Episode 544: The Enterprise Turing Test
This week, we discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again! Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/yj3NU6PEmnw?si=b1NI1QjI0PVNwkyy) 544 (https://www.youtube.com/live/yj3NU6PEmnw?si=b1NI1QjI0PVNwkyy) Runner-up Titles Cote’ shock jock mode Art with squids Command-Line Life Style AI isn’t for experts. The triumph of the command line The command line lifestyle is now available I don’t even know what sed is The Human Line Rundown Anthropic's Claude is learning Excel so you don't have to (https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/28/anthropic_claude_excel/) Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts: Reuters, citing sources (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/amazon-targets-as-many-as-30000-corporate-job-cuts.html) The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2025 (https://devecosystem-2025.jetbrains.com/) “The Pragmatic Engineer 2025 Survey: What’s in your tech stack? Part 3.” (https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pragmatic-engineer-2025-survey-part-3) Relevant to your Interests ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web - Anil Dash (https://www.anildash.com/2025/10/22/atlas-anti-web-browser/) OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated, maker of Sky (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/amazon-targets-as-many-as-30000-corporate-job-cuts.html) PayPal shares surge 13% after OpenAI deal to become the first payments wallet in ChatGPT (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/paypal-openai-chatgpt-payments-deal.html) Internet Pioneer AOL to Be Acquired by Italian Tech Company Bending Spoons (https://www.wsj.com/business/media/internet-pioneer-aol-to-be-acquired-by-tech-company-bending-spoons-8b0200ba?mod=mhp) What is Configuration as Data? (https://itnext.io/what-is-configuration-as-data-210b0c4be324) RDEL #115: What are the 2025 benchmarks for the DORA 4 metrics? (https://rdel.substack.com/p/rdel-115-what-are-the-2025-benchmarks) a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth (https://www.404media.co/a16z-is-funding-a-speedrun-to-ai-generated-hell-on-earth/) An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’ (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/patrick-gelsinger-christian-ai-gloo-silicon-valley) Removing Jeff Bezos From My Bed ◆ Truffle Security Co. (https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/removing-jeff-bezos-from-my-bed) Grammarly rebrands to 'Superhuman,' launches a new AI assistant (https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/grammarly-rebrands-to-superhuman-launches-a-new-ai-assistant/) Why the “Free” Chef Version Could Be Your Most Expensive Mistake (https://www.chef.io/blog/chef-open-source-software-advice) The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects (https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-wayback-machines-snapshots-of-news-homepages-plummet-after-a-breakdown-in-archiving-projects/) Nonsense How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA (https://www.wired.com/story/how-hacked-card-shufflers-allegedly-enabled-a-mob-fueled-poker-scam-that-rocked-the-nba/) Conferences Wiz Wizdom Conferences (https://www.wiz.io/wizdom), NYC November 3-5, London November 17-19 SREDay Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2025-amsterdam-q4/), November 7th, Coté speaking DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x), March 6th, Pasadena, CA Uxse code: DEVOP for 50% off. CFP open until Dec. 1st. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) 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): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: Who Is Michael Lombardi? Debunking the Myths of UNC's GM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqYl9sLK-g) Matt: Shell Game podcast (https://www.shellgame.co/) Coté: "What Grant Reviewers Actually Look For (and What They Ignore)." (https://substack.com/inbox/post/176912002?r=2d4o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false&triedRedirect=true) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/green-and-black-digital-device-xbEVM6oJ1Fs)
31 Okt 1h 2min
Episode 543: Arts and Crafts
