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Dec 25/2023

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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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,[...]
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,[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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,[...]
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[...]
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,[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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, [...]
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[...]
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, [...]
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[...]
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,[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Frederique, Owen, and Zach start off 2020 with the Blloc phone, CES, the Playstation 5 logo, and more! Join us in Discord and leave a voice message
Frederique, Owen, and Zach recap 2019's tech, Charged, and more!
Frederique, Owen, and Zach freeze over hell! We talk Surface, Windows, Cybertruck, Stadia, Light Phone II, and more. Two idiots one keyboard Riker Googling Erica Joy's Light Phone II take Stadia is out Cybertruck Surface Laptop 3 Surface Pro 7 Google's Black Friday sale page Creative Cloud Black Friday discount Owen's article: Apple has been[...]
Frederique and Zach talk Adobe MAX, Microsoft Surface hardware, and more! Zach's review of Apple TV+, LumaFusion for video/audio editing on the iPad, Adobe MAX opening keynote, Sneaks from Adobe MAX, Photoshop Camera coming soon, Adobe Sensei is the name, Surface Laptop 3 is in the house, FACEBOOK, SoftBank slides, Zach Lieberman, Fitbit acquired by[...]
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about: Logitech keyboards and mice, Marcin Wichary, Zach's future Light Phone 2, Pokemon on the Pixel 4, Allekabels, A Bill Gates documentary, How Billionaire philanthropy doesn't work, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, WeWork competitors Terminal, Spaces, The Wing, and You & Sundry, Facebook hearings at the U.S. House of Representatives, and[...]
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Fortnite, Google's hardware event, and introduce a brand new segment for the end of the show! Stadia launches on Nov 19, Fortnite update, Lady Gaga asks the important questions, Watch the Google event, Pixelbook Go, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 not available in India, Martha Stewart's broken iPad, Listen to[...]
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about everything wrong. We complain about: Apple, Facebook, GitHub, Adobe, and More! We also chat about hardware season and (Not) Pink Pixelbooks. More show notes coming soon!
Frederique, Owen, Mika, and Zach talk about Rust, The Untitled Goose Game, Goat Simulator, Instagram Threads by Facebook, The Microsoft Surface event (watch it here), Adobe Fresco, Procreate, and The upcoming Google hardware event. Join our Discord and Leave us a voice message
Frederique and Zach recap Apple's latest keynote. Apple Event September 2019 Uber Layoffs WeWork disasters iPadOS 16" MacBook Pro rumours Apple Arcade iOS 13 Join our Discord Leave us a voice message
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about: Frederique's new keyboard IFA 2019 Computex 2019 ASUS's wild, leather laptop and Project Precog The Microsoft Courier Upcoming Surface event is on October 2nd Surface Mobile Mouse Peloton and mirror.co YouTube gets $170M fine for COPPA violation Apple and Google beef over Project Zero uncovering several iOS vulnerabilities used[...]
Frederique and Zach chat about: Apple event Microsoft event Fairphone 3 Dell Chromebook for Enterprise Light Phone 2 Facebook's WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption World of Warcraft Classic Microsoft's Surface lineup Workin' Moms DuckDuckGo Facebook's Threads app Ello Chrome Unboxed Share your hardware/software setup in Discord Leave us a voice message
Frederique and Zach talk tech! Talk with us about Frederique's PC build. Sara Dietschy on creators ditching macOS. A pink laptop! Marshall Multi-room Speakers. Latest Stadia Live Stream. Røde Caster Pro. Join Discord and show us your workspace! Apple unpatched a patch. FAA bans recalled MacBook Pros for all flights. Stop vaping please. We Company[...]
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk AR, Tumblr, and more! And sorry for the audio issues this week!
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about several data breaches, age discrimination at IBM, hate groups on Discord and Cloudflare, Instagram shadow bans, and more!
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the tech news of the week while Owen rebuilds his PC. This episode was also live streamed, check it out on YouTube too!
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Zoom Malware, the Nintendo Switch Lite, Zach's social media detox, the 12" Macbook (RIP), and more!
