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FluidTalks

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FluidTalks Ep 17 : NOT FOR TRANSFER (NFT)

March 11, 2021 17:53 - 50 minutes - 90.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Microsoft is ending support for the old non-Chromium Edge -> Read More 2. Facebook targets emerging markets with the launch of Instagram Lite -> Read More 3. OpenAI’s state-of-the-art machine vision AI is fooled by handwritten notes -> Read More 4. Kenya-based Savannah Fund launches $25m Africa Tech Seed Fund -> Read More 5. Project Gucciberg -> Read More 6. SpaceX's Starship rocket lands but then explodes -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Micha...

FluidTalks Ep 16 : It's looking Peachy...

March 04, 2021 13:49 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Secure and compliant collaboration with Microsoft Teams -> Read More 2. Japanese billionaire looking for people who 'push the envelope' for moon flight -> Read More 3. Malaysia Airlines discloses a nine-year-long data breach -> Read More 4. You can now beam Steam games from your PC to practically anyone, anywhere, for free -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony talk about one of the products they've successfully co-developed, its fun...

FluidTalks Ep 15: Product Development (Software Engineering & Business Perspective)

February 25, 2021 18:11 - 52 minutes - 94.5 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Audio streaming service Spotify launches in Kenya -> Read More 2. Apple buys a company every three to four weeks -> Read More 3. TIDAL - Where We're Available -> Read More 4. Huawei opens up its Advertising Platform to Africa and the Middle East -> Read More 5. Chromebooks overtake Macs in market share for first time -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony touch on the dos and don'ts of Product Development from a business and Softwar...

FluidTalks Ep 14: Gaming and its future

February 19, 2021 10:13 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Uber vet raises $5.2M for blue-collar logistics market place -> Read More 2.  Bitcoin consumes 'more electricity than Argentina' -> Read More 3.  Japan's Uncovered Fund launches $15M fund to back early-stage startups in Africa-> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Antony and Michael talk about gaming, its future and relive some their childhood memory games. Other links: Loot boxes and skin gambling to earn £35bn in revenue by 2022 -> Read More Pokémo...

FluidTalks Ep 14: Gaming And Its Future

February 19, 2021 10:13 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Uber vet raises $5.2M for blue-collar logistics market place -> Read More 2.  Bitcoin consumes 'more electricity than Argentina' -> Read More 3.  Japan's Uncovered Fund launches $15M fund to back early-stage startups in Africa-> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Antony and Michael talk about gaming, its future and relive some their childhood memory games. Other links: Loot boxes and skin gambling to earn £35bn in revenue by 2022 -> Read More Pokémo...

FluidTalks Ep 13: We met a Heroine

February 12, 2021 12:03 - 49 minutes - 46 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Nigeria’s IROKO to file for IPO on London Stock Exchange -> Read More 2. DoorDash has acquired salad-making robot company Chowbotics -> Read More 3. Twitter suspends over 500 accounts in India after government warning -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony with guest Mariachana Moturi, discussing her journey on founding and growing TechDucate, a TechEd organization that equips and empowers primary school children from less privileged ...

FluidTalks Ep 13: We Met A Heroine

February 12, 2021 12:03 - 49 minutes - 46 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Nigeria’s IROKO to file for IPO on London Stock Exchange -> Read More 2. DoorDash has acquired salad-making robot company Chowbotics -> Read More 3. Twitter suspends over 500 accounts in India after government warning -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony with guest Mariachana Moturi, discussing her journey on founding and growing TechDucate, a TechEd organization that equips and empowers primary school children from less privileged ...

FluidTalks Ep 12: Find Singles Near You (Valentines Edition)

February 05, 2021 20:09 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1.Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO -> Read More 2. Focusing on Stadia’s future as a platform -> Read More 3. Uber expands into alcohol delivery with acquisition of Drizly for $1.1 billion -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony with guest Anne Chege, stay true to the valentine spirit, talking about dating apps and their effect on love. Listen, Enjoy and Share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...

