
        <p>This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/h24aS-OENTY?si=Qhkt9Qt2MA7oQ8rI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/h24aS-OENTY?si=Qhkt9Qt2MA7oQ8rI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">573</a></p>

<h2>Runner-up Titles</h2>

<ul>
<li>Stupid Macs</li>
<li>I like my idea</li>
<li>What was I thinking?</li>
<li>Opt-in AI</li>
<li>Kentucky Derby’s this Weekend</li>
<li>It’s a low plateau</li>
<li>There’s no vibe in X-Code</li>
<li>Matt’s trading with AI</li>
<li>Everyone’s watching</li>
</ul>

<h2>Rundown</h2>

<ul>
<li>Google I/O

<ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/search-io-2026/#powerful-ai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A new era for AI Search</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developers.googleblog.com/all-the-news-from-the-google-io-2026-developer-keynote/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">All the news from the Google I/O 2026 Developer keynote</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/#gemini-models" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>AI Stuff

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/932383/jury-verdict-musk-v-altman-openai-trial" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-reorg-greg-brockman-product/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-personal-finance-will-let-you-connect-bank-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/anthropic-hires-openai-cofounder-andrej-karpathy-former-tesla-ai-lead.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI leader</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h2>Relevant to your Interests</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://cote.io/2026/05/14/datacenter-nimbyism-what-did-you.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Datacenter NIMBYism: What Did You Think Was Going to Happen?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-raises-5-5b-kicking-off-2026s-ipo-season-with-a-bang/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/andreessen-horowitz-politics.html?camp%5B%E2%80%A6%5D39&amp;segment_id=219870&amp;user_id=3d6a2c800561880c901963d51e644d95" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Andreessen Horowitz Is Spending on Politics Like No Other</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/cisco-announces-record-revenue-and-4000-layoffs-in-the-same-day/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/amazon-ditches-rufus-ai-chatbot-in-favor-of-alexa-shopping-agent.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon ditches Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa shopping agent in AI strategy pivot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/open-source-tool-maker-grafana-labs-says-hackers-stole-its-code-refuses-to-pay-ransom/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/anthropic-has-acquired-the-dev-tools-startup-used-by-openai-google-and-cloudflare/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare</a></li>
<li><a href="https://p3institute.substack.com/p/from-open-source-software-to-open?triedRedirect=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">From Open Source Software to Open Source Strategy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github</a></li>
<li><a href="https://research.jfrog.com/post/shai-hulud-here-we-go-again-may19/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Shai-Hulud Returns: npm Worm hits @antv in latest ongoing campaign</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/intel-ceo-says-foundry-is-gaining-momentum-as-customer-interest-grows.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Intel CEO says foundry business is gaining momentum as customer interest grows</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arkadiyt.com/2026/05/13/removing-the-modem-and-gps-from-my-rav4/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Removing the Modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 Hybrid</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Sponsors</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://webrtc.ventures/sdt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WebRTC.ventures – Real-time communication &amp; Voice AI integration</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sentry.io/welcome/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sentry - use the code: sdt26 for $100 in Sentry credits for new users</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Nonsense</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forrestbrazeal_solutions-architects-in-2026-share-7460424202916102144-Hd-6?utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;rcm=ACoAAAAfPj8Bx9okehGYFULYG1etPEdCQKpONOs&amp;utm_campaign=copy_link" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"solutions architects" in 2026</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Conferences</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WeAreDevelopers Europe</a>, July 8-10, 2026 Berlin, Coté speaking.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.devopsdays.at/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Graz</a>, Sept 4-5, 2026</li>
<li><a href="https://tickets.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-denver/2026/redeem?voucher=26DODSWEDEFTALK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Rockies</a>, Sept. 22 – 23, 2026, Discount Code: <strong>26DODSWEDEFTALK</strong></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WeAreDevelopers NA</a>, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: <strong>DEVPOD26</strong></li>
<li><a href="https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-dallas/welcome/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Dallas</a>, Sept 28-29, 2026</li>
<li><a href="https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-vilnius/welcome/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Vilnius</a>, Sep 30 - Oct 1. 2006</li>
<li><a href="https://devopsdays.istanbul" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Istanbul</a>, October 24th, 2026 - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7445353113265516545/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Coté keynoting</a>.</li>
<li>VMware User Groups (VMUGs):

<ul>
<li>Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)</li>
<li>Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h2>SDT News &amp; Community</h2>

