Episode 478: Beware of the Llama

This week, we discuss Meta making Llama "open source," Microsoft (over)investing in AI, and AWS doing some spring cleaning. Plus, a lightning round and lamenting the end of Southwest Airlines' open seating.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 478

Runner-up Titles

Meat in pastry
Llama in sheep’s clothing
Cookies again
Joining the ranks of the rank
I don’t like it, but I like the things he said
Rug pull source
Where is the source for legless VR?
Be quiet and do your job
They’re all ruthless

Rundown

Southwest Airlines is getting rid of open seating
Meta

Open Source AI Is the Path Forward
Try Llama
Meta Sales Surpass Estimates on Advertising Growth; Shares Jump

MSFT

Microsoft stock drops over 6% after results fall short in latest AI disappointment
Azure outage
Microsoft's costs in focus as fears rise over slow payoff from AI

AWS Spring Cleaning

The end of the Everything Cloud
Codecommit - cannot create a repository
AWS is quietly killing off some services under its new CEO

CrowdStrike Follow Up

Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage
Delta hires David Boies to seek damages from CrowdStrike, Microsoft after outage
4,000 flights canceled. Had to manually reset 40,000 servers
How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us
Why the CrowdStrike bug hit banks hard

Lighting Round

Apple Maps launches on the web to take on Google
100 million using WhatsApp across the United States
Sonos apologized for messing up its app and has offered a roadmap for fixing everything
OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine

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The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz
Here's why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior
CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage
Report: Apple beginning serious work on a foldable iPhone
Who will control the future of AI?
Google cancels plans to kill off cookies for advertisers
Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.
Announcing Chainguard's Series C
ChatGPT highly anticipated Voice Mode to launch next week — here’s how to get it
CrowdStrike’s CEO Has Known Failure—but Never Like This
Why open source is not a good strategy for startups.
CrowdStrike Outage Puts Its Financial Reporting Under Scrutiny, Too
Alphabet Second Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations
Apple admits to using Google Tensor hardware to train Apple Intelligence
The re:Invent session catalog was released
Salary Pressures, Not AI, Vex Developers, Says Stack Overflow
Lawrence Hecht on LinkedIn: Developer Unemployment at Highest Level Since 2019
Video game industry has set a tragic new record for in-year layoffs

Nonsense

The Scale of Life

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Beware of the Llama

Episode 478

August 2nd, 2024

1 hr 6 mins

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About this Episode

This week, we discuss Meta making Llama "open source," Microsoft (over)investing in AI, and AWS doing some spring cleaning. Plus, a lightning round and lamenting the end of Southwest Airlines' open seating.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 478

Runner-up Titles

• Meat in pastry

• Llama in sheep’s clothing

• Joining the ranks of the rank

• I don’t like it, but I like the things he said

• Rug pull source

• Where is the source for legless VR?

• Be quiet and do your job

• They’re all ruthless

Rundown

• Southwest Airlines is getting rid of open seating

• Meta

• Open Source AI Is the Path Forward

• Try Llama

• Meta Sales Surpass Estimates on Advertising Growth; Shares Jump

• MSFT

• Microsoft stock drops over 6% after results fall short in latest AI disappointment

• Azure outage

• Microsoft's costs in focus as fears rise over slow payoff from AI

• AWS Spring Cleaning

• The end of the Everything Cloud

• Codecommit - cannot create a repository

• AWS is quietly killing off some services under its new CEO

• CrowdStrike Follow Up

• Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage

• Delta hires David Boies to seek damages from CrowdStrike, Microsoft after outage

• 4,000 flights canceled. Had to manually reset 40,000 servers

• How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us

• Why the CrowdStrike bug hit banks hard

• Lighting Round

• Apple Maps launches on the web to take on Google

• 100 million using WhatsApp across the United States

• Sonos apologized for messing up its app and has offered a roadmap for fixing everything

• OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine

Relevant to your Interests

• The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz

• Here's why David Sacks, Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names had a brawl on X over VC behavior

• CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage

• Report: Apple beginning serious work on a foldable iPhone

• Who will control the future of AI?

• Google cancels plans to kill off cookies for advertisers

• Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.

• Announcing Chainguard's Series C

• ChatGPT highly anticipated Voice Mode to launch next week — here’s how to get it

• CrowdStrike’s CEO Has Known Failure—but Never Like This

• Why open source is not a good strategy for startups.

• CrowdStrike Outage Puts Its Financial Reporting Under Scrutiny, Too

• Alphabet Second Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations

• Apple admits to using Google Tensor hardware to train Apple Intelligence

• The re:Invent session catalog was released

• Salary Pressures, Not AI, Vex Developers, Says Stack Overflow

• Lawrence Hecht on LinkedIn: Developer Unemployment at Highest Level Since 2019

• Video game industry has set a tragic new record for in-year layoffs

Nonsense

• The Scale of Life

Sponsor

• SysAid – Next-Gen IT Service Management: Experience the only platform with generative AI embedded in every aspect of IT management, enabling you to deliver exceptional service effortlessly and automagically.

Listener Feedback

• Jobs – Senior Technical Marketing Manager - OpenShift Virtualization

Conferences

• DevOpsDays Birmingham, Aug 19-21, 2024

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