FluidTalks Ep 11: Ramblings on privacy

January 22, 2021 15:53 - 49 minutes - 89.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Podchaser $4M funding -> Read More 2. WhatsApp kicks the can further down the road to the 15th of May 2021 -> Read More 3. The Wine team is proud to announce that the stable release Wine 6.0 is now available -> Read More 4. Facebook and Instagrams AI-generated image captions offer more details -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony touch on privacy problems in the internet world today. Listen, Enjoy and Share. --- Send in a voice...

FluidTalks Ep 10: You are about to pay more..... maybe? (DST)

January 14, 2021 18:26 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Signal’s Brian Acton talks about exploding growth, monetization and WhatsApp data-sharing outrage -> Read More 2. Uganda elections 2021: Social media blocked ahead of poll -> Read More 3. DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down -> Read More 4. Webflow raises $140M, pushing its valuation to $2.1 billion -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony discuss the Digital Service Tax that was recently introduced with ...

FluidTalks Ep 10: You Are About To Pay More..... Maybe? (DST)

January 14, 2021 18:26 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Signal’s Brian Acton talks about exploding growth, monetization and WhatsApp data-sharing outrage -> Read More 2. Uganda elections 2021: Social media blocked ahead of poll -> Read More 3. DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down -> Read More 4. Webflow raises $140M, pushing its valuation to $2.1 billion -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony discuss the Digital Service Tax that was recently introduced with ...

FluidTalks: A gaze through the crystal ball - 2021

January 08, 2021 14:50 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. WhatsApp will delete your account if you don't accept its new terms of service and privacy policy -> Read More 2. GitHub says it will now operate in Iran after receiving sanction exemption-> Read More 3. Breaking reCAPTCHA With Google’s Speech-to-Text API -> Read More A Happy New Year to all our listeners. On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony give their interesting 2021 Tech Predictions and their reasoning behind them. Listen, Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 9: A gaze through the crystal ball - 2021

January 08, 2021 14:50 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. WhatsApp will delete your account if you don't accept its new terms of service and privacy policy -> Read More 2. GitHub says it will now operate in Iran after receiving sanction exemption-> Read More 3. Breaking reCAPTCHA With Google’s Speech-to-Text API -> Read More A Happy New Year to all our listeners. On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony give their interesting 2021 Tech Predictions and their reasoning behind them. Listen, Enjoy and share....

FluidTalks Ep 9: A Gaze Through The Crystal Ball - 2021

January 08, 2021 14:50 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. WhatsApp will delete your account if you don't accept its new terms of service and privacy policy -> Read More 2. GitHub says it will now operate in Iran after receiving sanction exemption-> Read More 3. Breaking reCAPTCHA With Google’s Speech-to-Text API -> Read More A Happy New Year to all our listeners. On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony give their interesting 2021 Tech Predictions and their reasoning behind them. Listen, Enjoy and share....

FluidTalks Ep 8: The Kenya ICT Practitioners Bill 2020 with Melissa Kale

December 24, 2020 19:01 - 1 hour - 120 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. SolarWinds Hack -> Read More 2. Android Device Compatibility Extension for Let's Encrypt Certificates-> Read More 3. Google invest in Indian companies -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony touch on The ICT Practitioners Bill with our guest lawyer. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks: The ICT Practitioners Kenyan Bill 2020

December 24, 2020 19:01 - 1 hour - 120 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. SolarWinds Hack -> Read More 2. Android Device Compatibility Extension for Let's Encrypt Certificates-> Read More 3. Google invest in Indian companies -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony touch on The ICT Practitioners Bill with our guest lawyer. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 8: The Kenya ICT Practitioners Bill 2020

December 24, 2020 19:01 - 1 hour - 120 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. SolarWinds Hack -> Read More 2. Android Device Compatibility Extension for Let's Encrypt Certificates-> Read More 3. Google invest in Indian companies -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony touch on The ICT Practitioners Bill with our guest lawyer. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 7: Pick your poison -> Native or Hybrid