Fiverr review Warehouses on Last Week Tonight Jony Ive leaves Apple, starts LoveFrom Apple Watch design video Jony Ive Christmas Tree Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations MacBook keyboard updates inbound Superhuman tracking pixels 7M Venmo transactions published on GitHub Join our Discord
Frederique, Blev, Owen, and Zach talk about $WORK and Facebook ~Libra
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about gaming and Apple, and one of us might build a Windows computer. Can you guess who?
Frederique and Zach chat about WWDC rumors just days before Apple's WWDC.
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about Apple's new laptop with the same old problem, Huawei and the future of the industry, Amazon's shareholders valuing profit over planet, and more!
Frederique and Owen chat about WhatsApp delivered malware, Google I/O, a Facebook co-founder going off, the Uber IPO, and more!
A very special, quick hot-take edition of the show, with Frederique, Zach, Owen and special guest Mac Living, to talk about what just happened at Google I/O?
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Facebook's latest blunders (just like every week!)
Frederique, Owen, and Zach celebrate crossing the 100-episode mark while talking about Luminary and more.
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about the Samsung Galaxy Fold flopping before it gets out the door.
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about the new IKEA + Sonos collab and Snap.
Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest Apple event, subscription overwhelm, UK porn vouchers, and more!
Frederique and Owen talk about the tech news of the week, including Google's Stadia announcement at GDC.
This week, Frederique, Owen and Zach dive deep on Spotify's spat with Apple: is it fair that Apple takes 30% of each purchase? Then, we talk about the future of gaming ~in the cloud~ and much, much more.
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about this week's tech news including Mark Zuckerburg's latest manifesto, upcoming tech IPOs, and a nasty Google Chrome vulnerability (don't forget to update!)
Frederique, Owen, and Zach are back in the same room to do a lightning round rundown of the past month of news.
This week, Frederique and Zach talk about Apple and Facebook's multiple blunders and privacy violations.
This week, something a little different: Zach, Frederique and Owen talk through our highlights in the tech industry from 2018... then the low points. There's so much and we tried to fit it all! We look forward to 2019, and what it has in store, too.
Zach and Owen get nerdy about browsers this week, after the news that Microsoft will make a historic change to its web browser (RIP, Internet Explorer). Also, we talk about what that means for ~apps~ and a bunch of other stuff, like how weird the podcasting industry is.
Zach, Frederique and Owen get into a deep discussion this week on one big thing: why is Tumblr cracking down on NSFW content? And why are sex workers so discriminated against online?
Frederique, Zach and Owen discuss Facebook's terrible year, how the company got here, then how we think it should be dealt with. Oh, and about when your robot vacuum goes terribly wrong.
This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the holidays, the new iPad Pro—two weeks later—and, unfortunately, Facebook again.
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the new iPad Pros, the Google Walkout, and Facebook admitting (and hiding) their most harmful impact yet.
This week Frederique and Owen talk about Halloween, old tech, voice assistants, the upcoming iPad event, VR, and more!
This week Owen and Zach talk about iPhones and Pixels, Adobe MAX, Photoshop for the iPad, iPad Pro rumors, drones, and more!
We're back! After a little bit of travel and scheduling conflicts, Frederique, Owen, and Zach are back to talk about Facebook, Instagram, iPhones, Pixels, and more.
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen discuss an app that promised to replace birth control, but didn't work as advertised... and a new trend: companies trying to get around the 30% cut that Apple takes from their profits.
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen try to figure out how Google lost an entire box of Pixel 3 XL's, and what the difference between an ad-funded business model means in reality. Tune in for this, and many more hot takes!
This week, Zach, Owen and Frederique discuss the push for Digital Wellbeing, and how everyone from Google to Facebook is pushing to stop you from being too addicted (or at least to use their blocker instead of someone else's). That, and a whole episode of hot takes, one after another.
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about Magic Leap's first run at a headset, and how it somehow isn't vaporware already. Also, some deep discussion about Twitter (and why they're terrible at running Twitter), and much more!
