Episode Details

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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