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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)

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-rai

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://tw

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:/

This week, we discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/70qYaXEdk6E?si=q834nuI2mPpogFNb) 536 (https://www.youtube.com/live/70qYaXEdk6E?si=q834nuI2mPpogFNb) Runner-up Titles Buy once, cry once Annual Recurring Regrets The Bathtub Problem Bathtime is My Time Your Daily Stoic No one cares about open source cold brew Once you have it pick up the phone and call someone, the dream of the Internet is dead. The Chrome ecoverse. Rundown The VC who married Paris Hilton uses his cryochamber twice a day and launches an AI agent before bed (https://www.businessinsider.com/cofounder-of-vc-firm-m13-heres-my-daily-routine-2025-8) OpenAI starts building out its app team (https://www.theverge.com/openai/769325/openai-statsig-acquisition-executive-moves) OpenAI shuffles executive roles, acquires Statsig for $1.1 billion (https://www.theverge.com/openai/76

This week, we discuss AI disillusionment, the good and bad of AI use cases, and VMware news. Plus, we compare tech mergers to Taylor Swift’s engagement. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/CbnZ1rbCdCw?si=Psfe1gM33zDFQT1e) 534 (https://www.youtube.com/live/CbnZ1rbCdCw?si=Psfe1gM33zDFQT1e) Runner-up Titles I’m going to turn off the Roomba Spider Patrol My old office had a door The dog was up all night Exiting our bubble The child’s name is Steve We don’t want to anger the Swifties It’s fine isn’t good enough I am leaving my wife for Google Search It’s all made-up anyway Anything you see, CSV just pops out Stop digging Rundown Trough of Disillusionment? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Concedes GPT-5 Was a Misfire, Bets on GPT-6 - Decrypt (https://decrypt.co/336053/openai-ceo-sam-altman-concedes-gpt-5-misfire-bets-gpt-6) Suddenly, Silicon Valley Is Lowering AI Expectations — New York Magazine (https://apple.news/AUWOJ5HKQSp27r74sgu9v8w) It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But M

This week, we discuss the US backing Intel, SaaS staying power, and AI’s impact on deep work. Plus, Matt Ray’s moving tips and more kolache talk in the after show. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/M2X6BtjZbIY?si=KljG_2Jtxt3kQ0Wf) 534 (https://www.youtube.com/live/M2X6BtjZbIY?si=KljG_2Jtxt3kQ0Wf) Runner-up Titles It’s all in your head Little brother podcasting Chaos Monkey Inspections “Let’s face it, everything runs on computers now.” AI - Army of Interns Rundown Intel SoftBank Group and Intel Corporation Sign $2B Investment Agreement (https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250819?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top) Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/19/lutnick-intel-stock-chips-trump.html) Trump Administration Discusses Taking 10% Stake in Intel (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/technology/intel-trump-government-stake.html) The Return of Softw

This week, we discuss GPT 5.0, the emerging AI ecosystem, and why TAM is basically a bedtime story for investors. Plus, Coté serves up a masterclass on kolaches. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/nco_KB19FRc?si=H74g05kXMYyshCMT) 533 (https://www.youtube.com/live/nco_KB19FRc?si=H74g05kXMYyshCMT) Runner-up Titles Yeehaw Buns Bush Turkey Pigs in Blanket The Czech Stop "The Central Texas Kolache Corridor" “I’m over here in Gemini-land.” What if this is as good as it gets? How smart are humans? You’re Tony Randall! Is this the dystopian future we signed up for? Extreme in Hungary (Tilberg, actually) I don’t think there’s a honey-badger outcome. All the porridge A bedtime story for investors Rundown OpenAI OpenAI Finally Launched GPT-5. Here's Everything You Need to Know (https://www.wired.com/story/openais-gpt-5-is-here/) OpenAI launches new GPT-5 model for all ChatGPT users (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/openai-launches-gpt-5-model-for-all-chatgpt-users.html) GPT-5 is ali

This week, we discuss cloud earnings, what’s driving valuations, and why AWS says it’s still early innings for cloud. Plus, Coté does a deep dive on Shipley Donuts. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/7Bvu6GKJLPQ?si=Ibj_0pHyLrYJgr14) 532 (https://www.youtube.com/live/7Bvu6GKJLPQ?si=Ibj_0pHyLrYJgr14) Runner-up Titles Dangerous to do things in bed Free Donut Holes Dark Fiber BET A man can not believe anything that devalues their index funds. They just open sourced last year’s homework. It doesn’t use as many emdashes Anchorman Vibes Rundown AI & Cloud Trends for July 2025 (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/08/ai-cloud-trends-for-july-2025.html) Cloud Earnings Microsoft posts Q4 beat on top and bottom line on cloud, AI strength (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-posts-q4-beat-on-top-and-bottom-line-on-cloud-ai-strength-200602195.html) Clouded Judgement 8.1.25 - The AI Operating Model (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-8125-the-ai-operating?utm_

