Brand new Techish! Michael and Abadesi kick things off with the Molotov cocktail thrown at Sam Altman's house amid growing AI anxieties and ask: is it ever okay to respond to structural violence with physical violence? They also get into Emma Grede calling herself a "max three-hour mum" and what the backlash reveals about gender expectations and overparenting culture. For the Patreon folk, they're digging into Allbirds, once Silicon Valley's favourite wool sneaker brand, making millions on the stock market after pivoting to AI. 

Chapters

00:56 Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman's House: The AI Backlash Turns Violent

14:37 Emma Grede Is a “Max 3-Hour Mom”: Overparenting And The Cult of Celebrity  

32:26 Allbirds Stock Prices Soars After It Pivots From Shoes to AI [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Online response to the attack on Sam Altman’s house shows a generational divide [Fortune]
• Video appears to show California Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire suspect starting blaze, saying: "Should have paid us more”  [CBS News]
• Emma Grede Defends Being a 'Three Hour Mum' On Weekends: 'I'm Trying to Be Really Honest’ [Today]
• Allbirds is turning into an AI compute provider, because of course it is [FT]

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi break down Oracle laying off 30,000 employees in a push to build more AI infrastructure. If the stable tech career is officially dead, do we all need side hustles to survive? They also dig into the Apprentice UK candidate whose LinkedIn got flagged for inappropriate content and how you grow your professional digital brand when the algorithm prefers your holiday snaps? And for the Patreon folk, Michael and Abadesi get into Wireless Festival getting cancelled after Kanye was banned from the UK.

Chapters

00:45 Oracle Lays Off 30,000 Workers: We All Need Side Hustles Now

16:30 The Apprentice UK: Are We Too Comfortable On LinkedIn?

28:06 Wireless Cancelled After Kanye Banned From the UK [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Oracle’s Massive 30,000 Layoff As AI Spending Surges [Forbes]
• The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation [McKinsey]
• Layoffs To Lemonade [Hustle Crew]
• Can Sam Altman Be Trusted? [The New Yorker]
• Wireless festival cancelled after Kanye West banned from entering UK [The Guardian]

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Michael and Abadesi are back with a brand new Techish episode. This week, another Forbes 30 Under 30 founder is in hot water, with a whistleblower taking to Substack to accuse Y Combinator-backed compliance startup Delve of fraud. They also break down Jay-Z's rebuttal to the "you can't be an ethical billionaire" debate, the horror novel that's fallen foul of AI allegations on BookTok, and for Patreon subscribers: Meta and YouTube found liable in a landmark social media addiction trial.

Chapters

00:24 Delve: Whistleblower Accuses Forbes 30 Under 30 Founders Of Fraud

05:44 Jay-Z Says Billionaire Hate Is a 'Cop-Out'

18:59 Hachette Pulls Black Author’s Novel Over Alleged AI Use

25:16 Meta and YouTube Found Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• The Delve Scandal: A Y Combinator Darling Just Got Hit With a Bombshell Fraud Accusation [Inc]
• Delve Whistleblower’s Substack [Substack]
• 404 Media 
• Exclusive: The Jay-Z Interview [GQ]
• Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use [The Guardian]
• Meet ‘Freida McFadden’, the doctor hiding her secret life as a bestselling author [The Times, $]
• Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial [NPR]

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Brand new Techish! This week, Michael opens up about the biggest mistakes he’s made on his founder journey and how you can avoid them in your own career and business. From undercharging clients and not vetting new hires to blurring the line between being a boss and a friend, he shares the lessons that every entrepreneur should hear. Michael also talks about trusting your gut, spotting market trends and listening to your customers, and knowing when it’s the right time to make a big move — like selling your company.

Chapters

01:08 The Cost of Undervaluing Yourself 

03:39 Being Liked vs. Being A Good Leader 

07:37 Not All Skinfolk Are Kinfolk

09:04 Read The Room

11:47 Seize The Opportunity: How I Missed Out On A 7-Figure Exist [Patreon-Only]

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi revisit highlights from the live show with special guests Timothy Armoo and Ryan Leslie. They also dive into Apple’s new MacBook Neo, Jack Dorsey hiding behind AI to slash 40% of Block's workforce, Sinners’ Oscars wins and Timothée Chalamet’s controversial ballet comments. And Patreon members get a full Industry season 4 breakdown: the highs, the lows, and *that* season finale.

Chapters

00:00 Live Show Recap
01:31 Apple's New MacBook Neo
08:42 Jack Dorsey Cuts 40% Of Block's Workforce And Blames AI
14:37 Sinners At The Oscars & The Power Of Horizontal Networking
20:35 Timothée Chalamet's Ballet Comments
25:36 Industry Season 4 Finale Breakdown [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• In a 600-word X post, Jack Dorsey justifies his decision to lay off 40% of Block’s workforce [Fast Company] 
• Timothée Chalamet & Matthew McConaughey | Variety & CNN Town Hall - Full Conversation [YouTube] 

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Part of our recent Techish Live show: In this conversation, entrepreneur Timo Armoo joins Michael and Abadesi to share how he went from growing up on a council estate on Old Kent Road to building and selling Fanbytes for eight figures -- all before 30. He breaks down the mindset shifts, cheat codes, and hard truths behind building real wealth in 2026.

