Tech
Startup Launches Virtual Community Parliament for South Africans
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit “Cookie Settings” to provide a controlled consent.
Streaming Subscriptions Jump Up by 70% in South Africa
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit “Cookie Settings” to provide a controlled consent.
Google to Slow Down Hiring for the Rest of the Year
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit “Cookie Settings” to provide a controlled consent.
Stadio Launches New Digital Badging Initiative for African Students
JSE-listed higher education provider, STADIO, has launched a new digital badging initiative for African students. STADIO Stripes helps students prepare for the world of work by recognising their skills-based achievements in addition to the traditional qualification transcript. Employers are warning that a traditional qualification transcript is becoming insufficient to help graduates navigate the fast-changing world. To be able to survive and thrive in this new world of work, graduates are being asked to showcase additional skills and attributes that go beyond the traditional qualification. Digital badging is a fantastic way of formally acknowledging these non-accredited learning achievements. Aside from the official tertiary transcript, digital badging involves an additional structured pr...
Google Countersues Tinder Owner in Fees Battle
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit “Cookie Settings” to provide a controlled consent.
Death of SLR? : Nikon Reportedly Shifting Focus On Developing Mirrorless Camera Models
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Becker / Getty It looks like SLR cameras are becoming a thing of the past. A new report suggests Nikon is moving on from the camera technology in favor of mirrorless options. Is Nikon Moving On From SLR Cameras? According to a report from Nikkei, Nikon will stop the production of new single-lens reflex cameras, the once go-to option of all photography enthusiasts for more than 60 years. The report suggests that the company will now focus on the development of mirrorless camera models, which have now taken the photo industry by storm because they are smaller and take better quality photos. The Japanese-based company’s decision also hinges on the notion that its cameras have lost out to smartphones that now feature potent cameras. Per a statement from...
“Unmentioning” Is The Latest Feature Twitter Is Now Rolling Out To Users
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty YES, you can finally remove yourself from that conversation you got caught up in because people don’t know how to use Twitter properly. Twitter Is Rolling Out “Unmentioning” The social media platform Elon Musk no longer wants to buy is rolling out its latest ” unmentioning ” feature to all users. The new feature allows you to remove yourself from an annoying conversation that includes your Twitter handle. As with all of its features, Twitter tested it out with a few users in April before hitting the green button on its release. Unmentioning stops the notifications from a thread you, unfortunately, ended up in, and it even keeps you from being tagged again in that thread. “Sometimes you want to see yourself out. Take control of your men...
HHW Gaming: Teyon Games ‘RoboCop: Rogue City’ First Gameplay Trailer Gives Us Hope
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nacon/Teyon Games / RoboCop: Rogue City Based on the gameplay reveal trailer, Robocop: Rogue City might be the game featuring the cyborg cop we have been waiting for. RoboCop: Rogue City Looks L I T It’s been a year since Teyon Games first announced it was working on a new video game featuring Robocop and gave us a teaser trailer that didn’t show off too much. Well, that was then. This is now. We got our first gameplay trailer, and listen, RoboCop: Rogue City looks L I T. The nearly two-minute trailer comprises in-game cutscenes and gameplay and showcases for the first time what a first-person shooter featuring Alex Murphy looks like, and it’s promising. RoboCop deals out his brand of justice throughout Old and New Detroit, which is currently experiencing...
Inside Superfly’s Web3-Powered Music Festival and How You Can Be a Part Of It
Superfly, Velvet Sea Ventures (VSV) and Tom Brady’s Autograph. io are officially unveiling their latest partnership: SuperNFTs. The project’s debut event will be SUPERF3ST, a community-built and Web3-powered music festival taking place in 2023. On Friday (July 15), 3,000 NFTs (dubbed SUPERPASS NFTs) will be minted and distributed to fans, who will in exchange receive the opportunity to help plan the upcoming festival as a SUPERF3ST Founder. SUPERPASS NFT owners will be a part of key decision-making moments from choosing a lineup to merchandise to location and more. Ahead of the minting, SuperNFT completed a $7 million Series A investment round with participation from JDS Sports, Art Blocks founder Erick Calderon (Snowfro), Pixel Vault, Inc. founder Sean Gearin (GFunk), marketing executive ...
HHW Gaming Exclusive: ‘NBA 2K’s Ronnie 2K & Alfie Brody Talk Choosing Cover Athletes, Players Only Tournament & More
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K Sports / NBA 2K23 Hip-Hop Wired chops it up NBA 2K’s Ronnie Singh, aka Ronnie 2K and Vice President of Global Marketing for NBA 2K Alfie Brody, about the next installment in the annual video game franchise. The Official Start of The NBA 2022-23 Season Is Here Unless you’ve been under a rock, NBA 2K23 has been the talk of the video game and sports world. The annual sports video franchise took a more unconventional route with its covers this year by staggering the announcements. Of course, it was only right that the first reveal went to the GOAT, Michael Jordan, who will grace the cover of the Michael Jordan Edition and the first-ever Championship Edition of the video game. Source: 2K / NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition Related Stories The second reveal be...
Phony Stark aka Elon Musk Officially Attempts to Bail On Twitter Bid
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Elon Musk has officially declared that he is backing out of his agreement to purchase Twitter, citing that the social company made “false and misleading” statements during negotiations. On Friday(July 8th), the billionaire and his team filed a motion with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that they were terminating the agreement with the social media platform. They claim that Twitter was in “material breach” of the previous agreement where Musk would buy the company for $44 billion. “For nearly two months, Mr. Musk has sought the data and information necessary to ‘make an independent assessment of the prevalence of fake or spam accounts on Twitter’s platform,’” his legal team wrote in the filing. “Twitter has ...
Twitter Looks to Sue After Elon Musk Pulls Out of Deal
Twitter, one of the world’s largest social networking companies, has reportedly hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to sue billionaire Elon Musk after he pulled out of the $44-billion acquisition deal on Friday. The CEO of Tesla said that the company failed to provide information about fake accounts on the platform. In response, the company said it would sue to complete the deal. In response, Musk posted a meme on Twitter in which he details the events involving the deal in a lighthearted manner and what is likely to happen. pic.twitter.com/JcLMee61wj — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 11, 2022 According to Reuters, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz was one of the legal advisers for Musk’s plan to take Tesla private in 2018. The Chairman of the Twitter Board ...
