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March 06Episode 562: Bureaucracy: Still Unsolved
This week. we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 562
Runner-up Titles
Demos over Memos
Products over Prose
Software written by the many for the few
USB is flaky
Do you get a Code of Conduct for prison?
I thought I had typed it somewhere
Markdown is taking down the economy
Claude, Take the Wheel
Sticking with month-to-month
Precious Tokens
Rip Van Winkle this whole AI thing
The ants have won
They have infinite tokens
Is SLDC Dead?
Rundown
The SaaS-Apocalypse was based on markdown files
The Software Development Lifecycle Is Dead
The Third Era of Software Development
Intelligence, Subtracted
Anthropic rejects Pentagon’s AI demands
Exclusive-Anthropic investors push to de-escalate Pentagon clash over AI safeguards
‘Incoherent’: Hegseth’s Anthropic ultimatum confounds AI policymaker
Anthropic leads Enterprise AI Spend
Anthropic took >50% of spend on enterprise AI subscriptions
$110 Billion in Name Only
OpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the Pentagon
OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash
Relevant to your Interests
McKinsey and AWS launch Amazon McKinsey Group
Polymarket defends its decision to allow betting on war as ‘invaluable’
The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art
Distinguished Eng On Stack Ranking, Competing with Bezos, Regrets
WIZ: My Personal AI Agent
OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash
Tech Publications Lost 58% of Google Traffic Since 2024
Ramp AI Index
Nonsense
Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead
Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?
Conferences
Austin Meetup, March 10th, Listener Steve Anness speaking on Grafana
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
DevOpsdays Atlanta 2026, April 21-22, 2026
DevOpsDays Austin, May 5-6, 2026
WeAreDevelopers, July 8th to 10th, Berlin, Coté speaking.
VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.
Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
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Recommendations
Brandon:
Failover Media Newsletter
Milestone 1.1
Ski Quiver
Matt: IKEA MYGGSPRAY motion sensor, TRADFRI LED and RODRET
Coté: The “Anime Wow” sound. And, related to Brandon’s modernization talk last week.
1 hr 7 min
February 27Episode 561: Two Guys and Their Tokens
This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 561
Runner-up Titles
New’s not good
He knows how to be retired
Let Matt Cook
We don’t have to worry about that Brandon
You’re that guy
The stock market feels reactionary
Siri-Claw
Foundation Washing
Give me life-changing money and I’ll have a better take
Why do I need to pay for power usage?
Rundown
IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat
IBM Crashes 11% as Anthropic Threatens COBOL Empire
Mechanical Orchard: Half Baked
OpenClaw, OpenAI and the future
This Is the Biggest Threat to Microsoft Office I've Ever Seen.
LibreOffice Online: a fresh start - TDF Community Blog
Linux 7.0-rc1 Released With Many New Features
Relevant to your Interests
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announces it sold 77% of its Amazon
they hacked CSS
The A.I. Disruption We’ve Been Waiting for Has Arrived
YOLO Travel Bookings
This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete
OpenAI resets spending expectations, tells investors compute target is around $600 billion by 2030
Cloud and AWS cost consultant Duckbill expands to software, raises $7.75M for new Skyway platform
Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums
My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker
Nonsense
GE Profile made a smaller version of its nugget ice maker that needs less counter space
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID | Delta Air Lines
Listener Feedback
Introducing Agent Plugins for AWS
Conferences
DevOpsDay LA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
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Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA.
Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30.
Check out the Tanzu and Spring talks and trading cards on THE LANDING PAGE.
Austin Meetup, March 10th, Listener Steve Anness speaking on Grafana
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
DevOpsdays Atlanta 2026, April 21-22, 2026
DevOpsDays Austin, May 5 - 6, 2026
WeAreDevelopers, July 8th to 10th, Berlin, Coté speaking.
VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.
Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
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Recommendations
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Matt: Lupin on Netflix
1 hr 1 min
February 20Episode 560: You Can Feel It Coming
This week, we discuss personal AI hype cycles, bottoms-up adoption, and "The Modern Stack" simplifying cloud. Plus, thoughts on new cars and the dogs that ride in them.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 560
Runner-up Titles
They only talk about AI
I bet you have 5 shop vacs
It’s all going into applesauce
Live Claude Code It
Good defaults and opinions, nobody wants that
Give me 5 minutes, and I’ll give you fifty 6 page memos
I know I just pulled off a Pivotal scab.
Free Tier as a Service
Rundown
Something Big Is Happening
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI
Modern Stack: Fly.io, Neon, Upstash and Cloudflare
Relevant to your Interests
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
YouTube launches native app for Apple Vision Pro
Not all cables are born equal, so test your USB cables with these cheap USB testers — these budget-priced tools help you protect your expensive gear from faulty or bad-quality leads
The Lunduke Journal (@LundukeJournal)
Video on Apple Podcasts - Apple Podcasts for Creators
Temporal raises $300M Series D at a $5B valuation as AI drives demand for Durable Execution
Amazon's Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding at $380 billion post-money valuation
Introducing Sonnet 4.6
Conferences
DevOpsDay LA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA.
Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30.
Check out the Tanzu and Spring talks and trading cards on THE LANDING PAGE.
Shout out to the people who saw the trading cards and messaged me!
Austin Meetup, March 10th, Listener Steve Anness speaking on Grafana
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
Devopsdays Atlanta 2026, April 21-22, 2026
DevOpsDays Austin, May 5 - 6, 2026
WeAreDevelopers, July 8th to 10th, Berlin, Coté speaking.
VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.
Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: Ghostty pairs nicely with Claude Code
Matt: Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2
Coté: Iron Lung. ChatGPT for upscaling images, like this one.
1 hr 12 min
February 13Episode 559: A series of OODA loops
This week, we discuss the future of SaaS, OpenAI vs. Anthropic strategies, and cloud capex. Plus, when will you let an AI book your flights?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 559
Runner-up Titles
Do we get to eat Moon Pies?
Some days it’s just me and the AI
We have a LinkedIn page
The state of the world has not gotten better, it’s just moved to Kubernetes
Trained on the Corpse of Stack Overflow.
We just have to get the files right
It is all just files
It’s all an OODA loop
Rinse and reply.
Is Software dead?
Your margin is my yacht.
claude-travel.md
Vegans have morals though
Rundown
DriftlessAF: Introducing Chainguard Factory 2.0
Is Software dead?
Clouded Judgement 2.6.26 - Software Is Dead...Again...For Real this Time...Maybe?
Anthropic’s breakout moment: how Claude won business and shook markets
Besieged
The $285 Billion 'SaaSpocalypse' Is the Wrong Panic
The "whole product" is more relevant than ever
Cloud Earnings
Microsoft Q2 earnings beat on top and bottom lines as cloud revenue tops $50 billion, but stock falls
Microsoft stock plunges as Wall Street questions AI investments
A day of reckoning for the AI boom
Oracle says it plans to raise up to $50 billion in debt and equity this year
Google Earnings Beat. Cloud Computing Momentum Builds Amid Spending Boom
Amazon stock falls 10% on $200 billion spending forecast, earnings miss
Amazon’s $200 Billion Spending Plan Raises Stakes in A.I. Race
[Follow the CAPEX: Cloud Table Stakes 2024 Retrospective](http://(https://platformonomics.com/2025/02/follow-the-capex-cloud-table-stakes-2024-retrospective/)
Amazon Earnings, CapEx Concerns, Commodity AI
Google's parent company raises billions of dollars in debt sale
OpenAI Drama
Amazon in Talks to Invest Up to $50 Billion in OpenAI
The $100 Billion Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice
Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads | TechCrunch
OpenAI will reportedly start testing ads in ChatGPT today
Relevant to your Interests
Deploying Moltbot (Formerly Clawdbot)
Apple tops Q1 earnings estimates on record-breaking iPhone sales
Clouded Judgement 1.30.26 - Software is Dead...Again!
