This week, we discuss the AI Hype Cycle, Apple Intelligence and other announcements from WWDC. Plus, Coté concludes the episode by using as many phrases as possible from Taylor’s Urgent/Optimistic Meeting Matrix.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz8EOYkfyps) 471 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz8EOYkfyps)
Runner-up Titles
Our dreams fell with the Berlin Wall
I need two offers
You Kids
We are the rock eaters to Slack
I mean, what else am I doing with my life?
Rundown
Apple Made Once-Unlikely Deal With Sam Altman to Catch Up in AI (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-05/why-is-apple-aapl-teaming-up-with-openai-both-companies-need-each-other)
Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 biggest announcements (https://www.theverge.com/24171190/apple-wwdc-2024-biggest-announcements)
iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Overview (https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-and-ipados-18-the-macstories-overview/)
Blog - Private Cloud Compute: A new frontier for AI privacy in the cloud (https://security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute/)
Here’s Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its AI-Focused WWDC Event (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-07/apple-wwdc-2024-what-to-expect-ai-ipados-18-macos-15-siri-updates-more)
Apple to Debut Passwords App in Challenge to 1Password, LastPass (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-06/apple-to-debut-passwords-app-in-challenge-to-1password-lastpass)
macOS Sequoia's Layouts just fixed the worst thing about Mac vs Windows (https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/macos/macos-sequoias-layouts-just-fixed-the-worst-thing-about-mac-vs-windows)
Relevant to your Interests
Cloud cost optimization startup Finout reels in $26.3M in Series B funding (https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/23/cloud-cost-optimization-startup-finout-reels-26-3m-series-b-funding/)
Dell Data Breach Impacts 49 Million Customers - CPO Magazine (https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/dell-data-breach-impacts-49-million-customers/)
It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer (https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/22/computershare_vm_migration_project/)
Linux as the new developer default at 37signals (https://world.hey.com/dhh/linux-as-the-new-developer-default-at-37signals-ef0823b7)
Details of Google Cloud GCVE incident (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/details-of-google-cloud-gcve-incident/)
The Worst Website In The Entire World (https://matduggan.com/the-worst-website-in-the-entire-world/)
How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size (https://abovethecrowd.com/2014/07/11/how-to-miss-by-a-mile-an-alternative-look-at-ubers-potential-market-size/)
Michael Dell, Jensen Huang and Bill McDermott on New AI Factories (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOhAvWF0cc)
Google Fiber unveils first CFO (GOOG) (https://seekingalpha.com/news/4110807-google-fiber-unveils-first-cfo)
Anthropic hires former OpenAI safety lead to head up new team (https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/28/anthropic-hires-former-openai-safety-lead-to-head-up-new-team/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ4DaSct34uWZ_1C_cgY77kNsMOW1suiZHSVZqvs-gr22VZ1jIqy7gXpxSdFipr-b7QXBpbTOPSllIxmj7sChZESNpdXLIcDnNKKb88OWdAjaaZlWj8BMQA6n6-px8ZSmL8ABMKaiVkHJyB8ycVJCcpdOyRUegOtVgFE2BiaTol7)
What to Know About the Open Versus Closed Software Debate (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/technology/what-to-know-open-closed-software.html)
Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation (https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/28/24166177/google-search-ranking-algorithm-leak-documents-link-seo)
Australians may be caught up in suspected Ticketmaster hack (https://www.smh.com.au/technology/australians-may-be-caught-up-in-suspected-ticketmaster-hack-20240529-p5jhjt.html)
Australians among 560 million users around the world caught in Ticketmaster hack (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/ticketmaster-hack-allegedlyshinyhunter-customers-data-leaked/103908614)
Salesforce shares plunge 16% on first revenue miss since 2006 (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/29/salesforce-crm-q1-earnings-report-2025.html)
Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real (https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/29/24167407/google-search-algorithm-documents-leak-confirmation)
