🎉 Last Newsletter Edition for 2024 🎉

20 DECEMBER 2024

🎉 Last Newsletter Edition for 2024 🎉

As we close the year, thank you for an incredible journey of growth, learning and shared experiences.

While challenges shaped our path, your engagement with this newsletter has been the true highlight.

Together, we’ve explored how to navigate the digital economy for socio-economic opportunities and I hope it has empowered you to take action.

I must sincerely apologize for not delivering the promised follow-up newsletter after the last edition.

Upon reviewing the data, I realized minimal engagement with afternoon editions and opted to focus on more impactful content going forward.

I appreciate your understanding as we strive for meaningful interactions and impactful content.

2024 was demanding and fatigue got the better of me.

That’s why I’ll be taking time off to recharge for an impactful 2025.

Here’s what you can expect next year - 2025:

1. Free Newsletter, Sustained by Sponsors:

This newsletter will remain free while I seek sponsorships, ads and endorsements to cover production costs.

2. New Emojis, Your Input Matters:

I’m replacing the rainbow emojis in the heading.

Got ideas?

Please share them in the comments!

3. Paid Membership/Subscription Options for Specialised Content:

We are launching six (6) subscription-based newsletters with focused content:

3.1 Jobs Board: Opportunities for local, remote jobs, internships and learnerships.

3.2 Online Courses: Access to reputable courses from top institutions and individuals.

3.3 AI Insights: Information, Tools, e-books and courses about AI.

3.4 E-Commerce Expertise: Practical guides on platforms like Amazon, Shopify and eBay.

3.5 Becoming a Writer: Resources to kickstart careers in writing, copywriting or ghostwriting.

3.6 Cybersecurity Skills: Courses, e-books and essential tools for the digital age.

4. Digital Products:

Expect eBooks, eCourses, guides, templates and more to address the challenges you’ve shared over the years.

5. Podcast Launch:

It’s time!

No more delays—our podcast kicks off in 2025!

6. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Newsletter:

Exploring opportunities in blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Let’s Collaborate

If you’re skilled in TikTok or YouTube and want to collaborate, reach out via comments or WhatsApp: +27672593377.

My Vision for You in 2025:

- If you start the year unemployed, let’s secure you a job.

- If you dream of writing, let’s turn it into reality.

- If you’re broke, let’s unlock your potential in online income generation.

2025 is your year to thrive in the digital economy.

Everything we do in 2025 will be transformative and developmental.

Together, we’ll learn, create and earn through the digital economy.

Please invite your friends, colleagues and even your frenemies to join this movement.

Youth unemployment in South Africa stands at a staggering 60%.

Together, we can change this challenge.

Interested in collaborating?

Message me on WhatsApp at +27672593377 or reply to this newsletter.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

Wishing you a joyous Christmas and a transformative 2025.

See you on January 14th, recharged and ready to elevate your life to the next level.

Yours in growth and purpose,

Phemelo Kebinelang

"Be Intentional and Purposeful Today"

WhatsApp: +27 671 593 377

Continue to be intentional about your future.

Please click on all the links below to access valuable opportunities, resources, and articles specially curated for you.

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2. South Africa has approved 248 Crypto Licences

   

   Fourteen. That's how many African countries are on the FATF Greylist—a list that contains countries lacking solid structures for fighting money laundering. When it comes to it, bad actors can illicitly move money around these weak systems, for whatever malicious reason, and likely won't get caught.

   This effectively means that a quarter of all African countries are considered risky to the international finance community. Since these African countries hit this realisation, they've doggedly forced financial service providers to enforce strict compliance checks on users. Yet, for so long, crypto has eluded them.

   South Africa is changing that. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has approved 248 crypto asset service provider (CASP) licences, showing a shift towards stricter regulation of the crypto space. This push is part of South Africa's efforts to get off the FATF Greylist.

