Episode 592: Don't Think for Me

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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Runner-up Titles

You’re Mom’s not sending it via DHL.

Hope you like your toast blackened.

Magic of Nerds.

Are you a Muse boy?

Hacking Australia.

I love a good survey.

Not using the keyboard shortcuts.

Talking is the new typing.

Nobody knows what's going on, let's just drive faster

A foundation of sand

Just give me an API

Let's stop asking and start taking

Who's spending $500 million on tokens?

Talking is the new typing

Rundown

Muse

Can Muse make us forget the metaverse?

The Facebook Fake-Out

MongoDB Stock Sinks 18%. Why the CEO Departure Timing Is Bad for the Stock.

MongoDB stock tanks after Meta poaches CEO

Meta launches enterprise AI platform, hires MongoDB CEO to lead new initiative

Anthropic

What's in Anthropic's IPO Filing

Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner

Anthropic Cuts Costs on Claude Opus 5.5 as IPO Looms

Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

What’s in Anthropic’s I.P.O. Filing

State of AI

State of AI

AI faces $6 trillion test to justify data centers, Bain says

State of Tokenomics, September 2026: AI Tokenomics Insights

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Conferences

DevOpsDays Prague, Oct 5, 2026, Coté speaking.

VMware Explore Frankfurt 2026, Oct 13-14, 2026 - Coté speaking.

DevOpsDays Istanbul, Oct 24th, 2026, Coté keynoting.

VMware User Group, Orlando, Oct 20-22, 2026

VMware Explore London, Nov 18-19, 2006, Coté speaking.

Cloud Native Denmark, Nov 19th, 2026, Coté keynoting, Discount Code: CSVFTW

Build Stuff, Dec 2-4, 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania. Coté speaking.

cfgmgmtcamp, Ghent, Belgium, February 1-3, 2027

SCALE 24x Pasadena, CA, April 1-4, 2027

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