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This week, we discuss Apple reversioning macOS, the steady state of private cloud, and Snowflake’s acquisition of CrunchyData. Plus, the eternal quest for a 5-star Uber rating.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://youtube.com/live/2_81_RK24u0?feature=share) 522 (https://youtube.com/live/2_81_RK24u0?feature=share)
Runner-up Titles
Saudi crypto money
You know what humans like? Buses
I think we need 10 stars
Snow lion
Maslow’s hierarchy of enterprise needs
The Alexandria datacenter for French Telecom
Always be cobbling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_vSirIJEsY)
20-plus years of Internetting
Rundown
Apple is reportedly going to rename all of its operating systems (https://www.theverge.com/news/675945/apple-operating-systems-new-name-year-ios-macos)
Private Cloud
Still a lot - private cloud check-in, Spring 2025 (https://newsletter.cote.io/p/still-a-lot-private-cloud-check-in)
Private cloud still matters—but it doesn’t matter most (https://www.infoworld.com/article/3999740/private-cloud-still-matters-but-it-doesnt-matter-most.html)
Re: Still a lot of private cloud, numbers of cloud repatriation (higher than I thought) (https://newsletter.cote.io/p/re-still-a-lot-of-private-cloud-numbers?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc49b775-41bb-4e71-807b-e6a892885c7f_1920x1080.png&open=false)
Cloud Repatriation is Getting Complicated (https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/cloud-repatriation-is-getting-complicated/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=[Last%20Week%20in%20AWS%20Extras]:%20Cloud%20Repatriation%20is%20Getting%20Complicated%20-%2017787123)
Snowflake to Buy Crunchy Data for $250 Million (https://www.wsj.com/articles/snowflake-to-buy-crunchy-data-for-250-million-233543ab?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1)
The AI browser wars are about to begin (https://www.platformer.news/ai-web-browsers-openai-perplexity-opera/?ref=platformer-newsletter&attribution_id=6838e4d00b5b820001b1eff6&attribution_type=post)
An Interview with Cursor Co-Founder and CEO Michael Truell About Coding With AI (https://stratechery.com/2025/an-interview-with-cursor-co-founder-and-ceo-michael-truell-about-coding-with-ai/)
After Klarna, Zoom's CEO also uses an AI avatar on quarterly call (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/after-klarna-zooms-ceo-also-uses-an-ai-avatar-on-quarterly-call/)
The OpenAI board drama is reportedly turning into a movie (https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/the-openai-board-drama-is-reportedly-turning-into-a-movie/)
Lonny Ross (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743622/?ref_=tt_cst_t_14) from 30 Rock
Relevant to your Interests
Exclusive: Meta splits AI team to move faster (https://www.axios.com/2025/05/27/meta-ai-restructure-2025-agi-llama?utm_source=superhuman&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=claude-gets-voice-mode&_bhlid=03c16bf9c459c21bcde136b3b7ddcda9c76bf8da)
The Monster-Slaying Game You Can Play Almost Anywhere (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/arts/play-doom-ports.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KU8.W3qp.3oxjIeBU4gMc)
DOGE Days (https://sahillavingia.com/doge)
Thanks to AI, Gen Z is replacing pitch decks with pitchforks (https://thehustle.co/news/thanks-to-ai-gen-z-is-replacing-pitch-decks-with-pitch-forks)
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI has 1 billion monthly active users (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/28/zuckerberg-meta-ai-one-billion-monthly-users.html?utm_source=tldrai)
The Future of Comments is Lies, I Guess (https://aphyr.com/posts/388-the-future-of-comments-is-lies-i-guess)
Walmart Enters the Cloud Wars and Challenges Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, and SAP (https://cloudwars.com/cloud/walmart-enters-the-cloud-wars-and-challenges-microsoft-salesforce-oracle-and-sap/)
It’s Waymo’s World. We’re All Just Riding in It. (https://www.wsj.com/tech/waymo-cars-self-driving-robotaxi-tesla-uber-0777f570?st=uDVyF2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink)
Exclusive | Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ad Creation Using AI (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-aims-to-fully-automate-ad-creation-using-ai-7d82e249)
Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/31/space-forge-raises-30m-series-a-to-make-chip-materials-in-space/)
AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers (https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-company-files-for-bankruptcy-after-being-exposed-as-700-human-engineers-3208136/)
Clouded Judgement 5.30.25 - Moats in the Age of AI (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-53025-moats-in?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=164602647&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleges Unauthorized Use of Site’s Data (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/reddit-lawsuit-anthropic-ai-3b9624dd?mod=tech_lead_pos1)
Ciroos.AI Emerges From Stealth, Raises $21M To Scale Agentic AI Tool For Operations Teams (https://www.crn.com/news/networking/2025/ciroos-ai-emerges-from-stealth-raises-21m-to-scale-agentic-ai-tool-for-operations-teams)
IBM Said to Have Pursued Informatica Ahead of Salesforce Deal (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/ibm-said-to-have-pursued-informatica-ahead-of-salesforce-deal?srnd=phx-deals)
Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/gemini-will-now-automatically-summarize-your-long-emails-unless-you-opt-out/)
Nonsense
WeatherStar 4000+ (https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/?hazards-checkbox=true¤t-weather-checkbox=true&latest-observations-checkbox=true&hourly-checkbox=true&hourly-graph-checkbox=true&travel-checkbox=true®ional-forecast-checkbox=true&local-forecast-checkbox=true&extended-forecast-checkbox=true&almanac-checkbox=true&spc-outlook-checkbox=true&settings-wide-checkbox=false&settings-kiosk-checkbox=false&settings-scanLines-checkbox=true&settings-speed-select=1.00&settings-units-select=us&latLonQuery=78759%2C+Austin%2C+TX%2C+USA&latLon=%7B%22lat%22%3A30.4036%2C%22lon%22%3A-97.7519%7D)
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Brandon: Snapware Pyrex 18-piece Glass Food Storage Set (https://www.costco.com/snapware-pyrex-18-piece-glass-food-storage-set.product.100358145.html)
Matt: Rick Rubin: Vibe Coding is the Punk Rock of Software (https://a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/rick-rubin-vibe-coding-is-the-punk-rock-of-software-9QhxjZpI) (A16Z podcast)
Photo Credits
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This week, we discuss OpenAI acquiring io, Salesforce buying Informatica, and the future of AI agents. Plus, Coté shares details about a sensitive procedure and ceiling puzzles.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/pIp9PXs0SDQ?si=rfo5EdiQCSn_qJo4) 521 (https://www.youtube.com/live/pIp9PXs0SDQ?si=rfo5EdiQCSn_qJo4)
Runner-up Titles
Don’t ride a bike for a week
You’ve got to focus on the important things
What’s your NPS score?
It all comes back to CSV
THIS IS MY AI. THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE'S MINE.
You need an MCP.Factory
Crimp and Hope
Rundown
Sam & Jony introduce io (https://openai.com/sam-and-jony/)
Salesforce to acquire data management company Informatica in $8 billion deal (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/27/salesforce-informatica-deal.html)
Agentic
New capabilities for building agents on the Anthropic API (https://www.anthropic.com/news/agent-capabilities-api?utm_source=aibreakfast.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=openai-developing-a-wearable-device&_bhlid=1206587f1dbd9e1b358248d2b751bb04aca32ebe)
Highlights from the Claude 4 system prompt (https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-prompt/)
Anthropic brings web search to free Claude users (https://www.engadget.com/ai/anthropic-brings-web-search-to-free-claude-users-224222689.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALjAuhaCUa960tMiV3B93BX-_2-Fq04ZYcRiw3-E8JOtY391-_OpEx7nj0HR6NVKVUUhqEZh0Az3M8wmsQhOkhickrd_80juraYFjgYIRNJobHYtZdUe3RvWsrTerX4cpTzkvysIumyb8_R4-e2ZfMMaofZrDNKJsZnLQa_kzZaO)
SWE Agents Too Cheap To Meter, The Token Data War, and the rise of Tiny Teams (https://www.latent.space/p/token-data-war?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1084089&post_id=164381135&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=bucq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the next AI platform shift (https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/673638/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-interview-ai-search-web-future)
MCP Registry (https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry)
Anil Dash thoughts on MCP Servers (https://bsky.app/profile/anildash.com/post/3lq27z2k6cc2s)
If AI Can Play Dungeons & Dragons, It Can Run Your ERP (https://thenewstack.io/if-ai-can-play-dungeons-dragons-it-can-run-your-erp/)
MCP is the RSS of AI (https://thenewstack.io/mcp-is-rss-for-ai-more-use-cases-for-model-context-protocol/)
Relevant to your Interests
Mistral's new Devstral AI model was designed for coding | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/mistrals-new-devstral-model-was-designed-for-coding/)
“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall (https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/signal-resorts-to-weird-trick-to-block-windows-recall-in-desktop-app/)
From the ExperiencedDevs community on Reddit: My new hobby: watching AI slowly drive Microsoft employees insane (https://www.reddit.com/r/ExperiencedDevs/comments/1krttqo/my_new_hobby_watching_ai_slowly_drive_microsoft/)
KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/krebsonsecurity-hit-with-near-record-6-3-tbps-ddos/)
Microsoft Build 2025 Keynote: Everything Revealed, in 14 Minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGgBuJE0-s4)
Once worth over $1B, Microsoft-backed Builder.ai is running out of money (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/once-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money/)
Meta launches program to encourage startups to use its Llama AI models (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/meta-launches-program-to-encourage-startups-to-use-its-llama-ai-models/?utm_source=aibreakfast.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=openai-developing-a-wearable-device&_bhlid=3602222175ca608068c014ef12dcf2a5d1d6536f)
Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/23/digg-founder-kevin-rose-offers-to-buy-pocket-from-mozilla/)
AWS Breaking Changes (https://github.com/SummitRoute/aws_breaking_changes)
Cloud computing is too important to be left to the Big Three (https://on.ft.com/43FnwZc)
How to Lead an All-Hands After Delivering Bad News (https://hbr.org/2025/05/how-to-lead-an-all-hands-after-delivering-bad-news)
Matt Hicks: CentOS move not popular, but better for open source (https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/infrastructure/131813/matt-hicks-centos-move-not-popular-but-better-for-open-source/)
How tech workers really feel about work right now (https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-tech-workers-really-feel-about)
Exposed: How ransom gang Lockbit negotiates payments (https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2025/exposed--how-ransom-gang-lockbit-negotiates-payments.html)
Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath (https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic)
U.S. public wants business to move slower on AI: Axios Harris 100 poll (https://www.axios.com/2025/05/27/ai-harris-100-poll-move-slow)
Musk’s xAI signs Telegram tie-up as billionaire ‘bromance’ blooms (https://on.ft.com/45tYlej)
In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you” (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/in-3-5-years-notepad-exe-has-gone-from-barely-maintained-to-it-writes-for-you/)
After 15 years, WhatsApp is finally ready for the iPad (https://www.theverge.com/news/674596/whatsapp-ipad-app-meta-availability)
Nonsense
Good Fortune Burger renamed its menu items to sound like office supplies (https://x.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1925648371508810182)
Conferences
POST/CON 25 (https://postcon.postman.com/2025/), June 3-4, Los Angeles, CA, Brandon representing SDT.
Register here for free pass (https://fnf.dev/43irTu1) using code BRANDON (https://fnf.dev/43irTu1) (limited to first 20 People)
Contract-Driven Development: Unite Your Teams and Accelerate Delivery (https://postcon.postman.com/2025/session/3022520/contract-driven-development-unite-your-teams-and-accelerate-delivery%20%20%20%20%20%208:33) by Chris Chandler
SREDay Cologne, June 12th, 2025 (https://sreday.com/2025-cologne-q2/#tickets) - Coté speaking, discount: CLG10, 10% off.
