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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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As the year draws to an end, Mike and Lauren have some news to share with listeners. But first, they head over to the pool to unwind and reflect on what they’ll be watching for in the tech space this upcoming year, and what they think should stay behind.

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0:00.0	Hey Lauren, how's it going?
0:06.9	It's going pretty good.
0:09.5	How are you?
0:10.2	Good. The pool is very nice.
0:11.7	It is so nice.
0:12.5	Well, the pool itself is really cold, but this hot tub...
0:16.8	Even better.
0:18.0	Fantastic.
0:19.0	Yeah, I'm just...
0:20.7	Not a bad work day. Not a bad work day. It's a. Yeah. I'm just not a bad work day.
0:22.6	Not a bad work day.
0:23.8	It's a nice way to end the year.
0:26.1	Is it the end of the year already?
0:28.0	It really is.
0:28.8	How did we get here?
0:30.4	Good Lord.
0:31.6	I know, I know.
0:32.9	But, you know, I think it's a good opportunity for us to float and soak and think about the year that was and look forward to next year.
0:40.2	We actually have some big news that we're going to be sharing with people today.
0:43.4	We do, and the birds have some big news too.
0:45.1	The birds are chirping.
0:45.9	Birds are in on the pot.
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