This week, we discuss Intel's challenges, Elastic's adopting the AGPL, and getting AI to introduce itself. Plus, some thoughts on a gesticulating flâneur using a speakerphone in public.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 483 (https://www.youtube.com/live/iOnzx3rL_hE?si=1Z53JKvpHYRmTji7)
Runner-up Titles
Why are you in an attic
Flâneur
Gesticulating
That’s not
I’m over the big pile of nachos
What’s your corporate strategy here?
They carry the flame
Keeper of the Flame
Cote’ likes weather
Brakenthetical
Rundown
Intel
Intel Said to Explore Options to Cope With Historic Slump (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-30/intel-is-said-to-explore-options-to-cope-with-historic-slump)
Intel debuts second-gen Core Ultra mobile chips in bid to fend off Qualcomm, AMD (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-debuts-second-gen-core-ultra-mobile-chips-in-bid-to-fend-off-qualcomm-amd-160038473.html)
'Time is running out' for Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger: Analyst (https://finance.yahoo.com/video/time-running-intel-ceo-patrick-205943896.html)
Report: Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to reveal new plan to cut costs and sell off business units (https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/01/report-intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-reveal-new-plan-cut-costs-sell-off-business-units/)
“Broadcom and Intel?” (https://stratechery.com/2024/broadcom-and-intel-nvidia-earnings-doj-investigating-nvidia/)
Qualcomm’s new eight-core Snapdragon X Plus makes these Windows laptops cheaper (https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/4/24235065/qualcomm-8-core-snapdragon-x-plus-windows-laptops)
Senior Intel CPU architects splinter to develop RISC-V processors at AheadComputing (https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/senior-intel-cpu-architects-splinter-to-develop-risc-v-processors-veterans-establish-aheadcomputing)
OSS Licensing
Elasticsearch is Open Source, Again (https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-is-open-source-again)
Why Elastic (ESTC) Shares Are Trading Lower Today (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-elastic-estc-shares-trading-154216841.html)
The slow evaporation of the free/open source surplus (https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/the-slow-evaporation-of-the-foss-surplus/)
Post-Open Source (https://www.boringcactus.com/2020/08/13/post-open-source.html) (circa 2020)
Relevant to your Interests
Data infrastructure startup Cribl raises $319M at a $3.5B valuation (https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/data-infrastructure-startup-cribl-raises-319m-at-a-3-5b-valuation/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top)
Cribl Closes $319M Series E Round at a $3.5B Valuation to Revolutionize Enterprise Data Management (https://cribl.io/blog/announcing-our-series-e/)
Broadcom Launches Rally Anywhere (https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-launches-rally-anywhere-premises-version-its-leading)
Courts close the loophole letting the feds search your phone at the border (https://reason.com/2024/07/26/courts-close-the-loophole-letting-the-feds-search-your-phone-at-the-border/)
GitHub Copilot competitor Codeium raises $150M at a $1.25B valuation (https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/29/github-copilot-competitor-codeium-raises-150m-at-a-1-25b-valuation/)
Amazon's Remarkable Alexa will reportedly run on Claude AI and cost $5-10 per month (https://www.engadget.com/ai/amazons-remarkable-alexa-will-reportedly-run-on-claude-ai-and-cost-5-10-per-month-122532161.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANR-tMgHgoAVIPpbIFukogu1d3pwdPd_GUdl0sjGCYNHFhfKgwOjeuFmr1t3Hgf6Lr2icFYYS13rAx4TimFx4Tpzmn1N0MKYtCSGd_LSydKC-avA5igy4bwhj4meKgXe04Bcbxke9b36h40_4yeupf2uivsAlg9_J8KFvqgAy-SV)
Artifacts are now generally available (https://www.anthropic.com/news/artifacts?ueid=3d6a2c800561880c901963d51e644d95&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2024-08-31%20Installer%2050&utm_term=Installer)
Founder Mode (https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html)
Research Papers into Podcasts (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTF1Jj9dH/) via Google Illuminate (https://illuminate.google.com/home?pli=1)
Andreessen Horowitz Ditches Miami Two Years After Opening Office (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-04/andreessen-horowitz-ditches-miami-two-years-after-opening-office)
Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over 'illegal database' of faces (https://apnews.com/article/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-privacy-fine-netherlands-a1ac33c15d561d37a923b6c382f48ab4)
China leads in up to 89% of tech research, study shows (https://www.techradar.com/pro/china-leads-in-up-to-89-of-tech-research-study-shows)
This 451 Research highlights Kloudfuse (https://www.kloudfuse.com/analystreports/451researchkloudfusecoverage)
Nonsense
Beaches are for people who enjoy the bureaucracy of going to the beach (https://interconnected.org/home/2024/08/29/beaches).
Costco membership fee increase starts Sept. 1 for new members and renewals (https://www.axios.com/2024/08/31/costco-membership-cost-increase-2024-renewal-price).
The penny. (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-cc0b0182-805c-4be3-8d7c-cd9da8aa9779.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1)
Sponsor
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Listener Feedback
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Recommendations
Brandon: Slow Horses (https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwigrYDZxamIAxUnh8IIHePYKxIYABAAGgJqZg&ae=2&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiuC2BhDSARIsALOVfBJ1WsnYOESOZRg8Ap8iUw1C9wYhRV1nBMLjjALo3grF-ZePh8aZ_NoaAhiFEALw_wcB&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVeD2D814G1UIoqvw-1HqoEsvv6MaYwDg2-N74hrOR-bCYEOGPDzVcSkVVs58ogPWXwlW9yc3L9DdHBTGpVY_pgFBJ_G_VPyjTfyMmS-sFlNeY8UcCB0&sig=AOD64_3l1gukzjldLrXEWw5KGhEWtlUzVA&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwiapvjYxamIAxXwGtAFHdi7IsAQ0Qx6BAgIEAE) Season 4 (https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwigrYDZxamIAxUnh8IIHePYKxIYABAAGgJqZg&ae=2&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiuC2BhDSARIsALOVfBJ1WsnYOESOZRg8Ap8iUw1C9wYhRV1nBMLjjALo3grF-ZePh8aZ_NoaAhiFEALw_wcB&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVeD2D814G1UIoqvw-1HqoEsvv6MaYwDg2-N74hrOR-bCYEOGPDzVcSkVVs58ogPWXwlW9yc3L9DdHBTGpVY_pgFBJ_G_VPyjTfyMmS-sFlNeY8UcCB0&sig=AOD64_3l1gukzjldLrXEWw5KGhEWtlUzVA&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwiapvjYxamIAxXwGtAFHdi7IsAQ0Qx6BAgIEAE)
Matt: open source Synergy (https://github.com/symless/synergy/)
Coté:
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