Episode Details

This week, we discuss Google being found to be a monopoly, OpenAI’s “offer” to buy Chrome, and some hot takes on JSON. Plus, is it better to wait on hold or ask for a callback?

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 516

Runner-up Titles

• Just Fine
• The SDT “Fine” Scale
• Callback
• Asynchronous Friendship
• I would love to get to know you better…over text
• Send you Jams to the dry cleaners.
• JSON
• Take it xslt-easy!

Rundown

• OpenAI
  • OpenAI in talks to pay about $3 billion to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf
  • The Cursor Mirage
  • AI is for Tinkerers
  • Vibe Coding is for PMs
  • OpenAI releases new simulated reasoning models with full tool access
  • Clouded Judgement 4.18.25 - The Hidden Value in the AI Application Layer
  • OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google
• The Creators of Model Context Protocol
• Judge finds Google holds illegal online ad tech monopolies
• Intuit, Owner of TurboTax, Wins Battle Against America’s Taxpayers

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