This week, we discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/PnwoFl5JjNo?si=DS2CoIgHVlVU9Y3m) 543 (https://www.youtube.com/live/PnwoFl5JjNo?si=DS2CoIgHVlVU9Y3m) Runner-up Titles Firewire is dead USB, what are you going to do? It’s like I tell my son: you know what to do, you chose not to do it. I am just a guest. I don’t need helpful An amazing hole. Slides for nobody You closed the loop It’s pretty amazing, but does it need to exist? Slackhole Rundown OpenAI Introducing ChatGPT Atlas (https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/) OpenAI Is Building a Banker (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-10-21/openai-is-building-a-banker?srnd=undefined&embedded-checkout=true) OpenAI has five years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillion (https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/openai-has-five-years-to-turn-13-billion-into-1-trillion/) AI agents are not amazing, they are slop: says OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy as he strongly disagrees with CEO Sam Altman on AGI timeline - The Times of India (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/ai-agents-are-not-amazing-they-are-slop-says-openai-cofounder-andrej-karpathy-as-he-strongly-disagrees-with-ceo-sam-altman-on-agi-timeline/articleshow/124720565.cms) OpenAI’s ChatGPT will soon allow ‘erotica’ for adults in major policy shift (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/erotica-coming-to-chatgpt-this-year-says-openai-ceo-sam-altman.html) OpenAI Inks Deal With Broadcom to Design Its Own Chips for A.I. (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/technology/openai-broadcom-chips-deal.html) Claude Skills are awesome, maybe a bigger deal than MCP (https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/16/claude-skills/#atom-everything) OpenStack Flamingo pays down technical debt as adoption continues to climb (https://www.networkworld.com/article/4066532/openstack-flamingo-pays-down-technical-debt-as-adoption-continues-to-climb.html) Relevant to your Interests Elon Musk will settle $128 million Twitter execs lawsuit (https://www.theverge.com/news/796239/elon-musk-x-128-million-twitter-exec-lawsuit-settlement) GitHub Will Prioritize Migrating to Azure Over Feature Development (https://thenewstack.io/github-will-prioritize-migrating-to-azure-over-feature-development/) The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare (https://www.404media.co/the-discord-hack-is-every-users-worst-nightmare/) Cursor-Maker Anysphere Considers Investment Offers at $30 Billion Valuation (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/cursor-maker-anysphere-considers-investment-offers-30-billion-valuation) Rubygems.org AWS Root Access Event – September 2025 (https://rubycentral.org/news/rubygems-org-aws-root-access-event-september-2025/) This Discord Zendesk compromise has gotten more silly (https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1976417029289607223) WP Engine Vs Automattic & Mullenweg Is Back In Play (https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wp-engine-vs-automattic-mullenweg-is-back-in-play/557905/) Windows 11 removes all bypass methods for Microsoft account setup, removing local accounts (https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/windows-11-now-blocks-all-microsoft-account-bypasses-during-setup/) Introducing the React Foundation: The New Home for React & React Native (https://engineering.fb.com/2025/10/07/open-source/introducing-the-react-foundation-the-new-home-for-react-react-native/?utm_source=changelog-news) Wiz Finds Critical Redis RCE Vulnerability: CVE‑2025‑49844 | Wiz Blog (https://www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-research-redis-rce-cve-2025-49844) DevRel is -Unbelievably- Back (https://dx.tips/devrel-is-back) The Ruby community has a DHH problem (https://tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-ruby-community-has-a-dhh-problem) YouTube rolls out its redesigned video player globally (https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtube/youtube-rolls-out-its-redesigned-video-player-globally-174609883.html) Oracle stock rises as company confirms Meta cloud deal (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/oracle-confirms-meta-cloud-deal-.html) Adiós, AirPods (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/apple-airpods-live-translation/684582/?gift=iWa_iB9lkw4UuiWbIbrWGV8Zzu9GF6V5YZpJtnAzcvU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) NVIDIA shows off its first Blackwell wafer manufactured in the US (https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/nvidia-shows-off-its-first-blackwell-wafer-manufactured-in-the-us-192836249.html) This Is How Much Anthropic and Cursor Spend On Amazon Web Services (https://www.wheresyoured.at/costs/) Automattic CEO calls Tumblr his 'biggest failure' so far (https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/20/automattic-ceo-calls-tumblr-his-biggest-failure-so-far/) Marc Benioff says Salesforce is saving about $100M a year by using AI tools in its customer service operations (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-14/salesforce-says-ai-customer-service-saves-100-million-annually | http://www.techmeme.com/251014/p32#a251014p32) Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services (https://apnews.com/article/amazon-east-internet-services-outage-654a12ac9aff0bf4b9dc0e22499d92d7) Amazon