This week, we dive into the state of SBOMs, what’s going on with Harness, and the ongoing collision of tech and politics. Plus, Coté finds himself a stranger in the Texas he once called home.

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Runner-up Titles

• Who knows what’s going to happen on that side of the planet?


• There are no hacks in The Netherlands.


• I know it’s not the quality.


• An explosion of Eggnog


• The resident American American


• This topic will be boring


• Thank goodness it’s part of my existing vendor relationship


• It’s a webhook, knock yourself out


• They unlocked Ayn Rand


• Hacking it on the mainland

Rundown

• Rust Will Explode, SBOMs Will Be Duds: Open Source Predictions


• Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal on "startups within startups"


• Marc Andreessen on Trump, the vibe shift, and what’s after wokeness


• A 2-hour interview with Andreessen

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• Resilience in Software Foundation


• Amazon Delays RTO Mandate for Thousands of Workers Due to Space


• Community plans to fork Puppet, unhappy with Perforce changes to open-source project


• 5.6 Million Impacted by Ransomware Attack on Healthcare Giant Ascension


• Yoast CEO calls for a 'federated' approach to WordPress repository


• Netflix sues Broadcom in California federal court


• Rust Will Explode, SBOMs Will Be Duds: Open Source Predictions


• OpenAI announces plan to transform into a for-profit company


• How I Replaced Notion with Reminders, Numbers, and Notes


• WordPress Developer Publishes Code To Block Mullenweg's


• Apple stops Vision Pro production amid weak demand and customer dissatisfaction


• Intel’s Problems Are Even Worse Than You’ve Heard


• Disney to combine its Hulu+ Live TV with streamer Fubo


• Parameter Manager overview | Google Cloud


• Nvidia showcases new AI gaming chips that promise high-quality images


• Veracode bolsters SCA product with Phylum acquisition


• 1Password acquires Trelica to extend its cybersecurity capabilities


• Dell Announces All-New Branding with Dell, Dell Pro and Dell Pro Max Laptops

Nonsense

• Flying Was Already the Worst. Then America Stopped Using Headphones.


• The Great Exhibition unveils the world's only office roller coaster in Stockholm


• Pizza Hut Taiwan Knows It’s Making Italians Angry

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