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Nobody’s Circling Back, Office Christmas Parties, OpenAI vs Google, Cofounder Disputes

23 December 2025 27:52 Techish

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi talk about how AI and a shaky job market have people working harder than ever this December, They also break down the chaos (and politics) of office Christmas parties, why Google might overtake OpenAI in the AI race, and for Patreon listeners, the pains of building with a co-founder and how to avoid disputes when you’re creating with others.

Chapters

00:29 What Happened To Circling Back In January?
09:08 Office Christmas Parties: HR’s Worst Nightmare
16:22 OpenAI vs Google: Who’ll Win the AI Race?
26:18 Co-Founder Disputes and the Case for Going Solo [Patreon-Only]

This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Get 20% of DeleteMe at joindeleteme.com/techish with code TECHISH.

Extra Reading & Resources

  • The ‘forever layoffs’ era hits a recession trigger as corporates sack 1.1 million workers through November [Fortune]
  • Behaviour at work Christmas Parties - BBC London [Instagram]
  • OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model [TechCrunch]
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