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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]

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• 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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• 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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This week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi chat about the solo "vibe coder" who sold to Wix for $80M, the Social Network sequel, the Microsoft–OpenAI drama, and why working a "low-status" job might help you be a better person.

Chapters

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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This week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi chat about Cluely, a startup with a “cheat at everything” app. They dive into its viral marketing, the ethics of using it in job interviews, and whether traditional knowledge still matters in today’s fast-changing industry.

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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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In this episode, Techish hosts Michael and Abadesi break down startup hype culture, especially all the smoke and mirrors around AI. They chat about tweaking revenue numbers, investors turning a blind eye, and why tech needs more ethics and less ego. They also chat about Apple’s latest WWDC drops, MAGA influencers in the White House, and why good journalism still matters. 

Chapters

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]

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• 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.

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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]

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• 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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