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about Google's push back into China with a censored search engine, Apple's blockbuster earnings and a whole lot more.
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about the EU's decision to fine Google billions for breaking the rules with Android, and whether or not this might doom smartphones forever. And, we introduce a new 'hot takes' segment, with tweet-sized takes on the week's news.
This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Mark Zuckerberg's recent interview and Amazon's Prime Day.
On the show this week we talk about the Internet of Things and how the tools of the digital age are being used to harass, along with a discussion about the all-new MacBooks that came out of nowhere. This episode contains discussions about domestic violence, so if that's something you'd like to skip, we understand.
On this edition of charged tech, Frederique, Owen, and Zach discussed Fortnite, mail apps reading your email, Microsoft's Westworld-esque folding device, Intel, battery tech, and ordering an Uber from the bus.
Morning edition of Charged Tech, with Frederique, Owen, and Zach recording with coffee instead of wine. Is Twitter's moral compass the reason they can't launch things? Jack announced a thing that might fix it—if you can read it in the screenshot of text he put on Twitter.
In this media-focused episode, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Instagram TV and the rise of Podcasts, the slowest moving train ever.
This week, we're excited to have Frederique back as all three of us discuss GitHub and Microsoft, Fortnite for Switch, Apple's crackdown on trackers, and more.
This week, Zach and Owen tackle WWDC, and try to tackle everything Apple announced, why it matters, and what we thought of the event. Stick around for a discussion about the scooter invasion of San Francisco, Sonos' entire game explained and much more.
This week we chat about WWDC, and the lack of... anything meaty rumored around the event. Nerd out with us before Monday about what might happen at the event. We also look at the GDPR madness, and what happened after Friday last week in Europe, as well as what might just save Snap.
This week, Owen, Frederique, and Zach talk about GDPR (don't worry, it's not as boring as all the emails) and The Zuck facing off in Europe.
This week Zach's in America, so Frederique and Owen talk about Google's developer conference, its new AI tools, Android P and what could possibly be coming at WWDC! If you're curious about the implications of AI and ethics, this episode's for you.
This week, Owen, Frederique and Zach take on workflows. We discuss what we use to get things done, the tools we love, and what's changed the game for us this year. We'll cover hardware, software and even offline tools that help us make the most of our day, and everything inbetween. Full list of tools[...]
This week on Charged Tech Podcast, Frederique, Zach and Owen discuss Google's bold, but safe, Gmail redesign, Alexa for Kids and the privacy implications of smart devices, peak smartphone and a whole lot more.
It's finally time — Charged Podcast Chapter Two is here, with our two new amazing hosts, Frederique and Zach. Listen in as we get to know each other, and talk about the latest in tech including Google's questionable iMessage killer, how the iPad fits into everything, and our love for Twitter and the shift to[...]
We've got bittersweet news: John's leaving us. Charged Podcast isn't going away, but to focus on his startup, John is moving on. We'll have an exciting new format, with two new co-hosts alongside Owen in the next few weeks, but until then, join us for our very last episode together for now. Full details and[...]
This week on the podcast, we talk about DRM in tractors, and the fight for farmers' right to repair their own machines and... John makes a HomePod confession.
This week, we tackle HomePod, whether or not John ordered one, and why he's excited about it — along with Hawaii's missile accident, UX in government and other great discussions about where the living room is moving to in the self-driving future. Enjoy, and say hi on Twitter! We're on @chargedtech.
It's been a busy month, but we're finally back on the horse. On this episode we talk about Owen getting into crypto, and what's going on with the craze, the iPhone's Face ID "issues" plus how Apple's shady dealings with battery + performance might hurt for a long time. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
We talk about some very exciting Charged news, and a secret just for you... oh and technology, like Tesla's insane cash burn, Uber's cover up, AI and how everyone can't stop talking about Bitcoin. If you want to join re:Charged we'd love our listeners to get a first peek -- visit chargedpodcast.com for a signup[...]
