 | SOUTH AFRICA Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno |
| SOUTH AFRICA Apple taking hearing loss seriously is an industry win Apple is taking hearing loss and hearing health seriously, which is a big win for society. |
| SOUTH AFRICA HMD launches retro Barbie flip phone, but forgets women empowerment HMD launching a Barbie phone that doesn't advance women's rights is very 2024. |
| SOUTH AFRICA Xiaomi rides strong smartphone sales wave to 38% rise in net profit Xiaomi was the fastest growing smartphone brand in the world in Q2 |
| SOUTH AFRICA Fortnite returns to iPhones via Epic Games Store with Rocket League Sideswipe in tow Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone |
| SOUTH AFRICA Google remembers that Fitbit exists, new features coming While Google doesn't sell hardware in South Africa, local Fitbit users have been thrown a lifeline. |
| SOUTH AFRICA Uber responds to vehicle policy backlash Source: Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash |
| SOUTH AFRICA WhatsApp taking the AI lead while Google and Apple stall on devices Meta is making full use of its GPU investment by rapidly developing its AI offering in WhatsApp. |
| SOUTH AFRICA Realme sets sights on SA market with budget friendly, feature rich phones Gareth Clarke, Realme South Africa account lead, addresses the crowd at the Cape Town launch event. |
| SOUTH AFRICA Meta slides AI assistant into DMs in 7 African countries Meta has unleashed its AI assistant into all of its social media apps. |
| SOUTH AFRICA Generative AI promises a mobile messaging revolution RCS interoperability will open the marketing messaging floodgates. Source: DALL-E 3 |
| SOUTH AFRICA UMG rejects TikTok’s deal, says platform underpays artists and promotes AI UMG will pull its music off TikTok from 1 February. Source: Ivan Smokov/Pexels |
| SOUTH AFRICA Apple’s decision to bring RCS to the iPhone is big boost to business revenue A2P messaging set to receive 500% boost when Apple brings RCS to the iPhone. |
| SOUTH AFRICA Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic |
| SOUTH AFRICA Epic Games takes Google to court in battle to end app store fees Epic Games is taking Google to court in its fight against app store fees for in-app purchases in Fortnite and other games. Source: Lindsey Schutters |
| SOUTH AFRICA Study shows that TikTok is SA's top platform for product discovery TikTok is winning the battle for most influential social media app. Source: Lindsey Schutters |
| SOUTH AFRICA X rolls out 'Not A Bot' subscription in New Zealand and the Philippines |
| SOUTH AFRICA Elon Musk defends X link changes by attacking media Source: x.com |
| SOUTH AFRICA X CEO Linda Yaccarino claims platform will be profitable next year Linda Yaccarino and Elon Musk at MMA Global Possible conference. Source: LinkedIn |
| SOUTH AFRICA New Apple software updates build higher garden walls Source: Apple |