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Exploring the future of AI, market disruptions, and strategies for navigating the evolving tech landscape. Insights range from market predictions to practical tips for builders and entrepreneurs.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: Exploring AI's Future Impact
00:25 Fictional Memo from 2028: A Workforce Apocalypse
00:54 Market Cap Losses and AI's Disruptive Power
01:18 Rational Agents and Transactional Shifts in Payment Systems
01:48 Stock Market Predictions and Investor Sentiment
02:03 The Hysteria Around Market Predictions
02:29 The Role of Journalism and Fiction in Market Perceptions
02:51 Long-term Investment Strategies and Index Funds
03:40 Consumer Economy and AI Automation's Limits
03:47 Universal Basic Income and AI's Economic Impact
04:14 Global South Economies and AI Transformation
04:32 The Fantasy of Building Personal Software
05:03 Corporate Software Development and CTO Decisions
05:44 The Reality of Enterprise Software Procurement
06:55 Legacy Languages and AI Compatibility
07:42 AI and Military/Surveillance Use Cases
08:34 The Disruption of Entry-Level Jobs and Education
09:22 Unemployment Trends in Hospitality and Retail
10:30 AI's Role in Workplace Disillusionment and Diversity
11:38 Changing Company Structures and Skill Requirements
12:24 Automation and Talent Demand in Small Businesses
13:32 Global Political Instability and Corporate Risk Management
14:11 The Remote Work Hustler and Ethical Questions
15:21 The Rise of Multi-Job Hustlers and Ethical Concerns
16:07 Full Stack Builder: A New Role for Product Managers
16:47 Security Risks of Agentic AI and OpenClaw
18:00 Practical AI Tools for Builders and Entrepreneurs
19:01 Opportunity in AI: Accelerated Development or Capitalism?
19:45 Human Creativity vs Capitalistic AI Tools
20:37 The Shift in Young Adults' Social and Career Habits
21:35 Tychogenic Lifestyle: Increasing Luck and Opportunities

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This week on Techish, Abadesi and Michael break down OpenAI snapping up Peter Steinberger, the mind behind the viral OpenClaw AI assistant, to lead its push into next-gen personal agents, and youth unemployment in the UK hitting a five-year high. And for our Patreon listeners, we’ve got another wild entry in the ever-growing Forbes-to-Fraud pipeline.

Chapters

00:22 The Rise of OpenClaw: Is Agentic AI the Future?
12:21 UK Youth Unemployment Hits 5-Year High
23:28 Gökçe Güven Risks 52 Years in Prison Over Fraud Charge [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Who is OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger? The millennial developer caught the attention of Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg [Fortune]
• UK unemployment hits highest rate for nearly five years [BBC]
• Forbes 30 Under 30 Founder Charged With Defrauding Investors of $7 Million [Inc, $] 

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Techish is coming off the timeline and onto the stage.

​Join us for a live recording of Techish, the podcast where tech meets culture, money meets meaning, and nothing is off-limits. Hosted by founders and investors Michael Berhane and Abadesi Osunsade, Techish breaks down the biggest stories in tech, business, and culture with insight, humour, and zero corporate fluff.

​This isn’t a panel.
This isn’t a keynote.
This is a conversation. Live, honest, and interactive.

​Expect sharp takes on what’s really happening in tech right now, cultural commentary you won’t hear on Bloomberg, and the kind of audience energy that turns a podcast into a moment.

​What to Expect

​A live, unfiltered Techish recording
Smart breakdowns of the biggest tech and culture stories right now
Laughs, hot takes, and side-eyes
Audience Q&A and participation
An intimate crowd of people building, investing, and working in tech

​Whether you are a founder, operator, investor, creative, or a tech professional or employee looking to better understand the industry you work in, this is your room.

The hosts: 

​Abadesi Osunsade

​CEO of Hustle Crew and an award-winning social entrepreneur and VC scout. A seasoned tech leader, Abadesi previously served as a Global VP and held pivotal roles at Amazon, Product Hunt, and Brandwatch. An author and speaker, she is a leading voice in building inclusive tech ecosystems and mentoring the next generation of founders.

​Michael Berhane

​Award-winning CEO of POCIT. An MSc Computer Science graduate and founding engineer at Urban Massage, Michael is a former software engineer turned entrepreneur. He is a Venture Scout for Zeal Capital and a Bloomsbury-shortlisted writer currently working on his debut novel.

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi break down the stock market chaos sparked by Anthropic’s new AI tool, what it could mean for SaaS pricing and why enterprise software is so hard to kill. They also get into Bitcoin, Sam Altman’s meltdown over Claude’s Super Bowl ad, layoff transparency (or the lack thereof), the Epstein file fallout, Glorilla and the pressure that comes with money, family, and expectations when you “make it.”

Chapters
00:22 Anthropic’s Claude Wipes Out Software Stocks
07:36 Bitcoin and the Power of VC Hype
12:49 Sam Altman Panics over Claude’s Super Bowl Ad
25:34 Pinterest and Corporate Transparency In Layoffs
30:18 Epstein Files and Public Interest [Patreon-Only]
39:31 Glorilla and the Black Tax  [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Why one Anthropic update wiped billions off software stocks [Fast Company]
• Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads [TechCrunch]
• Empire of AI by Karen Hao [Penguin]
• Pinterest sacks engineers for tracking staff job cuts [BBC]

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⚠️ SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains spoilers for Industry Season 4, up through Episode 3.

This week on Techish, Michael and Abadasi break down Industry season four so far. They talk messy character dynamics, shorting stocks, VC returns, redemption arcs are even possible, and what it really costs to “win” in work, money, and life.

Chapters

00:22 Industry Season 4 Recap
07:36 Hedge Funds vs. Venture Capital
14:05 Irredeemable Characters
21:39 Are All High-Achievers Psychologically Messed Up? [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Watch list: Industry,  Pillion, No Other Choice [IMDb]
• Alex Hormozi and Tony Robbins interview: It took me 50+ years to realize what I’ll tell you in 69 minutes” [YouTube]

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This week, Techish host Michael Berhane is joined by Dominic-Madori Davis, a senior reporter at TechCrunch. They break down the details of TikTok star Khaby Lame’s $900M deal, why non-developers are making apps instead of buying them,  Topicals and the perks of celebrity angel investments. They also take a look at the AI panic happening among CEOs at Davos and what Apple’s really doing with AI. For the Patreon listeners: Sinners’ 16 Oscar nominations and award predictions and a deep dive into the latest Brooklyn Beckham drama.

