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Episode 551: An Australian Documentary

This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 551

Runner-up Titles

It has CarPlay
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an Australian documentary
Oracle got popped
Intentions
I don’t feel bad for them
Open Source old folks home
Spreadsheets love it
Robots are going to take care of us
The Median User
Nobody feels bad for the whales
I have a dog
I have a Korean microwave
We’re the Neal Stephenson of podcasts

Rundown

Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck
AI Investment

Oracle plummets 11% on weak revenue, pushing down AI stocks like Nvidia and CoreWeave
Oracle Shares Drop the Most Since 2001 on Mounting AI Spending
OpenAI in Talks to Raise At Least $10 Billion From Amazon and Use Its AI Chips
S&P 500 falls after nearing record as Oracle disappointment drags down AI stocks
Inside The $1T AI Economy

Introducing Chainguard EmeritOSS: Sustainable stewardship for mature open source
Runners

Announcing powerful upgrades & a new pricing model for self-hosted runners
GitHub to charge for self-hosted runners from March 2026
GitHub postpones changes to self-hosted runners pricing plans
Why GitHub Why?

Coursera to buy Udemy, creating $2.5 billion firm to target AI training
Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control

Relevant to your Interests

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Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control

Nonsense

The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman

Listener Feedback

Sent stickers to Jelle in Belgium

Conferences

cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.

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An Australian Documentary

Episode 551

December 19th, 2025

1 hr 31 secs

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About this Episode

This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 551