   To comply, crypto providers must meet "fit and proper" requirements under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act. For users, this means stricter identity checks when using crypto platforms. Providers must collect details like names, IDs, wallet addresses, and transaction histories. While this could slow onboarding, it will also reduce the risks of fraud, money laundering, and illegal activities.

   South Africa is nearing its goal to regulate crypto and maintain strict oversight on a financial asset that is notorious for being untraceable. The legal regulation of crypto will also further encourage adoption in a country that is already pro-crypto.

3. REPORT ON: 2025 Trends That Will Shape Our World: The Definitive Guide to Innovation, AI, and Beyond.

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   Fundamentals of Analytics Engineering (the extra mile)

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   Blockbuster, on the other hand, hesitated, clinging to outdated methods and dismissing the importance of AI and digital innovation in the modern movie rental business. As the market changed, they struggled to keep up, and their operations suffered. Eventually, they were forced to close most of their stores, shattering the dreams and lives of everyone involved.

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7. Insights on AI

   What happens when robotics, AI, and blockchain converge? (OpenMind)

   X gives Grok a new photorealistic AI image generator (TheVerge)

   Researchers Use AI To Turn Sound Recordings Into Accurate Images (UT)

   How Claude Became Tech Insiders’ Chatbot of Choice (NYT)

   Broadcom skyrocketing AI sales spur a stock rally that places Broadcom among America’s tech elite (FC)

   Meta Platforms as well as Elon Musk has asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta to block OpenAI’s planned conversion from a nonprofit organization to a for-profit company (WSJ)

8. Top Ten EFF Digital Security Resources

   EFF in this post stands for Electronic Frontier Foundation

   EFF has decades of experience in providing digital privacy and security resources, particularly for vulnerable people. We’ve written a lot of resources over the years; here are the top ten that we think are most useful right now.

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9. On the African Continent

   DRC files criminal complaints against Apple

   Host Africa to acquire GO54

   Zoho to invest $30 million in Zambia

   Tyme Bank becomes Africa's latest unicorn

10. YouTube will let creators consent to AI training (and opt them out by default)

    The toggle: One of YouTube’s first AI safeguards is making its debut. A new “third-party training” toggle on the YouTube Studio dashboard will allow creators to submit their content to AI developers—if they choose to do so. By default, videos will be opted out of AI training.

    Creators who do decide to share their content can either allow all third parties to use their videos for training, or can pick out specific companies from a list and grant training access to those firms only. So far, the list includes familiar tech giants like Apple, Meta, and Amazon, innovators in the generative AI space (Nvidia, OpenAI), and notable upstarts (Anthropic, Complexity). (A word of warning: if creators choose to give blanket approval to third-party trainers, that applies to all companies—not just the 18 on the list.)

    The impact: YouTube’s new tool comes at a pivotal time, as many creators have expressed frustration with big tech firms for repurposing their content without consent. But will the platform’s third-party training toggle—which resembles other creator protections developed within the AI world—make a significant impact on data scraping?

    Unauthorized AI scraping on YouTube was already prohibited in the platform’s Terms of Service before the debut of its AI training toggle, but that didn’t seem to stop developers from obtaining unauthorized YouTube content through other means. (A widely-circulated data set called “The Pile,” for instance, includes captions from a significant number of YouTube videos and Marques Brownlee’s plant is making appearances in Sora-generated videos.)

    A YouTube rep told TechCrunch that the company is unable to determine whether the new toggle will lead to any retroactive enforcement for training that has already occurred—meaning it’s unclear whether there will be any change to the chilly state of affairs between YouTube creators and AI developers.

11. TikTok’s final hail mary to stop the ban: An in-person meeting with Donald Trump

    The meeting: As it braces for an upcoming U.S. ban, TikTok is making the most of Donald Trump’s apparent goodwill. Hours after the platform filed an official appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, CEO Shou Zi Chew reportedly met with the president-elect at his Mar-a-Lago estate (per CNN).