Interview - WSO2 CEO Sanjiva Weerawarana on being acquired by major investor (https://diginomica.com/interview-wso2-ceo-sanjiva-weerawarana-being-acquired-major-investor)
Your employees are afraid to take PTO, but a third are playing hooky from work anyway (https://www.fastcompany.com/91128407/employees-play-hooky-work-pto-fear-survey)
OpenAI appears to have closed its deal with Apple. (https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/29/24167511/openai-appears-to-have-closed-its-deal-with-apple)
Openwashing (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/business/what-is-openwashing-ai.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)
IRS opening free online tax filing program to all 50 states for 2025 tax season (https://www.axios.com/2024/05/30/irs-taxes-direct-file-free-program)
How ‘world-changing’ solar tech could mean the death of batteries (https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-power-battery-panels-exeger-powerfoyle-b2553622.html)
OpenAI board members respond to a warning by former members (https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/05/30/openai-board-members-respond-to-a-warning-by-former-members)
A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come (https://www.wired.com/story/police-face-recognition-biometrics-leak-india/)
RISC-V battles to get messaging right over open standard (https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/29/riscos_messsaging_struggle/)
'ThreadsDeck' arrived just in time for the Trump verdict | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/31/threadsdeck-arrived-just-in-time-for-the-trump-verdict/)
Adam Selipsky, the exit interview (https://www.geekwire.com/2024/adam-selipsky-the-exit-interview-amazon-web-services-ceo-on-ai-competition-and-the-future/)
Snowflake warns over “rapeflake” data breaches (https://www.thestack.technology/snowflake-breach-update-rapeflake/)
10 things you need to know about AWS CEO Matt Garman (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-ceo-matt-garman-things-to-know?ck_subscriber_id=512834888)
Computex 2024, Is AWS Modular or Integrated? (https://stratechery.com/2024/computex-2024-aws-and-integration/?access_token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InN0cmF0ZWNoZXJ5LnBhc3Nwb3J0Lm9ubGluZSIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJzdHJhdGVjaGVyeS5wYXNzcG9ydC5vbmxpbmUiLCJhenAiOiJIS0xjUzREd1Nod1AyWURLYmZQV00xIiwiZW50Ijp7InVyaSI6WyJodHRwczovL3N0cmF0ZWNoZXJ5LmNvbS8yMDI0L2NvbXB1dGV4LTIwMjQtYXdzLWFuZC1pbnRlZ3JhdGlvbi8iXX0sImV4cCI6MTcyMDAxODUwNCwiaWF0IjoxNzE3NDI2NTA0LCJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5wYXNzcG9ydC5vbmxpbmUvb2F1dGgiLCJzY29wZSI6ImZlZWQ6cmVhZCBhcnRpY2xlOnJlYWQgYXNzZXQ6cmVhZCBjYXRlZ29yeTpyZWFkIGVudGl0bGVtZW50cyIsInN1YiI6IlRIMzRnVkN5aHhXZ21uQWZ0WEZtdVMiLCJ1c2UiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.QfzNJxuyE5DCskl_c4_rRbFAs2vFePfoZ1O-BRs_uLe_tjsR_nB23TtoBXoROeEcc6qqOWzPIjH-85lPGLFKqeB4pgHZ4zttd-3UqbZriUIGMHMq0xQrEc8p_GlGkbwkm7GjAqcawLVais82qE0-TDWSFcJIoeurZPzNWWSd61nBEvjA6ZILchotRSWiuotA22BUBo7ePEhfU9O0jrduc0_C9kyhg13yu4C_I3RxyaoAxYQzGg5VNl7oiceHLGGjLRXYalNLcTFxkSEWZXtunSlFkijFcH2ZqBRePYjJU3Xhul1540DAnx7iwxvhss7momQe_0xUQw_sSJYWbEcsuw)
Broadcom’s VMware strategy looking shaky - and less relevant (https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/03/broadcoms_vmware_strategy_looks_ever/)
Yet another open source rug pull (Changelog News #97) (https://changelog.com/news/97)
OpenAI Insiders Warn of a ‘Reckless’ Race for Dominance (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/technology/openai-culture-whistleblowers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE0._mTr.aNO4f_hEp2J4&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb)
Job openings fall to new 3-year low, as the US economy continues to slow (https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/04/economy/job-openings-quits-jolts-april/index.html)
AI Patterns (https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2024/05/29/ai-patterns/)
Stacklet Secures $14.5M in Funding (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stacklet-secures-14-5m-funding-130000954.html)
Google acquires Cameyo to integrate Windows app virtualization into ChromeOS (https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/5/24171900/google-cameyo-acquisition-chromeos-windows-app-virtualization)
GitLab quarter (https://twitter.com/jaminball/status/1797749233019400696)
eBay debuts AI-powered background tool to enhance product images (https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/05/ebay-ai-powered-background-enhancement-tool/)
