Charged Tech Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach — back at it for more

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week, we discuss: Working remote is OK maybe? Or at least, sometimes. The Atlantic: NFTs Weren't supposed to end like this NFTs and the environment....it ain't good Darknet Diaries on Kik https://glass.photo/ NFT Bay Meta Company sues Meta

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast: MacBook Pro rumors/event, AirMessage, Texts.com, GoPro webcam software, Apple's photo scanning/child safety initiatives, Dutch Dropping, Pixel 6, Samsung Fold, Flip, and Galaxy Watch 4, Let us know in Discord if you have TikTok installed on your phone or not, glass.photo, and Twitter redesign. Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ #Charged #Tech #Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast: RIP Twitter Fleets Downvotes on Twitter Chonky Steam Deck Instagram is no longer a photo app Tumblr but with payments lunchmoney.app (referral link) Netflix gaming Activision Blizzard lawsuit Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ #Charged #Tech #Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast: Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ #Charged #Tech #Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast: Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ 0:00 Pre-show 2:00 Theme & Intro 10:00 Back to the office 13:00 Slack Huddles 14:45 Location-based Pay 21:30 Google I/O & Material You 28:00 Watch Talk 39:00 iPad Pro with M1 44:00 WWDC Predictions & Desires 49:30 Windows 11 50:45 Outro & Theme #Charged #Tech #Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast. Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ​ #Charged​ #Tech​ #Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast: Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ 0:00 Pre-show 6:00 Theme & Intro 10:45 Amazon workers vaccinated in Canada 15:16 Intel Bleeper 25:05 Facebook data breach 38:59 The Browser Company 42:00 Texts.com 49:36 Epic Games Apple 55:02 Jesse Dorogusker runs Tidal 1:00:40 Sonos Roam 1:04:36 Outro & Theme 1:06:53 Post-show #Charged #Tech #Podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech, and are joined by call-in guest Juan Buis, for this episode of Charged Tech: Slack DMs, Medium pivots again, closing down publications, and laying employees off, Discord acquisition rumors, DigitalOcean's IPO, Substack's fake business model for creators, Join our Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach went live on Twitter Spaces for the first time… it sort of worked out, we lost part of the recording Twitter Spaces, Behance stories, Adobe Live from iPad, Decoder episode with Kayvon Beykpour, Descript, NFTweets, NFTs vs. Environment, Content Authenticity Initiative, Beeple sale, How to Save a Planet podcast, Paramount+, Meghan, Harry, & Oprah Join us in Discord!

Frederique and Owen chat about Coinbase files to go public, NFT, $30 alarm clock with Google Assistant, Dispo, Any Distance, Instagram Threads, Australia v. Google/Facebook, LastPass, 1password Watchtower, Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about these tech topics this week: Semiconductor shortage, IKEA gaming chair, 1/6 Capitol attack data tracking, Mark Zuckerberg joins Clubhouse, Google v. Australia: The EU has entered the chat, Apple AR Headset rumors continue, Can you hear me judge? I'm not a cat. Thread on remote work by Firstbase CEO, Terminal, Facebook making Clubhouse clone, Instagram is de-ranking TikToks, Follow Frederique on Instagram, Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO of Amazon, and Join our Discord!

CW: suicide Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about another... wild week in tech: Gambling addiction support, Robinhood, Elon ranting about Tesla shorts, Alexander Kearns' death, Chamath's interview, Dutch Child Benefits Scandal, Facebook Newsletters, Twitter acquisition of Revue, James Bond reshoot, and Join our Discord!

Owen and Zach talk about this week's tech happening. Frederique was off this week, but will be back next episode. Clubhouse, the product management tool, Project Loon shuts down, Google v. Australia, Samsung rugged tablet, 3Mbps Up is enough says Ajit Pai, RSI resources, Logitech MX ERGO, Remi, GitHub Nazis, Harassment on Clubhouse, Join our Discord (instead of Clubhouse)!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech: CES happened, Samsung robots, Roku bought Quibi rights, Intel CEO ousted, Affirm IPO, Windows 10x, New Philips Hue, and Join us in Discord, win prizes!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach are back for 2021! This week, we talked about: Signal's new signups, Facebook data sharing from WhatsApp, AirMessage, Your Phone app, Twitter buys Breaker & Ueno, Trump banned from everything, Alphabet Workers Union, Simple and Azlo shut down, Twitter Spaces, Halli's thread about Ueno layoffs, TransferWise (referral link), Chime, App Blacklist (Alipay, WeChat, QQ), MasterCard/Visa banning porn transactions, Jack Ma, Alexa page rank, and Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach close out 2020 with top tech topics. Show notes coming soon!

