About this episode
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.
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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
Suddenly, Silicon Valley Is Lowering AI Expectations — New York Magazine
It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes
The Search for Product Market Fit
Clouded Judgement 8.22.25 - Workflows Are the New Databases
AWS CEO says AI replacing junior staff is 'dumbest idea'
Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately
VMware
Modern Private Cloud: The Data Center’s Next Chapter - Broadcom News and Stories
Broadcom calls for tech to go back where it belongs: On-prem
Feds: Critical Software Must Drop C/C++ by 2026 or Face Risk
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