Show Notes
This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track.
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Runner-up Titles
Stupid Macs
I like my idea
What was I thinking?
Opt-in AI
Kentucky Derby’s this Weekend
It’s a low plateau
There’s no vibe in X-Code
Matt’s trading with AI
Everyone’s watching
Rundown
Google I/O
A new era for AI Search
All the news from the Google I/O 2026 Developer keynote
I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era
AI Stuff
Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman
Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI leader
Relevant to your Interests
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Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026
Andreessen Horowitz Is Spending on Politics Like No Other
Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day
Amazon ditches Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa shopping agent in AI strategy pivot
Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom
Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare
From Open Source Software to Open Source Strategy
CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github
Shai-Hulud Returns: npm Worm hits @antv in latest ongoing campaign
Intel CEO says foundry business is gaining momentum as customer interest grows
Removing the Modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 Hybrid
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