This week, we discuss the AI hype cycle, Astronomer’s viral moment, and yet another YAML flavor — KYAML. Plus, private equity is coming for your donuts. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/Lul4dCCIT24?si=qeBAZXHmFBdRuuAx) 531 (https://www.youtube.com/live/Lul4dCCIT24?si=qeBAZXHmFBdRuuAx) Runner-up Titles Sometimes it’s hard to make money I’ve given into Big Donut Maybe you can fake your way through life At some point you have to have some expertise AI has no taste Can you fix my PowerPoint? There is a chance we’re all going to be naked soon Gobbling up the dark fiber WHYAML Waymo for Babies Rundown Beloved Texas doughnut chain sold to California equity firm (https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/shipley-do-nuts-sold-private-equity-houston-texas/285-259116a6-8819-4b32-8ca8-20359bb4f1e1) AI Mid-Year Hype-Cycle Check-in Gartner hype cycle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle) Betting on AI: The Delusion Driving Big Tech - Last Week in AWS Podcast (https://www.

This week, we cover AI going rogue, Cloudflare declaring independence, and the secure container craze. Plus, Matt bravely judges 9 new emoji. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/lRlWChvJ_m8?si=cZJ-0kzBrEH5ERZh) 530 (https://www.youtube.com/live/lRlWChvJ_m8?si=cZJ-0kzBrEH5ERZh) Runner-up Titles VP of getting it on Neutral trombone Good Margin Independent from what? The New Benevolence I have plenty of cynicism for other things Rundown Emojis Australian Bigfoot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yowie) Unicode's new emoji refuses to put respect on Bigfoot's name (https://www.engadget.com/mobile/unicodes-new-emoji-refuses-to-put-respect-on-bigfoots-name-184412935.html) Matt’s Rankings: Hairy Creature Trombone Treasure Chest Fight Cloud Orca Landslide Apple Core Ballet Dancers Distorted Face AI coding platform goes rogue during code freeze and deletes entire company database — Replit CEO apologizes after AI engine says it 'made a catastrophic error in judgment' and 'destroyed all

This week, we discuss Windsurf being acquired (again), how much AI agents really help with coding, and AWS launching Kiro. Plus, Matt attempts to design a new closet. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/pgKJWAsku44?si=lGPcDqWYHBlbObMh) 529 (https://www.youtube.com/live/pgKJWAsku44?si=lGPcDqWYHBlbObMh) Runner-up Titles "The backlog will always be with you." The things I dream about… Closet debt It’s about the money They call it business for a reason The children are the future The best and brightest are going to be making better advertising Ghost Developers are Architects TaskRabbit LLM Crabs in a pot You’re on a temporary plateau on your way to Product Management Rundown Windsurf and Coding Agents Is Cursor having their Docker moment? (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/07/is-cursor-having-their-docker-moment.html) OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google (https://www.theverge.com/openai/705999/google-windsurf-ceo-openai) Windsurf's CEO goes to

This week, we discuss the return of command line tools, Kubernetes embracing VMs, and the steady march of Windows. Plus, thoughts on TSA, boots, and the “old country." Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/W0_6hPybAsQ?si=QfWLvts-ueyATxtz) 528 (https://www.youtube.com/live/W0_6hPybAsQ?si=QfWLvts-ueyATxtz) Runner-up Titles Pool Problems Stockholm Pool Syndrome The Old Country VMs aren’t going anywhere Vaya con Dios This is why we have milk Why’s he talking about forks? Commander Claude The Columbia Music House business plan Beat this horse into glue Reinvent Command Line “Man falls in love with CLI” Windows is always giving you the middle button CBT - Claude Behavioral Therapy. Rundown TSA tests security lines allowing passengers to keep their shoes on (https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/07/08/tsa-shoe-policy-airport-security/) KubeCon Is Starting To Sound a Lot Like VMCon (https://thenewstack.io/kubecon-is-starting-to-sound-a-lot-like-vmcon/?link_source=ta_bluesky_li

