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Wednesday, 9 September 2026Our Editions:

Meta Develops AI Agents To Support Personal Goals And Business Growth, Says Mark Zuckerberg

Meta Tests WhatsApp Plus Subscription With Premium Customisation Features

XChat Messaging App Launch Date Revealed As Elon Musk’s X Expands Chat Features

Instagram Comments Can Now Be Edited Within 15 Minutes After Posting

OpenAI Drops Plans To Release Adult Chatbot Amid Safety And Investor Concerns

X Launches Exclusive Threads Feature Allowing Creators To Lock Parts Of Tweet Threads Behind Subscriptions

Mark Zuckerberg Testifies In Social Media Addiction Trial, Says Meta Aims To Make Instagram ‘Useful’ Not Addictive

Mark Zuckerberg Signals End To Heavy Reality Labs Losses As Meta Pushes AI Glasses

OpenAI Is Introducing Ads In ChatGPT As Company Expands Subscription Options In The US

Instagram Data Breach Exposes Personal Details of 17.5 Million Users, Malwarebytes Warns

Google May Soon Let Users Change Their Gmail Address Without Losing Data

X Shuts Down European Commission’s Ad Account After The Platform Was Fined €120 Million

Netflix Glitches As Stranger Things Season 5 Drops, Leaving Viewers Frustrated

X Rolls Out New ‘About This Account’ Feature To Boost Transparency And Tackle Bot

Meta Wins Landmark Antitrust Case, Avoids Potential Breakup Of Instagram And WhatsApp

X Launches New ‘Chat’ Platform With Encrypted Messaging, Video Calling And More

Kim Kardashian Calls ChatGPT Her ‘Frenemy’ After Failing Law Tests Due To Wrong Answers

How To Generate AI Images Using ChatGPT: Step-By-Step Guide For Beginners

Snap And Perplexity AI Seal $400 Million Deal To Bring AI Search Directly To Snapchat

TikTok To Host Its First-Ever US Awards Show Live From Hollywood

Bluesky Reaches 40 Million Users and Rolls Out ‘Dislikes’ Beta To Improve Feed Personalisation

Reddit CEO Says AI Chatbots Not Driving Traffic Despite Partnerships With OpenAI And Google

Apple CEO Tim Cook Confirms AI Acquisitions And Partnerships On The Horizon

Meta Introduces Powerful AI Editing Tools To Instagram Stories

WhatsApp Is Testing Monthly Message Limit To Tackle Spam And Unwanted Texts

Meta Is Introducing Parental Controls On Instagram To Limit Teen Access To AI Chatbots

DStv Now Lets You Pay Your Bill With Rewards Coins As New Content Arrives

YouTube Introduces “Second Chance” Programme For Some Banned Creators

Sam Altman Confirms Sora Will Introduce Opt-In Copyright Controls And Monetisation Features

Google Gemini AI App May Get Major Visual Revamp With Scrollable Feed

Meta Ordered By Dutch Court To Change Facebook And Instagram Timelines Under EU DSA

Microsoft Launches 365 Premium Plan With More AI Benefits Than ChatGPT Plus

South Africans Ditch Bank Cards As Digital Wallet Payments Surge

US And China Near Final TikTok Deal As Trump And Xi Signal Agreement

Apple TV+ Shines At 2025 Primetime Emmys With Severance And The Studio

YouTube Premium Family Cracks Down On Account Sharing Outside Households

Instagram Rolls Out New Inbox Management Tools For Creators And Big Accounts

South Africans Can Now Apply For Smart IDs And Passports At Banks In 2025

South Africa Urged To Prepare For AI-Driven Cybercrime Threat

Apple TV+ Is Keeping Subscription Price Unchanged In South Africa

Google Fined $36 Million In Australia Over Anticompetitive Search Deal

Enoch Godongwana Confirms New Cryptocurrency Regulation Framework Coming To SA

ChatGPT Can Now Remember All Your Past Conversations

How To Use Apple’s New Passwords App On iPhone, iPad, And Mac: A Simple Guide

Meta Rolls Out Stricter “Teen Accounts” On Facebook And Instagram

Don’t Let Strangers See Your Photos! How To Secure Your Google Photos Account

X Has Blocked Users From Sharing Links To Signal

Quarlytics Music App To Launch On Android, iOS Jan. 2025

Beware Of WhatsApp Voice Notes: New Face Of Cybercrime In South Africa

Google’s Historic Move: Securing Nuclear Power For AI Expansion