This week we discuss Monolith vs. Microservices , PassKeys replacing passwords and the return of Watson(x). Plus, some thoughts on the media and BlueSky. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 414 Runner-up Titles All the takes you’ve heard, are probably true Links Only An Ombudsman of Tech Hype I’ve programmed before Rundown Monoliths are not dinosaurs Stevey's Google Platforms Rant US DoL considers replacing monolithic IT with modular design Ford CEO Says It Will Keep Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: ‘We Lost That Battle 10 Years Ago’ IBM enters the generative-AI fray with Watsonx Estimated that they could reduce back-office people by 30%. But, said this would be done through attrition, not firing. RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys Relevant to your Interests Leaked Google document: “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI” Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning Miracle working product manager was stuck in Lotus position Broadcom CEO Seeks to Persuade EU on USD 61 Billion VMware Deal GitHub replaces code search engine with Rust-based Blackbird Clouded Judgement 5.5.23 Nonsense Tall poppy syndrome Short Poppies Australia: Woman survives on wine during five days stranded in Australian bush Mark Zuckerberg Wins Gold, Silver Medals in 1st-Ever Jiu-Jitsu Tournament Conferences May 11th, 2023 Devoxx UK in London. Get 25% tickets with the code SEEMESPEAK23. June 1st VMUG Belgium in Brussels , free. June 7th State of Kubernetes overview, online. June 8th to 9th PlatformCon, online. June 22nd to 23rd DevOpsDays Amsterdam, attending. August 21st to 24th SpringOne & VMware Explore US, in Las Vegas. Sep 6th to 7th DevOpsDays Des Moines, speaking. Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, speaking. Listener Feedback Thanks to Mathis for giving SDT a subscription to Oh Dear. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack. Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube. Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk! Recommendations Brandon: Silo | Apple TV+ Coté: How to Idle. Photo Credits Header Artwork