This week, we talk about Anthropic's new AI agent, cloud exits, and why BMC is splitting up. Plus, a quick update on the WordPress drama and some thoughts on Amsterdam’s autumn weather.
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AI AgentsThe AI agents have arrivedAmazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks, racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and GoogleAmazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks, racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and GoogleWordpressOpen source royalty and mad kingsCasey Newton on MullenwegEmployees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress ChaosCloud ExitsWarren Buffett’s GEICO repatriates work from the cloudBasecamp-maker 37Signals says its “cloud exit” will save it $10M over 5 yearsThere's a lot of private cloud out thereBMCBMC Announces the Creation of Two Independent CompaniesDoubling down on AI and splitting at BMC Connect 2024Relevant to your Interests
#1046 OpenCost Incubation ProposalUS Weighs Google Breakup in Historic Big Tech Antitrust CaseChatGPT Crossed a Revenue Milestone and (Re)Started a Gold RushAsk HN: What happens to “.io” TLD after UK gives back the Chagos Islands?From AOL Time Warner to DirecTV and Dish: 20 years of media mergersAT&T claims VMware offered it a 1,050 percent price riseCEO Kurian: 'When I Started, Most People Told Me We Didn't Have a Chance'AMD looks to new chips to grab share from Intel, NvidiaThe list of major companies requiring employees to return to the officeAvoiding a Geopolitical Open Source ApocalypseOverview of current needs and possibilities in enterprise-y FinOpsWard Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78Eric Schmidt on electronic warfare700 Ubisoft workers go on three-day strike to protest company’s new return-to-office policyAmazon's cloud boss on Thursday told employees who are unhappy with the company's new five-day in-office mandate they can leave for other companies.Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Yep, it’s a thing.Tesla Caught Using a Lazy Video Editing Trick to Make Its "Autonomous" Robots Look More CapableHow Google is changing to compete with ChatGPTPerplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B valuationSophos to Acquire Secureworks to Accelerate Cybersecurity Services and Technology for Organizations WorldwideChick-fil-A is releasing its own entertainment app, with family-friendly shows and podcastsPasswords have problems, but passkeys have moreFoursquare is killing its city guide app to focus on the check-in app SwarmCiti reaps rewards from modernization investmentsComic Sans Got the Last LaughHow Wiz Became the Fastest Software Company to Hit $500M & Its Path to $1BIn a global first, quantum computers crack RSA and AES data encryptionGoogle Executive Overseeing Search and Advertising Leaves RoleGoogle replaces executive in charge of Search and advertisingConcerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-SourceIntel and AMD are unlikely allies in new x86 ecosystem advisory group – "we'll remain fierce competitors"The RVA23 profile is now ratified, so RISC-V gets satisfiedTwitter users flock to Bluesky as 500,000 join in a day amid controversial blocking changesNvidia's Blackwell AI Processors Are Sold Out For Next 12 MonthsAnnouncing Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey - AWSNonsense
What the Waffle House Index says about Hurricane MiltonWaffle House (@WaffleHouse) on XThe Hustlers Who Make $6,000 a Month by Gaming Citi BikesThe VW ID. Buzz was worth the seven-year waitListener Feedback
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