Leaders, gainers, and unexpected winners in the Enterprise AI arms race
All Enterprise software is dead
The Dumbest Thing I’ve Seen This Week
SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions
AWS destiny: becoming the next Lumen
CloudBees CEO: Why Migration Is a Mirage Costing You Millions
Xcode 26.3 unlocks the power of agentic coding
The world is trying to log off U.S. tech
Anthropic's newest AI model uncovered 500 zero-day software flaws in testing
DHH on OpenClaw
Adam Jacob really likes AI code generation
Cautionary Tales – The WOW Machine Stops (Part 2)
Kyndryl Shares Halved Amid CFO Departure, Accounting Review
Our $200M Series C / Oxide
Presentations — Benedict Evans
Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT
Hello Entire World · Entire Blog
Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation
From magic to malware: How OpenClaw's agent skills become an attack surface
Nonsense
What If the Sensors on Your Car Were Inspecting Potholes for the Government? Honda Found Out
Superbowl Ad 404
Conferences
DevOpsDay LA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA.
Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30.
Check out the Tanzu and Spring talks and trading cards on THE LANDING PAGE.
Austin Meetup, March 10th, Open Lakehouse and AI — Listener Steve Anness speaking
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
Devopsdays Atlanta 2026. April 21-22
VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.
Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: YouTube TV plans launch this week
Matt:
Send Help
Steal
Coté:
AI, open source, talent, and more, live at cfgmgmtcamp 2026, with Andrew Clay Shafer
Tapistry
1 hr 11 min
February 06Episode 558: Tara Raj on Amazon Nova Act
Brandon interviews Tara Raj, Senior Engineering Manager at the Amazon AGI Lab. They dive into her journey into the world of AGI, how Nova Act is streamlining complex workflows, and the steps to deploying your very own Normcore Agent. Plus, Tara finally settles the heated debate: Flat vs. Curved monitors.
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Amazon: Accelerate UI workflow automation with Nova Act
47 min
January 30Episode 557: Moltbot Maximists
This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 557
Runner-up Titles
The Podcasters’ Choice
I was biding my time
I just want to sell something I believe in
What if you didn’t get chard
Chard as a Service
Let’s be cool
The Human League
Spinning tapes talking to each other
Artisanal tape dispensers
Buying into the Panopticon
Why should only Facebook know where I am?
Root access to your life
The AirTag Family Circus comic
Jar of Airtags
Hold my beer open source
The Value of AI is intuitively obvious
OK, we’re done. Talk to you guys next week.
Rundown
Clawdbot Rebrands to Moltbot After Trademark Request From Anthropic - Laravel News
Clawdbot users are snapping up the Mac Mini — and it’s under $500 at Amazon
Enterprise AI ROI is still elusive. What IT can do to fix it. It's not "culture."
Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware
Apple introduces new AirTag with expanded range and improved findability
MFi Program
Cords, Cyborgs & Cold Cases: Grandpa Dancy’s Operating System for Life
Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools
AMD Quietly Funded A Drop-In CUDA Implementation Built On ROCm: It's Now Open-Source
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On Running a Startup of Claude Code Agents: What You Get For a Billion Tokens a Month
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Guiding the future of Chainguard OS: Announcing the FUD Committee
Andy Jassy on Healthcare
Betting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions.
How Intel Came Crashing Back to Earth After Its Trump Bump
Intel Shares Slide as Costs Pile Up in Bid to Meet AI Demand
Querying and Ingest issues in EU
The A.I. Start-Up Soap Opera Riveting Silicon Valley
Listener Feedback
Aaron Delp is hiring for a Technical Marketing Engineer in the EU. ,more in Slack
Conferences
cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
Coté speaking, live SDI recording with Andrew Clay Shafer.
DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA.
Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30.
I was going to moderate this panel, but now I’m not. Also, this one. They’ll be super-cool!
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.
Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
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Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté
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Recommendations
Brandon:
The Cloudpod
Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity"
Matt: Oxide & Friends 2026 Predictions - “Deep Blue”
Coté: CNCF Annual Survey for 2025, I finally read it closely-ish.
1 hr 4 min
January 23Episode 556: This Conversation is Hardened
This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 556
Runner-up Titles
His overall deal
Been there and done that
been ignoring that shift key for years
Cloud is just fine
I’ll be back in Bartertown
The “F” Word
Hardened-washing
We’ll never do this, but we should check back in in 3 months
Libraries are the best
Elves don’t belong in space
Rundown
Are we at the end of cloud or cloud 1.0
It's the beginning of Cloud 2.0
Spec-driven development system for Claude Code
Anthropic and App Modernization
A meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven development
What comes next, if Claude Code is as good as people say.
Microsoft Spending on Anthropic Approaches $500 Million a Year
Claude Code Won't Fix Your Life
Coté and Tony contemplate day two AI-generated apps, and an excerpt.
Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade Since 1969
Well, that escalated quickly: Zero CVEs, lots of vendors
Relevant to your Interests
Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software
China blacklists VMware, Palo Alto Networks software over national security fears
Kroger taps Google Gemini, announces more key AI moves
Texas judge throws out second lawsuit over CrowdStrike outage
Apple will pay billions for Gemini after OpenAI declined
Dell wants £10m+ from VMware if Tesco case goes against it
Tailscale: The Best Free App Most Mac Power Users Aren’t Using
How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation
Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ARR reached over $20 billion in 2025, CFO says
Simon Willison’s take on Our approach to advertising and ChatGPT
The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster | TechCrunch
How Markdown took over the world
An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation
Conferences
cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
Coté speaking - anyone interested in being an SDI guest?
DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA.
Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30.
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026)
Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
SDT News & Community
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Recommendations
Brandon: The Library will loan you a 5G hotspot
Matt: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (rogue-like Vampire Hunters-type game)
Coté: Streamyard shorts generation. Salesforce was inspired by dolphins.
1 hr 8 min
January 16Episode 555: After the Dream
This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 555
Runner-up Titles
Swedish Death Cleaning
Give it a best effort
Trying it bad for profits.
That pen better be really good
You do all the nerd shit, we’ll be cool
Looking at a hundred rabbits’ assholes.
The Kremlinologist of AWS
The aaSes of Cloud
They’ll like our apples better
Running on hopes and dreams until you’re sure they don’t exist
What we have is a situation
Rundown
Apple gets AI from Google
Joint statement from Google and Apple
Kuo: Apple's AI Deal With Google Is Temporary and Buys It Time
Google's Apple AI deal marks 'huge loss' for OpenAI
AWS in 2026: The Year of Proving They Still Know How to Operate
Relevant to your Interests
Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation
Dell Reverses Course, Brings Back XPS Laptops
Google is unleashing Gemini AI features on Gmail. Users will have to opt out
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Google Guys Say Bye to California
Amazon gives managers a new way to spot who's barely coming into the office
A decade of open source in CNCF with 300,000+ contributors and counting
CrowdStrike to Acquire SGNL to Transform Identity Security for the AI Era
Snowflake Announces Intent to Acquire Observe to Deliver AI-Powered Observability
Nvidia Hires Google Veteran as Its First Chief Marketing Officer
The Fediverse Experiment
RIP the metaverse
Nonsense
American Airlines rolls out free Wi-Fi to loyalty members
Conferences
cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
Coté speaking - anyone interested in being a SDI guest?
DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he’s not sure if he can give it out. He’s asking! Send him a DM in the meantime.