December 18, 2020 11:47 - 49 minutes - 89.3 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Google service down time -> Read More 2. iOS 14 Security labels/badges-> Read More 3. Twitter data breach fine -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony talk about the pros and cons of Native and Hybrid code bases. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks: Pick your poison -> Native or Hybrid

December 18, 2020 11:47 - 49 minutes - 89.3 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Google service down time -> Read More 2. iOS 14 Security labels/badges-> Read More 3. Twitter data breach fine -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony talk about the pros and cons of Native and Hybrid code bases. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 6: COVID-19 and its impact on Tech

December 14, 2020 09:10 - 38 minutes - 69.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. App stores to see 130Billion downloads in 2020 -> Read More 2. Apple AirPods Max-> Read More 3. Google acquires Dataform -> Read More 4. Google Kubernetes Engine -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony talk about how COVID-19 has impacted the tech world and their personal workflows. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks: COVID-19 and its impact on Tech

December 14, 2020 09:10 - 38 minutes - 69.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. App stores to see 130Billion downloads in 2020 -> Read More 2. Apple AirPods Max-> Read More 3. Google acquires Dataform -> Read More 4. Google Kubernetes Engine -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony talk about how COVID-19 has impacted the tech world and their personal workflows. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 6: COVID-19 And Its Impact On Tech

December 14, 2020 09:10 - 38 minutes - 69.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. App stores to see 130Billion downloads in 2020 -> Read More 2. Apple AirPods Max-> Read More 3. Google acquires Dataform -> Read More 4. Google Kubernetes Engine -> Read More On this weeks episode: Co-hosts Michael and Antony talk about how COVID-19 has impacted the tech world and their personal workflows. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks Ep 5: Go Micro or Go Home

December 04, 2020 18:32 - 34 minutes - 61.5 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Salesforce buys slack -> Read More 2. Amazon EC2 Mac Instances-> Read More 3. Sokowatch's first electric Tuk-Tuk -> Read More 4. African genomics venture 54gene launches clinical research in Nigeria -> Read More On this weeks episode: Microservices vs Monolithic codebase, Pros and Cons of each. Co-hosts Michael and Antony break it down for us. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks: Go Micro or Go Home

December 04, 2020 18:32 - 34 minutes - 61.5 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Salesforce buys slack -> Read More 2. Amazon EC2 Mac Instances-> Read More 3. Sokowatch's first electric Tuk-Tuk -> Read More 4. African genomics venture 54gene launches clinical research in Nigeria -> Read More On this weeks episode: Microservices vs Monolithic codebase, Pros and Cons of each. Co-hosts Michael and Antony break it down for us. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 4: Get Yourself Some Cloud

November 28, 2020 13:11 - 1 hour - 109 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Starlink launches 60 more satellites -> Read More 2. Docker Support on M1 -> Read More 3. O-City and contactless bus payments -> Read More 4. Spotify hacked accounts -> Read More On this weeks episode: What exactly is the cloud? Who is the best cloud service provider?  Join our hosts Antony Mwathi, Michael Wanyoike and first time guest, Arnold Okoth as they cover the pros and cons of working with/on the cloud. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice messa...

FluidTalks: Get Yourself Some Cloud

November 28, 2020 13:11 - 1 hour - 109 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Starlink launches 60 more satellites -> Read More 2. Docker Support on M1 -> Read More 3. O-City and contactless bus payments -> Read More 4. Spotify hacked accounts -> Read More On this weeks episode: What exactly is the cloud? Who is the best cloud service provider?  Join our hosts Antony Mwathi, Michael Wanyoike and first time guest, Arnold Okoth as they cover the pros and cons of working with/on the cloud. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 3: Do I Really Need Software For My Business?

November 21, 2020 10:19 - 52 minutes - 94.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Apple in-app purchases cuts -> Read More 2. Windows UI Library 3 preview -> Read More 3. SafeBoda to exit the Kenyan market on November 27 -> Read More 4. The Baby Stealers - BBC Africa Eye full documentary -> Watch Here On this weeks episode: Does a Kiosk/Canteen owner really need software for their business operations? Join Michael and Antony discuss the pros and cons of software in the marketplace. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https:...