SDT News & Community
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Brandon: Cable Matters 100-Pack Cat 6 Pass Through RJ45 Connectors (https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Through-Stranded-Connectors/dp/B07PXMN2VK/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Pk41A&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=B1A17R2AA5KDCVW0K92W&pd_rd_wg=kzlWJ&pd_rd_r=4c4d02be-bbb0-4de7-bc28-242f31111d53&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d&th=1)
Matt: Electric Foot Massager (https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0C9HJJ7ZR)
Coté: Big Mac, inspired by Kenji’s home brew (https://youtu.be/52Gf_0odraY?si=74hGU4qqF5gjgZpp). -
Manglende episoder?
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Excited is overused
This week, we recap Microsoft Build, Google I/O, and Java turning 30. Plus, more Vegemite talk and a discussion on whether tech presenters really need to tell us they’re “excited.”
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/4ar2nzlx3gw?si=pee9R6HbHN06etA2) 520 (https://www.youtube.com/live/4ar2nzlx3gw?si=pee9R6HbHN06etA2)
Runner-up Titles
We all need choices
Vegans are against everything
The problem is you shouldn’t be watching keynotes
You’re giving the black box too much responsibility
What are you going to do?
Some more stuff they announced that I don’t want
They’re excited about that
Hopefully people are excited about that
I’m happy for you
I want to like it
Nerd famous
Can you just fix calendaring?
It’s too much
I’m not going back to Java
Rundown
Will Matt try marmalade with his Vegemite for the full PBJ analogue. (https://bsky.app/profile/thescarletmanuka.bsky.social/post/3lpdioobdek27)
MSFT Build
Microsoft Build 2025: news and announcements from the developer conference (https://www.theverge.com/news/669382/microsoft-build-2025-news-ai-agents)
Microsoft announces over 50 AI tools to build the ‘agentic web’ at Build 2025 (https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft-announces-over-50-ai-tools-to-build-the-agentic-web-at-build-2025/)
Findings from Microsoft’s 3-week study on Copilot use (https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/microsoft-3-week-study-on-copilot-impact)
Microsoft open sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/microsoft_wsl_open_source/)
Google I/O
Everything announced at the Google I/O 2025 keynote (https://www.engadget.com/ai/everything-announced-at-the-google-io-2025-keynote-171514495.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIewjPeuiVydyPgPtFxJyD7lYSE7rAY-BFM7JxN5AHvJvH_NrHmCURfrSuBK4HmB700OTDoGERdfPyB77mCb8_225GPcoppCXG4dl_bgGOA9j4E5Fprl_nUD__-69yEG5-W7vmXISAdJC2kBU3MSZErnX1TuyR1_gKfb5Hx_OdRs)
Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster (https://www.theverge.com/google-io/670013/android-xr-warby-parker-gentle-monster-smart-glassesi-io-2025)
Jules - An Asynchronous Coding Agent (https://jules.google/)
Google Embraces MCP (https://thenewstack.io/google-embraces-mcp/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=682cf46509703200019ca4f3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky)
iOS 19 Will Let Developers Use Apple's AI Models in Their Apps (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/20/ios-19-apple-ai-models-developers/)
NEW Claude MCP AI Super Agents (https://x.com/juliangoldieseo/status/1924148362653348232?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A)
AWS Launches Its Take on an Open Source AI Agents SDK (https://thenewstack.io/aws-launches-its-take-on-an-open-source-ai-agents-sdk/)
Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech (https://thenewstack.io/java-at-30-the-genius-behind-the-code-that-changed-tech/)
Relevant to your Interests
If AI is so good at coding … where are the open source contributions? (https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/13/if-ai-is-so-good-at-coding-where-are-the-open-source-contributions/)
Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/y-combinator-says-google-is-a-monopolist-that-has-stunted-the-startup-ecosystem)
Coinbase says customers' personal information stolen in data breach (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/coinbase-says-customers-personal-information-stolen-in-data-breach/)
DataBricks interview about Neon (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-a6f0b4f0-fe7f-412f-bf4b-5978de02d604.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1)
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/openai-launches-codex-an-ai-coding-agent-in-chatgpt/)
CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/05/carplay-ultra-the-next-generation-of-carplay-begins-rolling-out-today/)
Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly case (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/meta-says-no-proof-of-monopoly-power-wants-ftc-case-dismissed-mid-trial/)
When Open Source Isn’t: How OpenRewrite Lost Its Way (https://medium.com/@jonathan.leitschuh/when-open-source-isnt-how-openrewrite-lost-its-way-642053be287d)
Wiz 2.0? Cyera’s meteoric $6B valuation is turning heads across the cyber world | CTech (https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/shavjm2g2)
Steve Langasek, One of Ubuntu Linux's Leading Lights, Has Died (https://thenewstack.io/steve-langasek-one-of-ubuntu-linuxs-leading-lights-has-died/)
Python: The Documentary [OFFICIAL TRAILER] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqBqdNIPrbo)
Spain Orders Airbnb to Take Down 66,000 Rental Listings (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/business/airbnb-listings-spain.html)
Detecting malicious Unicode (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/05/16/detecting-malicious-unicode/)
Former Apple Design Guru Jony Ive to Take Expansive Role at OpenAI (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/former-apple-design-guru-jony-ive-to-take-expansive-role-at-openai-5787f7da)
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off June 9 (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/05/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-kicks-off-june-9/)
Valkey Turns One: How the Community Fork Left Redis in the Dust - Momento (https://www.gomomento.com/blog/valkey-turns-one-how-the-community-fork-left-redis-in-the-dust/?ck_subscriber_id=512834888&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=[Last%20Week%20in%20AWS]:%20Transform%20Away,%20as%20AWS%20Reverses%20Course%20-%2017665354)
Nonsense
Max (@StreamOnMax) on X (https://x.com/StreamOnMax/status/1922781490473034153)
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/uber-to-introduce-fixed-route-shuttles-in-major-us-cities-other-ways-to-save/)
Conferences
POST/CON 25 (https://postcon.postman.com/2025/), June 3-4, Los Angeles, CA, Brandon representing SDT.
Register here for free pass (https://fnf.dev/43irTu1) using code BRANDON (https://fnf.dev/43irTu1) (limited to first 20 People)
Contract-Driven Development: Unite Your Teams and Accelerate Delivery (https://postcon.postman.com/2025/session/3022520/contract-driven-development-unite-your-teams-and-accelerate-delivery%20%20%20%20%20%208:33) by Chris Chandler
SREDay Cologne, June 12th, 2025 (https://sreday.com/2025-cologne-q2/#tickets) - Coté speaking, discount: CLG10, 10% off.
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Recommendations
Brandon: MurderBot (https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi286yM0KiNAxUELNQBHStVDhgYABABGgJvYQ&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxJvBBhDuARIsAGUgNfjytNAoEF2oBZYZixtUoB15h1o0UU1SJRQp-A-GFE_i0FGLHOE5wY8aAoFzEALw_wcB&cce=1&sig=AOD64_3mm-tO-giOK7S1lj45fNCC7pw-6w&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwiFq6eM0KiNAxXI4ckDHc0cBAMQ0Qx6BAg9EAE) -
This week, we discuss Zenoss finally getting acquired, Databricks buying Neon, and the debut of WizOS. Plus, updates on OpenAI, Google, Apple—and hot takes on Marmite, Vegemite, and Emacs.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/gtm8WopIaOM?si=NsjyGL8As3sTLg7P) 519 (https://www.youtube.com/live/gtm8WopIaOM?si=NsjyGL8As3sTLg7P)
Runner-up Titles
Vegemite is still bad
You’re probably eating it
It’s a bold statement
This episode’s all about us
Pendantic is my jam
They tell you they’re making “calculated bets”
Rupert
SlackGPT
No one knows anything, do everything
Rundown
Marmite Rice Cakes (https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/marmite-rice-cakes/109658607)
M&A
Virtana Acquires Zenoss to Deliver the Industry’s Deepest and Broadest Observability Platform (https://www.virtana.com/press-release/virtana-acquires-zenoss-to-deliver-the-industrys-deepest-and-broadest-observability-platform/)
Databricks Agrees to Acquire Neon to Deliver Serverless Postgres for Developers + AI Agents - Databricks (https://www.databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-agrees-acquire-neon-help-developers-deliver-ai-systems)
Introducing WizOS: Securing Wiz from the ground up with hardened, near-zero-CVE container base images. (https://www.wiz.io/blog/introducing-wizos-hardened-near-zero-cve-base-images)
Checking on OpenAI
Evolving OpenAI’s structure (https://openai.com/index/evolving-our-structure/)
OpenAI caves to pressure, keeps nonprofit in charge (https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/openai_keep_nonprofit_in_charge/)
OpenAI Hires Instacart C.E.O. to Run Business and Operations (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/technology/openai-fidji-simo.html)
OpenAI Reaches Agreement to Buy Startup Windsurf for $3 Billion (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/openai-reaches-agreement-to-buy-startup-windsurf-for-3-billion)
Anysphere, which makes Cursor, has reportedly raised $900M at $9B valuation (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/04/cursor-is-reportedly-raising-funds-at-9-billion-valuation-from-thrive-a16z-and-accel/)
Checking in on Google
Google Search traffic decline is inevitable, execs say (https://searchengineland.com/google-search-traffic-decline-inevitable-455345)
Google tests replacing 'I'm Feeling Lucky' with 'AI Mode' (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/google-tests-replacing-im-feeling-lucky-with-ai-mode/)
Checking on Apple
Apple To Appeal Judge’s Scathing New Ruling In Epic Games Antitrust Case, Says CEO Tim Cook (https://deadline.com/2025/05/apple-to-appeal-ruling-in-epic-games-fortnite-antitrust-case-1236383340/)
Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google (https://www.theverge.com/policy/662974/google-search-remedies-trial-eddy-cue-apple-deal-ai)
PayPal Brings Contactless Payments to German iPhones Under New EU Rule (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/13/paypal-contactless-payments-germany/)
emacs — Matt Gemmell (https://mattgemmell.scot/emacs/)
Relevant to your Interests
New Netflix UI (https://about.netflix.com/en/news/unveiling-our-innovative-new-tv-experience)
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/broadcom-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-subscription-less-vmware-users/)
The EC2 Pricing Form is 284 MB JSON File? (https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/ap-southeast-2/index.json)
Has DOGE missed its opportunity? (https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2025/05/has-doge-missed-its-opportunity/405125/)
Thanks to DOGE, Gumroad’s founder has a second job with the VA (https://www.fastcompany.com/91330297/doge-sahil-lavignia-gumroad)
Microsoft employees are banned from using DeepSeek app, president says (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/microsoft-employees-are-banned-from-using-deepseek-app-president-says/)
AI Is Like a Crappy Consultant (https://lukekanies.com/writing/ai-is-like-a-crappy-consultant/)
You can now submit your claims for Apple’s $95 million Siri spying settlement (https://www.theverge.com/news/663166/apple-siri-audio-recording-lawsuit-payout-applications)
Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-is-cutting-3percent-of-workers-across-the-software-company.html)
The Case for Open AI Tooling: Why Developers Need Sovereignty in the AI Era (https://thenewstack.io/the-case-for-open-ai-tooling-why-developers-need-sovereignty-in-the-ai-era/)
DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Founder Is Threatening US Dominance in AI Race (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-13/deepseek-races-after-chatgpt-as-china-s-ai-industry-soars)
Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-is-cutting-3percent-of-workers-across-the-software-company.html)
GM unveils new 'groundbreaking' EV battery tech, aims to be first to market (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/gm-new-ev-battery-tech.html)
Exclusive: Slate Auto has already racked up more than 100,000 refundable reservations (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/slate-auto-crosses-100000-refundable-reservations-in-two-weeks)
Nonsense
Meet Vulcan, the first Amazon robot with a sense of touch (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/05/07/meet-vulcan-the-first-amazon-robot-with-a-sense-of-touch.html)
Fyre Festival's embattled founder is selling the brand: 'It's time to pass the torch' (https://www.npr.org/2025/04/24/nx-s1-5374909/fyre-festival-for-salrl-billy-mcfarland)
Conferences
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21st-23th, Coté speaking.
