Capitalism is working

About this Episode

This week, we discuss the US backing Intel, SaaS staying power, and AI’s impact on deep work. Plus, Matt Ray’s moving tips and more kolache talk in the after show.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 534

Runner-up Titles

• It’s all in your head
• Little brother podcasting
• Chaos Monkey Inspections
• “Let’s face it, everything runs on computers now.”
• AI - Army of Interns

Rundown

• Intel
  • SoftBank Group and Intel Corporation Sign $2B Investment Agreement
  • Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds
  • Trump Administration Discusses Taking 10% Stake in Intel
• The Return of Software
  • Prompting is easy, people are hard.
  • Just updating your Java version gets people’s hearts racing.
• Deep Thinking
  • Will AI Usher In the End of Deep Thinking? — Plain English with Derek Thompson
  • Will AI Usher In the End of Deep Thinking? - The Ringer
  • AI coding tools may not speed up every developer, study shows
  • Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

Relevant to your Interests

• Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches
• The AI Investor
• Apple’s Wallet app just made Amazon returns easy, and more is coming
• Cognition Cinches About $500 Million to Advance AI Code-Generation Business
• Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

Nonsense

• Interview with Senior DevOps engineer 2025

Conferences

• SpringOne, Las Vegas, August 25th to 28th, 2025. See Coté’s pitch.
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• Wiz Capture the Flag, Brisbane, August 26.
• SREDay London, Coté speaking, September 18th and 19th.
• Civo Navigate London, Coté speaking, September 30th.
• Texas Linux Fest, Austin, October 3rd to 4th.
• CF Day EU, Coté speaking, Frankfurt, October 7th, 2025.
• AI for the Rest of Us, Coté speaking, October 15th to 16th, London.
• SREDay Amsterdam, Coté speaking, November 7th.

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