Techish

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Skims Now Worth $4 Billion, Chat GPT Claims 1st Victim & Somalia’s Athletic Embarrassment Aug 15, 2023

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Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into:

Kim Kardashian's Skims' is now a $4 billion company (01:00)
Chat GPT putting Stack Overflow out of business (05:50)
The whitewashing of environmental justice (10:30)
Somali 'runner' sparks nepotism scandal (18:25)

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Further reading:
Kim Kardashian’s Skims Is Now Worth $4 Billion
Stack Overflow embraces automation with the introduction of Overflow AI
Somalia suspends athletics head after runner goes viral in snail-paced 100m
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Lizzo Lawsuit, Twitter is Now X, Instagram Threads is Failing Aug 08, 2023

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Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into:
• The Twitter rebrand to X, Instagram's Threads is failing (01:00)
• Lizzo in sexual harassment lawsuit (10:00)
• Barbie Oppenheimer (18:25)
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Further reading:
• Threads users down by more than a half
• App Store users are downrating Twitter’s rebranding to X with 1-star reviews
• Lizzo accused of sexual harassment and weight-shaming by former dancers
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Emerging Technologies: Crypto-Trading Hamsters, Unethical AI, and the NFT Bubble Aug 01, 2023

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Techish is back with an episode all about emerging technologies. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite AI, crypto and NFT stories:

OpenAI outsourced 'ethical AI checks' to Kenyan workers on less than $2/hr (01:00)
Is the NFT bubble bursting? Jack Dorsey's Tweet NFT Tanks (04:10)
Drake and The Weekend's AI-generated song goes viral (08:50)
Crypto-trading hamster outperforming the S&P 500 (16:45)
Levi's plans to use AI models to boost diversity instead of real people (19:45)

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Sarah Silverman Sues OpenAI And Meta, Keke Palmer Boyfriend Dragged For Body-Shaming & Succession Sweeps Emmy Nominations Jul 25, 2023

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Michael & Abadesi are back in the recording studio to break down the latest and greatest tech and culture stories. This week they dive into:

Apps scamming investors with false user numbers (01:00)
Succession cast nominated for Emmys (06:00)
Keke Palmer boyfriend dragged on the internet for body-shaming (08:50)
Celebrities suing OpenAI and Meta (12:00)
Hollywood writers and actors still striking (17:45)

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Threads, Team Zuck Stays Winning! Jonah Hill, Is Affirmative Action Gone, Reparations? Jul 18, 2023

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Michael & Abadesi are back in the recording studio to break down the latest and greatest tech and culture stories. This week they dive into:

Instagram Threads takes over as fastest growing app in history (01:00)
The Supreme Court ends affirmative action in college admissions (09:40)
Jonah Hill's therapy talk exposed in text screenshots from ex (20:50)

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Infamous Scams and Scammers: Elizabeth Holmes, PPE Contracts, and AI-Powered Scams Jul 11, 2023

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Techish is back with an episode all about scams and scammers. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite scammer stories:

Why are we so obsessed with scammers? (01:00)
The Elizabeth Holmes rebrand (08:35)
Scammers using voice A.I. tool to scam vulnerable people (10:30)
Ozy Media fraud (15:45)
PPE, crypto rug pulls & other pandemic scams (24:30)

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Black Excellence: Stories of Success from Across the Diaspora Jul 04, 2023

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Techish is back with an episode all about Black excellence. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite stories of Black people winning:

Beyonce’s making bank on tour and teases a new haircare line (01:00 )
Mielle Organics ‘gentrification’ after Proctor & Gamble acquisition (05:25)
Senegalese-Italian Khaby Lame went from losing his job to 100 million followers as a full-time silent TikToker (08:30)
Pharrell Williams takes over as Louis Vuitton's creative director (09:30)

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Black Mirror in Real Life - Digital Blackface, Voice Scammers & Unethical AI Moderators Jun 27, 2023

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Techish is back with an episode all about the AI and tech stories that felt straight out of an episode of Black Mirror. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into:

Scammers using voice AI tool to scam vulnerable people
OpenAI outsourced 'ethical AI checks' to Kenyan workers on less than $2/hr
The return of blackface "digital models" with generative AI
Levi's plans to use AI models to boost diversity instead of real people
French parents banned from sharing kids on social media

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Further reading:
They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam
OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic
Levi's to use AI models to 'increase diversity and sustainability'
French MPs examine bill on children's right to privacy on social media

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Why It Pays to Be Skinny, the Disturbing Attention Economy & Millennials Are Staying Liberal Jun 20, 2023

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Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into:

Millennials first generation to not get more conservative as they age (01:30)
Acceptable careers for African parents (07:45)
Burna Boy sells out London stadium (16:05)
Study reveals skinny women earn more (17:45)
TikTok prankster Mizzy and the attention economy (23:20)

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$3k for Apple Vision Pro! Succession Finale, and Elizabeth Holmes Goes To Jail! Jun 13, 2023

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Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into:

Apple Vision Pro - is it worth the price tag? (01:45)
Apple fixes 'ducking hell' autocorrect with AI (05:00)
VR vs Generative AI vs Crypto (09:20)
Liz Holmes finally heads to prison (13:45)
Succession comes to an end (16:40)

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Further reading:
Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset - The Verge
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT App for the iPhone - The New York Times
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes begins 11-year prison sentence - BBC News
As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives - Politico
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