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<h2>Recommendations</h2>

<ul>
<li>Brandon: <a href="https://varlock.dev/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Varlock</a></li>
<li>Matt: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32565993" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sheep Detectives</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://sentry.io/signup/">Sentry</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://sentry.io/signup/">Use the code: sdt26 for $100 in Sentry credits for new users 
</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://webrtc.ventures/sdt">WebRTC</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://webrtc.ventures/sdt">WebRTC.ventures – Real-time communication &amp; Voice AI integration
</a></li></ul>
      

<description>
        &lt;p&gt;This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/h24aS-OENTY?si=Qhkt9Qt2MA7oQ8rI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/h24aS-OENTY?si=Qhkt9Qt2MA7oQ8rI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;573&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Runner-up Titles&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stupid Macs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I like my idea&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What was I thinking?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Opt-in AI&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kentucky Derby’s this Weekend&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It’s a low plateau&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There’s no vibe in X-Code&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Matt’s trading with AI&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Everyone’s watching&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Rundown&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Google I/O

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/search-io-2026/#powerful-ai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;A new era for AI Search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://developers.googleblog.com/all-the-news-from-the-google-io-2026-developer-keynote/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;All the news from the Google I/O 2026 Developer keynote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/#gemini-models" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI Stuff

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/932383/jury-verdict-musk-v-altman-openai-trial" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-reorg-greg-brockman-product/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-personal-finance-will-let-you-connect-bank-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/anthropic-hires-openai-cofounder-andrej-karpathy-former-tesla-ai-lead.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI leader&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Relevant to your Interests&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cote.io/2026/05/14/datacenter-nimbyism-what-did-you.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Datacenter NIMBYism: What Did You Think Was Going to Happen?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-raises-5-5b-kicking-off-2026s-ipo-season-with-a-bang/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/andreessen-horowitz-politics.html?camp%5B%E2%80%A6%5D39&amp;amp;segment_id=219870&amp;amp;user_id=3d6a2c800561880c901963d51e644d95" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Andreessen Horowitz Is Spending on Politics Like No Other&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/cisco-announces-record-revenue-and-4000-layoffs-in-the-same-day/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/amazon-ditches-rufus-ai-chatbot-in-favor-of-alexa-shopping-agent.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Amazon ditches Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa shopping agent in AI strategy pivot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/open-source-tool-maker-grafana-labs-says-hackers-stole-its-code-refuses-to-pay-ransom/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/anthropic-has-acquired-the-dev-tools-startup-used-by-openai-google-and-cloudflare/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://p3institute.substack.com/p/from-open-source-software-to-open?triedRedirect=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;From Open Source Software to Open Source Strategy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.jfrog.com/post/shai-hulud-here-we-go-again-may19/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Shai-Hulud Returns: npm Worm hits @antv in latest ongoing campaign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/intel-ceo-says-foundry-is-gaining-momentum-as-customer-interest-grows.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Intel CEO says foundry business is gaining momentum as customer interest grows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arkadiyt.com/2026/05/13/removing-the-modem-and-gps-from-my-rav4/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Removing the Modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 Hybrid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Sponsors&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://webrtc.ventures/sdt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;WebRTC.ventures – Real-time communication &amp;amp; Voice AI integration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://sentry.io/welcome/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Sentry - use the code: sdt26 for $100 in Sentry credits for new users&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Nonsense&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forrestbrazeal_solutions-architects-in-2026-share-7460424202916102144-Hd-6?utm_source=social_share_send&amp;amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;amp;rcm=ACoAAAAfPj8Bx9okehGYFULYG1etPEdCQKpONOs&amp;amp;utm_campaign=copy_link" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"solutions architects" in 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Conferences&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;WeAreDevelopers Europe&lt;/a&gt;, July 8-10, 2026 Berlin, Coté speaking.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.devopsdays.at/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;DevOpsDays Graz&lt;/a&gt;, Sept 4-5, 2026&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://tickets.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-denver/2026/redeem?voucher=26DODSWEDEFTALK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;DevOpsDays Rockies&lt;/a&gt;, Sept. 22 – 23, 2026, Discount Code: &lt;strong&gt;26DODSWEDEFTALK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;WeAreDevelopers NA&lt;/a&gt;, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: &lt;strong&gt;DEVPOD26&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-dallas/welcome/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;DevOpsDays Dallas&lt;/a&gt;, Sept 28-29, 2026&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-vilnius/welcome/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;DevOpsDays Vilnius&lt;/a&gt;, Sep 30 - Oct 1. 2006&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://devopsdays.istanbul" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;DevOpsDays Istanbul&lt;/a&gt;, October 24th, 2026 - &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7445353113265516545/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Coté keynoting&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VMware User Groups (VMUGs):

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;SDT News &amp;amp; Community&lt;/h2&gt;

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Episode 573: How many quadrillions in a Googol?

Episode 573: How many quadrillions in a Googol?

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