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Abadesi and Michael end the year with a wrap up of the biggest winners in tech, culture and business, and the biggest L’s of 2021!-------------------------------------------www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter.Support Techish at www.patreon.com/techishAdvertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2-----------------Stay In Touch:www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com————————————————————Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast episode represents the personal opinions and experiences of the presenters and is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be considered professional advice. Neither host nor guests can be held responsible for any direct or incidental loss incurred by applying any of the information. Always do your own research

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- - Coinbase steals NFT marketplace idea  (00:58)- Black celebrities losing millions because of anti-vax opinions (07:04)- Creator economy isn't spreading the wealth (14:24)- Khaby Lame, number #2 TikToker, loses followers for anti-racism (18:17)- Is star of Somali TikTok smash, Isii Nafta, getting her royalties? (20:21)—————————————————————Episode is sponsored by Red Hat’s Compiler podcast!Listen up here: https://link.chtbl.com/compiler?sid=podcast.techish—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-nft-is-coming-soon-join-the-waitlist-today-for-early-access-cc7bac29fd72www.tmz.com/2021/09/29/nba-will-not-pay-unvaxxed-players-kyrie-irving-andrew-wiggins-lose-millionswww.axios.com/creator-economy-revenue-content-b704fef1-af40-467b-91d3-88ed7e200cec.htmlafrotech.com/khaby-lame-t

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Ozy Media's YouTube impersonation scandal  (01:00)- Impact of Facebook's 6 hr outage (09.47)- Squid Game smashes Netflix records (14.11)- Should R Kelly's music be banned? (22.47)—————————————————————Episode is sponsored by Red Hat’s Compiler podcast!Listen up here: https://link.chtbl.com/compiler?sid=podcast.techish—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58793192afrotech.com/mark-zuckerberg-loses-billions-facebook-outagewww.protocol.com/squid-game-netflix-apple-storevariety.com/2021/music/opinion/r-kelly-music-banned-1235075613————————————————————Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter & IGSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishAdvertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2————————————————————Stay In Touch:www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.c

Techish is back with a brand new episode! While Abadesi is on holiday, Michael and guest Angela Andrews, Co-host of the Compiler podcast, break down:- Coding bootcamp tips (1:13)- Apple diagnosing cognitive decline through your phone  (06:52)- Google's new $2.1b NYC campus (10:08)- Tesla's racism allegations from one of its factory workers (15:56)- Crypto-trading hamster outperforming the S&P 500 (19:45)—————————————————————Episode is sponsored by Red Hat’s Compiler podcast!Listen up here: https://link.chtbl.com/compiler?sid=podcast.techish—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:www.techcrunch.com/2021/09/21/apple-is-reportedly-working-on-mental-health-monitoring-using-iphone-datawww.nypost.com/2021/09/21/google-buys-nyc-campus-for-2-1-b-one-of-biggest-office-deals-everwww.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/24/tesla-to-face-racism-allegations-from-black-worker-in-open-cou

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael break down:- Instagram admits it’s harmful to teen girls (01:13)- MailChimp acquired for $12b  (10:50)- Twitter debates if Drake is as big as Michael Jackson (16:59)- ‘The Activist’ gameshow gets slammed with criticism (22:00)- Elizabeth Holmes joins the ‘black-balled’ female-CEO club (27:20)—————————————————————Episode is sponsored by Red Hat’s Compiler podcast! Listen up here: https://link.chtbl.com/compiler?sid=podcast.techish—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039https://www.axios.com/intuit-buy-mailchimp-12-billion-85feba65-e142-4756-8fa6-b8af63988902.htmlhttps://twitter.com/AndrewGreene864/status/1440716738140639241https://realscreen.com/2021/09/16/we-got-it-wrong-cbs-reality-competition-the-activist-to-be-reimagined-as-doc/https://www.theverge.com/20

Techish is back with a throwback episode about careers! Abadesi and Michael break down:- - Mixing business and friends (00:25)- Oversharing on social media (06:57)- Risk-averse careers (11:37)—————————————————————Sponsors:Quorom are hiring for a Senior Software Engineer: www.pocitjobs.com/job/88951—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive————————————————————Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter & IGSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishAdvertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2-----------------Stay In Touch:www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivetwitter.com/techishpodEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com————————————————————Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast episode represents the personal opinions and experiences of the presenters and is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be considered professional advice. Nei

