<p>This week, we 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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/MgDexJ3WdKk?si=Oz9DLG-q7iyB2hNT" rel="nofollow noopener">Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/MgDexJ3WdKk?si=Oz9DLG-q7iyB2hNT" rel="nofollow noopener">577</a></p> <h2>Runner-up Titles</h2> <ul> <li>Waited out the storm</li> <li>Maybe we should build some castles or something</li> <li>Years of lawsuits ahead of us</li> <li>The ultimate dream</li> <li>AI SEO</li> <li>I hope you’re paid by the hour</li> <li>Always be monitoring to me</li> </ul> <h2>Rundown</h2> <ul> <li>Anthropic <ul> <li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/13/anthropic-amazon-white-house" rel="nofollow noopener">How Amazon and the White House ended Anthropic's Fable</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access" rel="nofollow noopener">Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5</a></li> <li><a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential" rel="nofollow noopener">Dario Amodei — Policy on the AI Exponential</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Cursor <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/12/business/spacex-ipo-elon-musk" rel="nofollow noopener">Live Updates: Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Starts Trading</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/spacex-to-acquire-cursor-for-60b-in-stock-days-after-blockbuster-ipo/?utm_campaign=daily_am" rel="nofollow noopener">SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Vibe Coding <ul> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/lovable-says-it-has-hit-500m-in-annualized-revenue-with-1-million-new-projects-a-week/" rel="nofollow noopener">Lovable says it has hit $500M in annualized revenue, with 1 million new projects a week</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/04/database-startup-supabase-raises-500-million-10point5-billion-valuation.html?utm_source=join1440&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_placement=newsletter&amp;user_id=6794fdf1e4886b9de903aa39" rel="nofollow noopener">Vibe-coding phenomenon lifts AI startup Supabase to $10.5 billion valuation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/04/database-startup-supabase-raises-500-million-10point5-billion-valuation.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Database startup Supabase raises $500 million $10.5 billion valuation</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/06/15/curl-summer-of-bliss/" rel="nofollow noopener">curl summer of bliss</a></li> </ul> <h2>Relevant to your Interests</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/03/grep-this-microsoft-grafts-most-linux-commands-onto-windows/5250796" rel="nofollow noopener">Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/apple/container/blob/main/docs/container-machine.md" rel="nofollow noopener">apple/container</a></li> <li><a href="https://virtualosmuseum.org" rel="nofollow noopener">The Virtual OS Museum</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.threads.com/@lucas_shaw/post/DZXnWsSjuAn?xmt=AQG0gem47jXwG8tQPFL4lvdFiImq4Be1pDpVKCVFXp44NoY4OLfFmrEcoVCqEU3pN08X1Qjl&amp;slof=1" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube has eclipsed Netflix in viewership via (@lucas_shaw)</a></li> <li><a href="https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-ona/" rel="nofollow noopener">OpenAI to acquire Ona</a></li> <li><a href="https://keycapquarry.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Keycap Quarry – Artisan Keycaps for Mechanical Keyboards</a></li> <li><a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-employees-fun-hackathon-layoffs" rel="nofollow noopener">Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again</a></li> <li><a href="https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/why-is-meta-destroying-its-engineering?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web" rel="nofollow noopener">Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-17c2aeb4-8938-4dd5-9b25-f92763bcfc5f.html?chunk=1&amp;utm_term=emshare#story1" rel="nofollow noopener">VCs behaving badly</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-agrees-acquire-panther-further-establishing-security" rel="nofollow noopener">Databricks Agrees to Acquire Panther</a></li> </ul> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://sentry.io/welcome/" rel="nofollow noopener">Sentry - Quit Buggin'</a>: use code <em>sdt26</em> for $100 in credit for new customers</li> </ul> <h2>Nonsense</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max" rel="nofollow noopener">The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute</a></li> <li><a href="https://minesweeper3d.online/" rel="nofollow noopener">Minesweeper 3D No Guess – Free 3D Browser Game | Logic Solver</a></li> <li><a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/earth/flight-simulator" rel="nofollow noopener">Fly around the world (Experimental) | Google Earth | Google for Developers</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/commodores-newest-gadget-is-a-flip-phone-that-blocks-social-media-and-browsers/" rel="nofollow noopener">Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers</a></li> </ul> <h2>Conferences</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress-north-america" rel="nofollow noopener">WeAreDevelopers Europe</a>, July 8-10, 2026 Berlin, Coté speaking.</li> <li><a href="https://www.devopsdays.at/" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Graz</a>, Sept 4-5, 2026</li> <li><a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-summit/" rel="nofollow noopener">Cloud Foundry Summit</a>, Sept. 21st to 22nd, Germany.</li> <li><a href="https://tickets.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-denver/2026/redeem?voucher=26DODSWEDEFTALK" 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" rel="nofollow noopener">WeAreDevelopers NA</a>, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: <strong>DEVPOD26</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://ti.to/wearedevelopers/world-congress-2026-north-america/discount/Brandon_Invite" rel="nofollow noopener">25 Free Tickets</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-dallas/welcome/" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Dallas</a>, Sept 28-29, 2026</li> <li><a href="https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-vilnius/welcome/" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Vilnius</a>, Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2006</li> <li><a href="https://devopsdays.istanbul" rel="nofollow noopener">DevOpsDays Istanbul</a>, Oct 24th, 2026, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7445353113265516545/" rel="nofollow noopener">Coté keynoting</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://connect.vmug.com/orlando/2026" rel="nofollow noopener">VMware User Group,</a> <a href="https://connect.vmug.com/orlando/2026" rel="nofollow noopener">Orlando</a>, Oct 20-22, 2026</li> </ul> <h2>SDT News &amp; Community</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email" rel="nofollow noopener">Join our Slack community</a></li> <li>Email the show: <a href="mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com" rel="nofollow noopener">questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com</a></li> <li>Free stickers: Email your address to <a href="mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com" rel="nofollow noopener">stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com</a></li> <li>Follow us on social media: <a href="https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk" rel="nofollow noopener">Threads</a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk" rel="nofollow noopener">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/" rel="nofollow noopener">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com" rel="nofollow noopener">BlueSky</a></li> <li>Watch us on: <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk" rel="nofollow noopener">TikTok</a></li> <li>Book offer: <a href="https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt" rel="nofollow noopener">Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads" rel="nofollow noopener">Sponsor the show</a></li> <li><a href="https://failovermedia.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Sponsor more podcasts with Failover Media</a></li> </ul> <h2>Recommendations</h2> <ul> <li>Brandon: <a href="https://www.tsa.gov/digital-id/participating-states" rel="nofollow noopener">Digital ID</a></li> <li>Matt: Murderbot Diaries: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Platform-Decay-Murderbot-Diaries-Book-ebook/dp/B0FMSC5S4W" rel="nofollow noopener">Platform Decay</a></li> <li>Coté: WordPress.com. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetilla_cheese" rel="nofollow noopener">Tetilla cheese</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago" rel="nofollow noopener">Camino de Santiago</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></ul>