Outage Forces Hundreds of Websites Offline for Hours (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/business/aws-down-internet-outage.html) Today is when Amazon brain drain finally caught up with AWS (https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/aws_outage_amazon_brain_drain_corey_quinn/) AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright - Dexerto (https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/aws-crash-causes-2000-smart-beds-to-overheat-and-get-stuck-upright-3272251/) Nonsense Streetlights Are Mysteriously Turning Purple. Here's Why (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/streetlights-are-mysteriously-turning-purple-heres-why/) Buc-ee's is not America's top convenience store; Midwest chain takes No. 1 spot (https://local12.com/news/nation-world/bucees-not-america-top-convenience-store-satisfaction-ratings-rankings-midwest-chain-kwik-trip-takes-number-one-spot-wawa-sheetz-quicktrip-cincinnati-ohio) French post office rolls out croissant-scented stamp (https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/french-post-office-rolls-out-croissant-scented-stamp/) Listener Feedback Jeffrey is looking for college interns. (https://careers.blizzard.com/global/en/job/R025908/2026-US-Summer-Internships-Game-Engineering) Conferences Wiz Wizdom Conferences (https://www.wiz.io/wizdom), NYC November 3-5, London November 17-19 SREDay Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2025-amsterdam-q4/), Coté speaking, November 7th. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) 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): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: The PR Guy Who Says the AI Boom Is a Bust (https://overcast.fm/+AAQL2e2DHQo) Matt: Comfort Ear Grip Hooks (https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07YVDT3KT) Coté: MSG on popcorn, Claude Skills, Masman Curry, Sora? Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-white-and-gray-stone-OV44gxH71DU)
24 Okt 1h 6min
Episode 542: Yuriy Shyyan on owning your own Cloud.
Matt Ray talks to Yuriy Shyyan, the Director of Cloud Systems Architecture for OpenMetal. They discuss the cost of running your enterprise in the public cloud, high school hacking, building a business on OpenStack, and recognizing that cloud credits are an invitation to purchase a timeshare. Show Links OpenMetal.io (http://openmetal.io/) Contact Yuriy Shyyan LinkedIn: Yuriy Shyyan (https://openmetal.io/about-openmetal/team-page/team-profile-yuriy-shyyan/) Sponsor OpenMetal — Cloud Native IaaS. Fixed Cost. (https://openmetal.io/free-trial/) SDT News & Hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Special Guest: Yuriy Shyyan.
17 Okt 1h 2min
Episode 541: Why not do everything
This week, we discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/88Cz6K0UGjc?si=rjPnzkxY6-34wJ99) 541 (https://www.youtube.com/live/88Cz6K0UGjc?si=rjPnzkxY6-34wJ99) Runner-up Titles Living in the dark ages of Sequoia He’s the racoon remover of the neighborhood Don’t say we don’t cover everything They’re hoping someone’s going to unlock a lot of value here, because I’m not seeing it The Low Code Trap Use the code “SDT150” and we’ll send you money Rundown Open AI DevDay (https://openai.com/devday/) The Next Great Distribution Shift (https://blog.brianbalfour.com/p/the-next-great-distribution-shift) AMD stock skyrockets 30% as OpenAI looks to take stake in AI chipmaker (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/06/openai-amd-chip-deal-ai.html) OpenAI’s Golden Touch Spreads as Stocks Soar (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-06/openai-s-golden-touch-spreads-as-stocks-soar-off-mere-mentions?cmpid=BBD100725_MONEYSTUFF&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=251007&utm_campaign=moneystuff) OpenAI Is Good at Deals (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-10-06/openai-is-good-at-deals?srnd=undefined&embedded-checkout=true) (https://venturebeat.com/ai/github-leads-the-enterprise-claude-leads-the-pack-cursors-speed-cant-close)## Relevant to your Interests Your Meta AI Chats Will Soon Influence the Ads You See (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/01/meta-ai-ad-targeting/) AWS API MCP Server v1.0.0 release - AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/10/aws-api-mcp-server-v1-0-0-release/) Inside the cybersecurity boom, strong team, and bold gamble that helped Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport win a $32 billion deal with Google (https://fortune.com/article/wiz-cloud-security-ceo-assaf-rappaport-google-sundar-pichai/) Linus Torvalds Lashes Out At RISC-V Big Endian Plans (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-No-RISC-V-BE) Open Printer (https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer) Have we passed peak social