Techish is back! Abadesi and Michael break down: Shein fast fashion exposé (01:25) Meta's metaverse push (07:22) Viral FreeWater due diligence video (12:00) Big Tech squashes daily vlog TikToks (17:55) ———————— Episode is sponsored by Tesco Technology Check out their open roles at https://www.tesco-careers.com Global: Technology | Tesco Careers (tesco-careers.com) UK: Technology UK | Tesco Careers (tesco-careers.com) Poland: Technology Poland | Tesco Careers ( tesco-careers.com ) Hungary: Techno...
Oct 31, 2022•24 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Techish is back with another episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down: Ye's gets sued and buys Parler (01:25) BTS' military service and the economy (07:55) Black people leaving corporate to become creators (13:45) William Shatner tells Bezos space is 'dead' (19:45) Roblox sued for exposing minor to sexual exploitation (22:10) Compliments all Gas app tops charts (28:40) Afrobeats officially recognised category (31:15) —————————— Episode is sponsored by Tesco Technology Check out their open roles ...
Oct 24, 2022•33 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Techish is back with another episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down: Quiet Quitting vs Quiet Firing (00:22) Interest rates, mortgages & cost of living crisis (05:25) Tokyo micro-apartments & return of communal living (08:50) ————————————————————— https://www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech https://www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ————————————————————— Extra Reading: https://news365.uk/2022/10/more-mortgages-are-now-available-but-inter...
Oct 18, 2022•14 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Techish is back with another episode! Abadesi and Michael break down: Kim K fined $1.26m over crypto ‘pump and dump’ (00:25) Jeffrey Dahmer victims’ families are pissed as the Netflix series reigns (06:30) Elon Musk finally agrees to buy Twitter (11:00) Ye “White Lives Matter” controversy & Jaden Smith walkout (16:35) Box Office gets diverse: Woman King, Black Panther 2 & Bros (23:55) ————————————————————— https://www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech https://www.hustlecrew.co for ...
Oct 10, 2022•34 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Techish is back with a mid-summer special! Abadesi and Michael, break down: Serena Williams says farewell to tennis Drama at Google & Meta All Hands meetings Everyone wants Instagram to be Instagram again The post-pandemic flop of D2C Is remote work ruining society? Kelis not getting her coins on Renaissance ————————————————————— https://www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech https://www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ————————————————————— Extra...
Aug 15, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Sheryl Sandberg steps down as Meta (Facebook) COO (0:45) - Elon Musk says employees need to come back to work & announces layoffs (8:10) - Finessing remote-work to suit your lifestyle (14:25) - Apple's new iOS 16 features: unsend/edit messages & BNPL (20:25) - Abadesi gets lucky on crypto (22:35) - Michael B Jordan gets trolled after Lori Harvey breakup (23:45) ————————————————————— Episode is sponsored by Intuit...
Jun 09, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Sequoia Capital says hard times are coming (0:15) - Bolt employees underwater from stock loans (5:40) - Death of DTC (07:10) - Shudu.gram 3D model creator responds to virtual blackface backlash (17:40) - Emily Weiss steps down as Glossier CEO (21:40) - Analysing 'Glassdoor for BIPOC', insidevoices.io (26:15) ————————————————————— Episode is sponsored by Intuit Intuit are hiring for a number of roles at https://www.intuit...
Jun 02, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Techish is back with a new segment called Techish & Friends. Michael speaks to Timothy Armoo the founder of FanBytes, who sold his company for 8 figures! ————————————————————— https://www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech https://www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ———————————————————— Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter & IG Support Techish at https://www.patreon.com/techish Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2 —————...
May 31, 2022•25 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Elon Musk sexual misconduct allegations (1:00) - Elon delaying Twitter purchase by confirming bot percentage (8:05) - More Airbnbs than rentals in NYC (11:25) - KSI loses $2.8 million of Luna in Crypto Winter (20:10) - Netflix says work on content you don't agree with or quit (22:45) - Naomi Osaka starts her own sports agency (29:40) - Why France owes Haiti reparations (30:40) ————————————————————— Episode is sponsored b...
May 25, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Elon Musk trolls Bill Gates for Tesla short (0:27) - Is niceness a red flag at work? (2:05) - Gen Z vs Millennial work styles (08:10 )————————————————————— Episode is sponsored by Intuit Intuit are hiring for a number of roles at: www.intuit.com/pocit ————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ————————————————————— Extra R...
