<p>Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech, and are joined by call-in guest <a href="https://twitter.com/juanbuis">Juan Buis</a>, for this episode of Charged Tech:</p>
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 <li><a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3613112/slack-blocks-public-dm-invite-messages-after-backlash.html">Slack DMs</a>,</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/medium-pivots-again-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-editorial-staff/">Medium pivots again, closing down publications, and laying employees off</a>,</li>
  <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/22/discord-exploring-sale-that-could-be-worth-more-than-10-billion/">Discord acquisition rumors</a>,</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/digitalocean-ipo-these-investors-and-execs-just-got-rich-2021-3?">DigitalOcean's IPO</a>,</li>
  <li><a href="https://thehypothesis.substack.com/p/heres-why-substacks-scam-worked-so">Substack's fake business model for creators</a>,</li>
  <li>Join our <a href="https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ">Discord</a>!</li>
</ul>

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Cut through the technology news noise and hear about only the stuff that matters, and what it means. Join your hosts Owen, Frederique and Zach every week to get the lowdown on the biggest stories – including some you might not have heard anything about. We're based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Toronto, Canada, with a different perspective on what's happening in the technology industry.