    Details from the meeting haven’t yet been made public, but Trump reiterated on Monday that he plans to “take a look at TikTok” (and presumably the upcoming “divest-or-ban” law) once he returns to the Oval Office:

    “I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok, because I won youth by 34 points. There are those that say that TikTok has something to do with that. TikTok had an impact.”

    The catch: There’s one more stumbling block TikTok needs to eliminate before Trump can attempt to overturn the divest-or-ban law (if he decides to do so). The decree enacted by President Biden—which forces parent company ByteDance to either divest TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or accept a U.S. ban—is set to go into effect on January 19, one day before Trump’s inauguration. If TikTok wants to beat the ban, it will need to get that start date pushed back until after Trump is in office.

    To that end, the platform has officially petitioned the Supreme Court to delay the divest-or-ban law so that the high court has a chance to rule on it before it goes into effect. It’s unclear whether that petition will be granted. Anly a few weeks ago, a panel of three lower court judges ruled that the ban-or-divest law’s January 19 start date can go ahead as planned and determined that the decree is not unconstitutional.

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16. Enrol for a Course: Coding with AI Bootcamp

    Enrollment for cohort 3 of the Coding with AI Bootcamp: https://maven.com/s/course/787c5c6cc8

    
    Enrollment will close at Christmas Eve, so if you have any questions about the program make sure to check out the FAQ below. And if your question isn’t answered there, just hit reply and I’ll get back to you asap.

    FAQ

    • I can't code, can I still take part in this bootcamp?

      Yes, absolutely! AI can help you with that. This bootcamp is for non-technical professionals (beginners) who want to learn how to use AI to code custom solutions for your work.

    • Can I expense this bootcamp to my company?

      Yes absolutely! Just let us know that's your preferred payment method upon being accepted into the program and we'll set that up for you!

    • Do I need to know in advance what I want to build?

      Nope! Whilst some of our alumni have had a very specific idea that they have joined the program with, many others have joined without something in mind. And that's totally ok! We have chunks of our curriculum dedicated to getting your creative juices flowing and experts who will be on hand to help you decide on an idea to build.

    • If it's not for me, can I get a refund?

      Yes absolutely! Our couse is backed by Maven’s Satisfaction Guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in Maven's refund policy.

    • What happens if I can’t make a live session?

      No need to worry! All sessions will be recorded and made available online so that you can access them later. Our team of experts will also be on hand to help you catch up, alongside your very own peer group who will be there to support you as well!

    • How will I engage with other participants?

      In lot's of ways! We truly believe in the power of the community, so we make sure to connect you with your peers as much as we can! This may happen on Slack, DMs, group challenges, live co-building sessions, co-working, peer groups and other ways.

    • I work full-time, what is the expected time commitment?

      Our learning program is designed for busy people. This is why we've created a flexible program that can easily fit your busy schedule. If you could set aside 8-12 hours that works perfect.

      Also good to know is that you'll keep access to all learning materials and recordings afterwards.

    Looking forward to working with you,

    Harold Dijkstra

    PS

    In case you missed it, here's a preview of the course schedule (all sessions are recorded and uploaded into the student portal, so you can always catch up if you miss anything):

    • Kickoff Coding with AI Bootcamp

      January 13, 2025 from 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM CET

    • Intro to Replit Agent

      January 16, 2025 from 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM CET

    • Intro to Cursor

      January 20, 2025 from 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM CET

    • Get ready for Build Weekend

      January 23, 2025 from 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM CET

    • Demo Day

      January 29, 2025 from 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM CET

    Modules:

    • 01 - Getting Started

      Welcome to the Coding with AI Bootcamp!

    • 02 - Intro to Coding with AI

      Get started with Coding with AI

    • 03 - Intro to coding

    • 04 - Claude Artifacts

    • 05 - Replit Agent

    • 06 - Peer Groups

    • 07 - Cursor

    • 08 - v0

    • 09 - From idea to product

    • 10 - Peer Groups

    • 11 - Integrations

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    • 12 - Ship your product

      Click below to enrol:

      https://maven.com/s/course/787c5c6cc8

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