Episode 498: I’m not ready to start a new streak

This week, we discuss Jeff Barr’s departure from AWS, OpenAI’s latest announcements, and Broadcom’s AI ambitions. Plus, Matt debates the finer points of Australian vs. American Apple Intelligence. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 498 Runner-up Titles That’s a streak That’s not a thing I miss the cold-calling lifestyle I miss being a JSON engineer I have trust issues with AI The metaphor was good Welcome to the treadmill Rundown Jeff Barr leaves AWS: And that’s a wrap! 12 Days of OpenAI (6-9) Day 6: Advanced voice with video & Santa mode Day 7: Projects in ChatGPT Day 8: Search Day 9: OpenAI o1 and new tools for developers API, ChatGPT & Sora Facing Issues Broadcom Broadcom shares rise 13% on profit beat, 'massive' opportunity in AI Nvidia falls into correction territory, down more than 10% from its record close VMware And Custom AI Chips: Broadcom’s Recipe For Explosive Growth Relevant to your Interests Republican lawmakers ask Trump to kill IRS Direct File Adobe delivers strong Q4, record Firefly generations, but light outlook Data Exports for FOCUS 1.0 is now in general availability Duolingo has bucked the post-pandemic blues in edtech Satya Nadella | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner API, ChatGPT & Sora Facing Issues Incident Report for OpenAI AWS re:Invent 2024 - Best practices and new tools for cost reporting and estimation BlackBerry sells Cylance for $160M, a fraction of the $1.4B it paid in 2018 EU signs $11B deal for sovereign satellite constellation to rival Musk's Starlink Nuon Seed + Series-A Funding Databricks to Hit $62 Billion Valuation in Massive Funding Round Android XR: The Gemini era comes to headsets and glasses A vision for Android XR Gemini 2.0: Our latest, most capable AI model yet China orbits first Guowang Internet satellites, with thousands more to come Microsoft just released a tool that lets you convert Office files to Markdown Nonsense Trump says GOP will push to eliminate daylight saving time Gen Z says no to slim fit pants The 1000-Foot High Rollercoaster Dream Timey Wimey ## Listener Feedback Great site collating AWS reInvent sessions along with their slides Conferences CfgMgmtCamp, February 2-5, 2025. Civo Navigate North America, San Francisco, Feb 10-11, 2025 DevOpsDayLA at SCALE22x, March 6-9, 2025, discount code DEVOP SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: [email protected] Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show: [email protected] Recommendations Brandon: ChatGPT Mac App Photo Credits Header Artwork