Chapters

01:16 Khaby Lame Sold His Face for $900M

07:32 Micro Apps: Non-Developers Are Making Apps Instead of Buying Them

12:19 Angel Reese Invests in Topicals

16:28 Davos: CEOs Are Panicking About AI Job Losses

23:41 Apple Will Integrate Google Gemini AI With Siri

31:45 Sinners Gets 16 Oscar Nominations [Patreon-Only]

36:23 Brooklyn Beckham's Explosive Instagram Post [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• World’s Biggest TikToker Sells Company In $900M Deal That Includes Digital Twin [POCIT]
• The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them [TechCrunch]
• Cornell Study Reveals Who Drove The 2020 Funding Surge For Black Founders — And Why It Didn’t Last [POCIT]
• We cut contact with our families — what it’s really like [The Times]

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi dive into Industry Season 4, breaking down the standout characters, what it means to be an ambitious outsider in a cutthroat world, and what the show reveals about the current political and corporate climate. They also unpack Netflix’s big bet on video podcasts and what it could means for the future of podcasting. 

And for Patreon listeners they go deeper on tech, exploring how AI is rattling Tailwind CSS and Stack Overflow, what’s really at stake, and whether these companies deserve any sympathy at all.

Chapters

00:20 Industry’s Harper Stern: Ambition, Power, and Being an Outsider

13:59 Why Netflix Is Betting Big on Video Podcasts

20:13 AI Is Disrupting Developer Tools [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Is corporate America going Maga? [Financial Times]
• Netflix Offers Podcasts To Compete With YouTube [Forbes]
• ‘Not second screen enough’: is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling? [The Guardian]
• Tailwind lays off 75% of its 4-person engineering team, citing 'brutal impact AI has had on our business’ [Business Insider, $]

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Techish is back for a brand new season! In the first episode of 2026, Michael Berhane and Abadesi Osunsade look back at 2025, unpacking the two tier tech economy, the retreat from DEI and the power of collective action. They also ask what it means when a film like Sinners wins with audiences but not the industry, and for our Patreon listeners, some personal reflections on the past year.

Chapters

00:34 A Two Tier Tech Economy: Mass Layoffs & Massive Paychecks

11:09 DEI Backlash, Target Boycott, And Black Spending Power

18:49 Sinners Broke The Box Office: Why Is It Still Being Snubbed?

27:11 Personal Reflections On 2025 [Patreon]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy [CNBC]
• This is what plutocracy looks like [New Statesman]
• Target’s CEO Steps Down As Sales Drop Amid DEI Boycott [POCIT]
• How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025 [The Guardian]

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi talk about how AI and a shaky job market have people working harder than ever this December, They also break down the chaos (and politics) of office Christmas parties, why Google might overtake OpenAI in the AI race, and for Patreon listeners, the pains of building with a co-founder and how to avoid disputes when you’re creating with others.

Chapters

00:29 What Happened To Circling Back In January?
09:08 Office Christmas Parties: HR’s Worst Nightmare
16:22 OpenAI vs Google: Who’ll Win the AI Race?
26:18 Co-Founder Disputes and the Case for Going Solo [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• The ‘forever layoffs’ era hits a recession trigger as corporates sack 1.1 million workers through November [Fortune]
• Behaviour at work Christmas Parties - BBC London [Instagram]
• OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model [TechCrunch]

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi get into Netflix’s takeover bid for Warner Brothers and what it might mean for movies and the media world. They also break down the streaming giant’s new Diddy documentary, the messy ethics of prediction markets, and for Patreon listeners a brand new segment: Techish Unfiltered.

A heads-up: this episode includes discussion of domestic and sexual violence which may be upsetting for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

Chapters

00:38 Netflix Reaches Deal to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
07:30 50 Cent's Sean "Diddy" Combs Documentary
14:02 Prediction Platforms Are Letting Users Bet on Conflict in Real Time
24:55 New Patreon-Only Segment: Techish Unfiltered

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Exclusive: How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize [Reuters]
• It’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• New App Lets Users Bet on Deadly Conflicts in Real Time
  [Futurism]
• Polymarket Is Struggling With a $59 Million Bet About Itself
  [Bloomberg, $] 

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Techish host Abadesi is joined by Chanté Joseph: the culture writer behind that viral Vogue piece asking, “Is having a boyfriend embarrassing now?” She’s also the creator of Strangers in the City, the events platform tackling adult loneliness. Chanté chats building Strangers in the City, why loneliness feels so real right now, her viral article and the politics of dating, and the power of being single. And for the Patreon listeners: a deeper dive into intimacy beyond romantic relationships.

Chapters

01:06 Building Connections Through Strangers in the City

08:53 The Politics of Romantic Relationships 

26:18 Singledom Is Not Failure

30:13 Intimacy Beyond Romantic Relationships [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Follow Chanté on Instagram and TikTok
• Check out Strangers in the City
• Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? [Vogue]
• I Thought Being The Low Maintenance Friend Would Set Me Free. Instead, It Made Me Lonelier Than Ever [Vogue]

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi unpack why Issa Rae doesn’t feel successful despite, well, all her success; Donald Glover’s revelation that he suffered a stroke and had a hole in his heart; and why Pharrell Williams can’t simply opt out of politics. And for the Patreon fam: the uproar on Chinese social media after a man who froze his wife was spotted with a new partner.