A very special edition of Charged Tech, our first ever full episode with a guest: Rod Drury, CEO of Xero, joins us to talk about the iPhone X, where Apple's at, HomePod, the ecosystem's cracks, being Pixel curious and NZ's super speedy internet. Back to the usual schedule from this weekend!
This week on Charged Tech Podcast John and Owen debate the implications of one employee banning Trump from Twitter for 11 minutes, the Russian Facebook tampering aaaaand what you've all been waiting for: a giant discussion about the now released iPhone X.
It's the episode you've been waiting for: Owen attends the Google Pixel event IRL in San Francisco, then reports back on what he thinks – as well as a longer discussion about people who keep saying VR is dead. Much much more on this episode and we're super sorry it took so long!
This week John and Owen discuss Apple's September event, and you might be surprised by how closely we agree the iPhone X is a bastion of the future where computers can see the world, not just take photos. That, and lots of discussion about the weird CCleaner hack, e-SIM cards and more! Show notes at[...]
This week, a huuuuge discussion about how Apple, Amazon and other technology companies are fighting it out for the rights to your favorite movies (specifically James Bond right now). That, and self-driving car legislation passing the house unanimously, China's full-on ICO ban and how a software engineer hacked a real headphone jack onto the iPhone[...]
OK, this isn't really an Apple episode, but there's a great discussion about the next iPhone and what it means for the company at the end. But, we also talk about Waymo's self-driving heaven and how it's teaching cars to see, shark detecting drones and a whole lot more! Sorry we didn't publish one for[...]
This week we hung out on YouTube with our listeners and recorded Charged Tech episode 50! It was fun, and way more random than normal so listen in and see how it went. There's talk about Snap's terrible stock price, Hyperloop and Owen's weird VR experience. Watch the video instead at chargedpodcast.com!
This week on Charged, we discuss how Ethereum got stolen by the millions in just one day, and how it's probably not the future of cryptocurrencies. That, and why we think health wearables are bullshit, and whether or not remote work is something that people \*really\* should be doing or not. Full show notes at[...]
This week on Charged, we discuss the fall and ultimate demise of SoundCloud as the news rolls in that it's laid off 40 percent of its employees in a bid to stay afloat. Also on the agenda: Waymo dropping many of its claims against Uber, why Tesla miiiight be a little overvalued, and how Photobucket[...]
This week on Charged, we talk at length about why the European Union's antitrust ruling that means Google will need to pay €2.42B, could be unfair. And more discussion on Binary Capital, Facebook hitting 2 billion active users \*and\* the epic story of Owen's stolen bike. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
This week on Charged, much discussion about Uber’s embattled CEO, Travis Kalanack, who has resigned from the company. And, Amazon’s getting into the grocery game, cryptocurrencies and a bunch of discussion about sexual harassment in the industry following a powerful report in The Information. Notes at chargedpodcast.com
This week, John and Owen tackle one big hairy topic: Apple's enormous developer event. We talk about the future of computing, and how the iPad plays into that, Apple's first take on a smart home speaker, AR and Google's push into adblocking. Jump right into the show, and then grab the notes at chargedpodcast.com
OK, Bitcoin and Ethereum are all the rage right now, but are they really worth considering? John and Owen discuss Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency at length, Uber's ongoing woes in self-driving cars and some big advances in machine learning. More at chargedpodcast.com.
This week, John and Owen talk about the ransomware infecting the world, and how avoiding patching Windows is the worst thing you can do. That, and Snap's awful Q1 earnings results, the Improbable $500M investment round, Uber vs Waymo goes to the next level, plus much much more. Enjoy!
This week on Charged Podcast, John and Owen are in the same room! We talk about Uber's damaging New York Times profile, how normal data collection really is for these companies, their endless lawsuit with Waymo and how rolling back Title II could ruin the internet (or save it, depending on who you ask). Show[...]
If I told you Apple had enough money to buy a bank, healthcare company, car company and get into autonomous vehicles all with money left over, would you believe me? Well, it does: with more than $200 billion lying around, what is Apple saving for? We discuss that, the implications of the company getting into[...]
