This week, we discuss Discord’s IPO plans, Cursor’s big raise, and how much coding developers actually do. Plus, is Southwest making a huge mistake with bag fees and assigned seats?
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Runner-up Titles
- Cote’s not here, so we’ll keep it tight
- They treated me like I’m stupid
- I’m not here to buy into the culture
- Go eats some rocks and glue
- My head is full of simultaneous thoughts
- Fly high Icarus, fly high
- We are certain of the uncertainty
Rundown
- Southwest Airlines shifts to paid baggage policy to lift earnings
- Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O.
- IDE Follow up
- Market Trends
Relevant to your Interests
- OpenAI executives have told some investors about plans for a $20,000/month agent
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- Latest Turing Award winners again warn of AI dangers
- Does Big Tech’s suckiness open the door for leaner startups?
- Apple Explains Why the New Mac Studio Doesn't Have an M4 Ultra Chip
- Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You
- Melbourne start-up launches 'biological computer' made of human brain cells
- What the Dot-Com Bust Can Tell Us About Today’s AI Boom
- Microsoft is replacing Remote Desktop with its new Windows app
- A 10x Faster TypeScript - TypeScript
- Niantic's Next Chapter: Introducing a New Home for Niantic Games
- iRobot Shares Drop 34% in Premarket Trading After Warning of Financial Uncertainty
- Health NZ used single Excel spreadsheet to track $28b of public money
- $16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet
- Oracle's Cash Squeeze
- Apple Pulls iPhone 16 Ad Showing Off 'More Personal Siri'
- Apple's AI strategy is showing troubling cracks
Nonsense
- Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words
- Chuck E. Cheese gets a rebrand — which means no more animatronic band
Listener Feedback
- JD recommends The DuckDB Local UI
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