SA’s advertising regulator is drafting new rules for social media – and they could hit paid social influencers hard

Endorsement deals used to be exclusively available to celebrities, but in recent times the use of social media personalities to sell products has taken off - but not always smoothly.…

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PS4 Sales Hit 73.6 Million, Over 645 Million PS4 Games Sold Since Launch

HIGHLIGHTS Sony's PS4 sold over 73.6 million units since its launch in 2013 5.9 million PS4 consoles have been sold over the holiday season PS4 games have sold 645 million…

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Cloud Companies Hit Hard by Languishing Email Privacy Update

U.S. tech companies are hopeful that a bipartisan group of lawmakers will finally be able to enact an update to the federal email privacy statute governing how they respond to…

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Reliance Communications hit by mobile price war

Jio’s free services forced competitors to reduce plan tariffs Indian mobile phone network operator Reliance Communications Ltd. posted its second straight quarterly loss, hit by the price war which has…

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Kabul hit by deadly explosion as Taliban begins spring offensive

Car bomb in Afghan capital has left at least 28 dead and more than 320 injured At least 28 people were killed and more than 320 injured after a Taliban…

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Activision Hit With Layoffs After Guitar Hero and Skylanders Underperform

Activision confirms reports that the publisher is initiating a round of layoffs – a result of the poor performance of series such as Skylanders and Guitar Hero. Publisher Activision holds…

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