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Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency?</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/HSsVZGNCYpc?si=2JUF_hrHWa4hKETM" rel="nofollow">Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/HSsVZGNCYpc?si=2JUF_hrHWa4hKETM" rel="nofollow">561</a></p> <h2>Runner-up Titles</h2> <ul> <li>New’s not good</li> <li>He knows how to be retired</li> <li>Let Matt Cook</li> <li>We don’t have to worry about that Brandon</li> <li>You’re that guy</li> <li>The stock market feels reactionary</li> <li>Siri-Claw</li> <li>Foundation Washing</li> <li>Give me life-changing money and I’ll have a better take</li> <li>Why do I need to pay for power usage?</li> </ul> <h2>Rundown</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/23/ibm-is-the-latest-ai-casualty-shares-are-tanking-on-anthropic-cobol-threat.html" rel="nofollow">IBM is the latest AI casualty. 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Episode 561: Two Guys and Their Tokens

FEB 27, 202660 MIN
Software Defined Talk

Episode 561: Two Guys and Their Tokens

FEB 27, 202660 MIN

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This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 561 Runner-up Titles New’s not good He knows how to be retired Let Matt Cook We don’t have to worry about that Brandon You’re that guy The stock market feels reactionary Siri-Claw Foundation Washing Give me life-changing money and I’ll have a better take Why do I need to pay for power usage? Rundown IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat IBM Crashes 11% as Anthropic Threatens COBOL Empire Mechanical Orchard: Half Baked OpenClaw, OpenAI and the future This Is the Biggest Threat to Microsoft Office I've Ever Seen. LibreOffice Online: a fresh start - TDF Community Blog Linux 7.0-rc1 Released With Many New Features Relevant to your Interests Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announces it sold 77% of its Amazon they hacked CSS The A.I. Disruption We’ve Been Waiting for Has Arrived YOLO Travel Bookings This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete OpenAI resets spending expectations, tells investors compute target is around $600 billion by 2030 Cloud and AWS cost consultant Duckbill expands to software, raises $7.75M for new Skyway platform Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker Nonsense GE Profile made a smaller version of its nugget ice maker that needs less counter space TSA PreCheck Touchless ID | Delta Air Lines Listener Feedback Introducing Agent Plugins for AWS Conferences DevOpsDay LA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30. Check out the Tanzu and Spring talks and trading cards on THE LANDING PAGE. Austin Meetup, March 10th, Listener Steve Anness speaking on Grafana KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass. DevOpsdays Atlanta 2026, April 21-22, 2026 DevOpsDays Austin, May 5 - 6, 2026 WeAreDevelopers, July 8th to 10th, Berlin, Coté speaking. VMware User Groups (VMUGs): Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking. Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026) Toronto (May 12-14, 2026) Dallas (June 9-11, 2026) Orlando (October 20-22, 2026) SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: [email protected] Free stickers: Email your address to [email protected] Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Recommendations Brandon: Milestone Birthdays (iOS App) Matt: Lupin on Netflix