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waffleByte: Tech News & Deep Dives
By Sourish and KuankuanTechnology
waffleByte: Tech News & Deep Dives episodes
- Kirsty McIntosh: Head of Partnerships at the Scottish Tech Army | SOOCon 25
Kirsty McIntosh is a former independent consultant, helping business owners achieve more through fostering a strong culture. Since the pandemic, Kristy switched gears and now volunteers her time to the Tech for Good Alliance, which connects tech talent to charities who need it most. In this conversation, we discuss how the Tech for Good Alliance operates, Kirsty's #1 career tip, and lots more. Enjoy!
The waffleByte Podcast partnered with our friends at OpenUK to interview cool people at State of Open Con 2025.
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18 min - Richard Lin: Co-Founder of Kaiyuanshe | SOOCon 25
Richard Lin has 16 years of experience in open source, having founded "Kaiyuanshe" - the Chinese Open Source Alliance. Previously, he was head of open source at 01.AI, a leading Chinese AI development lab. Richard also spent almost 8 years at Huawei. In this conversation, we discuss Richard's story and understand the AI landscape in China at a level we'd otherwise never get. Enjoy!
The waffleByte Podcast partnered with our friends at OpenUK to interview cool people at State of Open Con 2025.
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22 min - Richard Sikang Bian: Head of Open Source at Ant Group | SOOCon 25
Richard Sikang Bian is currently Head of Open Source at Ant group, the company behind Alipay, having previously worked at Microsoft and Square in the US, Canada, and Singapore. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of building trust through Open Source, how to connect with different cultures to increase collaboration, and lots more. Enjoy!
The waffleByte Podcast partnered with our friends at OpenUK to interview cool people at State of Open Con 2025.
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21 min - Ron Efroni: Co-Founder & CEO of Flox | SOOCon 25
Ron Efroni is a young entrepreneur, who co-founded Flox after almost 2 years at Facebook where he managed product teams for developer products across the company. Flox is an open source product built on Nix, and has raised $30 million so far. In this conversation, we discuss how Ron's time in the military affected him, how to foster the right company culture, and lots more. Enjoy!
The waffleByte Podcast partnered with our friends at OpenUK to interview cool people at State of Open Con 2025.
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19 min - E18: How DeepSeek V3 works, and why Costco dominates
We discuss the recent release of Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, take a look at DeepSeek's latest innovations, talk about Apple's future, and once again laugh at Intel. Kuan also takes us on a deep dive into Costco, before ending on a debate about loot boxes and gambling. Enjoy!
WaffleByte is all about interesting stories and bytes about technology, business, and things that might change the world. Hosted by Kuankuan Lin and Sourish Sharma, available every Monday. We try not to waffle.
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Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:01:02 Ross Ulbricht's release00:08:00 DeepSeek takes over the world00:21:47 Apple's 2025 Q4 earnings00:25:43 Intel's innovative module computer concept00:31:40 Why Costco dominates00:48:41 Thought of the Episode
59 min - Tom Wilkie: coding with AI, observability, and maintaining a strong company culture
This is a chat with Tom Wilkie, CTO of Grafana Labs, a startup focused on delivering observability solutions. Now valued at over $6 Billion, Grafana has experienced incredible growth in the past 6 years, following their acquisition of Kausal - a SaaS business started by Tom and his business partner.
After graduating from the University of Cambridge, Tom experimented with entrepreneurship, working on open source projects and working at Google.In this conversation, we explore Tom’s journey, maintaining a healthy company culture, the future of observability, and lots more. Enjoy!Tom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomwilkieGrafana: https://grafana.com/OpenUK meetup: https://www.meetup.com/openuk/events/303212118/Follow us on Twitter/X!39 min - Amanda Brock: AI policy, open source, and neurodiversity
This is a chat with OpenUK CEO, Amanda Brock, who has built one of open source's most impactful organisations. As the Executive Producer of State of Open Con, Amanda’s a globally sought-after keynote speaker.
A lawyer with 25 years’ experience, she’s been instrumental in shaping open source’s legal frameworks, as she was internet law during the early 2000’s.Amanda regularly contributes to discussions in tech, and she edited “Open Source: Law, Policy and Practice”, 2nd edition, published in 2022.She has been recognised by awards including Computer Weekly 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, Computing IT Leaders 100, and Women Who Will. Amanda is on various advisory board roles, including the UK cabinet office open standards board and UKRI digital research infrastructure.In this conversation, we explore climate change, open source governance, neurodiversity, and lots more. Enjoy!Amanda's website: https://amandabrock.com/OpenUK: https://openuk.uk/State of Open Con 25: https://stateofopencon.com/Follow us on Twitter/X!
42 min - E17: Chips at CES, and the story of JCDecaux
We discuss the ban of TikTok in the USA, the latest from chip-makers at CES, Sonos' old CEO, some billionaire-rocket-club updates, and Meta's AI strategy. Not to mention, a fascinating historical look at JCDecaux - a $3.3Bn "street furniture" company. Enjoy!
WaffleByte is all about interesting stories and bytes about technology, business, and things that might change the world. Hosted by Kuankuan Lin and Sourish Sharma, available every Monday. We try not to waffle.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro00:01:10 TikTok's USA ban00:06:30 CES updates00:16:35 Sonos' troubles00:19:15 Rocket updates00:22:20 Meta's AI strategy00:25:08 The story of JCDecaux00:34:43 Thought of the Episode47 min - E16: Honey's sticky situation, and how Michael Dell is so rich
We share our thoughts on the issues surrounding Honey and whether or not it was preventable, discuss Chinese hackers infiltrating the US Treasury Office, the latest AI models, and whether a 4-day work week is going to happen. Enjoy!
WaffleByte is all about interesting stories and bytes about technology, business, and things that might change the world. Hosted by Kuankuan Lin and Sourish Sharma, available every Monday. We try not to waffle.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro00:01:26 Honey's business00:15:28 China hacked the USA (again)00:24:24 Video AI updates00:32:03 Unwrapping Dell00:53:01 Thought of the Episode1 hr 13 min - BONUS: Books We Read in 2024
Join us as we take a look back at the books we read in 2024 - from money laundering and economics, to the dystopian 1984! Find what you should buy in 2025 and listen to our discussions on key concepts from our favourite reads. Enjoy!
WaffleByte is all about interesting stories and bytes about technology, business, and things that might change the world. Hosted by Kuankuan Lin and Sourish Sharma, available every Monday. We try not to waffle.Follow us on Twitter/X!
this episode's sourcesTimestamps:
00:00:00 intro00:00:45 Top 3s00:04:49 1984 (main 1)00:19:56 Behavioural economics (main 2)00:30:14 Rinsed (main 3)00:42:41 The Blank Slate (main 4)00:49:45 Random comments00:55:45 Top Picks58 min
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Interesting stories and bytes about technology, business, and things that might change the world. Hosted by Kuankuan Lin and Sourish Sharma, available every Monday. We try not to waffle.
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