Software Defined Talk

Episode 543: Arts and Crafts


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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.

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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
      • OpenAI Is Building a Banker
      • 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
      • OpenAI’s ChatGPT will soon allow ‘erotica’ for adults in major policy shift
      • OpenAI Inks Deal With Broadcom to Design Its Own Chips for A.I.
      • Claude Skills are awesome, maybe a bigger deal than MCP
      • OpenStack Flamingo pays down technical debt as adoption continues to climb
      • Relevant to your Interests
        • Elon Musk will settle $128 million Twitter execs lawsuit
        • GitHub Will Prioritize Migrating to Azure Over Feature Development
        • The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare
        • Cursor-Maker Anysphere Considers Investment Offers at $30 Billion Valuation
        • Rubygems.org AWS Root Access Event – September 2025
        • This Discord Zendesk compromise has gotten more silly
        • WP Engine Vs Automattic & Mullenweg Is Back In Play
        • Windows 11 removes all bypass methods for Microsoft account setup, removing local accounts
        • Introducing the React Foundation: The New Home for React & React Native
        • Wiz Finds Critical Redis RCE Vulnerability: CVE‑2025‑49844 | Wiz Blog
        • DevRel is -Unbelievably- Back
        • The Ruby community has a DHH problem
        • YouTube rolls out its redesigned video player globally
        • Oracle stock rises as company confirms Meta cloud deal
        • Adiós, AirPods
        • NVIDIA shows off its first Blackwell wafer manufactured in the US
        • This Is How Much Anthropic and Cursor Spend On Amazon Web Services
        • 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
        • Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services
        • Amazon Outage Forces Hundreds of Websites Offline for Hours
        • Today is when Amazon brain drain finally caught up with AWS
        • AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright - Dexerto
        • Nonsense
          • Streetlights Are Mysteriously Turning Purple. Here's Why
          • Buc-ee's is not America's top convenience store; Midwest chain takes No. 1 spot
          • French post office rolls out croissant-scented stamp
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                • Recommendations
                  • Brandon: The PR Guy Who Says the AI Boom Is a Bust
                  • Matt: Comfort Ear Grip Hooks
                  • Coté: MSG on popcorn, Claude Skills, Masman Curry, Sora?
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