POST/CON 25 (https://postcon.postman.com/2025/), June 3-4, Los Angeles, CA, Brandon representing SDT.
Register here for free pass (https://fnf.dev/43irTu1) using code BRANDON (https://fnf.dev/43irTu1) (limited to first 20 People)
Contract-Driven Development: Unite Your Teams and Accelerate Delivery (https://postcon.postman.com/2025/session/3022520/contract-driven-development-unite-your-teams-and-accelerate-delivery%20%20%20%20%20%208:33) by Chris Chandler
SREDay Cologne, June 12th, 2025 (https://sreday.com/2025-cologne-q2/#tickets) - Coté speaking, discount: CLG10, 10% off.
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: Sinners (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sinners_2025)
Matt: Devs (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8134186/) — first recommended by Brandon on episode 223 (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/223)
Photo Credits
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This week, we unpack what Uber’s CEO said, why the CNCF exists, and how companies chase the money. Plus, Coté stands alone in his love for rice cakes.Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 518 (https://www.youtube.com/live/h0RVI_IOZvo?si=tbRl4R8iwhDsLzu7)Runner-up TitlesGo feralYou’ve ruined eating for meCultural tombstoneThe next step is “I told you so”Culture is what happens when you’re not talking about culture.You know, it’s terrible to run over someoneThe robots are just fineCenter of AttentionRundownUber CEO says changing employee benefits 'is a risk we decided to take' (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/uber-ceo-says-changing-employee-benefits-is-a-risk-we-decided-to-take.html)Waymo is reducing serious crashes and making streets safer for those most at risk (https://waymo.com/blog/2025/05/waymo-making-streets-safer-for-vru)CNCF and Synadia Align on Securing the Future of the NATS.io Project (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2025/05/01/cncf-and-synadia-align-on-securing-the-future-of-the-nats-io-project/)Oxide and Friends | Shootout at the CNCF Corral (https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/shootout-at-the-cncf-corral)New D&D core rules are now CC-BY (https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd?srsltid=AfmBOorzpL2Y57RWJ966OdFDTICTiWTAAQL6Dn8FFvcB09HJClZkbWli).‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store (https://www.theverge.com/apple/659296/apple-failed-compliance-court-ruling-breakdown)Relevant to your InterestsI use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server (https://idiallo.com/blog/zipbomb-protection)"AI-first" is the new Return To Office - Anil Dash (https://www.anildash.com/2025/04/19/ai-first-is-the-new-return-to-office/)Find and Buy with AI: Visa Unveils New Era of Commerce (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250430580204/en/Find-and-Buy-with-AI-Visa-Unveils-New-Era-of-Commerce?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=visa-mastercard-give-ai-credit-cards&_bhlid=3ec615c11c0429835c326dbeaabe5bca0dddaf66)Google dusts off Google Voice and adds three-way calling (https://www.theverge.com/news/659719/google-voice-app-update-call-ui-merge-three-way)Anthropic to Buy Back Employee Shares at $61.5 Billion Valuation (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-buy-back-employee-shares-61-5-billion-valuation)IBM unveils capabilities meant to accelerate AI agent adoption (https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/06/ibm-unveils-capabilities-meant-accelerate-ai-agent-adoption/)Getting things "done" in large tech companies (https://www.seangoedecke.com/getting-things-done/)A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/technology/ai-hallucinations-chatgpt-google.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250505&instance_id=153899&nl=the-morning®i_id=55370892&segment_id=197320&user_id=861fd8fcc0091c6690e3b338636d5995)This NAS brand just called out the competition and says you should own your hardware (https://www.techradar.com/pro/asustor-makes-veiled-dig-at-synologys-proprietary-hard-drive-philosophy-with-open-and-unlocked-stance)Microsoft Earnings, Microsoft’s Core Capability, Amazon Earnings (https://stratechery.com/2025/microsoft-earnings-microsofts-core-capability-amazon-earnings/)Amazon beats on top and bottom line but issues light second quarter guidance (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/01/amazon-amzn-q1-earnings-report-2025.html)Amazon Takes Aim at Cursor With New AI Coding Service (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-takes-aim-cursor-new-ai-coding-service)OpenAI caves to pressure, keeps nonprofit in charge (https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/openai_keep_nonprofit_in_charge/)OpenAI Reaches Agreement to Buy Startup Windsurf for $3 Billion (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/openai-reaches-agreement-to-buy-startup-windsurf-for-3-billion)Anysphere, which makes Cursor, has reportedly raised $900M at $9B valuation (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/04/cursor-is-reportedly-raising-funds-at-9-billion-valuation-from-thrive-a16z-and-accel/)Clouded Judgement 5.2.25 - Cloud Giants Report Q1 '25 (https://open.substack.com/pub/cloudedjudgement/p/clouded-judgement-5225-cloud-giants?r=2l9&utm_medium=ios)Nine Emerging Developer Patterns for the AI Era | Andreessen Horowitz (https://a16z.com/nine-emerging-developer-patterns-for-the-ai-era/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content)NonsenseAI Brings Play-by-Play Commentary To Pong (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/ai-brings-play-by-play-commentary-to-pong/)ConferencesFr (https://vmwarereg.fig-street.com/051325-tanzu-workshop/)ee AI workshop (https://vmwarereg.fig-street.com/051325-tanzu-workshop/), May 13th. day before C (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/)loud (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/) (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/)Foundry (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/) Day (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/).Melbourne Wiz Meet-Up (https://www.wiz.io/events/melbourne-wizdom-meet-up-may-2025), May 13. Matt will be there.Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA, Coté speaking.KCD Texas Austin 2025 (https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-kcd-texas-presents-kcd-texas-austin-2025/), May 15th, Whitney Lee speakingNDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21st-23th, Coté speaking.POST/CON 25 (https://fnf.dev/43irTu1), June 3-4, Los Angeles, CA, Brandon representing SDT. Use Code: BRANDON, first 20 people get a free passSREDay Cologne, June 12th, 2025 (https://sreday.com/2025-cologne-q2/#tickets) - Coté speaking, discount: CLG10, 10% off.SDT News & CommunityJoin our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email)Email the show: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com)Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk)Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt)Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])RecommendationsBrandon: UniFi Express (https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/ux) , FlexHD (https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/uap-flexhd), U6+ (https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/u6-plus) and US 8 60W (https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/us-8-60w)Matt: Andor (https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi_k_SJq5KNAxVtbn8AHTM9LiAYABAAGgJvYQ&co=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwiezABhBZEiwAEbTPGJm543I3_qXVgfjHny9-ZLEw01E6SYCKzXEqXnLCpru-2Wjkg92ybRoCF8EQAvD_BwE&cce=1&sig=AOD64_1ZVJAYtB5pJD_f0aUN-mZqKPFYXQ&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwigq--Jq5KNAxV248kDHbzcLIoQ0Qx6BAgHEAQ) Season 2 (https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi_k_SJq5KNAxVtbn8AHTM9LiAYABAAGgJvYQ&co=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwiezABhBZEiwAEbTPGJm543I3_qXVgfjHny9-ZLEw01E6SYCKzXEqXnLCpru-2Wjkg92ybRoCF8EQAvD_BwE&cce=1&sig=AOD64_1ZVJAYtB5pJD_f0aUN-mZqKPFYXQ&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwigq--Jq5KNAxV248kDHbzcLIoQ0Qx6BAgHEAQ)Coté: Batman (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1001781-batman) and Batman Returns (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103776/).Photo CreditsHeader (https://unsplash.com/photos/text-QUQwhUa_B7E)
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This week, we discuss the new Slate Pickup, Synadia’s attempt to reclaim NATS from the CNCF, and the latest DORA AI report. Plus, Google leaves old Nest thermostats out in the cold.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is2JhdgLpIg) 517 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is2JhdgLpIg)
Runner-up Titles
We have a dumb house
Ultimately I blame myself
You can educate people, but they’re not going to listen
It’s hard to have the same level of empathy with a talking logo
I don’t want a subscription car
No Take Backs
Rugpulls are part of the landscape now
Vacuum Hypothesis
Major releases forever
Making bad developers 10x faster
Spaces or Braces
Don’t bring tabs into this
Rundown
Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25 (https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/26/google-will-stop-supporting-early-nest-thermostats-on-october-25/)
The Slate Truck is a whole new kind of car (https://www.theverge.com/the-vergecast/657836/slate-truck-auto-pickup-screen-time-vergecast)
Open Source Regret Syndrome
How Synadia's attempt to exit the CNCF by holding a trademark hostage might have backfired (https://www.runtime.news/how-synadias-attempt-to-exit-the-cncf-by-holding-a-trademark-hostage-might-have-backfired/)
Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source: CNCF’s commitment to the community (https://www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04/24/protecting-nats-and-the-integrity-of-open-source-cncfs-commitment-to-the-community/?ref=runtime.news)
DORA Impact of Generative AI in Software Development (https://cloud.google.com/resources/content/dora-impact-of-gen-ai-software-development?hl=en)
Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI (https://www.theverge.com/news/657594/duolingo-ai-first-replace-contract-workers)
Google launches AI tools for practicing languages through personalized lessons (https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/google-launches-ai-tools-for-practicing-languages-through-personalized-lessons/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACKh9xMr7tOVcmFQP-5C8PDElghg3W1m2SmQAVKY4UhlHXs69qyd-CrNSI5aLcFTcZCQ0_crhAmIf4h3m816HtKLF1FfYof3Tcfai-qMt_sbXeTLDn2ap8l_X54hB-MNXCQtjjpNo0rHs9yMrXlXQbcRqLKfEAERgEh3piRMF_KM)
Viral Shopify CEO Manifesto Says AI Now Mandatory For All Employees (https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglaslaney/2025/04/09/selling-ai-strategy-to-employees-shopify-ceos-manifesto/)
Introducing the Meta AI App: A New Way to Access Your AI Assistant (https://about.fb.com/news/2025/04/introducing-meta-ai-app-new-way-access-ai-assistant/)
Relevant to your Interests
2D Chip Breakthrough: 6,000 Transistors, 3 Atoms Thick (https://spectrum.ieee.org/2d-semiconductors-molybdenum-disulfide)
AMD 2.0 – New Sense of Urgency (https://semianalysis.com/2025/04/23/amd-2-0-new-sense-of-urgency-mi450x-chance-to-beat-nvidia-nvidias-new-moat/)
Apple Partner TSMC Unveils Advanced 1.4nm Process for 2028 Chips (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/24/apple-partner-tsmc-1-4nm-process-2028-chips/)
Elon Musk forced back to the boardroom as Doge ‘blowback’ pummels Tesla (https://on.ft.com/3Rx0z4z)
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's 2024 Letter to Shareholders—Annotated (https://www.lastweekinaws.com/2024-amazon-ceo-letter-to-shareholders/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%20[Last%20Week%20in%20AWS%20Extras]:%20Amazon%20CEO%20Andy%20Jassy)
How Commodore Invented the Mass Market Computer (https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-first-king-of-home-computing)
Yahoo wants to buy Chrome (https://www.theverge.com/policy/655975/yahoo-search-web-browser-prototype-google-trial-antitrust-chrome)
Microsoft launches Recall and AI-powered Windows search for Copilot Plus PCs (https://www.theverge.com/news/656106/microsoft-recall-copilot-plus-pc-available)
Tech Workers Are Just Like the Rest of Us: Miserable at Work (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tech-workers-are-just-like-the-rest-of-us-miserable-at-work/ar-AA1DDKjh)
Backblaze: A Loss-Making Data Storage Business Mired in Lawsuits, Sham Accounting, and Brazen Insider Dumping (https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/)
IBM pledges $150 billion to boost U.S. tech growth, computer manufacturing (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/ibm-to-invest-150-billion-to-boost-us-tech-growth-computer-manufacturing.html)
Economic Termites Are Everywhere (https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/economic-termites-are-everywhere)
40 years ago, Acorn fired up the first Arm processor (https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/arm_40/)
Nonsense
Between 2 Servers - S1E2 - Not THAT Hasselhoff feat. Dr. Kate Holterhoff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6VrO8rl-iM)
Fold 'N Fly » Paper Airplane Folding Instructions (https://www.foldnfly.com/)
Conferences
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA, Coté speaking.
