Episode Details

This week, we discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.

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Runner-up Titles

• Blame the children
• I never liked that font
• No emojis, this is business time
• Mahalo
• You need a Chief Economist
• On the cutlery tray

Rundown

• Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
  • Cartridge
  • Source Code Pro
• It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion
• Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billion acquisition deal
• Bun is joining Anthropic
• Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that's a bigger deal than it sounds
• OpenAI enterprise usage study.

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