Weekly Round Up #59: Cell C CEO, YouTube 360° live stream, Dark Souls board game, Xbox 360 is dead

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days.

This week on BurnCast, Senior Reporter Stuart Thomas talks to Reporters Graham van der Made and Hadlee Simons.

The team discusses Cell CEO sexist statements, YouTube launching 360 % live video streaming functionality, Dark Souls board game smashing Kickstarter records and the death of the Xbox 360.

In a new feature ‘Weird News of the week’, the ever the misbehaving child, internet, names a research vessel “Boaty McBoatface” and the authorities won’t have none of the silliness.

The team also talks about what they are currently watching, reading, playing and eating.

And the tweet of the week comes from the opening of Starbucks and South Africans taking up to a bit too enthusiastically.

Have a listen to the podcast in full below, and be sure to catch the Recommended Reading list at the foot of the article.

Recommended reading:

Cell C CEO in hot water over ‘bitch switch’ comments

YouTube now supports 360 live video. Is this VR’s killer app?

Dark Souls board game smashes Kickstarter goal, raises over £400 000 [update]

Here are some things you might not know about the Xbox 360

RIP: Microsoft retires the decade old Xbox 360 console

Twitter goes gaga for first Starbucks store in SA