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
Whole bunch of VMUGs: Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
SDT News & Community
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Email the show: [email protected]
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Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté
Sponsor the show
Recommendations
Brandon: Google Nest Doorbell (Wired, 3rd Gen)
Matt: MTV Rewind
Coté:
“These 36 Airlines Offer iPhone Feature That Helps Find Your Lost Bags.”
Distroless, Helm Charts, & Hardened Images: Security That Ships (with William Jimenez)
Photo Credits
Header
1 hr 10 min
January 09Episode 554: The Alpha and The Omega
This week, we discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 554
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Runner-up Titles
It’s all brisket after that.
Exploring Fun
Should I go build a snow man?
Pets
Innersourcing
Two books Michael Lewis should write.
Article IV is foundational.
Freedom is options.
Rundown
Stack Overflow is dead.
Hardened Images for Everyone
Tanzu’s Bitnami stuff does this too.
OpenAI
OpenAI’s New Fundraising Round Could Value Startup at as Much as $830 Billion
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
Sam Altman says: He has zero percent interest in remaining OpenAI CEO, once
Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq's assets for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record
Relevant to your Interests
Broadcom IT uses Tanzu Platform to host MCP Servers.
A Brief History Of The Spreadsheet
Databricks is raising over $4 billion in Series L funding at a $134 billion
Amazon's big AGI reorg decoded by Corey Quinn
“They burned millions but got nothing.”
X sues to protect Twitter brand Musk has been trying to kill
Mozilla's new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice | TechCrunch
Why Oracle keeps sparking AI-bubble fears
What's next for Threads
Salesforce Executives Say Trust in Large Language Models Has Declined
Akamai Technologies Announces Acquisition of Function-as-a-Service Company Fermyon
Google Rolling Out Gmail Address Change Feature: Here Is How It Works
The Enshittifinancial Crisis
MongoBleed: Critical MongoDB Vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 | Wiz Blog
Softbank to buy data center firm DigitalBridge for $4 billion in AI push
The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
Manus Joins Meta for Next Era of Innovation
The WELL: State of the World 2026 with Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
Virtual machines still run the world
Databases in 2025: A Year in Review
Chat Platform Discord Files Confidentially for IPO
The DRAM shortage explained: AI, rising prices, and what’s next
Nonsense
Palantir CEO buys monastery in Old Snowmass for $120 million
H-E-B gives free groceries to all customers after registers glitch today in Burleson, Texas.
Conferences
cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
Coté speaking - anyone interested in being a SDI guest?
DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he’s not sure if he can give it out. He’s asking! Send him a DM in the meantime.
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open, go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
SDT News & Community
Join our Slack community
Email the show: [email protected]
Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected]
Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky
Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok
Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté
Sponsor the show: [email protected]
Recommendations
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January 02Episode 553: 2025 Year in Review
This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
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Runner-up Titles
I was up at 1am thinking, “are there any good billionaires.”
Maybe you forgot your shoes
Not just room temperature, but cold
I thought Europe was known for its soups
Ice, air conditioning, and, broth - we have solved those three problems.
Sloppy search
Cutlery, tupperware, COVID
The Young People.
The Automation Apologist.
I’m disappointed in everything
Models don’t matter anymore
Shade-tree programmer
An empty farm in Waco
Rundown
2024 Year in Review
Scaling Platform Engineering in the CNCF Community - Abby Bangser
Syntaso’s Platform as a Product book
Claude Skills are way under-rated
“Agents are [just] models using tools in a loop.
2026 Predications
Are we in an AI Bubble?
Do Anthropic or OpenAI IPO?
New AI use cases?
Altman remain CEO?
Do Apple or AWS make an AI acquisition?
CFB Championship?
Conferences
cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
Coté speaking and doing live SDI with John Willis.
DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he’s not sure if he can give it out. He’s asking! Send him a DM in the meantime.
Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open, go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
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