Tech Lounge

In this episode, Cate discusses the state of Italian tech, and Chris and Cate discuss the recent Opera Days announcements.100s of amazing Mac apps with SetappLooking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw.http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setappLinkshttps://tech.eu/2025/04/11/italy-defies-global-slowdown-with-315m-in-q1-tech-funding-with-jeff-bezos-to-headline-italian-tech-week/https://tech.eu/2025/04/09/italian-medtech-medicud-raises-1-3m-for-wound-pressurising-device/https://tech.eu/2025/03/18/italy-s-startup-renaissance-closing-in-on-spain-s-lead/https://tech.eu/2024/12/19/ekore-secures-1-3m-seed-leading-italy-s-largest-digital-twin-investment-of-2024/ For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

I speak with Kyle from Depot.dev, which promise to speed up your your Docker image builds and GitHub Actions workflows. Depot easily integrates with your existing CI provider and dev workflows to save hours of build time.Learn something new with a book or course from ManningStart today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHING at manning.com by visiting go.chrischinchilla.com/manning For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

I speak with Will of Northflank, a self-service developer platform for apps, databases, and jobs. Start with one workload, scale to hundreds on compute or GPUs.Try the best git GUI for macOS and WindowsGrapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows.go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

In this episode, I speak with Chad Whitacre of Sentry about their functional software license and the open-source pledge.Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid.Sign up at go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

In this episode, I speak with Vinoth Chandar about Onehouse, a Universal Data Lakehouse and the only data platform instantly accessible from any engine, from BI to AI.Try RaycastWant to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

In this episode Cate talks about the state of European medical tech and Chris talks about the recent FOSSBackstage event that covered topics around open source software that aren't development.100s of amazing Mac apps with SetappLooking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw.http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp https://tech.eu/2025/03/04/how-the-world-s-first-mental-health-focused-vc-fund-masawa-is-changing-venture-investing/https://tech.eu/2025/03/05/digital-mental-health-startup-hellobetter-secures-6m-and-eyes-french-market-entry/https://tech.eu/2024/01/26/czech-startup-hedepy-closes-eur385m-investment-for-its-online-psychotherapy-platform/https://tech.eu/2025/02/25/monument-therapeutics-secures-ps850k-to-advance-schizophrenia-treatment-with-mt1988/https://25.foss-backstage.de/ For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

I speak with the infamous Dave Thomas about his programming journey, his book, the pragmatic programmer and his publishing history, and much more!Text based video and audio editing with DescriptAre you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more prowerful with a suite of AI-powerd features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my podcasts and you can to!http://go.chrischinchilla.com/descript For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

In this episode Cate and Chris talk about the future of European tech in the wake of the many challenges the block faces from the US, Russia, China, and more.Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid.Sign up at go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

I speak with Nikola Pavesic about Infobip's global startup program, Tribe.Try RaycastWant to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, https://raycast.com/?via=chris-chinchilla For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/

I speak with Rachel Lapidow about tips and tricks for copy editing role play and board game rules.Want to get dozens of helpful Mac apps for only $9.99 a month? Setapp is what you need! For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/