Author: Tshepo Chauke

If you were thinking about getting a pair of Meta smart glasses, you may want to consider that your chats are going to be used to serve you ads. The company is rolling out the feature to its one billion user base on all its platforms and devices, and while it claims this is only for ads and content, this opens up avenues for even more insidious forms of privacy encroachment down the line. Meta is watching you The company says it’ll add user interactions (both voice and text) with its AI products to its existing user data, including likes…

The AI vibes are spreading beyond the IT office. Microsoft is bringing the tenets of ‘vibe coding’, much espoused by AI companies, to general office work, which it has creatively termed ‘vibe working’. The company is bringing an AI agent to both Excel and Word, allowing users to automate certain complex or time-consuming tasks. Microsoft feels the vibes Agent Mode is designed as a slightly more powerful, better optimised version of Microsoft’s Copilot, which is also integrated into its Office suite. The AI agent can break down complex tasks and then uses OpenAI’s GPT-5 to turn the breakdown into steps…

Spotify is introducing an update to its shuffle algorithm, which many have pointed out is not random enough, often repeating tracks and ignoring those truly underground hits just sitting and waiting in your playlist. With the release of the streaming app’s latest beta, many have spotted new lines of code for the shuffle function, adding another variation to the standard shuffle feature, which emphasises the sensation of randomness by ignoring recently played songs entirely and focusing on those that haven’t had a chance to shine yet. Spotify reshuffles the deck Many years ago, when Apple first introduced the iPod, the…

YouTube is announcing two new updates to the platform: one minor, and one only slightly bigger. The slightly bigger of the two is the arrival of higher-quality audio. Many of us at Stuff have been clamouring for better music streaming on major streaming platforms, so we’re glad to see it finally reach YouTube. Secondly, and less excitingly, the platform is making faster playback speeds, going all the way up to 4x speed, available in more places for… some reason. YouTube playing catch-up Last week, Spotify finally announced lossless audio streaming, joining pretty much every other music streaming platform that already…

Logitech has dropped two new sets of headphones, showcasing its new hybrid active noise-canceling technology. The company designed these with open office workers in mind, as the new hybrid ANC tech adapts to the noise levels around you, negating the need for endless manual calibration. Logitech in the Zone The Zone Wireless 2 ES cans are compatible with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. Users can use Teams and Meet with or without a dongle, so one less USB slot is occupied. Smart enumeration also means the device doesn’t still show as an audio source with the cans switched off…

Google Gemini is coming to a TV near you… eventually. The AI agent’s TV debut kicks off with the TCL QM9K today. The search giant hopes its AI assistant can help users sift through the endless sea of TV shows each service offers up. The feature is coming to a couple more devices this year, but the search giant has not mentioned anything about when users can expect the update to reach the average Android TV. Google drops gems, but only if you ask it to https://youtu.be/rFH3CJgkEAw Everything you’re used to doing with Google Assistant, you’re now able to do…

Google has announced a new round of investments in Africa, reaffirming nearly two decades of commitment to the continent’s digital transformation. The search company has already invested billions in fibre optic infrastructure in East and West Africa, and is doubling down on that investment with various subsea cable hubs and investment in education through university grants and discounted Gemini programs. Google goes South Google is building on its Africa Connect infrastructure program, which established fibre optic projects like the Equiano cable, which starts in Portugal, runs through West Africa, and to South Africa. On the other side of the continent,…

Hisense has become the first company to unveil the world’s first Dolby Vision 2-equipped TV with its 85in RGB-MiniLED model. The new model was shown off at the IFA 2025 tech conference in Berlin, though many believe the upcoming 116in TV will be the brand’s grand showcase of the technology. A Hisense of Vision It’s been about a decade since the official release of the first Dolby Vision standard. Video tech fanatics have had a long wait for significant upgrades in picture quality software until the release of Dolby Vision 2 earlier this month. The sequel builds on the first…

The Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture has announced an R82 million investment to bring video assistant referee (VAR) technology to the Premier Soccer League (PSL), South Africa’s largest football league. The replay technology, though improving, has arrived in other leagues with much scandal and infamy, and will likely be a bumpy ride before things get better. Head o-VAR heels VAR made its first appearance in the highest levels of pro football during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, though pitchside monitors for referees to double-check were introduced for the 2016 Brazilian World Cup. The technology debuted to surprisingly positive…

Vodacom has some big plans to invest R400 million to improve the Eastern Cape’s network infrastructure, and that’s just for 2025 alone. The network provider’s eventual goal is to usher the Eastern Cape into the present by investing in both the environment and the people. But mainly the network infrastructure. Vodacom details the investment as follows: R38 million is dedicated to network modernisation to introduce both 4G and 5G to the province. More than R87 million will go towards network capacity expansion. Over R7 million goes towards core upgrades to network infrastructure. Finally, R51 million goes to improving transmission infrastructure.…