KCD Texas Austin 2025 (https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-kcd-texas-presents-kcd-texas-austin-2025/), May 15th, Whitney Lee Speaking
Fr (https://vmwarereg.fig-street.com/051325-tanzu-workshop/)ee AI workshop (https://vmwarereg.fig-street.com/051325-tanzu-workshop/), May 13th. day before C (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/)loud (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/) (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/)Foundry (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/) Day (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/)
Melbourne Wiz Meet-Up (https://www.wiz.io/events/melbourne-wizdom-meet-up-may-2025), May 13. Matt will be there
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21st-23th, Coté speaking.
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Cooking with Beagles (https://www.instagram.com/beagleskiko/)
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This week, we discuss Google being found to be a monopoly, OpenAI’s “offer” to buy Chrome, and some hot takes on JSON. Plus, is it better to wait on hold or ask for a callback?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhUxUPJv5g4) 516 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhUxUPJv5g4)
Runner-up Titles
Just Fine
The SDT “Fine” Scale
Callback
Asynchronous Friendship
I would love to get to know you better…over text
Send you Jams to the dry cleaners.
JSON
Take it xslt-easy!
Rundown
OpenAI
OpenAI in talks to pay about $3 billion to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/openai-in-talks-to-pay-about-3-billion-to-acquire-startup-windsurf.html)
The Cursor Mirage (https://artificialintelligencemadesimple.substack.com/p/the-cursor-mirage)
AI is for Tinkerers (https://redmonk.com/kholterhoff/2023/06/27/ai-is-for-tinkerers/)
Vibe Coding is for PMs (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2025/04/18/vibe-coding-is-for-pms/)
OpenAI releases new simulated reasoning models with full tool access (https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/openai-releases-new-simulated-reasoning-models-with-full-tool-access/)
Clouded Judgement 4.18.25 - The Hidden Value in the AI Application Layer (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-41825-the-hidden?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=161562220&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google (https://www.theverge.com/news/653882/openai-chrome-google-us-judge)
The Creators of Model Context Protocol (https://www.latent.space/p/mcp?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
Judge finds Google holds illegal online ad tech monopolies (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/judge-finds-google-holds-illegal-online-ad-tech-monopolies.html)
Intuit, Owner of TurboTax, Wins Battle Against America’s Taxpayers (https://prospect.org/power/2025-04-17-intuit-turbotax-wins-battle-against-taxpayers-irs-direct-file/)
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Switch 2 Carts Still Taste Bad, Designed Purposefully To Be Spat Out (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-2-carts-still-taste-bad-designed-purposefully-to-be-spat-out/1100-6530649/)
CEO Andy Jassy’s 2024 Letter to Shareholders (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-2024-letter-to-shareholders)
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AI costs will come down (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/amazon-ceo-andy-jassys-2025-shareholder-letter.html)
Happy 18th Birthday CUDA! (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-2024-letter-to-shareholders)
Honeycomb Acquires Grit: A Strategic Investment in Pragmatic AI and Customer Value (https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/honeycomb-acquires-grit)
Everything Announced at Google Cloud Next in 12 Minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OpHbyN4vEM)
GitLab vs GitHub : Key Differences in 2025 (https://spacelift.io/blog/gitlab-vs-github)
Old Fashioned Function Keys (https://economistwritingeveryday.com/2025/04/11/old-fashioned-function-keys/)
Fake job seekers are flooding U.S. companies that are hiring for remote positions, (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/fake-job-seekers-use-ai-to-interview-for-remote-jobs-tech-ceos-say.html)
NetRise raises $10M to expand software supply chain security platform (https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/15/netrise-raises-10-million-expand-software-supply-chain-security-platform/)
Mark Zuckerberg’s antitrust testimony aired his wildest ideas from Meta’s history (https://www.theverge.com/policy/649520/zuckerberg-meta-ftc-antitrust-testimony-facebook-history)
How Much Should I Be Spending On Observability? (https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-much-should-i-spend-on-observability-pt1)
Did we just make platform engineering much easier by shipping a cloud IDP? (https://seroter.com/2025/04/16/did-we-just-make-platform-engineering-much-easier-by-shipping-a-cloud-idp/)
Google Cloud Next 2025: Agentic AI Stack, Multimodality, And Sovereignty (https://www.forrester.com/blogs/google-next-2025-agentic-ai-stack-multimodality-and-sovereignty/)
iPhone Shipments Down 9% in China's Q1 Smartphone Boom (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/18/iphone-shipments-down-in-china-q1/)
Exclusive: Anthropic warns fully AI employees are a year away (https://www.axios.com/2025/04/22/ai-anthropic-virtual-employees-security)
Synology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDs (https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/synology-requires-self-branded-drives-for-some-consumer-nas-systems-drops-full-functionality-and-support-for-third-party-hdds)
Porting Tailscale to Plan 9 (https://tailscale.com/blog/plan9-port?ck_subscriber_id=512840665&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=[Last%20Week%20in%20AWS]%20Issue%20#418:%20Another%20New%20Capacity%20Dingus%20-%2017270009)
CVE Foundation (https://www.thecvefoundation.org/)
The Cursor Mirage (https://artificialintelligencemadesimple.substack.com/p/the-cursor-mirage)
There's a Lot of Bad Telemetry Out There (https://blog.olly.garden/theres-a-lot-of-bad-telemetry-out-there)
Gee Wiz (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2025/04/04/gee-wiz/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=[Last%20Week%20in%20AWS]%20Issue%20#418:%20Another%20New%20Capacity%20Dingus%20-%2017270009)
Nonsense
Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg's voices (https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/14/silicon-valley-crosswalk-buttons-hacked-to-imitate-musk-zuckerberg-voices/)
A Visit to Costco in France (https://davidlebovitz.substack.com/p/a-visit-to-costco-in-france)
No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon (https://apnews.com/article/china-robot-half-marathon-153c6823bd628625106ed26267874d21)
Metre, a consistent measurement of the world (https://mappingignorance.org/2025/04/23/150-years-ago-the-metre-convention-determined-how-we-measure-the-world/)
Conferences
DevOps Days Atlanta (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-atlanta/welcome/), April 29th-30th.
KCD Texas Austin 2025 (https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-kcd-texas-presents-kcd-texas-austin-2025/), May 15th, Whitney Lee Speaking.
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA, Coté speaking.
Fr (https://vmwarereg.fig-street.com/051325-tanzu-workshop/)ee AI workshop (https://vmwarereg.fig-street.com/051325-tanzu-workshop/), May 13th. day before C (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/)loud (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/) (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/)Foundry (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/) Day (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/).
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21st-23th, Coté speaking.
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Brandon talks with Rick Houlihan, Field CTO at MongoDB (https://fnf.dev/4ipjSI9), about why document databases are more important than ever, how MongoDB fits into modern app architectures, and where AI comes into play. Plus, Rick shares the story of how he helped deprecate 3,000 Oracle databases at Amazon.
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This week, we discuss the rise of MCP, Google’s Agent2Agent protocol, and 20 years of Git. Plus, lazy ways to get rid of your junk.Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/o2bmkzXOzHE?si=bPrbuPlKYODQj88s) 514 (https://www.youtube.com/live/o2bmkzXOzHE?si=bPrbuPlKYODQj88s)Runner-up TitlesThey like to keep it tight, but I’ll distract themBring some SDT energySalesforce is where AI goes to struggleI like wordsRundownMCPThe Strategy Behind MCP (https://fintanr.com/links/2025/03/31/mcp-strategy.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)Google’s Agent2Agent Protocol Helps AI Agents Talk to Each Other (https://thenewstack.io/googles-agent2agent-protocol-helps-ai-agents-talk-to-each-other/)Announcing the Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A)- Google Developers Blog (https://developers.googleblog.com/en/a2a-a-new-era-of-agent-interoperability/)MCP: What It Is and Why It Matters (https://addyo.substack.com/p/mcp-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters)20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful. 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This week, we discuss the shifting world of observability, the nightmare of “Configuration Hell,” and OpenAI’s latest valuation. Plus, a surprise Broadway musical review!
Runner-up Titles
We say we’re friends, but I don’t really know them
Observability 2025
I don’t have any sympathy for anyone
If you want to win observability, put on a musical
Just is THE trigger word
It’s a well-known Hell
The blog posts are making me angry
Rundown
CISO MUSICAL | Official Broadway Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W17F9Ho_38)
Monitoring is back
Observability 3.0 - bitdrift Blog (https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/observability-3-0)
Another observability 3.0 appears on the horizon (https://charity.wtf/2025/03/24/another-observability-3-0-appears-on-the-horizon/)
ControlTheory Secures $5M Seed Funding to Bring Controllability to Observability (https://www.controltheory.com/blog/controltheory-secures-5m-seed-funding-to-bring-controllability-to-observability/)
What is (https://www.controltheory.com/blog/what-is-controllability/)
Cloud veterans launch ConfigHub to fix 'configuration hell' (https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/cloud-veterans-launch-confighub-to-fix-configuration-hell/)
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse (https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/)
OpenAI
Exclusive | The Secrets and Misdirection Behind Sam Altman’s Firing From OpenAI (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-real-story-behind-sam-altman-firing-from-openai-efd51a5d?st=GmdXEX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink)
OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/31/openai-closes-40-billion-in-funding-the-largest-private-fundraise-in-history-softbank-chatgpt.html)
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How vibe coding will affect Engineering Managers (https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/effect-of-ai-on-engineering-managers)
Mastering GitHub Copilot: When to use AI agent mode (https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/mastering-github-copilot-when-to-use-ai-agent-mode/)
Using Spring AI 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT: Important Changes and Updates (https://spring.io/blog/2025/03/27/spring-ai-update-to-snapshots)
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Makes a Few More Long-Shot Bets (https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-makes-a-few-more-long-shot-bets-01e7337f)
Pat Gelsinger has joined VC firm Playground Global (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-ad45da7c-2daa-4290-b379-bba556718155.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2)
Amazon Is Canceling a Major Alexa Privacy Feature on March 28: Should You Worry? (https://www.cnet.com/home/security/amazon-is-canceling-this-alexa-privacy-feature-on-march-28-should-you-worry/)
oneAPI: A New Era of Heterogeneous Computing (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/tools/oneapi/overview.html#gs.kqodnv)
Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser (https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/amazon-unveils-nova-act-an-ai-agent-that-uses-a-web-browser/)
Ransomware Found in VSCode Extensions Raises Concerns Over Microsoft’s Security Review (https://www.cysecurity.news/2025/03/ransomware-found-in-vscode-extensions.html?m=1)
Lip-Bu Tan says Intel will spin off non-core units (https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/lip-bu-tan-says-intel-will-spin-off-non-core-units/)
Announcing Chainguard VMs: Minimal, Zero-CVE Container Host Images (https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/announcing-chainguard-vms-minimal-zero-cve-container-host-images)
Andreessen Horowitz in talks to help buy out TikTok’s Chinese owners (https://on.ft.com/4iXhAkG)
Nonsense
This couple is obsessed with Costco. Why do they love it so much? (https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/10/24031947/joy-of-costco-susan-and-david-schwartz-king-husein-utah/)
CISO MUSICAL | Official Broadway Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W17F9Ho_38)
Conferences
DevOps Days Atlanta (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-atlanta/welcome/), April 29-30
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, Coté speaking.