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Chapters

00:23 Issa Rae, Donald Glover, And The Truth About Success
13:10 Pharrell Williams Says Politics Isn’t Real
20:55 Man Who Froze His Wife Now Has A New Girlfriend [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Issa Rae Reflects on Highs, Lows, and the Fear of Losing It All | Not My Best Moment with KevOnStage [YouTube]
• Childish Gambino Reveals He Suffered a Stroke: ‘They Found a Hole in My Heart’ [VICE] 
• Pharrell Williams Reveals His Political Stance, Says Picking Sides Inadvertently Supports ‘Division’ [Complex] 
• Man who cryogenically froze late wife sparks debate by dating new partner [BBC] 

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This week on Techish, Abadesi and Michael talk about why Y Combinator founders are suddenly getting way younger, the TikToker who called churches pretending to be a mom needing baby formula, the CEO who fired two employees over an affair, and the Cryptoqueen who got jailed over her £5bn Bitcoin stash.

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00:25 Y Combinator Founders Are Getting Younger and Younger
 12:08 TikToker Exposes Churches That Failed To Help Mom in Need
 24:24 CEO Fires Two Employees for Having an Affair
 34:17 The Fall of Crypto Scammers

Extra Reading & Resources

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• TikToker pretending to be needy mom called megachurches for help with their responses going viral [The Independent]
• Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion jailed over £5bn Bitcoin stash [BBC]

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This week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi break down the rise and fall of beauty brand Plantmade — and what it says about the uphill battle Black founders face keeping control of their businesses. They also chat about viral ‘cheat at everything’ app pivoting to AI notetaking, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, and, for the Patreon folk, Zohran Mamdani’s historic NYC mayoral win.

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00:25 Plantmade’s Black Woman Founder Exits the Company
10:10 ‘Cheat at Everything’ App Cluely Is Now an AI Meeting Assistant
17:56 Controversial Michael Jackson Biopic Drops Its First Trailer
28:17 Zohran Mamdani’s Historic NYC Mayoral Win [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

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• This Isn't The Brand I Started: Why I'm Saying Goodbye To Afrocenchix After 15 Years [Black Ballad]
• Michael (2026) | Official Trailer [YouTube]
• Timbaland’s New Artist Is An AI-Generated Asian Woman [POCIT]

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This week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi breakdown Amazon’s cutting 10% of its corporate workforce, the future of HR in tech, why networking and referrals matter more than ever, and leaving a toxic workplace. And for the Patreon folk, did Mango founder Isak Andic fall to his death or was he pushed?

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00:30 Amazon Lays Off 30,000 Employees
14:22 Why Referrals Are Key to Beating the Job Market
19:10 Exit Interviews at a Toxic Company
24:31 Mango Founder Falls to His Death — Now His Son Is Under Investigation [Patreon Only]

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• Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say [Reuters]
• Amazon is planning a new wave of layoffs, sources say [Fortune]

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi chat about Abadesi's new play, spies in Silicon Valley, and what “neutral” really means when it comes to racism and Islamophobia. They also dig into today’s growing wealth gap and the future of Rihanna's Fenty Beauty.

Chapters

00:00 Introductions and the First Woke War Play
02:18 Seductive Espionage in Silicon Valley
11:10 Sequoia Capital COO Resigns Over Islamophobia
17:42 Are We in the New Gilded Age?
23:57 LVMH Wants to Sell Its 50% Stake in Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Female spies are waging ‘sex warfare’ to steal Silicon Valley secrets [The Times]
• 1,000 Founders Demand That Sequoia Capital Partner Is Reprimanded [Forbes]
• Making Money in the Gilded Age [The Lindy Newsletter]
• Exclusive: LVMH explores sale of its 50% stake in Rihanna-backed Fenty Beauty, sources say [Reuters]

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Techish host Michael Berhane and TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis unpack what’s really going on with funding for Black founders — and why so many are heading back to the 9-to-5. They also get into Elon Musk’s clash with X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, Meta’s smart glasses and the end of privacy, and why academics need to step out of the ivory tower.

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Chapters

00:28 Black Founders Are Facing an Uphill Battle

05:36 Sperm Racing Startup Raises $10M Seed

09:30 Elon Musk and Nikita Bier’s Bot Battle

18:24 The Future of Social Media

25:29 Marc Lamont Hill on the Joe Budden Podcast [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

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• Sperm-racing investors blow $10 million on ‘seed round’ for sports venture [The San Francisco Standard]
• A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world [TechCrunch]

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Techish is back! In this week's episode, hosts Michael and Abadesi break down Gen Z’s job market struggles, from AI shaking up entry-level roles to companies cutting costs and outsourcing instead of hiring fresh talent. They dig into why degrees aren’t translating into jobs, how AI panic is reshaping the workplace, and why some businesses are still dragging their feet on automation. 

And for our Patreon listeners: we dive into UK Black History Month losing steam, and Michael and Abadesi get personal about the need to uplift our own communities.

Chapters

00:30 What’s Really Driving the Gen Z Job-pocalypse?

06:59 Accenture Is Cutting Staff It Can't Retrain in the Age of AI

11:20 What Happened to UK Black History Month? [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

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• What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong [Financial Times] 
• Accenture CEO Says It’s Sacking Employees Who Won’t Embrace AI [Futurism] 

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You might remember we had IRL host Bridget Todd on Techish recently for our Falling in Love With Your AI episode. 

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Decoding the Planet: From Whales to Whistleblowers 

From season eight of the IRL podcast: AI and Us.