This week, Owen and Zach talked tech, specifically: AirPods Max, Airbnb IPO, Just a few of Facebook's many lawsuits, Surface Pro X 64 bit emulation, Pixel feature drop, DoorDash IPO, The shit inside Pinterest, Timnit & Google, and Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest in tech news & ethics. On this week's episode: Owen's Pomodoro timer, Google fired top ethicist in unethical way, Salesforce buys Slack, Warner Brothers movie release schedule, Paul Ford (Ftrain)'s Medium article, Johnny Rodgers from Slack on Twitter, Apple Music replay, Bézier wrapped, and Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest in tech news & ethics. On this week's episode: Thanksgiving butternut squash, AWS Down, Slack - Salesforce, Twitter Spaces, Small Business Saturday, Join our Discord for the #deals, Snap Spotlight, Instagram Guides, Libra, Stadia roadmap, and (again) Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest in tech news & ethics. On this week's episode: Fleets, Apple M1, Black Friday started early, Instagram shopping, Netflix TV, Apple monitoring app opens, Sara Dietschy M1 video, and Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the latest Apple chips, California Prop 22, and more! Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week we discuss: Apple One, Surface Pro X, ReMarkable 2, Prop 22, Raspberry Pi 400, Game Pass, Descript, Add Spotify music to podcast shows, Owen's puppy pictures, Boox by Onyx, Gameboy book light, and Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ

This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about: show notes coming soon!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week we discussed: (Show note hyperlinks coming soon! You may have to delete and re-download episode for updated notes) Prime Day Owen's article on Surface Laptop Go Steve Jobs schools Microsoft Data Centers Netherlands Google Hum Hound voice assistant Amazon returns tracked to trash The True Cost NPR story about plastic recycling Laptop Sruface Go base is recycled plastic Plastic is not recyclable article Amazon Podcasts Matthew laptop go review Surface Pro X x86 emulation iPhone carrier subsidized prices Teenage Engineering Radio Layout FM Join us in Discord to tell us what you're buying!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! And this week, we did live-streamed it. Join us in Discord to listen to our next live stream: discord.gg/gF75EeZ Apple v. Congress, Facebook banning QAnon, Facebook says no political ads after the election, Design Director at Wordpress is a fascist, Facebook oversight board, Google Workspace, Slack Stories, Slack Shoes, Loom's looming rebrand, mmhmm.app, Amazon Luna, FitBit acquisition, Surface Pro X, Surface Hub 2S, Google Jamboard, Lenovo X1 Fold, Apple Event, AirTags, Pogs, Surface All Access, Broadcast Amsterdam, and Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! Google Meet noise canceling, Surface Laptop Go, Launch Night In, Launch Night In unboxing, Fire TV Zoom support, Layout.fm, Logitech video conferencing, Nexus Q, Amazon spy drone, Amazon event, The Vergecast, Ring device that records police, Google Pixel earbuds (wired), Microsoft Surface announcement, Pixelbook pulled from Google Store, iPad mini-LED screen leak, Amazon Luna, Broadcast Amsterdam, Teenage Engineering radio Join us in Discord!

We're Charged Tech Podcast; Owen Williams, Frederique Matti, and Zach Grosser. We're a show about technology and how it shapes the world around us. From ethics in the technology industry to social networks, and the latest iPhone, we cover it all. Hope you enjoy! char.gd/podcast

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about: Plastic not recyclable, Carbon offset forests burned down, People buying the wrong Xbox, Apple releases iOS 14 with little notice to devs, iOS 14 home screen customization, TikTok deal (evolving story), WeChat cut off, China prepares tech companies ban list, Join us in Discord! And if you're in Amsterdam, listen to us on the radio next week.

