It took Rupert Murdoch 40 years to get to $1 billion, Mark Zuckerberg did it in three – awkward. And Zuckerberg’s net worth is $2,1 billion more than Murdoch. The fight between old media and new media is waging. Clearly the new media kids are faster, stronger and better. Either way they are all still super wealthy.

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Contracted Hyundai advertising agency, Innocean was manadated to create an ad to show off the new ix35’s fairly amazing 100% water emission feature… And they ballsed up. Or did they?

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What is the world coming to. Yes, Saudi Arabia has strict Sharia Law, but deporting three gentlemen because they are just too good looking and the woman may not know how to control themselves? Take a look at one of the dashing deportees.

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When people have their friends over for dinner, they generally impress the guests by presenting them with a home-cooked lamb tagine with apricots and spicy couscous, or creme brûlée, at the most. No one expects the host to whip out a pint of home made ice cream. That kind of thing is NEXT LEVEL

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Inbox zero is an almost-mythical technological Nirvana that we all strive for. Seeing as most of us make a living out of the information in our inbox, a stress free life really does mean a big fat zero. Seth explores how to get there.

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This place is so geared for living the holiday, it comes with its own separate guest cottage. Honestly, that’s naughty. Parents visiting? Here’s your own cottage, mom. Not the family type? Fine. You have yourself a ready-made staff quarters right there, my friend. And it’s all spitting distance from the waves

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The smartphone industry has become a boxing ring, with top companies – Samsung – taking a stab at competitors to benefit their product. Samsung was recently embarassed for paying college student to write reviews about their products and face them up against HTC, and they seem to back at it.

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Russian historian, Andrei Lankov lived in Pyongyang in the 1980’s, where he was an exchange student. His forthcoming book takes a look at how the government established a tight grip on the lives of everyday North Koreans. Take, for example, these anti-US questions cited by Lankov in a North Korean student textbook.

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A “news machine” has been developed by Color Magazine and interactive designer, Jonathon Chomko in an effort to highlight sensationalism in journalism. The new machine turns user tweets into headlines, through various media filters. It’s an epic visual demonstration of broken telephone in the news cycle.

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Remember those two “special” guys that sat on the couch eating pizza and talking utter nonsense? That’s right, Wayne and Garth are back, and they are looking… Older than ever.

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We haven’t seen a hairdo like that in years. And we definitely haven’t seen a computer like that for a healthy length of time, either. Kim Komando, AKA “Komputer Tutor” hosted this delightful insert on the definition of a computer, and how to master the basics of DOS.

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The Mars Curiosity Rover, the world’s most expensive robot has taken to occupying its time by drawing penises on the surface of the red planet.

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Killer whales have been known to launch coordinated attacks on other whales, sharks and even wave-wash seals. On 18 April 2013, photographer Shawn Heinrichs captured one of the very few recorded incidents of killer whales attacking a pod of sperm whales.

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The world is an amazing, terrifying, and wonderful place, and nothing describes a situation with the impact and immediacy of a good photograph. Gleaned from news streams, our social network feeds, and television, here’s a look at some of the top stories from yesterday, in pictures

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The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, survived the extinsion of the last ice age 10,000 years ago. But in just a few decades man has managed to put the animal on the endangered species list, and experts are warning that the cheetah could be extinct by 2030.

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Nostalgia much? Don’t worry if you shed a tear watching this – I think a few people did. It has been 14 years since 1999, which is a little bit mind blowing. This montage of pretty much everything that happened pop-culture-wise in 1999 is the dose of childhood (or at least youth) that you needed this morning. […]

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There’s no need to dig in your wallets to find enough dollar for those crazy priced fancy-ass coffee machines. Luxe has provided us with an elegant machine, at a friendlier price-point. It’s quick and easy, and it turns you into a pro-barrister in minutes, churning out cups of delectable coffee.

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The new Xbox is set to be unveiled on 21 May 2013, but there have been a slew of specutlations as to what the new console will pack under the hood. If Xbox is released on time, it could be stiff competition for the Sony PlayStation 4, which is set to launch later this year.

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Top TV has been approved by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to broadcast three adult content channels. Their three new channels are: Playboy TV, Desire TV and Private Spice. These adult channels will be broadcast from 20h00 to 5h00, daily

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I am sure that for every sensible word written about wine, Public Relation teams issue out 100 silly ones. Luckily conscientious writers shield the broader public from much of this hyperbolic guff, however, some of it does slip through on back labels, and boy, is it a load of tripe.

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The “Live Young” themed video has been a massive hit since it was uploaded four days ago. Its 28 million views and downright cuteness is what makes it our Viral Video Of The Day.

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From 26 to 29 April ,the roar of Harleys will course through Margate for the annual Africa Bike Week. Expect to see leather, saddled on leather, ready for the biggest free bike rally on the continent. All event details, after the jump

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It’s been a while since we’ve updated you on an ongoing Ricky Gervais project, and while having been around for a few months already, we’ve decided to take this opportunity to let you know that Derek, by Ricky Gervais exists. And your life would be poorer without it.

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Who said pizza was just for eating? Some people say you are what you eat, but nobody said, “wear your food.” Little did you know that we have some pizza wearing Lady Gaga’s on our hands – well to a certain extent. It’s all in the design of pizza clothing and use of pizza toppings […]

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Virgin America has launched a seat-to-seat delivery system for thier inflight passengers on US flights. Yes, you can actually send drinks to random passengers in your cabin now. This is awesome.

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Jimmy Kimmel decided it would be a great idea to take a camera crew to Coachella, ask people what they thought of of some of the bands that “were playing.” Except that none of the band names that were thrown out corresponded to any real-life bands. But that didn’t stop the festival-goers from claiming intimate knowledge of the bands.

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2oceansviber, Howard James Fyvie got in touch to share this video of a flange (best collective noun, ever) of baboons methodically wrecking a lovely coastal home in Betty’s Bay. It’s mental, and a little bit scary.

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Metallica frontman, James Hetfield has one of the most distinctive vocal sounds in rock music, and he’s managed to weave his cry of “Yeah!” almost every Metallica song ever recorded. In the spirit of tonight’s Cape Town gig, we give you a compilation of every James Hetfield, “Yeah!”, ever.

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We’ve had to wait long enough to see Chris Hemsworth’s gorgeous face again. Following the 2011 Marvel masterpiece, Thor and 2012’s Avengers, the much awaited trailer is here.

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Now that the price roller coaster has ended, and it has been strongly confirmed that Bitcoin is a commodity worth investing in, the race to see who can mine the remaining Bitcoins fastest is on. In a big, big way.

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