media? (https://archive.is/10cll#selection-1851.0-1854.0) Apple working on MCP support on Mac, iPhone, and iPad (https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/22/macos-tahoe-26-1-beta-1-mcp-integration/) A cartoonist's review of AI art (https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art) GitHub leads the enterprise, Claude leads the pack—Cursor’s speed can’t close (https://venturebeat.com/ai/github-leads-the-enterprise-claude-leads-the-pack-cursors-speed-cant-close) Cursor CLI (https://cursor.com/cli) Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5 (https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-5) GitHub Copilot CLI is now in public preview (https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-25-github-copilot-cli-is-now-in-public-preview/) Meet Jules Tools: A Command Line Companion for Google’s Async Coding Agent (https://developers.googleblog.com/en/meet-jules-tools-a-command-line-companion-for-googles-async-coding-agent/) Announcing The Gem Cooperative (https://martinemde.com/2025/10/05/announcing-gem-coop.html) Qualcomm Buys Arduino, Will Bring AI Tools to Your DIY Tech Projects (https://www.pcmag.com/news/qualcomm-buys-arduino-will-bring-ai-tools-to-your-diy-tech-projects) Listener Feedback Join the Boulder AWS - Amazon Web Services | Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/boulder-aws-amazon-web-services/) Conferences AI for the Rest of Us (https://aifortherestofus.live/london-2025), Coté speaking, October 15th-16th, London. Use code SDT20 for 20% off. Wiz Wizdom Conferences (https://www.wiz.io/wizdom), NYC November 3-5, London November 17-19 SREDay Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2025-amsterdam-q4/), Coté speaking, November 7th. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) 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): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: Shark NV352 Navigator Lift Away Upright Vacuum (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Q4DRJW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1) Matt: Murderbot (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03&ved=2ahUKEwjYg_bfyZWQAxVvmmoFHYDdH30QFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0rXcF6igz8j5-_fPSRIRoB) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-small-animal-sitting-on-top-of-a-leaf-covered-ground-kyHACltnSgU)
10 Okt 54min
Episode 540: How to build a factory
This week, we dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/urU5sn8Ufl8?si=WNrIuP_uXbhIg4gq) 540 (https://www.youtube.com/live/urU5sn8Ufl8?si=WNrIuP_uXbhIg4gq) Runner-up Titles Just plug in an iPhone Be helpful, not helpless Rundown Announcing the 2025 DORA Report | Google Cloud Blog (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/announcing-the-2025-dora-report/) OpenAI Agentic Commerce (https://openai.com/index/buy-it-in-chatgpt/) (https://openai.com/sora/) The New Sora App (https://openai.com/sora/) Introducing ChatGPT Pulse (https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-pulse/) Relevant to your Interests Intel and Apple hold investment talks, no deal in sight - 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/24/intel-and-apple-hold-investment-talks-no-deal-in-sight/) Ed Zitron is mad as hell (https://www.ft.com/content/4c8d6420-d088-4660-8973-c4996cd990fb) TikTok will stay: Trump signs executive order to keep app in the US (https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/25/tiktok-will-stay-trump-signs-executive-order-keep-app-us/) 10+ Hidden Features in iOS 26 (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-26-hidden-features/) Splunk .conf25: Forging a Data Foundation for Cisco's AgenticOps Vision (https://futurumgroup.com/insights/splunk-conf25-forging-a-data-foundation-for-ciscos-agenticops-vision/) JFrog SwampUp 2025: The Agentic Development Era Emerges From The Swamp (https://www.forrester.com/blogs/jfrog-swampup-2025-the-agentic-development-era-emerges-from-the-swamp/) RIP, AOL dial-up: Take a walk down memory lane to 5 other now-defunct tech icons that defined millennials' youths (https://www.aol.com/rip-aol-dial-walk-down-063119808.html) Logitech launches MX Master 4 flagship productivity mouse – the best mouse we've tested adds haptic feedback, circular Action Ring shortcuts (https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-mice/logitech-launches-mx-master-4-flagship-productivity-mouse-the-best-mouse-weve-tested-adds-haptic-feedback-circular-action-ring-shortcuts) Charlie Javice Sentenced to 85 Months in Prison for Fraud (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/business/charlie-javice-sentence.html) Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to step aside (https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/spotify-ceo-daniel-ek) Cloudscape - Cloudscape Design System (https://cloudscape.design/) Cursor