AI may be able to talk to animals, but at what cost to the planet. Who is making those decisions, and why it matters. From decoding whale language to protecting our oceans from unchecked offshore drilling, Bridget Todd talks to visionaries seeking to preserve our beautiful, fragile world. 

Holly Alpine left her job with Microsoft over the company’s role in providing fossil fuel companies with AI tools that could accelerate their production of oil and gas. 

As the AI and climate lead at Hugging Face, a platform for sharing open-source AI models, Sasha Luccioni calls for more transparency from tech companies about how much energy it takes to power AI. 

Aza Raskin, co-founder and president of the Earth Species Project, explains why using AI to decode animal communication could be the key to protecting our planet.

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This week on Techish, hosts Abadesi and Michael tackle the spicy career questions you've been asking ChatGPT but not your manager. They get into what really matters when it comes to getting promoted: performance or perception, how to choose a mentor, clout versus coin, and whether Black Excellence is pushing us forward or holding us back. And for the Patreon fam: Is it disloyal to job hunt while you're still employed? And how do you know when it's time to move on?

Chapters

00:48 Is Getting Promoted About Perception or Performance?

04:57 Choosing a Mentor: Identity or Influence?

08:13 Does Clout Matter More Than Coin?

15:55 Should We Retire “Black Excellence?"

21:47 Job Hunting While Employed [Patreon-Only]

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This week on Techish, host Michael Berhane teams up with TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis to unpack how AI is shaking up the fashion and film industries. They also cover Vinod Khosla’s take on ditching traditional careers, Figma’s IPO, why former FTC chair Lina Khan feels vindicated, and why Apple is in need of a shake-up.
 
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Chapters

00:36 Guess's AI Model in Vogue Sparks Backlash

08:17 Billionaire Investor Says Ditch the Idea of a Fixed Career

13:21 Figma Goes Public 

20:10 Is It Time for Tim Cook to Step Down?

27:05 The UK’s Online Safety Act: The End of Free Speech? [Patreon-Only]

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• The Brutalist and Emilia Perez’s voice-cloning controversies make AI the new awards season battleground [The Guardian] 
• Amazon’s Alexa Fund Invests in ‘Netflix of AI’ Start-Up Fable, Which Launches Showrunner: A Tool for User-Directed TV Shows [Variety]
• Vinod Khosla says young people should plan their careers for flexibility instead of one profession [Business Insider, $] 
• Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny [TechCrunch] 

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This week, Techish host Michael Berhane teams up with TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis to break down why Silicon Valley is leaning into the intense 996 work culture. They also dive into  Black beauty brands like Ami Colé struggling to stay afloat. Flo’s privacy trial, and Mira Murati’s $2 billion seed round. And for the Patreon subscribers: why the Tea app is in hot water and the dark side of tech’s H-1B visas.

Chapters

00:43 Silicon Valley Embraces Controversial 996 Workweek

07:11 Black-Owned Beauty Brand Ami Colé Shuts Down

13:33 Period-Tracking App Flo's Data Privacy Lawsuit

17:46 Former OpenAI CTO Raises $2 Billion With No Product

23:08 The Tea App Is In Hot Water [Patreon-Only]

31:25 Are Tech Companies Exploiting H-1B Visa Holders? [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedule [Wired] 
• Why I Am Closing Ami Colé My beauty brand offered Black women shades they couldn’t find elsewhere. Why wasn’t that enough? [The Cut] 
• Sephora or Against? [Puck, $]
• As class action trial looms, Meta and Flo could face 'mind-boggling' damages [Reuters]
• Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab valued at $10bn after $2bn fundraising [FT] 

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This week, Techish hosts Michael and Abadesi dive into the incident that everyone is talking about: two execs spotted getting cozy at a Coldplay concert. They unpack the drama, talk about trust in the workplace, and explore how social media turns everything into a spectacle. They also chat about the blurry lines in work relationships, Hailey Bieber's Rhode, and ask if influencer culture is losing its grip? Let's get into it.

Chapters

00:26 Tech Execs Caught on Coldplay Kiss Cam

06:59 Trust, HR, and Cleaning Up Corporate Mess

12:37 Finding Love in the Workplace

19:15 Hailey Bieber's Rhode – Is Influencer Marketing Losing Its Grip?  [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert [AP News] 
• Workplace Romance Statistics: Survey Shows Employees Engage Regularly In Office Relationships [Forbes]
• How This Cosmetic Chemist Helped Hailey Bieber Land A $1 Billion Deal For Her Beauty Brand Rhode [POCIT] 

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi dive into the latest round of tech layoffs, questioning why job cuts continue despite record profits. They chat about how AI is changing roles, the value of networking, and staying financially ready in shaky times. Plus, tips on job hunting, social media’s influence on spending, and a reminder to take charge of your career.

Chapters

00:24 Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs: What’s Really Going On?

09:39 Layoff Prep + Recovery 101

20:43 The Overemployed Engineer:  Soham Parekh Was Onto Something? [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs [TechCrunch] 
• Microsoft Is Firing About 9,000 People Because Business Is Great [Gizmodo]
• Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in market value [The Guardian] 
• A Guide To Surviving Layoffs [Techish Podcast]

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In this episode of Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi dive into the wild story of the tech con artist who is fooling Silicon Valley startups, exposing some big cracks in how the industry hires. They also break down the rise of AI addictions, the emotional pull of chatbots, and round off with Grammarly's acquisition of Superhuman.

