Criminals use fake Spotify streams to launder money

James Browning|Published

Criminal gangs in Sweden are allegedly using the popular music streaming platform to legitimise funds acquired through illegal activities such as drug trafficking ...

500 million WhatsApp numbers for sale on dark web

James Browning|Published

The hacker claims that the phone numbers belong to citizens of 84 countries. It is impossible to determine how many of these numbers are from South Africa.

YouTube will soon pay you more for short-form video than TikTok

James Browning|Published

From February, YouTube will allow creators with a minimum number of views and subscribers to apply for the YouTube Partner Program for Shorts, similarly to how YouTube ...

Global analytics reveal which of SA’s cell providers give the best mobile experience

James Browning|Published

Opensignal crowdsources data collection from users themselves to give a realistic picture of a person’s experience.

DStv cuts prices for streaming without a decoder

James Browning|Published

The streaming services have until now been priced identically to DStv’s satellite packages. In late 2021 MultiChoice offered a promotion on the streaming version ...

Ukrainian company uses AI to recreate Darth Vader’s voice for Disney

James Browning|Published

Ukrainian synthetic voice company Respeecher has been tasked with creating Darth Vader’s voice lines for new shows and films.

Google makes it easier for you to take your personal info off Search

James Browning|Published

Google is making it easier to get your information removed from their Search results. After announcing the tool at their I/O conference in May, Google has begun ...

Why are people trying to sneak porn onto Spotify?

James Browning|Published

Despite being against the music streaming service’s terms, people continue to upload sexually explicit images and content to Spotify, finding creative ways to fly ...

Zuckerberg responds to flood of memes following his latest awkward selfie

James Browning|Published

Mark Zuckerberg posted a screenshot to celebrate the roll-out of Horizon Worlds in Spain and France, but the selfie-styled picture saw the internet poking fun at ...

Twitter finally confirms that phone, e-mail data of 5. 4 million users was leaked and sold

James Browning|Published

A Twitter vulnerability identified in January was exploited to gain access to phone and e-mail data from 5. 4 million users.