Episode 246: Some of them aren't that Illuminated
This week Chris and Rod have follow-up discussions on European users facing potential risks from a US remote kill switch rather than software regulations, SpaceXAI injecting $1.5 million in compute backing into the Omarchy Linux distro, and fresh studies highlighting abysmal data privacy practices in connected cars.
In the News, they cover Intel launching new chips on older DDR4 sockets, plans to livestream an execution by firing squad in the US, Apple's upcoming smart home hardware event, Microsoft's AI hardware showcase, and growing unease as Copilot gains direct access to user filesystems.
In Media, they review Shoresy, the return of Ted Lasso for Season 4, and Supergirl.
In Games, they check in on Wardogs and Slay the Spire 2.
The main show focuses on the provocative claim that "software is over," analyzing AI developers taking aim at Adobe with open-source clones like Artcraft and a Rust upstart leveraging Claude to completely reimagine Microsoft Office. Finally, the episode wraps up with Artcraft as App of the Week and Ian Rankin's novel The Heights for Thing of the Week.