Elon Musk has a new company that hopes to wire your brain up to a computer to give you a fighting chance against AI — is that a good idea? How do we avoid creating a world where there's those who are "computer enhanced" and those who aren't? It's a big, heavy discussion about the[...]
What does Augmented Reality and a mysterious Apple social app have in common? That Apple is suddenly interested in being “cool” with the teens. That, and Uber’s big mess, Twitter’s rumoured paid plan, how America plans to sell your browser history and more. Get stuck into the show notes at chargedpodcast.com.
Owen wrote a post taking down Snapchat's IPO, but Taylor Lorenz publicly disagreed that the company could derail on Twitter. So, we decided to get her on the podcast to talk about what makes Snapchat unique, how it could be successful in the future and why I'm so wrong. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com
In this week's episode we discuss Uber's toxic workplace culture, the rules it's breaking and sexism in tech – and interview a special guest, Ben Uretsky, CEO of DigitalOcean on how they're building an intentional "no assholes" culture. Also discussion on Cloudflare's huge security issue, Amazon Echo being used in a murder case and more.[...]
This week, Obama's Chief Innovation Officer from the US department of Labor tells us what happens when the robots come for our jobs. That, and Apple's awful Planet of the Apps show, Amazon's Google Hangouts killer, how John converted to Snapchat Spectacles after all and more! Full show notes at chargedpodcast.com
This week John and Owen talk about the secret insides of Snapchat, about to be bared in its S1 filing, the impact of politics on technology, Oculus losing a lawsuit for copyright infringement and an addictive game about startup life. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
2017 isn't off to a great start, even for technology. We talk over Facebook's latest moves to kill Snapchat, how 3DTV is over completely, the doomsday clock ticking forward and a whole lot more. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com.
We're back for 2017, with an exciting episode filled with discussion about Snap's strange IPO, Google's shock move that will help self-driving cars will take over the world, how we'll know the singularity is here and more!
This week Owen and John discuss the news that Magic Leap isn’t so magical after all, Trump’s tech summit, the collapsing advertising industry, a HUUUGE Yahoo hack and a great question from the community on what technology kids won’t even recognize in ten years. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com, or follow us on Twitter at @chargedtech.
This week John and Owen discuss all the best Amazon cloud news, Uber's supposed 'creepiness,' why Fitbit + Pebble is weird and John reviews those mysterious Snapchat Spectacles. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com
John and Owen meet up IRL in New York to bring you this week's podcast full of talk about how badass Elon Musk is, Apple's $300 book and how interested Peter Thiel is in young people's blood.
This week, John and Owen hang out in the real world to talk about Facebook's influence on the election, Snapchat's fancy new Spectacles and a whole lot more. Show notes soon at chargedpodcast.com.
This week John and Owen discuss the new MacBook Pro \*again\* – mostly just to clarify after the dust has settled, then we talk about the election, and whether Slack's feisty letter to Microsoft went too far. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com.
This week John and Owen fight it out over whether or not the new MacBook Pro is an improvement, or just a disappointment. Oh, and we talk about Microsoft's Surface Studio, Twiter killing vine and more! Show notes: http://chargedpodcast.com
This week on Charged Podcast: The Internet is burning down – because of your smart thermostat, the Nintendo Switch, and self-driving cars are already all over the road. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com.
This week on Charged Podcast: Nobody really wants to buy Twitter, Samsung's phones are banned from planes entirely, an introduction to the deep web and more! Show notes at http://chargedpocast.com
This week on the podcast, we talk about how Google is making its own iPhone, Yahoo's NSA bombshell, how nobody wants to buy Twitter and a whole lot more. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com soon – I'm in Berlin!
Spotify's rumored to be close to buying SoundCloud, which could mean it wins the music streaming wars, why we're going to Mars and a whole lot more. Show notes at our brand new website: http://chargedpodcast.com
That's right, Snapchat wants you to wear a video camera on your face and record everything. We also talk about the iPhone 7, Elon Musk's Mars plan and more. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com
This week on the podcast we talk about exploding rockets and Galaxy Note's, how badass Hololens is, Google steamrolling Uber and a whole lot more.