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael break down:- Certified Lover Boy becomes most streamed album in a day (0:33)- TikTok has higher average watch time than YouTube (3:12)- Hopin’s unicorn status (6:48)- Facebook’s AI profiling black men as primates (9:31)- Texas’ abortion ban’s effect on tech (14:32)- New gaming restrictions for children in China (19:05)—————————————————————Sponsors:The Duckbill Group are hiring for a Head of Consulting Services: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/85311—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2021/09/07/drakes-certified-lover-boy-smashes-spotify-records-as-it-heads-for-biggest-debut-of-2021/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58464745https://siliconcanals.com/crowdfunding/hopin-raises-332m/https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/4/22657026/facebook-mislabeling-video-black-men-primates-algor

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael break down:- The Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes trial kicks off (00:14)- 12-year-old makes $400K on NFTs  (05:51)- Kanye drops Donda and has the highest grossing tour of all time (11:08)- IP for British semiconductor chips stolen by local partner in China (19:43)- YC has record number of African & European start-ups in new cohort (25:41)—————————————————————Sponsors:Copy AI are hiring for a Senior Fullstack Engineer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/83971—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/01/theranos_trial_jury/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/12-year-old-coder-made-6-figures-selling-weird-whales-nfts.htmlhttps://afrotech.com/kanye-west-donda-second-biggest-spotify-debuthttps://semianalysis.substack.com/p/the-semiconductor-heist-of-the-centuryhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/08/31/

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael break down:- OnlyFans bans sexually explicit content  (00:15)- Elon Musk reveals the Tesla Bot   (08:42)- Jay-Z and Beyoncé are the new faces of Tiffany (19:15)- Pinterest’s new hair texture search engine (23:35)- Nigeria’s Fintech boom (25:22)- South Africa’s unemployment crisis (27:25)—————————————————————Sponsors:Affirm are hiring for a Senior Product Manager: www.pocitjobs.com/job/81571—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632797/onlyfans-prohibit-sexually-explicit-content-porn-creatorshttps://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/musk-the-tesla-bot-is-cominghttps://www.retaildive.com/news/tiffany-taps-beyonce-and-jay-z-for-a-new-spin-on-its-iconic-history/605391https://afrotech.com/social-media-pinterest-hair-pattern-searchhttps://www.ft.com/content/5fa49678-9eed-45e8-9c3d-6e19a2237b8

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Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael break down:- Google penalises the pay of employees if they don't return to the office (00:25)- YikYak makes an anonymous comeback on the app store, despite previous controversy (07:54)- Discussing the current crises in Haiti & Afghanistan (17:17)- Britney Spears' father steps down as her conservator (16:32) - Android will let you control your phone with facial expressions (22:03)- Discussion around automation & no-code tools like Zapier (24:43)—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.reuters.com/world/the-great-reboot/pay-cut-google-employees-who-work-home-could-lose-money-2021-08-10 https://mashable.com/article/yik-yak-is-back-2021 https://news.sky.com/story/haiti-earthquake-deaths-rise-to-1-419-as-tropical-storm-brings-threat-of-mudslides-and-flash-flooding-12383544 https://www.thegu

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael break down:- Apple defends new photo scanning child protection tech (10:10)- Senegalese-Italian Khaby Lame Went From Losing His Job To 100 Mil. Followers As A Full-Time Silent TikToker (30:33)- Netflix is working on a bunch of new reality shows, because they’re cheaper (17:17)- Bitcoin ban? - crackdown on crypto tax evasion (01:06)—————————————————————Sponsors:Episode sponsored by Zeal: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/78481Episode sponsored by A·Team: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/77821—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/09/us_cryptocurrency_regulations/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58145943https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/9/22617087/netflix-reality-tv-casting-call-the-circle-renewed————————————————————Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter & IGSupport Techish at www.pat

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss Rihanna joining the billy club, as Forbes reports she is worth $1.7B and what it means to be a billionaire nowadays (0:15)They also break down:- Square acquires Afterpay for $30B and the risks of buy now pay later companies (7:53)- Instagram makes changes for under 16’s but is it too little too late? (15:20)- Fleets is no more, the unofficial ‘mega block’ and not being afraid to kill projects (23:23)- Why smaller active wear brands are beating big brands like Nike to sign elite athletes (30:37)—————————————————————Sponsors:Lithic is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/77731—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/08/04/fentys-fortune-rihanna-is-now-officially-a-billionaire/https://squareup.com/gb/en/press/square-announces-plans-to-acquir

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss why Facebook is looking to target churches and commercialize religious services on the app —is this a step too far for the social platform? (22:29)They also break down:- Freedom day, mask mandates and vaccines passports (0:50)- Chinese tech stocks crash due to China imposing tighter regulations on publicly traded companies (10:10)- Simone Biles putting health before glory and why Gen Z prioritize their mental health (29:34)—————————————————————Sponsors:FreeWill is hiring a Engineer Manager: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/74621Podia is hiring a Support Agent: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/74801—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-27/china-tech-crackdown-xi-charts-new-model-after-emulating-silicon-valleyhttps://news.yahoo.com/facebook-wants-connect-god-facebook