CLI (https://cursor.com/cli) Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5 (https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-5) Cursor CLI (https://cursor.com/cli) Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5 (https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-5) GitHub Copilot CLI is now in public preview (https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-25-github-copilot-cli-is-now-in-public-preview/) Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover (https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/) How Ruby Went Off the Rails (https://www.404media.co/how-ruby-went-off-the-rails/) Open source to closed doors: RubyGems control fight erupts (https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/open_source_to_closed_doors/) Platform Engineering and AI - Two Buzzwords Finally Meet! | Michael Cote (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jL3xp3LmQw) Nonsense Build-A-Bear Stock Outperforms Nvidia (https://theonion.com/build-a-bear-stock-outperforms-nvidia/) (The Onion) Conferences CF Day EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-europe/), Coté speaking, Frankfurt, October 7th, 2025. AI for the Rest of Us (https://aifortherestofus.live/london-2025), Coté speaking, October 15th-16th, London. Use code SDT20 for 20% off. Wiz Wizdom Conferences (https://www.wiz.io/wizdom), NYC November 3-5, London November 17-19 SREDay Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2025-amsterdam-q4/), Coté speaking, November 7th. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) 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): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: Black Rabbit (https://www.netflix.com/title/81630027) Coté: Sune, Hackney, London (https://www.sune.restaurant). Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-eurostar-train-is-shown-in-close-up-KRJNGFKNjJM)
3 Okt 1h 9min
Episode 539: The Final Demand
This week, we cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/ptnxBcE_6FQ?si=lapKMarRCBFbeAET) 539 (https://www.youtube.com/live/ptnxBcE_6FQ?si=lapKMarRCBFbeAET) Runner-up Titles It’s a two knob problem The healthy jaundice of success My homework is to go home Are you enjoying the widgets? I get you on the Ponzi Scheme Hanlon’s Razor strikes again Blogging: Hardest form of social media Rundown Oracle Exclusive | Oracle, OpenAI Sign Massive $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal (https://www.wsj.com/business/openai-oracle-sign-300-billion-computing-deal-among-biggest-in-history-ff27c8fe) Oracle and OpenAI are full of crap (https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com/post/3lynpe7zmas2k) OpenAI doesn’t have the cash to pay Oracle $300 billion — raising it will test the very limits of private markets (https://sherwood.news/markets/openai-doesnt-have-the-cash-to-pay-oracle-usd300-billion-raising-it-will/) Nvidia stock jumps on $100 billion OpenAI investment as Huang touts 'biggest AI infrastructure project in history (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-stock-jumps-on-100-billion-openai-investment-as-huang-touts-biggest-ai-infrastructure-project-in-history-171740509.html) Ruby Central Takes Over RubyGems (https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/09/23/ruby-central-takes-over-rubygems/) Atlassian Atlassian acquires DX, a developer productivity platform, for $1B (https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/atlassian-acquires-dx-a-developer-productivity-platform-for-1b/) Atlassian acquires developer productivity startup DX for $1B (https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/18/atlassian-acquires-developer-productivity-startup-dx-1b/) The AI Shift: Static Software vs. Living AI Systems (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-91925-the-ai-shift) RSS co-creator launches new protocol for AI data licensing (https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/rss-co-creator-launches-new-protocol-for-ai-data-licensing/) Nvidia to Invest $5 Billion in Intel, Furthering Trump’s Turnaround Plan (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-intel-5-billion-investment-ad940533?mod=hp_lead_pos1) Relevant to your Interests Tesla Wants Out of the Car Business (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/09/tesla-elon-musk-master-plan-robotaxi/684122/) Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/google-is-shutting-down-tables-its-airtable-rival/) Oracle's stock pump, Meta's $600B, Bronny Ellison and Warner Bros, European stereotypes (https://platformonomics.com/2025/09/platformonomics-tgif-99-september-12-2025/) Atlassian goes cloud-only, customers face integration issues (https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/atlassian_will_go_cloudonly_customers/) Getting a slice of the