Brandon interviews Victor Adossi, an engineer at Cosmonic. They discuss the state of WebAssembly, wasmCloud, and why Wasm is poised for growth. Plus, Victor shares what it’s like to live as an expat in Japan. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 526 (https://youtu.be/i7PRMqYk-gM?si=dz_FKqcF3G9EI25m) Show Links Cosmonic (https://cosmonic.com/) Bytecode Alliance (https://bytecodealliance.org/) WebAssembly Specifications (https://webassembly.org/specs/) The WebAssembly Component Model (https://component-model.bytecodealliance.org) Emscripten (https://emscripten.org) wasmCloud (https://wasmcloud.com/) wasmCloud Examples (https://github.com/wasmCloud/wasmCloud/tree/main/examples) Jco (Javascript ecosystem) Examples (https://github.com/bytecodealliance/jco/tree/main/examples/components) FFmpeg (https://ffmpeg.org) Contact Victor Github: t3hmrman (https://github.com/t3hmrman) and vados-cosmonic (https://github.com/vados-cosmonic) Twitter: @vadosware (https://x.com/vadosware) (https://x.com/vadosware) Web: va

This week, we unpack The Optimist, the new Sam Altman biography; revisit OpenAI’s early days; and break down Coatue’s AI strategy deck. Plus, tips for squeezing in side projects between thought leadership presentations. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 526 (https://www.youtube.com/live/1CnmEwdH6ME?si=64oVGDyCvXdzJeIj) Runner-up Titles Flow State Altman and AI Day 2 Thinking Growth Mindset Less of you You don't need a Harvard Business Review subscription to know that Running unnecessary hardware in your house Lifelong Costco member here. Pre-populate Everything There’s no ROI on a good hotdog Rundown AI Native vs. AI Add-on (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/525) AI Frenzy The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future (https://www.amazon.com/Optimist-Altman-OpenAI-Invent-Future/dp/1324075961?tag=googhydr-20&hvqmt=&hvbmt=%7BBidMatchType%7D&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8w2bwd161h_e) Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab valued at $10bn after $2bn fundraising (https://www.ft.com/content/9edc

This week, we try a shorter format inspired by the Dithering podcast. The conversation digs into the difference between apps built with AI from the ground up and those with AI bolted on after the fact. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://youtu.be/VQYvNHZmZ-o) 525 (https://youtu.be/VQYvNHZmZ-o) Rundown Format inspired by Dithering (https://dithering.passport.online/member) An Interview with Cursor Co-Founder and CEO Michael Truell (https://stratechery.com/2025/an-interview-with-cursor-co-founder-and-ceo-michael-truell-about-coding-with-ai/) 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

This week, we cover Apple’s WWDC updates—from containerization to Foundation Models—and the Linux Foundation’s new FAIR Package Manager. Plus, we crown the best SDT Uber rider. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/fNPlQJf7BSw?si=a7decAcUn1Hy-um6) 524 (https://www.youtube.com/live/fNPlQJf7BSw?si=a7decAcUn1Hy-um6) Runner-up Titles Infinite Workday. No more Eudora Revealed productivity. I threw up a tarp over my desk. We agreed to not talk about it It’s a box in a box alias docker=containerization When does systemd get an MCP server? All the AIs are above-average We’re not going to do anything and Apple’s going to make our podcast better I should go read it again, but I won’t Don’t make the Linux Foundation clean up your mess The Internet Foundation Option (Alt) + Shift + 2 == € Rundown Breaking down the infinite workday (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/breaking-down-infinite-workday) WWDC Enterprise Recap Containerization (https://github.com/apple/co

Brandon talks with Sterling Chin, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman, about building great APIs, why AI needs APIs, and what’s new at Postman. Plus, hear how he made the leap from 3rd-grade teacher to dev advocate. Episode Links Postman (https://www.postman.com) P (https://fnf.dev/43F4T8Z)OST/CON Keynote Recap (https://fnf.dev/43F4T8Z) Postman Agent Mode (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/84tsoc80l6t3y8i3vw30x/Sterling-Chin-on-APIs-AI-and-MCPs.paper?rlkey=syeyo75cfwm32tpnbb8mx1sdj&dl=0) Postman API Network (https://www.postman.com/explore) Postman MCP Servers Directory (https://www.postman.com) Postman Learn (https://www.postman.com/learn/) Postman Academy (https://academy.postman.com) Join Postman Discord (https://community.postman.com/t/we-re-on-discord-come-join-the-conversation/78644) Contact Sterling Chin Web: www.sterlingchin.com (http://www.sterlingchin.com/) LinkedIn: @sterlingchin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlingchin/) Twitter: @SilverJaw82 (https://x.com/SilverJaw82) BlueSky: @sterlingchin.bsky.

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-ma

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-devic