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Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, where we talk the latest in tech and startup news! This week on the agenda: - The web's obsession with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir - Finance minister Gigaba announcing a R2.1bn fund for startups - Land Rover's latest... smartphone?

MiniMeme's Julia Breakey chats to South African YouTubers to find out what it takes to go full-time -- from understanding your content to monetisation to working with the local community. YouTubers featured include Gareth Mason, Hayls World, Michael Cost, Naledi Mallela, Sandhira Chetty, Sibu Mpanza, and Pap Culture.

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup! On this week's agenda: - President Jacob Zuma's resignation - Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda - The Huawei P Smart coming to South Africa, and what we'd like to see from budget smartphones in the future

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup! On the agenda this week: - 157 new emoji coming to your smartphone this year - the blockchain surveillance startup that claims it raised over $10-million in 20 seconds during a sale - the potential for a triple-camera Huawei smartphone

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, where we discuss the week in tech and startup news! On the agenda this week: - apps to help you save water during the drought - Mark Fish's abominable Hugh Masekela photo mix-up - the Gauteng startups to watch in 2018 - Qualcomm's €997-million fine for Apple exclusivity

Welcome to the first Weekly Roundup of 2018! On the agenda today: - CES 2018 and what it means for the year in gadgets - the non-stop rise of cryptocurrencies - SA entrepreneurs to follow this year - South Africa's porn habits in 2017

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup! On the agenda this week: - Netflix's plans for Africa and the salaries they pay people to watch their content - YouTube's year in review, including what SA was watching - Startupbootcamp Cape Town to crowdfund the 10 startups that last week graduated from the initiative’s inaugural programme - Snapdragon's 2018 plans

Welcome to the last episode of Minimeme for the year. In it, Daniel and Julia ramble about the 2017 TV they loved. Because December is for doing what you love. Agree/disagree/wanna buy us pizza? Hit us up at info@memeburn.com.

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup! On the agenda this week: - Which 2017 smartphones to avoid this Christmas season - The South African startup looking to take on Uber and Taxify - Takealot and Superbalist's Black Friday stats

We're nearing the end of the year, and that means its time for those sweet, sweet annual roundups. And this week? It's all about the year's best -- and worst -- smartphones.

Welcome to Burn Media's Weekly Roundup! On the agenda this week: - Ventureburn's 2017 Startup Survey that examines trends in the South African startup scene - Uber's data breach which the company kept secret for over a year, and for which it paid a US$100 000 ransom - Our thoughts on the iPhone 8

Julia Breakey and Daniel Mpala challenged themselves to a week without any social media but WhatsApp. These are the results.

Welcome to Burn Media's The Weekly Roundup! This week on the agenda: - a Silvertree founder who took aim at Silicon Valley model of building African startups - if Justice League is worth the hype - EA's Battlefront 2 defence becoming the most downvoted comment in Reddit history - Ster-Kinekor Entertainment's South African Black Friday sales

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup! On the agenda this week: - Google opening applications for first cohort of Launchpad Africa accelerator - Twitter's latest rule changes - South African Android devs can now publish paid apps to Play Store - Huawei Mate 10, Porsche SA prices

On this episode of MiniMeme, Julia Breakey and Daniel Mpala sit down and talk the sombre sides of social media -- including the psychological manipulation, distraction techniques, and the ways it forces you to stay logged in. But we like to think we're more chipper than that description.

Welcome to Burn Media's The Weekly Roundup! On the agenda today: - South Africa's drop in the World Bank's list of easiest countries in which to start a business, despite the 134% growth of venture capital investments over the past year - Facebook-owned platforms trouncing competitors in terms of engagement and user numbers - Upcoming smartphone prices to help you decide your Christmas list - The murder-accused Henri van Breda, the recently-convicted murderer Chris Panayiotou, and social media's strong responses to both

This week on The Gearburn Podcast, Hadlee and Andy sit down to chat converged computing, its pros and cons, and whether or not it has a place in our future,

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup! This week on the agenda, we talk Cape Town's water rationing, Google's potential recall for the Pixel 2 XL, the SA startups that have netted $137.7-million in 2017 deals, and the iPhone 8's slow sales start.

This week on The Weekly Roundup, the team talk: - Huawei's latest phone stocked with a neural processing unit (basically a baby computer brain, - the South African startup Scoop A Cab set to compete with Uber, - some things we learned at the recent Netflix event, and - the #MeToo campaign that's revealing how many women have fallen prey to sexual harassment, assault, and abuse.

This week on The Weekly Roundup, the team talks the official Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment scandal, the not-so-sad death of Windows 10 mobile, and a Cape Town-based blockchain-enabled fintech platform's success story.