Kubernete$ management pie (https://newsletter.cote.io/p/getting-a-slice-of-the-kubernete) Cote on Multicloud (https://cote.io/2025/09/14/i-think-this-means-thing.html) ServiceNow Says Windsurf Gave Its Engineers a 10% Productivity Boost (https://bsky.app/profile/thenewstack.io/post/3lyvqw6lc6522) Most Work is Translation (https://open.substack.com/pub/aparnacd/p/most-work-is-translation?r=2d4o&utm_medium=ios) Microsoft warns users that Windows 10 is in its final days (https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/windows_10_final_countdown/) How to use Tahoe's new Use Model shortcut to summarize articles (https://cote.io/2025/09/16/how-to-use-tahoes-new.html) Credit scores drop at fastest pace since the Great Recession | CNN Business (https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/economy/debt-credit-score-student-loans) Workday to buy AI firm Sana for $1.1 billion as HR software deal-making heats up (https://www.reuters.com/business/workday-buy-ai-firm-sana-11-billion-hr-software-deal-making-heats-up-2025-09-16/) Wasm 3.0 Completed - WebAssembly (https://webassembly.org/news/2025-09-17-wasm-3.0/) Exclusive: AI's ability to displace jobs is advancing quickly, Anthropic CEO says (https://www.axios.com/2025/09/17/anthropic-amodei-ai) From the facepalm community on Reddit: Meta's live AI cooking demo fails spectacularly (https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/s/VI8YmDY29p) Meta CTO explains the cause of its embarrassing smart glasses demo failures (https://www.engadget.com/wearables/meta-cto-explains-the-cause-of-its-embarrassing-smart-glasses-demo-failures-123011790.html) New H-1B rules sparked weekend chaos (https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/2025/09/22/new-h-1b-rules-sparked-weekend-chaos) The Man Calling Bullshit on the AI Boom (https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-calling-bullshit-on-the-ai?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) Trump’s H-1B visa fee isn’t just about immigration, it’s about fealty (https://www.theverge.com/report/782289/trumps-h-1b-visa-fee-isnt-about-immigration-its-about-fealty) Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human | Vivaldi Browser (https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/) Zoom Bets on Agentic AI With AI Companion 3.0 Amid Sluggish Growth (https://diginomica.com/zoom-unveils-ai-companion-30-betting-agentic-ai-drive-enterprise-growth) The Secret Service has dismantled a telecom threat near the UN. It could have disabled cell service in NYC (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-secret-service-has-dismantled-a-telecom-threat-near-the-un-it-could-have-disabled-cell-service-in-nyc) Enterprise AI Looks Bleak, But Employee AI Looks Bright (https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/09/15/ai-adoption-at-work-play.html) Obot AI Secures $35M Seed to Build Enterprise MCP Gateway - obot (https://obot.ai/obot-ai-secures-35m-seed-to-build-enterprise-mcp-gateway/) Announcing the 2025 DORA Report | Google Cloud Blog (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/announcing-the-2025-dora-report/) Conferences Civo Navigate London (https://www.civo.com/navigate/london/2025), Coté speaking, September 30th. Texas Linux Fest (https://2025.texaslinuxfest.org), Austin, October 3rd to 4th. CF Day EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-europe/), Coté speaking, Frankfurt, October 7th, 2025. AI for the Rest of Us (https://aifortherestofus.live/london-2025), Coté speaking, October 15th-16th, London. Use code SDT20 for 20% off. Wiz Wizdom Conferences (https://www.wiz.io/wizdom), NYC November 3-5, London November 17-19 SREDay Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2025-amsterdam-q4/), Coté speaking, November 7th. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) 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): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: Task (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/task) Matt: OpenCore Legacy Patcher (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/black-ipad-on-white-table-Sw-JgeAosME)
26 Sep 56min
Episode 538: Michael Irwin on Docker, Developers, and AI
Brandon interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 538 (https://youtu.be/ow1upEjVscg?si=ts-5lucWTE5mKJwD) Show Links Docker (https://www.docker.com) Docker Hub (https://hub.docker.com) Contact Michael LinkedIn: mikesir87 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesir87/) Github: mikesir87 (https://github.com/mikesir87) Twitter: mikesir87 (https://x.com/mikesir87/) Blog: https://blog.mikesir87.io/ (https://blog.mikesir87.io/) Sponsor Docker: Your foundation for secure, intelligent development (https://www.docker.com) SDT News & Hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Special Guest: Michael Irwin.