SDT News & Community
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This week, we discuss Apple’s AI struggles, the never-ending access management puzzle, and the latest Kubernetes vulnerability. Plus, let’s not kill the fun of Vibe Coding.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWt6XwV18v4) 512 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWt6XwV18v4)
Runner-up Titles
It’s either this or Chips
Break glass
I’m just making the worst soup
Everybody loves a quokka
They shipped the product, nobody used it
We’re at 95% of setting timers
Enterprise software fixes everything
Vibecoding for Dummies is already in print (not really)
Keep Vibe Coding Pure
By making it better, you are making it worse
I sold high, bought low and it’s still low
Rundown
Apple Media “clutching their pearls”
Apple puts the Vision Pro guy in charge of Siri (https://www.theverge.com/news/633358/apple-replace-siri-leader-john-giannandrea)
Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino (https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino?ref=sidebar)
Access Management has taken over
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/)
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in a Group Chat (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/hegseth-classified-war-plans-group-chat.html)
Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Ingress NGINX (https://www.wiz.io/blog/ingress-nginx-kubernetes-vulnerabilities)
Nvidia
Nvidia CEO stops by Denny's food truck to eat and serve Nvidia Breakfast Bytes (https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-ceo-stops-by-dennys-food-truck-to-eat-and-serve-nvidia-breakfast-bytes-before-gtc-2025)
GTC AI Conference 2025 (https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/)
Vibe Coding
Not all AI-assisted programming is vibe coding (but vibe coding rocks) (https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/19/vibe-coding/)
The Vibe Coding Handbook (https://itrevolution.com/product/vibe-coding-handbook/)
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Tech worker found guilty of sabotaging company’s systems (https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2025/tech-worker-found-guilty-of-sabotaging-company-s-systems.html?ref=newsletter&deliveryName=DM25608)
SoftBank Group to Acquire Ampere Computing (https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250320)
Backstage is dominating the developer portal market (https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/backstage-and-the-developer-portal-market)
Clouded Judgement 3.21.25 - M&A Roars Back (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-32125-m-and-a-roars?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=159514016&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
‘Forced Joy’ Is a Miserable Corporate Trend (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-12/starbucks-tiffany-and-alphabet-make-forced-fun-part-of-the-job)
Nonsense
Office Space - Joanna - Your Flair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ChQK8j6so8)
'I made the world's worst keyboard': This YouTuber's homemade board has over 1,000 keys and types in words, not letters (https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-keyboards/i-made-the-worlds-worst-keyboard-this-youtubers-homemade-board-has-over-1-000-keys-and-types-in-words-not-letters/)
Mac - Lumon Terminal Pro (https://www.apple.com/mac/lumon-terminal-pro/)
Conferences
KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.
DevOps Days Atlanta (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-atlanta/welcome/), April 29-30
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, Coté speaking.
SDT News & Community
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This week, we discuss Google acquiring Wiz, the rise of Vibe Coding, and what really counts as legacy software. Plus, Coté runs a post-acquisition all-hands meeting.Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 511 (https://www.youtube.com/live/ok8lLHFCCRY?si=aos-m8eR1iYcR12v)Runner-up TitlesTattoo “BUSINESS AS USUAL” on the inside of your eyelidsBUSINESS AS USUALOne billion a monthTurns out they’re gonna put lions in the product.Vibe coding is outcomes-focused.Cote’s AI ThunderdomeDon’t make me learnThink About TimeVibeCOBOLI don’t like the no-headRundownGoogle in Fresh Talks to Buy Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $30 Billion (https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/alphabet-back-in-deal-talks-for-cybersecurity-startup-wiz-41cd3090?mod=tech_lead_story)Intel board announces Lip-Bu Tan as new CEO (https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/intel_lip_bu_tan_new_ceo/)Vibe CodingAI IDEs Need Moats (https://materializedview.io/p/ai-ides-need-moats?ref=dailydev)AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead (https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-coding-assistant-refuses-to-write-code-tells-user-to-learn-programming-instead/)Github Coploit does have an agent mode (https://github.com/features/copilot)AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a 'vibe coder' to write his own damn code (https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/ai-coding-assistant-cursor-reportedly-tells-a-vibe-coder-to-write-his-own-damn-code/)Vibe Coder job listing (https://getcoai.com/careers/vibe-coder-frontend-developer-role/)Legacy SoftwareRelevant to your InterestsSaudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data (https://www.404media.co/saudi-arabia-buys-pokemon-go-and-probably-all-of-your-location-data/)Open R1: Update #3 (https://huggingface.co/blog/open-r1/update-3)Sonos has canceled its streaming video player (https://www.theverge.com/tech/628297/sonos-pinewood-streaming-box-canceled)ServiceNow releases no-code, low-code AI agent builder (https://www.ciodive.com/news/servicenow-yokohama-agentic-ai-low-code-development-tool/742275/)Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/technology/meta-book-sales-blocked.html)AirPods Getting Live Translation Feature Later This Year (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/13/airpods-live-translation-ios-19/)Clouded Judgement 3.14.25 - Authentication in the Age of AI Agents (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-31425-authentication?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=159023089&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)Google allows users to personalize their Gemini conversations with new features (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/13/google-now-allows-users-to-personalize-their-gemini-conversations.html)Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture (https://www.wired.com/story/undergraduate-upends-a-40-year-old-data-science-conjecture/)Job Seekers Hit Wall of Salary Deflation - WSJ (https://archive.ph/Gn0F9)Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino (https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino)OpenStack comes to the Linux Foundation | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/openstack-comes-to-the-linux-foundation/?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content)Accusations of Corporate Espionage Shake a Software Rivalry (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/business/dealbook/rippling-deel-corporate-spy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)IBM Mergers: Closing on HashiCorp and Intent to Acquire Data (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2025/03/14/ibm-hashicorp-datastax/)S (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2025/03/14/ibm-hashicorp-datastax/)tax (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2025/03/14/ibm-hashicorp-datastax/)NonsenseThe Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY&t=7s)Southwest Airlines CEO Video via WFAA (https://www.tiktok.com/@wfaach8/video/7480585081753537835?_t=ZT-8ufHaixEbks&_r=1)Southwest Airlines Just Broke the $5 Chicken Rule, and There Goes What Once Made It Great (https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/southwest-airlines-just-broke-the-5-chicken-rule-and-there-goes-what-once-made-it-great/91161331).ConferencesSREday London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/), March 27-28, Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/Michael_Cote_VMware__Pivotal_Platform_Engineering_for_Private_Cloud). 10% with code LDN10Monki Gras (https://monkigras.com/), London, March 27-28, Coté speaking.Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CANDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, Coté speaking.KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.SDT News & CommunityJoin our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email)Email the show: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com)Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk)Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt)Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])RecommendationsBrandon: Severance (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx&ved=2ahUKEwiJ95mBjZeMAxXo4skDHWOrJ3gQFnoECGwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw06Jqv4WAF89UKW2fy4RaHx) **Matt: Geoff Huntley’s blog (https://ghuntley.com/)Coté: Barthes: A Very Short Introduction (https://academic.oup.com/book/28389), Coté — When Shit Hits the Fan (https://overcast.fm/+AAxlGT9_-n8).Photo CreditsHeader (https://unsplash.com/photos/people-sitting-on-chairs-watching-a-game-6vAjp0pscX0)
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This week, we discuss Discord’s IPO plans, Cursor’s big raise, and how much coding developers actually do. Plus, is Southwest making a huge mistake with bag fees and assigned seats?Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/JmkVmwAMw6U?si=ywGs_F3DImUFC0LZ) 510 (https://www.youtube.com/live/JmkVmwAMw6U?si=ywGs_F3DImUFC0LZ)Runner-up TitlesCote’s not here, so we’ll keep it tightThey treated me like I’m stupidI’m not here to buy into the cultureGo eats some rocks and glueMy head is full of simultaneous thoughtsFly high Icarus, fly highWe are certain of the uncertaintyRundownSouthwest Airlines shifts to paid baggage policy to lift earnings (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/southwest-airlines-shifts-paid-baggage-policy-lift-earnings-2025-03-11/)Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O. (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/technology/discord-ipo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1k4.eQrV.NtKK_GpiT-Di&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p)IDE Follow upDevTasks outside of the IDE (PDF) (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2019/04/devtime-preprint-TSE19.pdf)How Much Are LLMs Actually Boosting Real-World Programmer Productivity? — LessWrong (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tqmQTezvXGFmfSe7f/how-much-are-llms-actually-boosting-real-world-programmer)[AI [CursorStartup Anysphere in Talks for Close to $10 Billion Valuation (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-07/ai-startup-anysphere-in-talks-for-close-to-10-billion-valuation)Market TrendsNvidia Is Down 27% From Its Peak. (https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/03/07/nvidia-stock-down-27-from-peak-history-says-this/)Millennium Loses $900 Million on Strategy Roiled by Market Chaos (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-08/millennium-loses-900-million-on-strategy-roiled-by-market-chaos)Relevant to your InterestsOpenAI executives have told some investors about plans for a $20,000/month agent (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-plots-charging-20-000-a-month-for-phd-level-agents> |
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This week, we discuss IBM acquisitions, IDEs in the age of AI, and bidding farewell to Skype. Plus, the dos and don’ts of using chat in corporate meetings.Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/nWu6QCcr_xo?si=yCZKxkmYK8c6GmOy) 509 (https://www.youtube.com/live/nWu6QCcr_xo?si=yCZKxkmYK8c6GmOy)Runner-up TitlesI’m going to make a point until the other people stop talkingIs there a place I can type?Rediscovering USENETLet me introduce you to Del.icio.usThat Big Blue HOAThat assumes that enterprise IT is compellingThe Costco liquor store is Open SourceLights out programming.The WebKit of IDEsThe DevRel that makes a differenceRundownIBM roll ups?Accelerating Production AI and Bringing NoSQL Data at Scale to All Enterprises (https://www.datastax.com/blog/ibm-plans-to-acquire-datastax)IBM Completes Acquisition of HashiCorp, (https://newsroom.ibm.com/2025-02-27-ibm-completes-acquisition-of-hashicorp,-creates-comprehensive,-end-to-end-hybrid-cloud-platform)IDE up for grabsAI disruption - code editors are up for grabs (https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2025/02/21/ai-disruption-code-editors-are-up-for-grabs/)Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps (https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/google-launches-a-free-ai-coding-assistant-with-very-high-usage-caps/)Google’s principles for measuring developer productivity (https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/googles-principles-for-measuring-developer-productivity)GoodbyeUpdate on Support for Amazon Chime (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/messaging-and-targeting/update-on-support-for-amazon-chime/)Exclusive: Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in May (https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-killing-skype/), Om’s ode to Skype (https://om.co/2025/02/28/skype-is-dead-what-happened/).Relevant to your InterestsThe Death and Life of Prediction Markets at Google—Asterisk (https://asteriskmag.com/issues/08/the-death-and-life-of-prediction-markets-at-google)Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Source (https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/)Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/technology/microsoft-quantum-computing-topological-qubit.html)Trump Enforcers Affirm Lina Khan's Approach to Antitrust (https://daringfireball.net/2025/02/thoughts_and_observations_on_todays_iphone_16e_announcement)No Rules Are Implicit Rules (https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/02/no-rules-are-implicit-rules/)Is AWS Delivering on Its 3-Layer Approach to AI? (https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/aws-year-of-ai/)Apple Unveils New Lower-Priced iPhone With A.I. Features (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/business/apple-iphone-16e-ai.html)HP adds 15 minutes waiting time for telephone support calls (https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/hp_deliberately_adds_15_minutes/)YouTube Plans Lower-Priced, Ad-Free Version of Paid Video Tier (https://archive.ph/2025.02.20-175148/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-20/youtube-plans-lower-priced-ad-free-version-of-paid-video-tier)Google may be close to launching YouTube Premium Lite (https://www.theverge.com/news/617009/google-youtube-premium-lite-us-launch)He created one of the world’s first websites. It was IMDb. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/02/23/imdb-internet-history-col-needham/)Processing 23 Billion Rows of ALIEN TXTBASE Stealer Logs (https://www.troyhunt.com/processing-23-billion-rows-of-alien-txtbase-stealer-logs/)Introduction to Service Mesh (https://thenewstack.io/introduction-to-service-mesh/)Slack is down — live updates on massive outage (https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/slack-down-updates-outage-2-25)Introducing Alexa+, the next generation of Alexa (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence)Alphabet's Google cuts some cloud division staff, Bloomberg reports (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alphabets-google-cuts-cloud-division-192306780.html)British musicians release a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work (https://apnews.com/article/uk-musicians-protest-ai-copyright-law-dc80620c1c226a816048b87fb30309c4)NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2025 (https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-financial-results-for-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2025)The Job Market Is Frozen (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/jobs-unemployment-big-freeze/681831/)The Hardest Career Shift No One Talks About (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtEIwHGf1Ko)Intel breaking new organizational ground by formalizing the idea of a co-CEO that reports to a (third?) CEO to be named later. (https://www.intc.com/filings-reports/all-sec-filings##document-5774-0000050863-25-000024-3)NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang Addresses The "DeepSeek Fiasco" For The First Time; Says Investors "Overreacted" & "Got It All Wrong" (https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-addresses-the-deepseek-fiasco-for-the-first-time/)Uber and Waymo officially launch autonomous vehicle service in Austin; what to know (https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2025/03/04/uber-waymo-austin-atx-autonomous-ride-service-driverless-cars-launch/81210367007/)How to Get Hired When AI Does the Screening (https://hbr.org/2025/02/how-to-get-hired-when-ai-does-the-screening)How's that open source licensing coming along? (https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/open_source_licensing/)Apple unveils new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-unveils-new-mac-studio-the-most-powerful-mac-ever/)Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-ipad-air-with-powerful-m3-chip-and-new-magic-keyboard/)SponsorsSubscribe to the Fork Around and Find Out Podcast (https://www.fafo.fm)NonsenseEveryone Hates Pennies, Except This Guy (https://www.wsj.com/business/mark-weller-penny-defender-trump-d543a9de)Mother's Flour Tortillas (https://www.heb.com/recipe/recipe-detail/mothers-flour-tortillas)A Comprehensive Guide to American Regional Cuisine (https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/s/MLHzVqA4YH)Listener FeedbackEpisode 94: Adding more condiments to the 7 layer networking burrito, with Marino Wijay (https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/94)Multi ToolWarren recommends: Micra Multi-Tool | Leatherman (https://www.leatherman.com/micra-20.html)Mykel recommends ROXON 802 Phantom (https://roxontool.com/products/roxon-s802-phantom)Matt recommends the Swiss+Tech Utili-Key 6-in-1 Multi-tool | REI Co-op (https://www.rei.com/product/850418/swisstech-utili-key-6-in-1-multi-tool)ConferencesDevOpsDayLA (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/devopsday-la) at SCALE22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x), March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOPOpen Source Career Day 2025 (https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-source-career-day-2025/), March 9, 2025VMUG NL (https://vmugnl.nl), March 12th, Coté speaking.DevOpsDays Chicago (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-chicago/welcome/), March 18th, 2025.SREday London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/), March 27-28, Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/Michael_Cote_VMware__Pivotal_Platform_Engineering_for_Private_Cloud). 10% with code LDN10Monki Gras (https://monkigras.com/), London, March 27-28, Coté speaking.Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CANDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, Coté speaking.KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.SDT News & CommunityJoin our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email)Email the show: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com)Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk)Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt)Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])RecommendationsBrandon:“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrLQXR7mKU)IKON Friends and Family Discounts (https://www.ikonpass.com/en/pass-holder-welcome)Matt: Zero Day (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23872886/)Coté: The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead:_The_Ones_Who_Live).Photo CreditsHeader (https://unsplash.com/photos/macbook-pro-on-blue-table-ecELcxmJTk4)Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-close-up-of-a-text-description-on-a-computer-screen-842ofHC6MaI)
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This week, we're sharing a Software Defined Interviews episode. Coté and Whitney talk with Brian Gracely from the Cloudcast and Red Hat about cloud news, PaaS evolution, and career advice. If you like this, subscribe to Software Defined Interviews for more great conversations!
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This week, we discuss how banks beat PayPal with Zelle, what the Wiz survey says about AI usage, and whether you can really “disagree and commit.” Plus, are multitools actually useful?Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es_23z-c_fk) 507 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es_23z-c_fk)Runner-up TitlesRoyal Human SkinI feel bad for the multitoolsThe Hulu of PaymentsFloppy disk mindsetUpgrading the status quoThe floppy disk mindset, the floppy disk award.A triangle fighting itself.Fancy database toolsApple’s grammar powers.RundownZelle payments top $1 trillion in 2024 as network's growth outpaces rivals including PayPal (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/zelle-payments-top-1-trillion-in-2024.html)The State of AI in the Cloud 2025 | Wiz (https://www.wiz.io/state-of-ai-in-the-cloud)How to add a directory to your PATH (https://jvns.ca/blog/2025/02/13/how-to-add-a-directory-to-your-path/)Relevant to your InterestsJuniper CEO, HPE blast DOJ deal denial (https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/juniper-ceo-hpe-blast-doj-deal-denial/2025/02)These are the 50 most common four-digit PINs leaked on the dark web (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/most-common-four-digit-pins-leaked-on-the-dark-web-report.html)Believing in Aliens Derailed This Internet Pioneer’s Career. Now He’s Facing Prison (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-02-05/aliens-derailed-this-silicon-valley-exec-s-career-now-he-s-facing-prison)Arm secures Meta as first customer for ambitious new chip project (https://on.ft.com/42QT1Rb)Inside Amazon’s Messy Push to Bring Everyone Back to the Office (https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-office-remote-rto-commute-ea57fcc4?st=z3rn13&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink)EU ditches plans to regulate tech patents, AI liability, online privacy (https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-ditches-plans-regulate-tech-patents-ai-liability-online-privacy-2025-02-12/)Jamie Dimon offered up candid, lengthy thoughts about remote work (https://www.tiktok.com/@barrons/video/7471026096083914026?embed_source=121374463%2C1[…]eturn-to-office-7064ee64&referer_video_id=7471026096083914026)TSMC Considers Running Intel’s US Factories After Trump Team Request (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/tsmc-considers-running-intel-s-us-factories-after-trump-team-request)The danger of relying on OpenAI’s Deep Research (https://archive.ph/2025.02.15-023640/https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/02/13/the-danger-of-relying-on-openais-deep-research)The Feds Push for WebAssembly Security Over eBPF (https://thenewstack.io/the-feds-push-for-webassembly-security-over-ebpf/)How to add a directory to your PATH (https://jvns.ca/blog/2025/02/13/how-to-add-a-directory-to-your-path/)The “AI Agent As Coworker” Narrative Is Nonsense (https://www.forrester.com/blogs/the-ai-agent-as-co-worker-narrative-is-nonsense/)This is Meta’s brand new ad for Horizon Worlds. (https://bsky.app/profile/nathievr.bsky.social/post/3licnwqjxsk2p)Jamie Dimon offered up candid, lengthy thoughts about remote work (https://www.tiktok.com/@barrons/video/7471026096083914026?embed_source=121374463%2C1[…]eturn-to-office-7064ee64&referer_video_id=7471026096083914026)NonsenseSmalls Sliders: Cheeseburger Slider Restaurant (https://smallssliders.com/)never obsolete (https://www.tumblr.com/never-obsolete/775397821906026496/sony-dvp-c600d-wired-january-1999)Gartner Hype Cycle Demystified (https://hachyderm.io/@forrestbrazeal/114004558069531230)Smalls Sliders: Cheeseburger Slider Restaurant (https://smallssliders.com/)ConferencesDevOpsDayLA (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/devopsday-la) at SCALE22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x), March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOPVMUG NL (https://vmugnl.nl), March 12th, Coté speaking.DevOpsDays Chicago (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-chicago/welcome/), March 18th, 2025.SREday London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/), March 27-28, Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/Michael_Cote_VMware__Pivotal_Platform_Engineering_for_Private_Cloud). 10% with code LDN10Monki Gras (https://monkigras.com/), London, March 27-28, Coté speaking.Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CANDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, Coté speaking.KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.SDT News & CommunityJoin our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email)Email the show: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com)Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk)Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt)Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])RecommendationsBrandon: Cursor (https://www.cursor.com/)Matt: Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel (https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Dodge-Hell-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0062458728)Coté: The Substance (https://letterboxd.com/journal/coralie-fargeat-the-substance-interview/).Photo CreditsHeader (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/multitool?license=free&orientation=landscape)Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/two-persons-hands-holding-turned-on-phones-QiPe0UpC0_U)
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This week, we discuss how LLMs are changing software development, OpenAI’s deep research, and why the Gartner Hype Cycle persists. Plus, a business plan built entirely around ice!
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyTb1v4-oZQ) 506 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyTb1v4-oZQ)
Runner-up Titles
I bought the DevOps
I’m always looking for tomatillas
You’re making a strong case for RTO
The CEO of ice. The VP of Ice Machines.
What you are doing is toil
I think about WALL-E every day
Eliminating the first draft
Rundown
The End of Programming as We Know It (https://www.oreilly.com/radar/the-end-of-programming-as-we-know-it/)
Apple Earnings, OpenAI Deep Research, The Unbundling of Substantiation (https://stratechery.com/2025/apple-earnings-openai-deep-research-the-unbundling-of-substantiation/)
Gartner's Grift Is About To Unravel (https://dx.tips/gartner)
Relevant to your Interests
Google goes heavy on investment but light on detail (https://on.ft.com/3Q619Wc)
Researchers created an open rival to OpenAI's o1 'reasoning' model for under $50 (https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/researchers-created-an-open-rival-to-openais-o1-reasoning-model-for-under-50/)
Dumping open source for proprietary rarely pays off: Better to stick a fork in it (https://www.zdnet.com/article/dumping-open-source-for-proprietary-rarely-pays-off-better-to-stick-a-fork-in-it/)
Report: OpenAI's ex-CTO, Mira Murati, has recruited OpenAI co-founder John Schulman (https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/report-openais-ex-cto-mira-murati-has-recruited-openai-co-founder-john-schulman/)
Broadcom and Nvidia are capitalizing on the return of the winner-take-all AI trade (https://sherwood.news/markets/broadcom-and-nvidia-are-capitalizing-on-the-return-of-the-winner-take-all-ai/)
When will remote workers see their pay cut? (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/02/06/when-will-remote-workers-see-their-pay-cut)
How Microsoft Releases Changes to Azure - Safe Deployment (https://luke.geek.nz/azure/azure-platform-release-process/)
Servers can last a long time (https://world.hey.com/dhh/servers-can-last-a-long-time-165c955c)
Matt Mullenweg: WordPress Controversy, Future of Open Source AI, and Navigating Backlash (https://theloganbartlettshow.substack.com/p/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-controversy?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1161376&post_id=156676755&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=yr5ci&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
Turn/River Agrees to Buy SolarWinds Years After Cyber-Attack (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/turn-river-agrees-buy-solarwinds-174426287.html)
Gartner's Grift Is About To Unravel (https://dx.tips/gartner)
Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/new-wikitok-web-app-allows-infinite-tiktok-style-scroll-of-wikipedia/)
You Didn't Notice MP3 Is Now Free (https://idiallo.com/blog/listen-mp3-is-free?ref=labnotes.org&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
The DevTools Ceiling: great as Open Source, AND a Terrible Business (https://dx.tips/ceiling)
The VGHF Library opens in early access | Video Game History Foundation (https://gamehistory.org/vghf-library-launch/)
Docker Announces Don Johnson as New CEO, Succeeding Scott Johnston (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/12/3025262/0/en/Docker-Announces-Don-Johnson-as-New-CEO-Succeeding-Scott-Johnston.html)
Developers Unhappy With Tool Sprawl, Lagging Data, Long Waits (https://thenewstack.io/developers-unhappy-with-tool-sprawl-lagging-data-long-waits/)
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US (https://www.wired.com/story/thomson-reuters-ai-copyright-lawsuit/)
Apple brings heart rate monitoring (https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/apple-brings-heart-rate-monitoring-to-powerbeats-pro-2/)
Nonsense
TabBoo (https://tabboo.xyz/)
Conferences
DevOpsDayLA (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/devopsday-la) at SCALE22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x), March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOP
VMUG NL (https://vmugnl.nl), March 12th, Coté speaking.