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00:25 The Tech Swindler: The Greatest Catfish of a Generation?
12:37 AI Addiction and Chatbot Dependency
26:23 Grammarly Buys Superhuman - Little Tech vs. Big Tech

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• An over-employed engineer was caught secretly working for multiple Silicon Valley startups at once—picking up salary offers of up to $200K per job [Fortune]
• Inside ‘AI Addiction’ Support Groups, Where People Try to Stop Talking to Chatbots [404 Media]
• Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman [TechCrunch] 

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In this episode of Techish, Abadesi chats with Bridget Todd (There Are No Girls on the Internet and IRL) about how AI is changing our lives, especially when it comes to companionship and relationships. They dive into the convenience economy, the responsibilities of tech companies and users, and why real community still matters in an increasingly AI-driven world.

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02:35 AI Lovers?!
10:47 Convenience vs Community 
23:18 Her, The Companion, and other Recommendations

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• Man proposes to his AI companion [YouTube] 
• A Deepfake Nightmare: Stalker Allegedly Made Sexual AI Images of Ex-Girlfriends and Their Families [404 Media] 
• The Rise Of Black AI Influencers: A New Frontier In Exploiting Black Women’s Talent [Forbes] 

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00:28 Six-Month Vibe Coder Gets $80M
09:00 The Social Network Is Getting a Sequel
17:59 Microsoft vs. OpenAI Feud Heats Up
32:14 'Fascism Starts From the Standing Desk' [Patreon-Only]

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• 6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash [TechCrunch]
• 'The Social Network Part II' In Works At Sony With Aaron Sorkin Set To Write And Direct; Pic Inspired By WSJ's 'The Facebook Files' [Deadline]
• OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point [The Wall Street Journal, $]
• Watch Alec Flynn's video on why fascism starts from the standing desk [Instagram]

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00:00 Introduction
00:14 The Rise of Cluely: The AI App For Cheating at Everything
02:46 Startup Stunts and the Attention Economy
08:47 Tech Interviews are Broken

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• Andreessen Horowitz Backs AI Startup With Slogan ‘Cheat at Everything’ [Bloomberg, $]
• College Dropout Raised $20.3M in Just 5 Months | Interview Coder & Cluely, Roy Lee [EO]
• AI App Cluely Raises $5.3M To Help You “Cheat” In Real Life [POCIT]
• I just raised $15M to build a cheating company [Cluely]
• Police shut down Cluely’s party, the ‘cheat at everything’ startup [TechCrunch]
  
  
  

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00:25 Builder.ai Faked Its AI With 700 Indian Engineers?

16:09 Can Liquid Glass Rescue Apple From Its Flop Era?

25:18 MAGA Influencers and the Death of Journalism [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• Fake it till you unicorn? Builder.ai’s Natasha was never AI – just 700 Indian coders behind the curtain [Tech Funding News] 
• Builder.ai Faked Business With Indian Firm VerSe to Inflate Sales, Sources Say [Bloomberg, $]
• Apple Execs Defend Siri Delays, AI Plan and Apple Intelligence | WSJ [YouTube]
• MAGA Influencers Now Have Their Own Special White House Briefings [Huffington Post] 

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Techish hosts Abadesi and Michael dive into how AI is shaking up applications and why some grads are crushing it while others are stuck, Timbaland swapping out human artists for AI, and the future of adult content. 

Chapters

00:27 Is It a Graduate Recession?
11:29 Timbaland Debuts AI-Generated Artist TaTa
24:59 OnlyFans on Sale for $8 Billion [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources

• No hire, no fire: The worst job market for grads in years [CNN]
• TIMBALAND’S NEW ARTIST IS YOUNG, PHOTOGENIC — AND NOT HUMAN [Rolling Stone]
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness [Amazon]
• Exclusive: OnlyFans owner in talks to sell to investor group at about $8 billion value, sources say [Reuters]
• 'I'm being forced to choose between Olympics and OnlyFans' [BBC]

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This week, Techish host Abadesi and TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis break down: AI blackmail, the violence that’s rocking the crypto world, being frugal, Lauren Sanchez marrying Jeff Bezos, and big racism payouts.

Chapters

01:07 Anthropic's AI Chatbot Blackmails Engineer
07:15 The Violence That’s Got the Crypto Elite Shook
16:23Why Keke Palmer Lives Below Her Means
27:35 Lauren Sanchez & Jeff Bezos’s Upcoming Wedding
36:40 Google Settles $50M Race Discrimination Lawsuit [Patreon-Only]

Extra Reading & Resources 

• Severed Fingers and ‘Wrench Attacks’ Rattle the Crypto Elite [WSJ]
• Crypto investor allegedly tortured captive Italian businessman with a chainsaw for weeks in luxe NYC pad in sadistic scheme to gain password: sources [NY Post]
• Crypto High-Rollers Go Big on Bodyguards to Deter Kidnappers [Bloomberg]
• Keke Palmer: Living below my means is 'incredibly important' to me—'if I have $1M in my pocket, my rent is going to be $1,500' [CNBC]
• Google Settles $50M Lawsuit Alleging Bias Against 4k Black Employees [POCIT] 

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Brand new Techish! This week, Abadesi is answering YOUR questions! She keeps it real about how to level up when there’s no clear path, ask for that raise (and actually get it), how make work fit your life (not the other way around), and staying ahead in an AI world.

Chapters
00:00 Career Growth and Community Q&A
1:06 Leveling Up in Your Career When There's No Clear Path
06:27 How to Position Yourself for Raises and Promotions
14:27 Tackling Conversations About Underperformance
20:11 How to Make Your Business Fit Your Life Goals
29:35 The Next Big AI Job [Patreon-Only]

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• She Bytes Back
• Babes On Waves 
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Techish hosts Abadesi and Michael switch things up this week with some juicy AITA scenarios. They unpack turning down a big tech job handed to you through family connections, saying no to bankrolling your brother’s startup, and getting a little petty post-layoff. They dive into privilege, responsibility, and the messy mix of family and money.