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss why more Black employees prefer to work remotely and the Netflix employees that were caught slipping on Slack (12:20)They also break down:- Twitter’s new dislike button (1:03)- Bezos vs Branson’s space flight (5:30)- Clubhouse is open to the public but is it too late? (9:32)- LVMH acquires majority stake in Virgil Abloh’s Off White and loses its Black owned status (21:58)—————————————————————Sponsors:Get your ticket for Inbound 2021! Speakers include Oprah Winfrey, Tristan Walker and more! Register for your free tickets here: https://www.inbound.com/register (Discount Code: POCIT)Giving Docs is hiring a full-time Lead Python/Flask Developer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/74541—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1417920469265788931?https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/2

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss the Black footballers who faced online racial abuse from fans and how do we stop this from happening on social media? (1:10)They also break down:- Trump tries to return to social media and the politics of ‘cancel culture’ (8:16)Richard Branson joins the space race and why all the investment into space? (15:05)- Netflix dominates the Emmy’s (24:00)- Amazon marketplace and conscious consumerism (28:05)- What’s the cause of Uber’s price surge? (32:42)—————————————————————Sponsors:Get your ticket for Inbound 2021! Speakers include Oprah Winfrey, Tristan Walker and more! Register for your free tickets here: https://www.inbound.com/register (Discount Code: POCIT)Aha! is hiring a VP of Marketing: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/73411POCIT is hiring a content writer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/39562—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive———————————

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss Bezos stepping down as CEO, Amazon’s 14 leadership principles and their lofty ambitions to be Earth’s best employer. (1:00)They also break down:- Is it the end of an era for innovation for Big Tech companies? (5:00)- Sha’Carri Richardson’s ban from the Olympics, cannabis, and the politics of sport (8:55)- The pros and cons of Robinhood going public(16:48)- The online scam taking money from your bank transfers (23:40)- Instagram’s new feature for businesses to identify as Black owned (28:00)—————————————————————Sponsors:Get your ticket for Inbound 2021! Speakers include Oprah Winfrey, Tristan Walker and more! Register for your free tickets here: https://www.inbound.com/register (Discount Code: POCIT)TopHatter is hiring a Software Engineer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/72551—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Rea

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss why Black content creators are refusing to make new dance content for TikTok and the overwhelming nature of social media. (0:50)They also break down:- White privilege, raising capital, and starting companies in Africa (8:50)- A teacher Maxwell Chimedza uses his WhatsApp to coach students in Zimbabwe (16:50)- Facebook hits a trillion and tech monopolies (21:50) - Charles D. King talks privilege in film and challenging conventional narratives (29:08)—————————————————————Sponsors:Get your ticket for Inbound 2021! Speakers include Oprah Winfrey, Tristan Walker and more! Register for your ticket here: https://www.inbound.com/register (Discount Code: POCIT)TopHatter is hiring a Software Engineer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/72551—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://peopleofcolorintech.com/front/why-b

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss the FTC, led by Lina Khan, is reviewing Amazon’s purchase of MGM film studio. Is the U.S. government finally catching up to the mechanics of Big Tech? (5:18)They also break down:- T-Pain talks mental health, autotune and Usher comments on his place in music (0:11)- The new wave of consumer investing and meme stocks (12:40)- Jay-Z suing Damon Dash over NFT of ‘Reasonable Doubt’(19:35)- Airbnb’s ‘Smart Pricing’ algorithm fail and a convo about BLM symbolism (22:02)—————————————————————Sponsors:FireHydrant is hiring a Senior Software Engineer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/72631—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://www.complex.com/music/t-pain-depressed-usher-musichttps://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-planned-purchase-of-mgm-to-be-reviewed-by-ftc-11624379614https://www.nme.com/news/music/roc-a-fella-su

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael discuss the tech companies setting new flexible workplace policies, while other companies hold on to traditional workplace structures—can we have both? (11:50)They also break down:- Shopify invests $250M in Stripe and the benefits of being in the inside (0.50)- Aba’s take on the Twitter ban in Nigeria (7:33)- The battle of the billionaires Elon vs Bezos (20:20)- Pension funds are entering the housing market and outbidding regular folks (25:22)—————————————————————Sponsors:Cliniko is hiring a Marketing Designer & Illustrator: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/70911fly.io is hiring a Site Reliability Engineer: https://www.pocitjobs.com/job/72451—————————————————————www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in techwww.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive—————————————————————Extra Reading:https://betakit.com/shopify-reportedly-invests-in-stripe-bringing-total-stake-to-over-350-million/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/11/tech