This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Owen's Surface Duo (as he holds it!) and Intel rebrand, Intel's 11th-gen chips, CenturyLink Outage, Russia and the App Store, MSi Summit, Aluminum shortage, Myspace deleted all the data, Anthony Levandowski, Wireless Charging is bad, The Verge comparison of folding phones, and Join us in Discord to discuss any and all of the above!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Facebook login required for Oculus, Facebook Messenger replaces Instagram DMs, The KopieID app, Zoom in Facebook Portal, Duo becoming Google Meet?, Duo gets video effects, Apple hits $2T, Epic vs. Apple, Let us know in Discord what app getting banned would make you switch phones, Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite, Apple production in India, WeChat blocked, California vs. Uber/Lyft, GeForce Now for Chrome OS, DNC with no technical issues, Adobe MAX is free, Adobe 99U event, The Next Web conference, and Tell us in Discord if you are attending a conference online this year.

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about The Microsoft Surface Duo, U.S. TikTok ban, WeChat caught in the cross-fire, Register to Vote with Snapchat, Facebook bans Blackface in the Netherlands, Snake YouTube, OnePlus Nord, Pitch.com, Hire Zach to design your slides zacht.studio, and Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach would like to know more, but also would like to know less about tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This week we discuss: Twitter bans Qanon, Twitter hacked by social engineers, OnePlus Nord, OnePlus Buds, OnePlus Fortnite phone, PocketCast guy goes to Apple Podcasts, GPT-3, Owen's tweet about Twitter hack, Twitter post about the security breach, Darknet Diaries, Joe Rogan platforming a transphobe, Marc Levoy goes to Adobe, Let us know in Discord if you'd be interested in a premium Charged that comes with exclusive livestreams, Google Meet new features, mmhmm.app, Specialist is now QuickCarl, and Join us in Discord.

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This week we talk about: Facebook API takes down half the iOS apps, Tech leaders go to Congress, Slack acquires Rimeto and the Stewart Butterfield interview about it, Sony investing in Fortnite, Doxie scanners, Doxy sex toys, If you have a scanner recommendation for Frederique let us know in Discord, Artist Joseph Scheer, TikTok banned in India and TikTok celebrity commits suicide, U.S. might ban TikTok, Your clipboard is being copied, iOS 14 tells us, Tom Hanks on the move to Apple TV+, Google Home Nest leaked, and Join us in Discord to play Fortnite with us.

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week we covered: Taylor Lorenz, eyemoutheye, WWDC new format, Facebook advertisers leaving in droves, Let us know in Discord if you are going to buy a next-gen console and does the appearance influence your decision?, Surface All Access, Starlink sign-up, Microsoft stores closing, Developer Transition Kit Mac Mini, iOS widgets, Snap partner summit, Snapchat racist filter, Follow Zach on are.na/zach-grosser, and Join us in Discord

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This episode we talk about: Colin Kaepernick joins Medium's Board, Alexis Ohanian steps down from Reddit's Board, Zoom backtracking after pressure, Former eBay execs sent spiders, pig fetus to couple in cyberstalking plot, PS5 revealed, Inaccessible audio Tweets, MKBHD Android 11 beta, Black Lives Matter education resources: withuiswerk.nl, pb-resources.com, TikTok hiding Black Lives Matter hashtag, Instagram Blackout, Read it before you Tweet it, The latest episode of Reply All, HEY.com launches, Apple rejects HEY app from the App Store, Superhuman tracking, EU antitrust investigation into Apple App Store, Spotify's timetoplayfair.com, Join us in Discord, we'll be doing something around WWDC.

