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Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week @bwhichard talks with Phil Miller and @theozero, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file. softwaredefinedtalk.com/580

This week, @bwhichard and @cote discuss Anthropic's 18-day Fable timeout, whether AI is actually killing jobs, and OpenAI's trillion-dollar IPO problem. Plus, SoftBank's golden goose slides. softwaredefinedtalk.com/579

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss Fable follow-up, Gartner's AI Governance MQ, and the war for AI talent. Plus, Matt and Brandon review "Disclosure Day." softwaredefinedtalk.com/578

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss the Fable ban, SpaceX's $60B Cursor buy, and why Lovable wins when AI picks your stack. Plus, Europeans are at the World Cup and already drank Boston dry. softwaredefinedtalk.com/577

@bwhichard talks with @OpenObserve's @hiprabhat and @shohams: why observability is still broken, how they fixed it, and where AI takes it next. softwaredefinedtalk.com/576

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss NVIDIA going consumer, Microsoft Build, and the Anthropic/OpenAI IPO race. Plus, does credit card insurance work? softwaredefinedtalk.com/575

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss the Cloudflare CEO's op-ed, upcoming tech IPOs and GitHub getting breached. Plus, ranking our favorite manifestos. softwaredefinedtalk.com/574

@bwhichard joins @bgracely on @TheEntAIShow to break down the biggest AI stories from May 2026. theenterpriseaishow.com/episodes/19245…

This week, @bwhichard and Matt Ray discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track. softwaredefinedtalk.com/573

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss how security gets sold to execs, where agentic coding and security collide, and Cloudflare vs. Datadog's diverging paths. Plus, Coté weighs in on sugar cookies. softwaredefinedtalk.com/572

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss AI labs driving cloud revenue, hyperscalers laying off instead of building, and kids defeating age verification. Plus, Brandon has too many thoughts on Workday. softwaredefinedtalk.com/571

@bwhichard joins @bgracely on @ReasoningShow to break down the biggest AI stories from April 2026. reasoning.show/episodes/19128…

@bwhichard joins @bgracely on @ReasoningShow this week for the 2026 AI Draft — picking winners, losers, and the headlines that'll define the next year in AI. reasoning.show/episodes/19114…

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss Google's enterprise agent stack, what makes an agent an agent, and AI's biggest critic. Plus, Coté wants better vision. softwaredefinedtalk.com/570

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss agents taking over at Google Cloud Next, Apple's new CEO, and Cursor getting acquired (sort of). Plus, Coté's e-waste has no exit strategy. softwaredefinedtalk.com/569

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen. softwaredefinedtalk.com/568

@bwhichard joined @bgracely on @ReasoningShow to dig into a question worth sitting with: is coding a solved problem? reasoning.show/episodes/19023…

@bwhichard interviews Alberto González, CTO of WebRTC.ventures, on building voice and streaming apps for the enterprise — WebRTC integration, AI, and the unique challenges developers face. Plus kitesurfing tips. softwaredefinedtalk.com/567

This week, @bwhichard, @cote and Matt Ray discuss the Claude Code leak, locking down coding agents, and the Axios supply chain attack. Plus, Coté considers breaking up with his Gmail address of 20+ years. softwaredefinedtalk.com/566

@bwhichard crossed over to @ReasoningShow this week — he and @bgracely dug into the biggest AI stories from March. If you're trying to make sense of the last month in AI, start here. reasoning.show/episodes/18922…