DevOpsDays Chicago (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-chicago/welcome/), March 18th, 2025.
SREday London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/), March 27-28, Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/Michael_Cote_VMware__Pivotal_Platform_Engineering_for_Private_Cloud). 10% with code LDN10
Monki Gras (https://monkigras.com/), London, March 27-28, Coté speaking.
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, speaking.
KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: Oxide and Friends | AI Disruption: DeepSeek and Cerebras (https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/ai-disruption-deepseek-and-cerebras)
Matt: Beats Fit Pro (https://www.beatsbydre.com/earbuds/beats-fit-pro/MK2J3/sage-gray)
Coté: Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com). PoliticalWire.com (https://members.politicalwire.com/referral/30klklm).
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This week, we discuss cloud’s never-ending “early innings,” OpenAI Canvas vs. Gemini, and Dell’s RTO reversal. Plus, is there such a thing as too much optimism?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KcCt6y1Tao) 505 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KcCt6y1Tao)
Runner-up Titles
Fastball to the head
Not enough AI eggs
Toxic Positivity
Rundown
Cote’s Early Innings Research (https://bsky.app/profile/cote.io/post/3lgse46resc26)
S (https://speakerdeck.com/cote/confusing-cloud)lides and stream recording of presenting it at cfgmgmtcamp 2025 (https://speakerdeck.com/cote/confusing-cloud)
Cloud Revenue
Microsoft Q2 cloud revenue falls short of expectations, sending (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-q2-cloud-revenue-falls-short-of-expectations-sending-stock-lower-165353431.html) the (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-q2-cloud-revenue-falls-short-of-expectations-sending-stock-lower-165353431.html) stock lower (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-q2-cloud-revenue-falls-short-of-expectations-sending-stock-lower-165353431.html)
Alphabet shares drop as much as 9% on revenue miss, soaring AI investments (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/04/alphabet-q4-earnings-report-2024.html)
Google parent Alphabet’s earnings disappoint Wall Street amid stiff AI competition (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/04/google-alphabets-q4-earnings)
DeepSeek Debates: Chinese Leadership On Cost, True Training Cost, Closed Model Margin Impacts (https://semianalysis.com/2025/01/31/deepseek-debates/)
DeepSeek Debates: Chinese Leadership On Cost, True Training Cost, Closed Model Margin Impacts (https://semianalysis.com/2025/01/31/deepseek-debates/)
Dell RTO Timeline
Aug 2020: Dell: 60% of our people won't be going back into an office regularly (https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/28/dell_q2_2021_work_from_home/)
March 2024: ****Dell says remote workers must go hybrid if they want any hope of a promotion (https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/dell-remote-workers-promotion-hybrid-return-to-office/)
Jan 2025: Dell ends hybrid work policy despite remote work pledg (https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/dell_ends_hybrid_work_policy/)e (https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/dell_ends_hybrid_work_policy/)
5 Signs Your Optimism Is Hurting Your Team (https://hbr.org/2025/01/5-signs-your-optimism-is-hurting-your-team)
Relevant to your Interests
Jack Dorsey’s Block has an AI agent too (https://www.engadget.com/ai/jack-dorseys-block-has-an-ai-agent-too-212706083.html)
Can We Build a Five Gigawatt Data Center?—Asterisk (https://asteriskmag.com/issues/09/can-we-build-a-five-gigawatt-data-center)
Purely AI-generated art can’t get copyright protection, says Copyright Office (https://www.theverge.com/news/602096/copyright-office-says-ai-prompting-doesnt-deserve-copyright-protection)
'Everything I Say Leaks,' Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio (https://www.404media.co/zuckerberg-says-everything-i-say-leaks-in-leaked-meeting-audio/)
What Elon Musk should learn from Larry Ellison (https://archive.ph/2025.01.30-183451/https://www.economist.com/business/2025/01/30/what-elon-musk-should-learn-from-larry-ellison)
DOGE, Software, and Government (https://open.substack.com/pub/arnoldkling/p/doge-software-and-government?r=2d4o&utm_medium=ios)
DOJ sues to block HP Enterprise from buying Juniper Networks (https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/justice-dept-hewlett-packard-enterprise-juniper-networks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top)
Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: ‘buckle up’ (https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/603754/mark-zuckerberg-tells-employees-to-buckle-up-in-leaked-all-hands-meeting?ueid=3d6a2c800561880c901963d51e644d95&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1/31/25%20-%20Verge%20Subscription%20Marketing%20Send&utm_term=Verge%20Marketing%20Current)
There’s Something Very, Very Wrong With Tech Today. (https://slate.com/technology/2025/02/ed-zitron-interview-big-tech-ai-criticism.html)
Microsoft Enforces Tougher Layoff Rules: No Severance, Immediate Termination (https://www.analyticsinsight.net/news/microsoft-enforces-tougher-layoff-rules-no-severance-immediate-termination)
Apple reportedly gives up on its AR video glasses project (https://www.theverge.com/news/604378/apple-n107-ar-glasses-canceled)
uBlock Origin is dead for Chrome, but ad blockers live on (https://www.pcworld.com/article/2595287/ublock-origin-is-dead-for-chrome-but-ad-blockers-live-on.html)
Add F*cking to Your Google Searches to Neutralize AI Summaries (https://gizmodo.com/add-fcking-to-your-google-searches-to-neutralize-ai-summaries-2000557710)
Palantir soars 24% to record high as AI powers strong earnings and guidance (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/04/palantir-soars-more-than-23percent-as-ai-powers-strong-earnings-and-guidance.html)
'Eternal' 5D memory crystal capable of storing 360 TB of data for billions of years now holds a full human genome (https://www.techradar.com/pro/eternal-5d-memory-crystal-capable-of-storing-360-tb-of-data-for-billions-of-years-now-holds-a-full-human-genome)
AI Company Asks Job Applicants Not to Use AI in Job Applications (https://www.404media.co/anthropic-claude-job-application-ai-assistants/)
OpenAI's nightmare: Deepseek R1 on a Raspberry Pi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1sN1lB76EA)
Why Chinese AI has stunned the world (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/01/23/chinas-ai-industry-has-almost-caught-up-with-americas)
Why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with a 160-year-old economics paradox (https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2025/02/04/g-s1-46018/ai-deepseek-economics-jevons-paradox)
OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From U (https://www.404media.co/openai-furious-deepseek-might-have-stolen-all-the-data-openai-stole-from-us/)e (https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/dell_ends_hybrid_work_policy/)
Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data (https://www.wired.com/story/exposed-deepseek-database-revealed-chat-prompts-and-internal-data/)
Gurman: Apple (https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/02/gurman-new-apple-icloud-service-confetti-invites-calendar/) is (https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/02/gurman-new-apple-icloud-service-confetti-invites-calendar/) launching new iCloud service as soon as this week, codenamed "Confetti" - 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/02/gurman-new-apple-icloud-service-confetti-invites-calendar/)
Nonsense
Funny note from JP Morgan Analyst about Tesla (https://www.threads.net/@benedictevans/post/DFndhwcuns9?xmt=AQGze1GhEGDyhgVKOFI0AvRmZmyXmlvD15_aHHWFTSthcw)
Waffle House is passing along the sky (https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a)- (https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a)high cost of eggs to diners with a 50 (https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a)- (https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a)cent surcharge (https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-eggs-bird-flu-89025262684f051bdf8f7350dcf1613a)
Optimized Charging (https://optional.is/required/2025/01/28/optimized-charging/)
Listener Feedback
ChatGPT Explains the difference between ‘.bashrc` and .bash_profile (https://chatgpt.com/share/67a26e2f-be74-8006-b08e-e8691d7fd654)
Optimized Charging (https://optional.is/required/2025/01/28/optimized-charging/)
Conferences
Civo Navigate North America (https://www.civo.com/navigate/north-america), San Francisco, Feb 10-11, 2025
DevOpsDayLA (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/devopsday-la) at SCALE22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x), March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOP
VMUG NL (https://vmugnl.nl), March 12th, Coté speaking.
DevOpsDays Chicago (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-chicago/welcome/), March 18th, 2025.
SREday London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/), March 27-28, Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/Michael_Cote_VMware__Pivotal_Platform_Engineering_for_Private_Cloud). 10% with code LDN10.
Monki Gras (https://monkigras.com/), London, March 27-28, Coté speaking.
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, speaking.
KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: Blackstone Griddle (https://blackstoneproducts.com/products/iron-forged-36in-griddle-w-hood)
Matt: (https://www.flaminglips.com) The Flaming Lips Live (https://www.flaminglips.com)
Coté:
ChatGPT Canvas (https://openai.com/index/introducing-canvas/)
Couches (https://www.facebook.com/reclaimitpdx/posts/2381969248637599/?_rdr) (direct link (https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/mcmurry/artwork/couches-of-st-johns-zine?collection=souvenir)).
Photo Credits
Header (https://optional.is/required/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/chargers.jpg)
Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-red-baseball-ball-hDJcl5h4RWc) -
This week, we discuss the latest news about DeepSeek, how to make sense of the countless hot takes, and a review of The Nvidia Way. Plus, some thoughts on Valentine’s Day.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/oXKxGYYaiH8?si=kZYcyrFWz-Kz14B3) 504 (https://www.youtube.com/live/oXKxGYYaiH8?si=kZYcyrFWz-Kz14B3)
Runner-up Titles
The Paperclip Apocalypse
Markets Over Management
The Nest Egg
This is cheaper than therapy
Valentine’s Day
“Turns out, guys…”
You can burn a candle out, and when it’s out there’s no candle.
