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BurnCast • 12 Aug 2016

Weekly Round Up #73: Domestly wins big, Facebook blocks AdBlock, No Man’s Sky

By Staff Reporter

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

This week, Hadlee Simons plays host and talks to Matthew Alexander, Graham van der Made and Andy Walker.

The team discusses Domestly‘s big win at the MTN app awards, Facebook blocking AdBlock, PlayStation Vita firmware and No Man’s Sky.

What are we watching, reading, playing: Andy cannot say because the game he is playing is under embargo, Graham is hoping to get his hands on an embargoed title too, Hadlee is watching pro wrestling and Matthew is watching Suits and playing No Man’s Sky.

Tweet of the Week: Elon Musk being Elon Musk.

Have a listen to the podcast below. Be sure to catch the Recommended Reading list at the foot of this article.