Chapters

00:17 Turning Down a Big Tech Job Because of Nepotism
08:29 Saying No to Your Brother's Startup Dreams
18:30 Refusing to Help Your Boss After They Fire You [Patreon-Only]

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• Want to lend a friend money? Ask yourself if you can afford to never see it again [NPR]
• Thinking of lending money to a friend or family member? Read this first [NBC News]

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This week, Abadesi is back on the pod with co-host Michael to break down what the rise of AI means for our jobs and why women automation might hit women the hardest. They also get into digital privacy, scams, cybercrime, and the double standards in how we talk about wealth online. To wrap things up, they reflect on Warren Buffett stepping down and ask: what do the rich really owe the rest of us?

Chapters:
00:38 Fiverr CEO Says AI Will Take Your Job
08:46 AI Is Boosting These Roles Big Time
13:50 The $330M Bitcoin Scam TikTok's Talking About
18:38 Reclaiming Humanity in a Messed-Up World
23:20 Warren Buffett, Rihanna, and Wealth Distribution
[Patreon-Only] Met Gala: Iconic or Just a Distraction?

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman's email to employees [X]
• The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation [McKinsey] 
• Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing his intention to retire at the end of the year [AP News]
  
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Techish host Michael Berhane and TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis dive into Meta’s attempt to tackle loneliness the AI app that lets you cheat at, well... everything, and what Duolingo’s AI-first strategy means for the future of work. They also chat about Ryan Coogler’s big moves with Sinners and why the Kardashians’ latest venture into the food industry is raising eyebrows.

Chapters:

01:01 Zuck Wants to Cure Loneliness With AI
08:40 The AI App for Cheating at Life
14:56 Duolingo and the AI Jobs Crisis
20:01 Sinners Is Changing the Game
27:04 Serena Ventures Backs Khloe's K Popcorn Brand

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• Startups launch products to catch people using AI cheating app Cluely [TechCrunch]
• Is Duolingo the face of an AI jobs crisis? [TechCrunch]
• Serena Ventures Backs Khloe Kardashian’s New Consumer Brand
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Chapters

00:00 Upcoming
06:18 The Future of AI in Education
09:10 The Impact of AI on Critical Thinking
12:00 The Dystopian Future of Education
15:13 The Quality of Chinese Goods in the Market
19:01 The Rise of Discount Culture

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00:34 Trump’s Tariffs: The Winners and Losers
13:16 Why Is Trump Getting Away With Everything?
19:58 Fraudster Founders Are Getting Let Off The Hook?
29:41 Topicals Founder Acquires Bread Beauty Supply

Extra Reading & Resources

• Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India 'to beat' Trump tariffs, sources say [Reuters]
• “Imagine if I had done any of this”: A Conversation with President Barack Obama | Hamilton College [YouTube]
• But, How Will She Teach Pilates in an Ankle Monitor? [The New York Times] 
• Ozy Media Founder’s 10-Year Prison Sentence Commuted By Trump [POCIT] 
• L’Oréal USA Sells Carol’s Daughter Back To Founder Lisa Price And Finance Veteran Joe Wong [POCIT]
• Topicals Founder’s New Company Acquires Bread Beauty Supply [POCIT] 

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00:25 Stanford Grads Are Ditching Big Tech for Defense
07:57 Nostalgia for BuzzFeed-Era Journalism
10:20 The Pressure to Perform Success
13:31 Gary Stevenson and Taxing the Super Rich

Extra Reading & Resources

• Stanford students used to chase jobs at Meta and Google. Now they want to work on defense [The San Francisco Standard]
• Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance [Wired]
• Yahoo sells TechCrunch to investment firm Regent [Axios]
• The Diary of a CEO Daniel Priestley Gary Stevenson [YouTube]
• Revealed: the property empires that make Charles and William millions [The Times]

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00:00 The Dark Side of ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli AI Art
11:03 23andMe Goes Bankrupt
16:40 Adolescence and the Rise in Incel Culture*
26:18 Severance and the Future of AI in Streaming

*Please note that this section contains discussions of male violence against women and girls and suicide.

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• The Uneven Distribution of AI’s Environmental Impacts [Harvard Business Review]
• 23andMe files for bankruptcy: How to delete your data [TechCrunch] 
• 'Pretty Vile:' Spotify Removes Andrew Tate 'Pimping Hoes' Class After Employees Complain [404 Media]
• 'There are many angry boys like my cousin's killer' [BBC News]
• Why do (some) men hate women? With Laura Bates (Everyday Sexism Project) and Ben Hurst (Beyond Equality) - Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton. [Spotify] and [Apple Podcasts] 
• Apple Is Losing Over $1 Billion per Year on Streaming Service, Has 45 Million Apple TV+ Subscribers (Report) [Variety] 

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Chapters

00:00 Anthony Mackie Says Success Is Given Not Earned

11:52 Success Is A Double-Edged Sword 

15:11 Young Men Don’t Want To Celebrate Their Birthdays

24:57 Social Media Never Tells The Full Story

Extra reading & resources

• Millie Bobby Brown Hits Back at Sexist Comments About Her Appearance: ‘I Will Not Be Shamed’ [Glamour]
• Social media use, mental health and sleep: A systematic review with meta-analyses [Science Direct]
• Social media apps are 'deliberately' addictive to users [BBC News] 
• An All But Definitive Guide to the Hollywood Nepo-Verse Actors, singers, directors who just happen to be the children of actors, singers, directors [Vulture] 

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00:00 The Economy A Mess and Everybody’s Struggling?

