Tech Lounge

I speak with Ricardo Noriega and Doug Smith from Red Hat about their experiments using VLLM Omni for video generation. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for personal or business purposes without any learning curve. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/flexclip For show...

This episode, I am joined again by Mike McQuaid, Homebrew project leader, amongst many other things, including OSS Resistance, a new quiet call to encourage people to contribute to open source when they feel they should. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. https://go.chrischinchilla....

In this episode, I speak with Peter Staar of Docling about the wonderful open-source project that converts messy documents into structured data, perfect for ingestion into AI tools and more. Recorded live at PyTorch con in 2026. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. https://go.chris...

This episode, I am joined by Sharath Narayana of Sanas, and AI company working to remove the barriers in audio since 2020. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for personal or business purposes without any learning curve. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/flexclip For s...

Joining me in person (and thus the horrible audio quality) is Daniel Gräfe, independent developer of the amazing apps Timing and CoTypist. Based in Germany, we discuss how he builds his apps, why there are so many independent macOS developers in Germany, and what the future holds for independent developers. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach o...

In this episode, I speak with Mark Collier, executive director of the PyTorch Foundation, from PyTorch Con in Paris.   Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and...

I speak with Ewelina Kurtys about Final Spark, a company building a bioprocessor, which they believe will enhance AI growth with no energy restrictions. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit c...

In this episode, I speak with Simon Ritter of Azul about what's new in the JDK26 release and how you maintain community interest with a language that has the vintage of Java. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcr...

In this episode, I speak with the fascinating Victor of Supreme Robot about their AI-powered projects to help storytellers, screenwriters, game designers, and other story-driven creators. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes...

In this episode I speak with Fabian Q Veit, CEO of make.com, a long established automation platform, that like many others has moved into AI orchestration.   AI-powered learning with NoteGPT Summarize YouTube videos, PDFs, articles, lectures, audios, PPTs, and images. Instantly create notes, mind maps, and presentations. Boost your learning efficiency by 10x. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/notegpt...

Another great interview for Web Summit 2025, where I speak with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale, a product I use all the time to connect to my remote machines. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit ch...

In this episode, I speak with Dana Lawson, CTO of Netlify, about the journey of the company so far, where they're heading and how it fits into the company's predictions on the future of the web. Text based video and audio editing Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more powerful with a suite of AI-powered features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my podcasts and you c...

In this episode, I speak with Nancy Wang, at the time SVP of engineering at 1Password, now Chief Technology Officer, and we talk about the growth of the company and how they plan to keep serving consumer and business needs. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.co...

In this episode, I speak with Ellen from Keyfactor about digital trust in the age of agentic AI and how the company uses their knowledge and history to help organisations, no matter the new challenges they face. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for personal or bu...

In this episode, I speak with John Buck about the book "Inventing the Future" about Apple's advanced technology group and the myriad technologies they created. https://books.by/john-buck   100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp For show notes and an...

I speak with with Jonas van den Bogaard of Alliander about the Linux Foundation's energy community that fosters open source energy generation and distribution Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, v...

In this episode, I speak with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg from the European Open Source Academy and their efforts to highlight excellence in European open source communities. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp For show notes and an interactive t...

Selvaraaju Murugesan of Kovai and I speak about the future of AI in tech writing. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchill...

I speak with Daniel Temkin about his book, Fourty-Four EsoLangs and about the world of esoteric programming languages. Formed the basis of this article: https://spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-programming-languages-daniel-temkin Learn something new today Start learning something new or up-skilling with a book or course. 30% off anything at Manning. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/manning For show notes...

Cate and Chris recap a month of events, including IFA, the Bologna Gathering, LF Energy, IT Arena, and How to Web. Write your way Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/scrivener The AI writing tool with unparall...

I speak with Sagar Batchu about Speakeasy, the platform for crafting API experiences from simple definition files, including exposing them as MCP servers. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach...

In this episode, I speak with Romain Bouqueau of Motion Spell about GPAC, an open source framework that has revolutionized the way we handle audio-video streaming, transcoding and packaging. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement for macOS. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/simple-screenshot For show notes and an interac...

I am joined by Ed of Cribl, an observability and telemetry platform for security tracking and teams. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/simple-screenshot For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/ To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchill...

In this episode, I speak with Peter Zaitsev of Percona about the history of MySQL, his history with the venerable database, and his history with Percona. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinc...

I speak with Vadym Grin about his forthcoming book on good, bad, and ugly design for digital products and services. Find the book here: https://www.manning.com/books/emotional-digital-design Use the voucher "CSgrin" to get 40% off the book Text based video and audio editing Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more powerful with a suite of AI-powered features? Try Descript, I...