This week John and Owen talk about the iPhone getting its first malware, the discovery of a new planet (and the existential questions that brings along with it) and a whole lot more.
Uber's self-driving cars are already hitting the road - are you ready for it? Plus, the demise of Gawker, New York's scary free Wi-Fi and a bunch more.
This week, John and Owen talk about Facebook's war against adblockers, new MacBook rumors and why the hell Google is launching yet another messaging app.
This week on Charged Podcast: how Facebook created and then murdered clickbait, Instagram copies Snapchat, Uber's fails in China, Jet.com getting in bed with Walmart and a whole lot more.
This week John and Owen discuss the freedom found by leaving Twitter, Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo, the takedown of KickAssTorrents (and the downfall of torrenting) and a whole lot more.
This week Owen and John talk about how Pokémon Go is making people crazy, Snapchat's weird new Memories feature, Theranos' big problem, Hyperloop's scandal and a whole lot about AI.
This week Owen and John discuss everything you need to know about Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, iOS 10, WatchOS and MacOS as well as Microsoft's massive $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, and a bunch of other great stuff – a bumper episode this week with more than 45 minutes, so we hope you dig it!
This week on Charged Podcast, John and Owen discuss how the US government might go back on a plan to release its control of the internet, Apple's major changes that are coming to the App Store and our predictions for the company's Worldwide Developer Conference next week. Oh, and we finally talk about Tony Fadell[...]
This week Owen and John discuss if reality is really just some big simulation, Uber's huge $3.5 billion raise from Saudi Arabia, a whole range of new emoji, how we're (still) obsessed with Snapchat and Apple's big upcoming event at WWDC.
This week the podcast is all back-to-front! John and Owen talk about Snapchat's $1.8 billion raise, Microsoft's total layoffs of its phone division after licensing back to Nokia, the state of smartphones and how AI is creeping up on us... whether we like it or not.
Editor's note: This episode was originally recorded in 2017 and was missing from our podcast feed so needed to be reuploaded—sorry if it appears as a new episode! This week John and Owen talk about the weird smart future of cities and how data will influence them, the Facebookpocalypse, Spotify taking on Apple, Google's secretive[...]
This week John and Owen tackle Nokia coming back from the grave, Google's plethora of Home-related news, what self-driving cars are doing to humanity and more. If you like this podcast, please leave a review, or tweet us!
This week on Charged Podcast: an apology for a few missing episodes, Instagram's new icon, Google's copying Amazon Echo, Zenefits circumventing regulations and how Apple Music is already getting redesigned.
This week we talk about Europe's antitrust lawsuit against Google's Android operating system and the way Medium's killing Wordpress. We also have a special guest, Justin Johnson from Keen.io, to tell us what he learnt this week.
The Facebook botpocalypse is upon us, as a swathe of machines descend on Messenger to converse with you about the weather. That, and John and Owen talk about Magic Pony, Artificial Intelligence, BlackBerry's shady dealings and a whole lot more. This week we're extra-long, so we hope you enjoy this in-depth listen!
This week Owen and John look at Facebook's decline in sharing and its newfound focus on getting you to live stream your life, how Tesla is changing the game with the Model 3, how Google considering Swift for Android could change the game and the new world of ownership in the Internet of Things. ?
This week on Charged Podcast, John and Owen discuss Apple's rumored migration from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud Platform, the takeover of algorithms on our social media feeds, Playstation VR and Baidu's self-driving cars. Plus, our special guest Ryan Walsh, former VP of product at Apple Music joins us to talk about advertising technology[...]
This week on Charged Tech we talk about Google's AlphaGo beating humans 4-1 at the infinitely complex game of Go and what that means for us, Opera adding adblock into its browser, the first app that snuck malware onto OS X and Sonos' huge layoffs.
Charged Podcast is finally here! We kick off our first-ever episode this week with the low-down on how this podcast will shape up (probably), and jump right into the deep end.

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