TOBY SHAPSHAK: Facebook faces breakup
Bad news for the social media giant and Big Tech as US declares they have hurt innovation and weakened democracy
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Finally, spectrum to be auctioned
Years of impunity were shattered in a series of high-profile arrests, while the regulator pushes ahead at last with licensing
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Trump’s taxes vs TikTok trade tiff
The former ‘Apprentice’ star’s trade war with Chinese apps is a huge tech story, but it’s been overshadowed by his tax evasion
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Facebook has ‘blood on its hands’
Sophie Zhang’s searing memo has exposed how the social media giant is losing the war against disinformation
TOBY SHAPSHAK: TikTok flipflop, round #17
That a short-form video app is central to the US-China trade war shows how the economic battlefield has changed
TOBY SHAPSHAK: The land where crime goes unpunished
Experian was economical with the truth about its data breach, but disregarding the law has become a bad SA habit
TOBY SHAPSHAK: China enacts its own trump card
Has Beijing called Trump’s bluff in the latest TikTok tit-for-tat by banning the sale of Chinese technology?
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Uber and Lyft hit a bump in California
The people most in need of protection are the worker bees who keep the gig economy running
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Epic war with Apple, Google
The immovable object (app store rules) meets the unstoppable force, a game so popular it can take on tech titans
TOBY SHAPSHAK: WeChat ban will backfire
The Tencent-owned ‘everything app’ is simply indispensable — it is the gateway for foreign firms into China
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Oupa gets his Gen Z groove on
A Trump tantrum is behind the potential deal, but Microsoft would be the ideal home for rising star TikTok
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Outsourcing fears push Intel outside
The surprising announcement of a planned move by the largest chipmaker is a further sign of how the world is going mobile
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Don’t believe what a little bird tweets
If Twitter can be hacked, nobody is safe. Time to beef up your own security and delete anything you don’t want public
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Give your mental health a break
Stoicism and a sense of humour are what we need to survive the twin catastrophes of load-shedding and lockdown
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Steve Jobs would be proud
Switching to Apple processors means iPhone apps can seamlessly run on Macs. Steve Jobs would be proud
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Hate issue costs Facebook billions
Advertisers have found their moral backbone and are forcing the company to take its systemic problems seriously
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Why sound matters with flat TVs
Launched virtually, the new Sonos Arc is a delight to the ear and eye, bringing luxurious sound to your TV
TOBY SHAPSHAK: News is still the king of TV
DStv’s move to include Netflix and Amazon on its next decoders is a clever strategy to keep its enemies close
TOBY SHAPSHAK: The unacceptable face of Facebook
If ever Facebook had a chance to act against a serial offender, a spreader of lies and disinformation, this was it. It blew it
