Episode 456: Second Guessing

Software Defined Talk

This week, we second guess recent decisions made by Google and Apple. Plus, what social media sites is everyone actually using these days?

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 456

Runner-up Titles

• Is it Russian hackers?
• Bad upgrade is the 1B to DNS
  
• They’re all bad product launches
• Vikings are 98% more Nordic
• Can I pay for features?
• They’ve defeated vaporware
• Interoperability is for underdogs

Rundown

• Google
  • Google pauses Gemini AI image generator after it created inaccurate historical pictures
  • Google Pay app is shutting down in the US after being replaced by Google Wallet
  • AT&T outage caused by software update, not malicious intent: Sources
  • AT&T reimburses customers after massive network outage | CNN Business
• Apple
  • Apple Music testing feature that easily imports playlists from Spotify and other services
  • Apple Cancels Work on Electric Car, Shifts Team to Generative AI
  • Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks
  • Apple launches Apple Sports app with scores and betting odds
  • Don't dry your iPhone in a bag of rice, says Apple
  • The Sneaky Genius of Apple’s AirPods Empire

Relevant to your Interests

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• Cloud-Native Is In Shambles
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• SadServers - Troubleshooting Linux Servers
• The Open Source Sustainability Crisis
• Octopus Deploy Acquires Codefresh to Bring CD, CI, and GitOps Into One Trusted Platform
• What to Do about VMware
• Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu for ‘facilitating piracy at a colossal scale’
• Improving Developer Experience Drives Profitability
• ServerlessHorrors | Home
• Sony is laying off 900 employees from its PlayStation unit | TechCrunch
• Future Software Should Be Memory Safe | ONCD | The White House
• Malicious AI models on Hugging Face backdoor users’ machines
• Snowflake says Frank Slootman is retiring as CEO, stock plunges more than 20%
• HDMI Forum Rejects Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Driver Support Sought By AMD

Nonsense

• Dope'n'Stack - Cloud Anthem
• Dope'n'Stack - E.N.T.E.R.P.R.I.S.E.

Conferences

• SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th–17th, 2024 — Coté speaking, sponsorship slots available.
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• DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024
• Executive dinner in Dallas that Coté’s hosting on March 13st, 2024.
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