FluidTalks: Do I really need Software for my Business?

November 21, 2020 10:19 - 52 minutes - 94.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Apple in-app purchases cuts -> Read More 2. Windows UI Library 3 preview -> Read More 3. SafeBoda to exit the Kenyan market on November 27 -> Read More 4. The Baby Stealers - BBC Africa Eye full documentary -> Watch Here On this weeks episode: Does a Kiosk/Canteen owner really need software for their business operations? Join Michael and Antony discuss the pros and cons of software in the marketplace. Enjoy and share.

Do I really need Software for my Business?

November 21, 2020 10:19 - 52 minutes - 94.9 MB

FluidTalks News Update: 1. Apple in-app purchases cuts -> Read More 2. Windows UI Library 3 preview -> Read More 3. SafeBoda to exit the Kenyan market on November 27 -> Read More 4. The Baby Stealers - BBC Africa Eye full documentary -> Watch Here This episodes Topic: Does a Kiosk/Canteen owner really need software for their business operations? Join Michael and Antony discuss the pros and cons of software in the marketplace. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks Ep 3: Do I really need Software for my Business?

November 21, 2020 10:19 - 52 minutes - 94.9 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. Apple in-app purchases cuts -> Read More 2. Windows UI Library 3 preview -> Read More 3. SafeBoda to exit the Kenyan market on November 27 -> Read More 4. The Baby Stealers - BBC Africa Eye full documentary -> Watch Here On this weeks episode: Does a Kiosk/Canteen owner really need software for their business operations? Join Michael and Antony discuss the pros and cons of software in the marketplace. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https:...

FluidTalks Ep 2: It's Antony's World We're All Just Living In It.

November 19, 2020 09:17 - 57 minutes - 104 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. An underwhelming Apple event -> Click Here 2. .NET 5 release ->  Click Here 3. Lets encrypt issues -> Click Here On this weeks episode: Antony talks to us about his time in Japan, their culture, corporate experience, freelancing  and much more. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks Ep 2: It's Antony's world we're all just living in it.

November 19, 2020 09:17 - 57 minutes - 104 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. An underwhelming Apple event -> Click Here 2. .NET 5 release ->  Click Here 3. Lets encrypt issues -> Click Here On this weeks episode: Antony talks to us about his time in Japan, their culture, corporate experience, freelancing  and much more. Enjoy and share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks: It's Antony's world we're all just living in it.

November 19, 2020 09:17 - 57 minutes - 104 MB

FluidTalks News Segment: 1. An underwhelming Apple event -> Click Here 2. .NET 5 release ->  Click Here 3. Lets encrypt issues -> Click Here On this weeks episode: Antony talks to us about his time in Japan, their culture, corporate experience, freelancing  and much more. Enjoy and share.

FluidTalks: One more thing

November 09, 2020 05:53 - 38 minutes - 69.5 MB

Apple Inc. past, present and future. Join Antony Mwathi and Michael Wanyoike unpack their thoughts on iMacs potentially adopting touch screens? and other interesting thoughts around the company's software and hardware upgrades. Stay Tuned.

FluidTalks Ep 1: One More Thing

November 09, 2020 05:53 - 38 minutes - 69.5 MB

Apple Inc. past, present and future. Join Antony Mwathi and Michael Wanyoike unpack their thoughts on iMacs potentially adopting touch screens? and other interesting thoughts around the company's software and hardware upgrades. Stay Tuned. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

FluidTalks Ep 1: One more thing

November 09, 2020 05:53 - 38 minutes - 69.5 MB

Apple Inc. past, present and future. Join Antony Mwathi and Michael Wanyoike unpack their thoughts on iMacs potentially adopting touch screens? and other interesting thoughts around the company's software and hardware upgrades. Stay Tuned. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluidtalks/message

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