19 Sep 48min
Episode 537: YOLO acquisitions
This week, we dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/iTFrzM8U2hQ?si=XaRjUM0tMr2aOLVZ) 537 (https://www.youtube.com/live/iTFrzM8U2hQ?si=XaRjUM0tMr2aOLVZ) Runner-up Titles "I have a plan to make things slightly better.” Matt Ray comes off the top rope We are in that demographic Flip-flops, thongs, and slides. No Translation Needed Do we have a fashion channel? Why not us too? Let’s just try it Hooters adjacent tech story Pay-per-crawl. I don’t know how DNS works, nobody does Cool, copyright, I love it Just lots of weird stuff going on. Y’all are weird Rundown Final thought on Australia (https://walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/final-thought-on-australia) Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Company for $610 million (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/04/atlassian-the-browser-company-deal.html) VMware buying Slide Rocket in 2011 (https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/26/vmware-acquires-online-presentation-application-sliderocket/), which is now ClearSlide (https://www.clearslide.com/product/sliderocket/) An Interview with Cloudflare Founder and CEO Matthew Prince About Internet History and Pay-per-crawl (https://stratechery.com/2025/an-interview-with-cloudflare-founder-and-ceo-matthew-prince-about-internet-history-and-pay-per-crawl/) Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/anthropic-settlement-copyright-ai.html) Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/apple-unveils-iphone-17-pro-and-iphone-17-pro-max/) Catch up quick | Apple September event highlights (https://youtu.be/31MbUHX7W8k?si=lmDZqRp_SsQykqsr) Apple introduces AirPods Pro 3 with live translation feature (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/new-airpods-pro-3-turn-apples-earbuds-into-fitness-tracker-universal-translator/) Nvidia's top two mystery customers made up 39% of the chipmaker's Q2 revenue (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/nvidias-top-two-mystery-customers-made-up-39percent-of-its-q2-revenue-.html) Oracle Financial's US parent jumps 27% in extended trading on Tuesday; Here's why - CNBC TV18 (https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/oracle-corp-share-price-jump-q1-results-guidance-data-centre-india-listed-stock-19668521.htm) Relevant to your Interests Google, Apple, and Mozilla Win in the Antitrust Case Google Lost (https://spyglass.org/google-apple-and-mozilla-win-in-the-antitrust-case-google-lost/) Privacy Nightmare: Your Doorbell Camera Is Snitching to Insurance Companies (https://www.gadgetreview.com/privacy-nightmare-your-doorbell-camera-is-snitching-to-insurance-companies) Broadcom Stock Soars as AI Demand Drives Strong Earnings—Crucial Price Levels to Monitor (https://www.investopedia.com/broadcom-stock-soars-as-ai-demand-drives-strong-earnings-crucial-price-levels-to-monitor-11804068) Addressing the unauthorized issuance of multiple TLS certificates for 1.1.1.1 (https://blog.cloudflare.com/unauthorized-issuance-of-certificates-for-1-1-1-1/) Exclusive | Databricks Crosses $4 Billion in Annual Revenue Rate (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/databricks-increases-revenue-forecast-to-4-billion-a-year-642897c8) SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar's spectrum for Starlink's direct-to-phone service (https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/spacex-strikes-17b-deal-to-buy-echostars-spectrum-for-starlinks-direct-to-phone-service/) Google Cloud CEO sees sunny prospects thanks to AI demand (https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/google_cloud_ceo_sees_sunny/) Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/apple-unveils-iphone-17-pro-and-iphone-17-pro-max/) Catch up quick | Apple September event highlights (https://youtu.be/31MbUHX7W8k?si=lmDZqRp_SsQykqsr) Apple introduces AirPods Pro 3 with live translation feature (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/new-airpods-pro-3-turn-apples-earbuds-into-fitness-tracker-universal-translator/) Claude can now create and use files (https://www.anthropic.com/news/create-files) The $69 Billion Domino Effect: How VMware’s Debt-Fueled Acquisition Is Killing Open Source, One Repository at a Time (https://fastcode.io/2025/08/30/the-69-billion-domino-effect-how-vmwares-debt-fueled-acquisition-is-killing-open-source-one-repository-at-a-time/) Nonsense 2025 AI Darwin Award Nominees - Worst AI Failures of the Year (https://aidarwinawards.org/nominees-2025.html) Ground staff strike: KLM cancels over 100 flights on Wednesday - DutchNews.nl (https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/09/ground-staff-strike-klm-cancels-over-100-flights-on-wednesday/) Listener Feedback Carless People (https://www.amazon.com/Careless-People-Cautionary-Power-Idealism/dp/1250391237) What We’ve Learned About the Kawhi Leonard Situation—and What We Haven’t (https://www.theringer.com/2025/09/09/nba/kawhi-leonard-los-angeles-clippers-steve-ballmer-aspiration-salary-cap-circumvention) Conferences VMUG London (https://my.vmug.com/s/event/a4pVs000000eX25IAE/uk-usercon?filters=%257B%2522baseConditions%2522%3A%255B%257B%2522fieldName%2522%3A%2522acem__Zone__c%2522%2C%2522fieldType%2522%3A%2522ID%2522%2C%2522fieldValue%2522%3A%2522a4vVs0000002wkgIAA%2522%257D%255D%2C%2522tabCondition%2522%3A%2522Upcoming%2522%2C%2522textAreaConditions%2522%3A%255B%255D%2C%2522picklistConditions%2522%3A%255B%255D%2C%2522chatterGroupCondition%2522%3A%257B%2522chatterGroupId%2522%3Anull%257D%2C%2522page%2522%3A5%257D&chatterGroupId&utm_source&utm_medium&utm_campaign), Coté speaking, September 18th. SREDay London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q3/), Coté speaking, September 18th and 19th. Civo Navigate London (https://www.civo.com/navigate/london/2025), Coté speaking, September 30th. Texas Linux Fest (https://2025.texaslinuxfest.org), Austin, October 3rd to 4th. CF Day EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-europe/), Coté speaking, Frankfurt, October 7th, 2025. AI for the Rest of Us (https://aifortherestofus.live/london-2025), Coté speaking, October 15th-16th, London. Use code SDT20 for 20% off. Wiz Wizdom Conferences (https://www.wiz.io/wizdom), NYC November 3-5, London November 17-19 SREDay Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2025-amsterdam-q4/), Coté speaking, November 7th. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) 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): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: Python: The Documentary | An origin story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4QL4VqJ0) Matt: macOS - Sound Output → another computer beats using a headphone switcher Coté: back to Obsidian (https://obsidian.md). Marriott lifetime platinum luggage tags (https://www.reddit.com/r/marriott/comments/17vtenx/life_time_platinum_luggage_tags_thats_it/), check out this deep dive (https://phillipsloop.com/2024/05/10/review-complimentary-marriott-bonvoy-lifetime-elite-gift/). Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/opera-house-sydney-australia-r2L6vCKaVRk)
12 Sep 1h 6min