I don’t think Jensen is struggling
Rundown
DeepSeek
China's DeepSeek appears to have built AI models that rival OpenAI, while allegedly using much less money, chips, and energy. (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-5681d8e7-ae1d-47e2-bde9-a59289486774.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1)
DeepSeek FAQ (https://stratechery.com/2025/deepseek-faq/)
DeepSeek and the Enterprise (https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2025/01/27/deepseek-and-the-enterprise/)
Four big reasons to worry about DeepSeek (and four reasons to calm down) (https://www.platformer.news/deepseek-ai-explainer-china-worries/?ref=platformer-newsletter)
DeepSeek Disruption Has Its Upside (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-28/deepseek-disruption-has-its-upside?srnd=undefined&embedded-checkout=true)
Dario Amodei — On DeepSeek and Export Controls (https://darioamodei.com/on-deepseek-and-export-controls)
Bonus Clouded Judgement - Inference Time Compute (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/bonus-clouded-judgement-inference?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=155793518&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)
CEO Pat Gelsinger is already using DeepSeek instead of OpenAI at his startup, Gloo (https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/27/former-intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-is-already-using-deepseek-instead-of-openai-at-his-startup-gloo/)
Relevant to your Interests
Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in 'horribly shortsighted' decision (https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/trump-administration-fires-members-of-cybersecurity-review-board-in-horribly-shortsighted-decision/)
Rethinking developer experience at T-Mobile: DevEx vs devprod, exec buy-in, and developer self-service (https://getdx.com/podcast/rethinking-developer-experience-at-t-mobile/)
FTC Finalizes Long-Awaited Updates to Children's Privacy Rule (https://natlawreview.com/article/ftc-finalizes-long-awaited-updates-childrens-privacy-rule)
FTC Finalizes Changes to Children’s Privacy Rule Limiting Companies’ Ability to Monetize Kids’ Data (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-finalizes-changes-childrens-privacy-rule-limiting-companies-ability-monetize-kids-data)
Free OpenAI & every-LLM API Pricing Calculator (https://docsbot.ai/tools/gpt-openai-api-pricing-calculator)
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time (https://www.404media.co/github-is-showing-the-trump-administration-scrubbing-government-web-pages-in-real-time/)
Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for disclosing customer information to train AI models (https://www.reuters.com/legal/microsofts-linkedin-sued-disclosing-customer-information-train-ai-models-2025-01-22/)
We’re launching Opengrep, a fork of Semgrep CE (https://www.opengrep.dev)
Semaphore is Going Open Source in 30 days (https://semaphoreci.com/blog/semaphore-is-going-open-source)
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/openai-launches-chatgpt-gov-for-us-government-agencies.html)
"Digital shoplifting" is on the rise among the well-off Gen Z crowd (https://www.axios.com/2025/01/27/gen-z-digital-shoplifting)
Kubernetes Cloud Repatriation Saves Millions for Data Platform Provider (https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/01/yellowbrick-cloud-repatriation/)
Warp vs. Ghostty: Which Terminal App Meets Your Dev Needs? (https://thenewstack.io/warp-vs-ghostty-which-terminal-app-meets-your-dev-needs/)
Cheriton School of Computer Science researchers’ update to Linux kernel could cut energy use in data centres by up to 30% (https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cheriton-school-computer-science-researchers-update-linux)
Stargate artificial intelligence project to exclusively serve OpenAI (https://archive.ph/2025.01.24-012827/https://www.ft.com/content/4541c07b-f5d8-40bd-b83c-12c0fd662bd9)
Nonsense
Why Speaking Like a Wanker at Work Is Essential (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QmAbQMukB4)
Stripe accidentally sent an image of a duck when notifying some employees they were getting laid off (https://www.businessinsider.com/stripe-layoffs-duck-email-error-2025-1)
Conferences
CfgMgmtCamp (https://cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/), Ghent, Belgium, February 2-5, 2025.
Civo Navigate North America (https://www.civo.com/navigate/north-america), San Francisco, Feb 10-11, 2025
DevOpsDayLA (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/devopsday-la) at SCALE22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x), March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOP
VMUG NL (https://vmugnl.nl), March 12th, Coté speaking.
DevOpsDays Chicago (https://devopsdays.org/events/2025-chicago/welcome/), March 18th, 2025.
SREday London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/), March 27-28, Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/Michael_Cote_VMware__Pivotal_Platform_Engineering_for_Private_Cloud). 10% with code LDN10.
Monki Gras (https://monkigras.com/), London, March 27-28, Coté speaking.
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, speaking.
KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: Paradise (https://press.hulu.com/shows/paradise/)
Matt: Tell me which Ardupilot/PX4 Autopilot platform I should buy?
Holybro X500 v2 (https://holybro.com/products/px4-development-kit-x500-v2?variant=43018371596477) or QAV250 (https://holybro.com/collections/multicopter-kit/products/qav250-kit) dev kit?
Coté:
(MLA) citations (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html)
“The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces,” (https://5e.tools/adventure.html#cm,2) Michael Polkinghorn, in Candlekeep Mysteries (https://5e.tools/adventure.html#cm).
Artwork
CoverArt (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/DeepSeek?license=free&orientation=portrait)
Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/man-and-woman-kissing-Qx5QNarbrUM) -
This week, we explore how AI is reshaping software development, the slow adoption of Service Mesh, and the latest effort to modernize the U.S. Government. Plus, chili debates, and Wiz proves puppies make everything better.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuymY8l9rs) 503 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuymY8l9rs)
Runner-up Titles
Just start it, I’ll catch up
Let’s not get distracted by the corn
AI’s never eaten a bowl of chili, Brandon.
No beans for you
Streetfights about chili
Get out of my right pane
Single Thread Pizza
That is a response to a problem I don’t want to have.
This is not listener feedback, this is more Matt feedback.
Rundown
Visual Studio Code helped Microsoft win developers. New AI coding editors want to own the future (https://www.runtime.news/visual-studio-code-helped-microsoft-win-developers-new-ai-coding-editors-want-to-own-the-future/?ref=runtime-newsletter)
Anysphere, a Maker of A.I. Coding Software, Raises $105 Million (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/business/dealbook/anysphere-cursor-25-billion-valuation.html?ref=runtime.news)
Model Distillation (https://x.com/jaminball/status/1881718692956016713)
DeepSeek claims its 'reasoning' model beats OpenAI's o1 on certain benchmarks (https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/deepseek-claims-its-reasoning-model-beats-openais-o1-on-certain-benchmarks/)
Istio Creators on Mistakes To Avoid for Any Project (https://thenewstack.io/istio-creators-on-mistakes-to-avoid-for-any-project/)
Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech (https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/01/trump-signs-order-setting-doge-focus-government-tech/402358/)
Trump’s Treasury pick pledges to keep IRS Direct File open this tax season (https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/01/trumps-treasury-pick-pledges-keep-irs-direct-file-open-tax-season/402250/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Relevant to your Interests
This Hedge Fund Created an Excel on Steroids (https://www.wsj.com/articles/hedge-fund-spreadsheet-application-arcticdb-c98906f0)
The $500 Million Debacle at Sonos That Just Won’t End (https://www.wsj.com/tech/sonos-speakers-app-ceo-24250f2c)
Thoma Bravo-owned SailPoint reveals narrower loss in US IPO filing (https://www.reuters.com/technology/sailpoint-makes-us-ipo-filing-public-2025-01-17/)
The First Big Trump Scam Is Already Blowing Up in Everyone’s Faces (https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/donald-trump-meme-coin-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-scam.html)
We’re in the Netflix-opens-a-restaurant stage of the cycle. (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-bites-las-vegas-restaraurant-mgm-grand-opening-1236114520/)
Google Invests Another $1 Billion in AI Developer Anthropic (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-22/google-invests-another-1-billion-in-ai-developer-anthropic?srnd=phx-deals)
Product Name Changes (https://m365maps.com/renames.htm)
Gartner: VMware migrations will be long, costly, and risky (https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/vmware_migration_gartner_advice/)
Developers and IT folks, please be careful when installing Homebrew (https://www.threads.net/@nixcraft/post/DFCK-NYowNc)
Capital One gives update on deposit issues as customers demand answers (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/01/17/capital-one-banking-outage-issues-update-friday/77771258007/)
Many remote workers say they’d be likely to leave their job if they could no longer work from home (https://link.axios.com/click/38290712.541800/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGV3cmVzZWFyY2gub3JnL3Nob3J0LXJlYWRzLzIwMjUvMDEvMTMvbWFueS1yZW1vdGUtd29ya2Vycy1zYXktdGhleWQtYmUtbGlrZWx5LXRvLWxlYXZlLXRoZWlyLWpvYi1pZi10aGV5LWNvdWxkLW5vLWxvbmdlci13b3JrLWZyb20taG9tZS8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1BZGFwdGl2ZU1haWxlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0yNS0wMS0xNyUyMC0lMjBJQ1lNSSUyMHJlbW90ZSUyMHdvcmtlcnMlMjBiYWNrJTIwdG8lMjBvZmZpY2Umb3JnPTk4MiZsdmw9MTAwJml0ZT0xNTI2MiZsZWE9NDA3MTc3NSZjdHI9MCZwYXI9MSZ0cms9YTBEUW0wMDAwMDQ1eFdjTUFJJnN0cmVhbT1idXNpbmVzcw/640463872934319aa30b46ecBf4dba2fc)
Schrödinger's Cat breakthrough could usher in the 'Holy Grail' of quantum computing, making them error-proof (https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/schrodingers-cat-breakthrough-could-usher-in-the-holy-grail-of-quantum-computing-making-them-error-proof)
Nonsense
This Southern Grocery Store Was Just Named The Best In The Nation And We're Not Surprised (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/southern-grocery-store-just-named-220356363.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CLICKER_CONTROL_SINK&ncid=crm_19907-1202927-20250115-0&bt_user_id=ocbX%2FwHAAfTR%2BJ6SJ9Ssf7l%2FWN5AWP%2BJst8Llfj1yBN72ltULdPIH%2FEo0SMXcQkp&bt_ts=1736981241078&guccounter=1)
Soup You Can Suck On: Introducing Progresso Soup Drops, the Ultimate Cold and Flu Season Comfort (https://www.generalmills.com/news/press-releases/soup-you-can-suck-on-introducing-progresso-soup-drops-the-ultimate-cold-and-flu-season-comfort)
New England Patriots VP of content says NFL told team to shut down Bluesky account (https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/new-england-patriots-bluesky-shut-down-account.html)
Listener Feedback
Wiz has gone to the dogs (puppies)? (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wizsecurity_learn-cloud-security-with-puppies-activity-7285700780387356674-_KT-?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web)
Conferences
CfgMgmtCamp (https://cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/), February 2-5, 2025.
Civo Navigate North America (https://www.civo.com/navigate/north-america), San Francisco, Feb 10-11, 2025
DevOpsDayLA (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/devopsday-la) at SCALE22x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x), March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOP
SREday London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/), March 27-28, Coté speaking (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q1/Michael_Cote_VMware__Pivotal_Platform_Engineering_for_Private_Cloud). 10% with code LDN10.
Monki Gras (https://monkigras.com/), London, March 27-28, Coté speaking.
Cloud Foundry Day US (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-north-america/), May 14th, Palo Alto, CA
NDC Oslo (https://ndcoslo.com/), May 21-23, speaking.
KubeCon EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/), April 1-4, London.
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: Silo (https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjs49PayYqLAxXfLUQIHWQcB7AYABAAGgJkeg&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAy8K8BhCZARIsAKJ8sfQe9Nw9aRe-pi1-nnVhS3iySkFI4HDlsCiMJohRfkYNdoVIbuCltvwaAu6qEALw_wcB&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVeD2xMcq2hWh5v1TjiMy7y5qEwkwSz5RzfiKUNK2bFFZAB2vBQn9TkVpOq3_az0gvyDZ3JRJ3Vn4prVsDuHCtWxX3GY_uDgTdewBxG7ciWZRxzwd91A&sig=AOD64_07sqkSOCZel1-abfsVTGfqWoIYPg&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwj0g8_ayYqLAxWBI0QIHWJuEbMQ0Qx6BAhKEAE) and Severance (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx&ved=2ahUKEwjF8q_jyYqLAxVbOkQIHaQvN2QQFnoECEgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw06Jqv4WAF89UKW2fy4RaHx)
Matt: Search Engine: The New Zuckerberg (https://www.searchengine.show/listen/search-engine-1/the-new-zuckerberg)
Coté:
Brian Gracely interview on this week’s Software Defined Interviews (https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/92).
Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophic Life (https://amzn.to/40pIrhe),
Photo Credits
Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/soup-with-vegetable-on-gray-bowl-oVKbZx72I1U) - Vis mere
