antitrust

Small nations like Anguilla (.ai) and Tuvalu (.tv) are benefiting from their coveted domain names.

The US government is suing Apple for violation of antitrust laws, which could have a huge impact on devs, end users, and the whole ecosystem. 

Reddit went public last week despite not being profitable since its launch in 2005.

How can you give feedback on a poorly reviewed PR? The Software Engineering Stack Exchange has ideas.

The four day work week is probably not the solution to our work-life balance problems.

AI-powered software development tools like Devon show promise, but their impact on code quality and maintainability remains an open question.

Shoutout to Robert, who earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining Square brackets in CSS.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:31 The Impact of Dot AI Domain Space

01:07 Antitrust Cases Against Apple

04:01 Vendor Lock-in and Apple's Ecosystem

05:08 Issues with Infotainment Systems and Apple Play

06:29 The Benefits and Challenges of a Four-Day Work Week

08:03 Providing Feedback on a Badly Reviewed PR

10:00 The Importance of Clear Expectations in Code Reviews

11:40 The Potential of AI Tools in Development

14:01 Reddit Going Public and the Future of Tech Companies

15:29 AI Tool Devon and the Challenges of Operationalizing AI Projects

21:22 Shoutout and Closing Remarks

• Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is 'the better product' vs. Apple's Vision Pro
• Apple to be fined over $500 million under EU antitrust law
• Fighting the smartphone 'invasion': the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public
• 2 Twitter books are coming out
• Bluesky opens up to the public
• The Reply Guy Constitution
• Kids Online Safety Act secures enough support to pass Senate
• Leak of Russian 'Threat' Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say
• Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results
• Amazon Argues National Labor Relations Board Is Unconstitutional
• Apple iMessage, Microsoft Bing Dodge EU's Big Tech Crackdown
• FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown
• Bored Apes' creator Yuga Labs acquires Proof, takes over Moonbirds NFT brand
• Sarah Silverman's copyright infringement suit against OpenAI will advance in pared-down form

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amanda Silberling, Abrar Al-Heeti, and Shoshana Weissmann

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