Episode 511: G-Wiz

This week, we discuss Google acquiring Wiz, the rise of Vibe Coding, and what really counts as legacy software. Plus, Coté runs a post-acquisition all-hands meeting. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 511 Runner-up Titles Tattoo “BUSINESS AS USUAL” on the inside of your eyelids BUSINESS AS USUAL One billion a month Turns out they’re gonna put lions in the product. Vibe coding is outcomes-focused. Cote’s AI Thunderdome Don’t make me learn Think About Time VibeCOBOL I don’t like the no-head Rundown Google in Fresh Talks to Buy Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $30 Billion Intel board announces Lip-Bu Tan as new CEO Vibe Coding AI IDEs Need Moats AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead Github Coploit does have an agent mode AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a 'vibe coder' to write his own damn code Vibe Coder job listing Legacy Software Relevant to your Interests Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data Open R1: Update #3 Sonos has canceled its streaming video player ServiceNow releases no-code, low-code AI agent builder Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir AirPods Getting Live Translation Feature Later This Year Clouded Judgement 3.14.25 - Authentication in the Age of AI Agents Google allows users to personalize their Gemini conversations with new features Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture Job Seekers Hit Wall of Salary Deflation - WSJ Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino OpenStack comes to the Linux Foundation | TechCrunch Accusations of Corporate Espionage Shake a Software Rivalry IBM Mergers: Closing on HashiCorp and Intent to Acquire DataStax Nonsense The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile Southwest Airlines CEO Video via WFAA Southwest Airlines Just Broke the $5 Chicken Rule, and There Goes What Once Made It Great. Conferences SREday London, March 27-28, Coté speaking. 10% with code LDN10 Monki Gras, London, March 27-28, Coté speaking. Cloud Foundry Day US, May 14th, Palo Alto, CA NDC Oslo, May 21-23, Coté speaking. KubeCon EU, April 1-4, London. 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: Severance ** Matt: Geoff Huntley’s blog Coté: Barthes: A Very Short Introduction, Coté — When Shit Hits the Fan. Photo Credits Header