Coté
Co-Host of Software Defined Talk
Coté has worked in the tech world a long time. He works at Pivotal and does things like make podcasts, write about the tech world, and talk at conferences. You know: papers...business papers.
Coté has hosted 399 Episodes.
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Episode 596: So Much for the Embargo
October 30th, 2026 | 55 mins 39 secs
This week, we discuss Chainguard breaking the PHP embargo, Anthropic's S-1, and betting AI gets exponentially better. Plus, when do kids age out of trick-or-treating?
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Episode 595: The Silent Disco
October 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 14 mins
This week, we discuss sovereign cloud, Postgres conference takeaways, CoreWeave's debt, and why AI is a single-player game. Plus, whether home automation is worth it.
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Episode 594: The Bottom Fell Out Of The Software Industry
October 16th, 2026 | 47 mins 14 secs
This week, we discuss AI yes/no deciders, the SaaS apocalypse, Bending Spoons, and Oxide's funding. Plus, why Google Docs still has no dark mode
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Episode 593: Markdown for the Masses
October 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week, we discuss Google Docs finally getting Markdown, Cloudflare's CF CLI, Gartner's agentic AI abandonment stat, and forward deployed engineers. Plus, Coté forgets his laptop.
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Episode 592: Don't Think for Me
October 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 6 secs
This week, we discuss Meta's Muse, who's spending $500 million on tokens, and why nobody can measure AI ROI. Plus, the case for importing NyQuil by the suitcase.
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Episode 588: Check Your Bank Accounts
September 4th, 2026 | 55 mins 34 secs
This week, we discuss rogue AI agent civilizations, why AI can't fix your tax forms, and Chainguard vs. IBM's Lightwell. Plus, refrigerator magnet marketing.
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Episode 587: The Singularity Didn't Happen on the First
August 28th, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
This week, we discuss Stripe's singularity letter, its $8B Open Router buy, and AI job anxiety. Plus, Matt plays “Bot or Not” on another podcast.
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Episode 586: Watermark Away, Baby
August 21st, 2026 | 1 hr 27 secs
This week, we discuss the unsung genius of Apple Pay, AI watermarking, and why digital transformation fails without a crisis. Plus, D&D Beyond's secret character API.
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Episode 585: I'm not a total AI hater, I'm a finance hater
August 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
This week, we discuss Zuckerberg's open source AI manifesto, GPUs as securitizable assets, and who actually gets AI ROI. Plus, Buc-ee's goes to war over beavers.
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Episode 584: It’s All God Throwing Dice
August 7th, 2026 | 48 mins 41 secs
This week, we discuss the Situational Awareness meltdown, Airtable getting sold, and review the Java documentary. Plus, what you should actually buy at IKEA.
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Episode 583: HuggingFace make me gazpacho
July 31st, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
This week, we discuss how normal people use AI, Alphabet's Anthropic-fueled earnings, and skills vs. agents. Plus, catching AI-cheating students with a hidden prompt.
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Episode 582: Talking About Modernization
July 24th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week, we discuss Bun's move to Rust, OpenAI hunting for revenue, and Stripe's bid for PayPal. Plus, Coté's Dad wisdom.
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Episode 579: The Headless Lifestyle
July 3rd, 2026 | 1 hr 11 mins
This week, we discuss Anthropic's 18-day Fable timeout, whether AI is actually killing jobs, and OpenAI's trillion-dollar IPO problem. Plus, SoftBank's golden goose slides.
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Episode 578: War for Talent
June 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
This week, we discuss Fable follow-up, Gartner's AI Governance MQ, and the war for AI talent. Plus, Matt and Brandon review "Disclosure Day."
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Episode 577: Let’s go to Buc-ee’s
June 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 29 secs
This week, we discuss the Fable ban, SpaceX's $60B Cursor buy, and why Lovable wins when AI picks your stack. Plus, Europeans are at the World Cup and already drank Boston dry.
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Episode 575: UI blizzard
June 5th, 2026 | 1 hr 1 min
This week, we discuss NVIDIA going consumer, Microsoft Build, and the Anthropic/OpenAI IPO race. Plus, does credit card insurance work?