May 18, 2022•15 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Techish Fund giveaway! (0:00) - Tech layoffs from Cameo, OnDeck & more (2:27) - Elon Musk rumoured to lay off 1,000 at Twitter, charge for Twitter & to become temp CEO (9:00) - Warren Buffet wouldn't buy all the Bitcoin in the world for $25 (14:15) - Drake slides into troll's wife's DMs & rise of 'fake rappers' (17:48) - Gatekeeping in tech (21:55) - Free plastic surgery for TikTok teens and eugenic beauty tr...
May 11, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Techish Fund giveaway! (0:05) - Airbnb lets all employees work remotely from anywhere (2:00) - The rise of employers spying on you with bossware (10:25) - Netflix lays off women of colour writing team after recent hire (15:20) - Yuga Labs 'land sale' NFTs in Otherside metaverse send gas fees soaring (19:50) - Hopin CEO sold $195 m of his own shares during peak (25:55)————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com for roles for ...
May 04, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Techish Fund giveaway! (0:05) - Netflix stocks crash, ads, and crackdown on passwords (2:05) - The ethics of stock photos (8:55) - Tesla payout slashed for racist treatment of former employee (15:05) - Amazon creates $1bn Industrial Innovation Fund (17:53) - Should you hire friends? (21:20) - DJ Envy & wife push social media boundaries by oversharing about their relationship (27:17) - Black virtual model, Shudu, crea...
Apr 27, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down: - Techish Fund giveaway! (0:05) - Elon Musk blocked from buying Twitter with a poison pill (2:10) - Unfiltered social app 'BeReal' captures Gen Z (9:11) - Is the NFT bubble bursting? Jack Dorsey's Tweet NFT Tanks (15:06) - Twitter falsely accuses ASAP Rocky for cheating on Rihanna (19:47) - Black women startup Parfait raises $5m to disrupt wig market with AI (22:45)————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC...
Apr 21, 2022•28 min•Season 4Ep. 4
A little snack version of the Techish podcast, recorded on the 5th of April! - Portfolio talk (0:00) - Amazon union victory (4:44) ————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ————————————————————— Terms & Conditions for Giveaway: https://www.notion.so/pocit/Techish-Fund-Giveaway-Terms-Conditions-a03444826af142aeb562d5be1d148b13 ------------------------------------------------------ Extra Readin...
Apr 19, 2022•10 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- Techish Fund giveaway! (0:42) - Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter board (2:33) - Uber taking over plane & train travel to become a super app (5:55) - The newest Black billionaires in the Forbes list (12:06) - Why are we so obsessed with scammer content (15:30) - Takes on hiring practices in 2022 (22:45) - Grammys names Virgil Abloh a 'Hip Hop Designer' (29:17)————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com for roles for PO...
Apr 14, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Abadesi and Michael break down:- - Elon Musk is now Twitter's biggest stakeholder (0:39) - Techish Fund giveaway! (10:00) - Hollywood shuns Will Smith (11:50) - Meta spreads lies about TikTok (18:15) ————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com jobs and opportunities for POC in tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ————————————————————— Terms & Conditions for Giveaway: https://www.notion.so/pocit/Techish-Fund-Gi...
Apr 06, 2022•25 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Techish is back with a brand new bonus episode! Abadesi and Michael, break down:- The Molly Mae controversy that has been dominating the headlines O.37 - Elizabeth Holmes: Where is the former Theranos CEO now? 10.39 - Is the media doing its due diligence on founders and whether their businesses actually work? - 15.21 - NFT marketplace OpenSea is now worth $13B+ 19.50 - Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant was suspended from her own organization 26.09 - Career Karma founder Ruben Harris raise...
Jan 13, 2022•35 min•Ep. 155
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 tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ————————————————————— Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter. Support Techish at www.patreon.com/techish Advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2 ----------------- Stay In Touch: www.twitter.com/...
Dec 23, 2021•51 min•Ep. 154
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://li...
Oct 19, 2021•33 min•Ep. 153
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 tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and tr...
Oct 13, 2021•44 min•Ep. 152
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 h...
Sep 30, 2021•25 min•Ep. 151
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 ...
Sep 24, 2021•45 min•Ep. 150
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 tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ———————————————————— Use the hashtag #Techish on Twi...
Sep 16, 2021•19 min•Ep. 149
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.poc...
Sep 10, 2021•24 min•Ep. 148
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://w...
Sep 03, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 43
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...
Aug 27, 2021•31 min
Extra Reading:https://www.insider.com/cameron-herrin-tiktok-viral-videos-prison-free-too-cute-2021-8Subscribe to our Patreon for more Extra Ish! www.patreon.com/techish Support the show ———————————————————— Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/ Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2 ———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techish https://www.instagr...
Aug 24, 2021•7 min
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 l...
Aug 20, 2021•29 min
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 spons...
Aug 13, 2021•32 min
