Episode Details

Table of Contents

• AI Innovations and Developments
  • GPT-6 Astra
  • Qwen 3.8 27B available on Cerebras at 1500 tokens/s
  • K2 Horizon: A connected fleet of six open models
  • Which tools do Claude, Codex and Cursor choose? We measured 17k runs to find out
• Ecological and Technological Advances
  • Artificial beaver dams saw juvenile coho salmon survival rates go from 8% to 60%
  • The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
• Industry Changes and Concerns
  • .name Termination
  • Hackers Had a Live Feed of Every ID Verification Company Scanned for over a Year
• Programming and Language Insights
  • Move in C++ without a std:move
  • How an MIT research project became the Julia programming language
• Reflecting on Technology's Journey
  • Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight (2025)
  • Oscar Winner Brings Monsters to Life with His Simulation Software