platform Parler
Kanye West is buying ‘free speech’ platform Parler in order to give ‘conservative opinions’ an outlet.
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This spellchecker tool can autocorrect South Africa’s 10 official languages
The spellchecker corrects spelling, hyphenation and typing errors and offers suggested alternatives for words that are not recognised.
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South Africans can now use Google Pay, Wallet – Here’s how
Unfortunately, Google Pay services are not available for Capitec Bank users.
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WhatsApp new features: Emoji reactions, file sharing, groups
From emoji reactions to new group features, here’s what’s new on WhatsApp.