Privacy policies have gone insane. Doubt it? Consider Instacart (https://www.computerworld.com/article/2117552/privacy-policies-have-gone-insane-doubt-it-consider-instacart.html)
The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever (https://www.wired.com/story/snowflake-breach-advanced-auto-parts-lendingtree/)
The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning (https://www.wired.com/story/snowflake-breach-ticketmaster-santander-ticketek-hacked/)
GameStop stock slumps after announcing sale of 75M shares (https://finance.yahoo.com/video/gamestop-stock-slumps-announcing-sale-144719278.html)
VMware customers may stay, but Broadcom could face backlash “for years to come” (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/price-hikes-of-over-2x-widely-expected-under-broadcoms-vmware-survey-finds/)
Broadcom ends easy elasticity for VMware Cloud on AWS (https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/10/vmare_aws_elasticity_reduced/)
Silicon Valley's False Prophet (https://www.wheresyoured.at/false-prophet/)
Raspberry Pi Hands London a Starry Share Market Debut at Last (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-11/raspberry-pi-hands-london-a-starry-share-market-debut-at-last)
Nonsense
Navneet Alang (@navneetalang) on Threads (https://www.threads.net/@navneetalang/post/C7V6HO9OWEe/)
Fans can finally get a chance to listen to the Wu-Tang Clan’s one copy album… but there’s a catch (https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/style/wu-tang-clan-album-museum-australia-intl-hnk/index.html)
The five stages of computer science (https://www.threads.net/@benedictevans/post/C7guKXJi3S3)
Chipotle says its portion sizes haven’t changed, despite complaints on TikTok (https://www.yahoo.com/news/chipotle-says-portion-sizes-haven-033930077.html)
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/magazine/benjamin-bolger-college-harvard-yale.html)
Costco hot dogs have cost $1.50 since the 1980s. Here's why prices aren't changing (https://www.npr.org/2024/06/03/nx-s1-4990206/costco-hot-dog-price)
Joro spiders, giant, venomous flying arachnids, are here to stay, pest experts say (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/04/giant-flying-joro-spiders-flying-new-york-area/73975183007/)
The 'big boof' is out. What data reveals about football's hair trends (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-23/afl-mullet-count-data-analysis/103850072)
Conferences
NDC Oslo (https://substack.com/redirect/8de3819c-db2b-47c8-bd7a-f0a40103de9e?j=eyJ1IjoiMmQ0byJ9.QKaKsDzwnXK5ipYhX0mLOvRP3vpk_3o2b5dd3FXmAkw), Coté speaking (https://substack.com/redirect/41e821af-36ba-4dbb-993c-20755d5f040a?j=eyJ1IjoiMmQ0byJ9.QKaKsDzwnXK5ipYhX0mLOvRP3vpk_3o2b5dd3FXmAkw), June 12th.
DevOpsDays Amsterdam (https://devopsdays.org/events/2024-amsterdam/welcome/), June 19-21, 2024, Coté speaking.
DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024 (https://devopsdays.org/events/2024-birmingham-al/welcome/)
SpringOne (https://springone.io/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming)/VMware Explore US (https://blogs.vmware.com/explore/2024/04/23/want-to-attend-vmware-explore-convince-your-manager-with-these/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming), August 26–29, 2024
SREday London 2024 (https://sreday.com/2024-london/), September 19th to 20th, Coté speaking. 20% off with the code SRE20DAY (https://sreday.com/2024-london/#tickets)
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Recommendations
Brandon:
MoviePass, MovieCrash (https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1229898-moviepass-moviecrash?ueid=3d6a2c800561880c901963d51e644d95&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2024-06-01%20Installer&utm_term=Installer)
From Sun to Oxide with Bryan Cantrill (Changelog Interviews #592) (https://changelog.com/podcast/592)
Matt: Bazzite (https://bazzite.gg/) - Linux Gaming OS
Coté: if you liked my Business Bullshit dictionary and surviving at BigCo stuff (https://cote.io/bigco/), you’ll enjoy Taylor’s Urgent/Optimistic Meeting Matrix (https://taylor.town/urgent-optimistic). Also, self-promotion: “How (https://www.cio.com/article/2114716/how-to-build-a-successful-agile-development-culture-and-why-your-business-needs-one.html) to build a successful agile development culture – and why your business needs one.” (https://www.cio.com/article/2114716/how-to-build-a-successful-agile-development-culture-and-why-your-business-needs-one.html?amp=1)
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