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Once upon a time, Microsoft tried its hardest to become a major player in the personal finance world by buying Intuit, the brand most well known for its QuickBooks software. The federal government thought Microsoft was up to no good with this move, and sued to block the sale, setting the stage for future mergers to come under scrutiny, as Haley and Faith discuss in This Week in Tech. Hosted on Aca...

There's an argument to be made that Julien Smith, Founder and CEO of Practice, was born to be a career coach. But beyond that, the New York Times best-selling author has also done the hard work of founding his own companies and sharing his knowledge with other founders. Today, Faith talks with him about his journey, his body of work, and what makes someone a great leader. Books by Julien: The Flin...

If you've ever used an IF statement (and if you're reading this, there's almost a 100% chance you have), you can thank FORTRAN. Of course, you can thank it for plenty more, as Girish and Faith discuss in This Week in Tech History, celebrating the first time researchers ran a FORTRAN program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Jody Soldo joined the product team at Highnote, she was employee #13. Fast forward a couple of years, and company has grown to over 100 employees, while Jody has become the Director of Business Operations. This week, Faith talks to her about her career journey, the growth of the company, and how white label financial products can do more than just provide a credit card number. https://highnot...

For the majority of us, streaming music is about the only way we listen to it. But when Napster hit the web in the late 90's, it was the first service to expand on that horizon, and not everyone was happy about it. This week, Faith and Victoria talk about Metallica suing Napster, and the effects it had on the industry, the platform, and the way we get music today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

There's often a good deal of heart and soul poured into design, but for Creative Navy CEO Dennis Lenard, the data behind the design is even more important. This week, Faith talks with him about high-stakes user interfaces, building a team of people who want to learn, and why choosing bread types by thumbnail image is as hard as it sounds. https://interface-design.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast....

How often would you replace your computer if the newest model wouldn't work with your monitor, keyboard, or mouse? This is the core of the issue IBM was trying to solve when they developed the 360 System, as Faith and Deividi discuss in This Week in Tech History. It was a huge risk that ultimately paid off, and introduced the idea of interchangeable computer components to the world. Hosted on Acas...

Breathalyzers have existed, in one form or another, for almost 100 years and have helped determine safe usage levels of a legal intoxicant. This week Ken Fichtler, CEO of Gaize, talks with Faith about the growth of legalized marijuana, and how its relative difficulty to test for in safety situations led to the creation of the company's AI testing system. www.gaize.ai ken@gaize.ai Hosted on Acast....

A last-ditch effort to prove the Pixar Image Computer was a valuable tool for entertainment and not just scientific imaging proved to be the serendipitous beginning of a new genre in animation when Tin Toy won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1989. Lucky for Faith, today's guest, Richie Clark, knows quite a bit about the Pixar film catalogue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

What if there was a way to understand how biased your news source is? That's the problem Seekr's CEO, Pat Condo, set out to solve. This week, Faith sits down with Pat to talk about how to promote truth in reporting, his rich history in working with the defense and intelligence community, and that time he helped to launch a space shuttle. Twitter:  https://twitter.com/seekrscore Instagram:&nbs...

Today, we take Twitter for granted, even as other options vie for their time in the sun. This week in tech history, Jack Dorsey sent the very first Tweet, unknowingly setting in motion one of the world's most utilized and engaging social media platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What started as an interest in "serious gaming" eventually led Sunny Atwal to Luminopia, where he serves as the Head of Engineering. Luminopia uses virtual reality tech to treat neural visual disorders in children, receiving their FDA approval in October of 2021. Today, he talks with Faith about the tech behind the treatment, the process of attaining FDA approval, and when AI will be smart enough...

Homogenous design didn't happen overnight; there's a long and storied history of operating systems looking the same. And today, Grey and Faith talk about the very first instance of Apple suing Microsoft over design copyrights. While the suit didn't go Apple's way, thanks to some missteps by their legal team, it did have ripple effects–like pointing and clicking with a mouse becoming a ubiquitous f...

ChatGPT can do a lot of incredible things, not the least of which is to help you make better hires and put yourself in contention for better jobs. This week, Faith sits down with our resident GhatGPT guru, VP of Product Grey Garner, to talk about how to make the most out of AI and ML in your hiring process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Al Gore made his famously misquoted speech, he was the subject of ridicule for weeks. But was he really that far off? This week in tech history, Ashely and Faith talk about his "I invented the internet" speech, what he really did, and how instrumental he was in opening accessibility to the world wide web. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big data rakes in big money, and the Cirus Foundation wants to make sure you're getting your cut. This week, Faith talks to Julia Guz, Head of Operations at Cirus Foundation, about how everyone deserves to control and profit off of their own information, ways to make that experience accessible to all, and ways to use Web3 for good. https://cirusfoundation.com/wait-list/ \ https://twitter.com/Cirus...

When the Homebrew Computer Club met up for the first time in Menlo Park, they had no idea they'd be so instrumental in spreading awareness and enthusiasm for personal computers. This week, Chris and Faith dive into the history of the club, the inventions that came out of it, and why, as New Yorkers, they think NYC would have been the OG tech hub if Silicon Valley hadn't come into play. Hosted on A...

The web of digital advertising is wide-spread and many-threaded; when companies use ad tech to promote their products, they don't always know what their ads are supporting. This week Faith talks to Claire Atkin, co-founder of CheckMyAds, about how ad tech makes money, ways to tackle big advertising, and how we can all help fight the funding of hatred and misinformation. https://checkmyads.org/ htt...

Long before we all knew how to use Incognito mode or clear a search history, someone had to be the first person to do something illegal on a computer. And in 1971, that first person was caught after the very first warrant for a computer search was executed. This week, Faith talks with Jessi Soler about this momentous occasion, what it means for internet privacy now, and why that art dealer thought...

Understanding your users is the most important step you can take in building product that is used exactly how you want it to be used. In this episode, Faith talks with Product Management leader Fatima Karwandyar about the importance of user testing, getting whole-team buy-in, and iterating until you're ready to redefine your users again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What did we do before email existed? Coincidentally, this episode answers exactly that question: we used Computer Bulletin Board Systems! In today's episode of This Week in Tech History, Regis and Faith talk about what brought CBBSs to fruition, the circumstances that led to its invention, and what kind of plans Regis has to break into the modern BBS world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Designing every button from scratch is probably fine if you've got three buttons and one designer, but what happens to all of that when you start to scale? This week, Faith sits down with Michael Carrick, the Chief Experience Officer at XDS, a Toronto-based company that builds and consults on design systems. They chat about why they're important to incorporate early, the difference between an out-...

We take AI for granted these days, but once upon a time, there had to be a first human to be bested by tech, and that man was famed chess champion Garry Kasparov. On February 10th, 1996, Kasparov lost his first game to IBM's super computer, Deep Blue. Faith sits down with Tyler to talk about AI, chess, and how being the best human is still a pretty dope place to hold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

When Darko Bozhinovski went looking for a tech meetup in his hometown of Skopje, Macedonia, there wasn't much to see. So in 2019, he started his very own chapter of BeerJS, and had twice as many attendees at that first meeting than he had anticipated. This week Faith talks to him about his journey in building (and growing) a community during COVID, altering career paths, and growing hot peppers. G...

Where would the world be without personal computers? On February 2, 1977, the TRS-80 was approved for production and sale at Radio Shack, setting off a digital revolution that could not have possibly been predicted 45 years later. On This Week in Tech History, Faith and Cameron talk about the birth of the personal computer, the boon of the digital age, and where the growth goes from here. Hosted o...