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Episode 577: Let’s go to Buc-ee’s

JUN 19, 202660 MIN
Software Defined Talk

Episode 577: Let’s go to Buc-ee’s

JUN 19, 202660 MIN

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This week, we 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. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 577 Runner-up Titles Waited out the storm Maybe we should build some castles or something Years of lawsuits ahead of us The ultimate dream AI SEO I hope you’re paid by the hour Always be monitoring to me Rundown Anthropic How Amazon and the White House ended Anthropic's Fable Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Dario Amodei — Policy on the AI Exponential Cursor Live Updates: Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Starts Trading SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO Vibe Coding Lovable says it has hit $500M in annualized revenue, with 1 million new projects a week Vibe-coding phenomenon lifts AI startup Supabase to $10.5 billion valuation Database startup Supabase raises $500 million $10.5 billion valuation curl summer of bliss Relevant to your Interests Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows apple/container The Virtual OS Museum YouTube has eclipsed Netflix in viewership via (@lucas_shaw) OpenAI to acquire Ona Keycap Quarry – Artisan Keycaps for Mechanical Keyboards Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? VCs behaving badly Databricks Agrees to Acquire Panther Sponsors Sentry - Quit Buggin': use code sdt26 for $100 in credit for new customers Nonsense The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute Minesweeper 3D No Guess – Free 3D Browser Game | Logic Solver Fly around the world (Experimental) | Google Earth | Google for Developers Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers Conferences WeAreDevelopers Europe, July 8-10, 2026 Berlin, Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Graz, Sept 4-5, 2026 Cloud Foundry Summit, Sept. 21st to 22nd, Germany. DevOpsDays Rockies, Sept. 22 – 23, 2026, Discount Code: 26DODSWEDEFTALK WeAreDevelopers NA, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: DEVPOD26 25 Free Tickets DevOpsDays Dallas, Sept 28-29, 2026 DevOpsDays Vilnius, Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2006 DevOpsDays Istanbul, Oct 24th, 2026, Coté keynoting. VMware User Group, Orlando, Oct 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 Sponsor more podcasts with Failover Media Recommendations Brandon: Digital ID Matt: Murderbot Diaries: Platform Decay Coté: WordPress.com. Tetilla cheese from the Camino de Santiago. Sponsored By:Sentry: Use the code: sdt26 for $100 in Sentry credits for new users