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! The show notes for this episode follow without hyperlinks, I'll add links shortly! Clubhouse, Facebook Catch Up, Twitter/Trump/Zuck, Nebula, YourStack, Tella, Apple Glasses, Focals by North, Snap Spectacles, Oculus, Daniel Suarez, Magic Leap loses CEO gets funding, Leap Motion is the company we confused it with, Hololens by Microsoft, Microsoft Build: Fluid, Owen's website page "What I use", Houseparty, FB Messenger Rooms, J oe Rogan Show moves to Spotify, Video podcasts on Spotify, Revision3, Spotify Concerts, and Join us in Discord!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the state of the (tech) world. This week, we chatted about Jack gives 1 billion, Twitter goes WFH, Surface Go 2 and Surface Book 3, EarPod Commercial, Microsoft BUILD (May 19–20, 2020), Webflow University, Affinity creative apps, Adobe Spark, and Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about: Airbnb layoffs, Elon Musk's crazy tweets, Sri Lanka No Reservations, Talkspace, Coursera's quarantine growth, Chamath Palihapitiya to billionaires and airlines: "Who cares?", WSJ article about Airbnb hosts, and Specialist by Punchlist. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech. This episode, we covered: The Facebook review process for Instagram effects, SuperHi's Spark AR tutorial, Owen's latest Chrome extension, Catalyst on YouTube, Snap Camera for desktop, Quibi, iPad Pro keyboard case, Elevation Lab's iPad easel, Contact tracing hackathon in the Netherlands, COVID-19 tracking in the U.S. by Palantir, Facebook ads coming to WhatsApp, and A wedding in Animal Crossing. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about The new iPhone SE, United layoffs after a bailout, Booking.com asks for assistance, but pays little taxes, Expensive Mac Pro wheels, App downloads increase during lockdown, Google Classroom "cheating", Project Loon, and Contact Tracing. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the latest in tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This week: Apple buys Dark Sky,  Microsoft Teams is growing fast,  Microsoft Teams for Family and Friends, Playstation delaying game launches,  Zoom is the worst, Facebook Portal TV out of stock, T-Mobile buys Sprint, Zoombombing, Microsoft Editor, Notion raises $50M, GitHub buys npm, Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board, Animal Crossing craze, Control, and Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Show notes coming soon!

NOTE: This episode was recorded on 13 March, 2020. As the global situation of COVID-19 continues to evolve rapidly, some content in this episode is likely out of date already and some content was edited out post-recording. Please turn to your local government and health officials for the latest information. Stripe supporting Nazi payments (Twitter thread), Sounder.fm raises $1.8M, Spotify buying the Ringer, Zach reminisces over Revision3, Owen is going to write about his Surface Pro X on OneZero, Shopify is giving employees $1,000 for working from home, AT&T data caps pulled, Be cautious of Zoom's privacy policy, and Long finger Jenga. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

NOTE: This episode was recorded on 28 February, 2020. As the global situation of COVID-19 continues to evolve rapidly, some content in this episode is likely out of date already and some content was edited out post-recording. Please turn to your local government and health officials for the latest information. Owen fed Mika (or at least tried to) with an IoT device, $ZOOM Shares Double Amid Coronavirus Concerns. But Investors Mistakenly Bet on the Wrong Company, Shopify joins the Libra Association, iPad trackpad rumors, Our new moon, Activision pulls out of GeForce Now, and Live plow map for Toronto: PlowTO. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! Including: John Gruber does a racist, Payday loans from Patreon, HQ Trivia's saga, Bezos Earth Fund, Watch the making of this episode on YouTube, Patreon's pricing change, Kickstarter Union, Follow Mike Monteiro, Watch American Factory, Don't watch Goop Lab, Twitter employees caught spying for Saudi Arabia, and Reset: The teens tricking Instagram. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and: Goldman Sachs' new rule: At least 1 woman on the board or you can't go public, Zach's other podcast, Bézier, The Iowa Caucus app, We live-streamed the recording of this episode on YouTube, Owen's Pixelbook Go, and Dieter's Surface Pro X video. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Show notes coming soon!

Frederique and Owen chat about: Fortnite influencer, Ninja, now sold as a skin, Microsoft is going carbon negative, Owen recommends Kotn ethical clothing, Wikipedia is back online in Turkey after two years, Facebook's really bad boomer tweets, And stick around after the outro music for an editor's note from Zach. Join us in Discord and leave a voice message!

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about: The Blloc phone (again), TCL's phones, Digital assistants... with a twist, The Verge's CES coverage, Twitter was at CES, Impossible Foods' new meat, Zach's future laptop: the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, Sony's car, Hyundai and Uber's flying car, Zus car accessory, and Rotating TVs. Join us in Discord and leave a voice message!