07:09 Investment Strategies For Uncertain Times

11:07 No-Buy Year: Getting Thrifty in 2025 

14:23 Industry Trends and Opportunities

Extra reading & resources

• No Buy 2025 Is Here to Influence You to Stop Shopping [Glamour]
• Warren Buffett saw the selloff coming and hoarded cash, analyst says, as markets await his next move — ‘patience is more than a virtue, it’s a weapon’ [Fortune] 
  
  

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• Google’s Sergey Brin Urges Workers to the Office ‘at Least’ Every Weekday [The New York Times] 
• This Game Created by AI 'Vibe Coding' Makes $50,000 a Month. Yours Probably Won’t [404 Media]
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• How #BookTok is changing literature [The New Statesman]

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00:00 Gen Z and Remote Work 

04:32 Why Replit Is a Game-Changing App Builder 

08:29 New Protector App Wants to Be ‘Uber for Guns’ 

14:52 The Investor’s Dilemma: Morality vs. Profit 

21:55 The Trappings of Wealth

Extra reading & resources 

• Gen Z workers feel isolated by tech and crave more in-person interaction, survey says [CNBC]
• Only 1 in 10 Gen Zers want to work in the office full-time [The Times]
• On-Demand Armed Guard App Launches After UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing [The Hollywood Reporter] 

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00:25 Stormzy's McDonald's Collaboration Sparks Backlash
09:49 Meta Lays Off "Low Performers"
16:03 Cowboy Carter Tour: Concert Ticket Economics
21:11 The DEI Backlash: Are We Centering the Wrong Narrative?

Extra reading & resources 

• Stormzy denies he ‘compromised beliefs’ with McDonald’s partnership [The Guardian]
• McDonald's to buy back Israeli restaurants after boycotts [BBC]
• Meta’s laid-off ‘low performers’ defend themselves on LinkedIn and Reddit [Fast Company]
• Early Meta employee sues for sexual harassment, gender discrimination [TechCrunch] 
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• Drake Withdraws ‘Not Like Us’ Petition Against Spotify And UMG [POCIT]
• EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Penny Gets Hired by Andreessen Horowitz [The Free Press]
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• Find out more about Alphonso David: https://www.alphonsodavid.com/
• Find out more about the Global Black Economic Forum https://www.gbef.com/ 
• Book recommendation: Conversations with James Baldwin by James Baldwin
• Documentary recommendation: Hostages (HBO) 

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• Nikita Bier launches Explode app to spite Snapchat [X] 
• I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn't expect them to be such losers [The Guardian]
• OP-ED: Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross Nelly, And Soulja Boy Perform For Trump's Inauguration—At What Cost? [Essence] 
• Apple will pay $95 million to people who were spied on by Siri [The Verge] 

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• Trump sides with Musk on support for H-1B visas for foreign tech workers [The Guardian]
• Behind the Curtain: Meta's make-up-with-MAGA map [Axios]
• What Meta Axing Its Fact-Checking System Means For People Of Color [POCIT]

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• Reflections on a Challenging Year (00:00)
• Everyone’s a Content Creator (02:25)
• Navigating Industry Changes - Adapt and Survive (09:36)
• We Love Scrappy Founders (12:58)
• The Future of Remote Work (14:15)
• How to Get and Stay Employed in 2025 (17:20)

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• Venture capitalists are now charging founders for meetings: $2500 for 30 minutes on a Zoom [San Francisco Standard]
• Ben Lang’s Substack, Next Play
• Spotify’s HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children’ as company reaffirms work-from-anywhere policy [Fortune] 
• Check out Tressly, the booking system & community for self-employed hairstylists. 

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• Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead Britain’s Conservative Party? [AP News]
• 'We earn £100,000 together. We are not worse off after the Budget' [BBC News]
• Sweet Bobby: Watch on Netflix or listen to the original podcast series on Tortoise Media 

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• Diddy gets arrested (00:10)
• Red Lobster’s new 35-year-old Black CEO (06:30)
• The job market is a mess (13:35)
• Is entrepreneurship too safe now? (20:00)

Extra Reading and Resources:

• 35-Year-Old Black CEO Takes Charge Of Red Lobster’s Revival [POCIT]

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• Customer-obsessed > competition obsessed (00:10)
• Why VC money seems so sexy (08:05)
• The secret to getting good feedback (11:35)
• The future of corporate anti-racism (19:05)

Extra Reading and Resources:

• Playschool Accelerator 2024: https://www.hustlecrew.co/playschool  

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• Millennials first generation to not get more conservative as they age (01:30)
• Acceptable careers for African parents (07:45)
• Burna Boy sells out London stadium  (16:05)
• Study reveals skinny women earn more (17:45)
• TikTok pranksters and the attention economy (23:20) 

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 Further reading:

• Mark Zuckerberg completes extreme fitness challenge in 9kg vest [The Guardian]
• Millennials are the FIRST generation that has not become more Tory as they have got older [The Times]
• Buff billionaires are latest sign that bulk is now beautiful for male body image [The Guardian]
• It pays to be skinny [The Economist/ TikTok]
• Burna Boy makes history with sold-out London Stadium gig [BBC]
• The disturbing rise of Mizzy: this is what happens when culture values nothing but attention [The Guardian]

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• VCs for Trump vs VCs for Kamala (00:00:10)
• X is just Elon’s Truth Social (00:04:40)
• The DEI President (00:08:00)
• UK riots, racism, and the right to hate speech? (00:15:02)
• The stock market dip (00:27:23)
• Preparing for an AI world (00:29:24)

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Extra Reading & Resources

• VCs For Kamala: 100+ Silicon Valley Investors Back Harris’ Presidential Bid [POCIT]
• Some Black startup founders feel betrayed by Ben Horowitz’s support for Trump [TechCrunch]
• Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over Alleged Boycott [Wired]

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