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From designing the world's best structures to music videos and winning international swing competitions with only one shoe! A hilarious strategy for Pickle Roulette, the brutal aftermath of winning a chilli-eating contest, and the brilliant, completely free life hack for experiencing London in a whole new way.We are joined by the incredible Lesta Woo, a world-class architect, award-winning jazz dancer, and talented artist. She also happens to be visually impaired. Lesta shares her extraordinary journey.Follow and subscribe to BEST OF LONDON for links on ALL the platforms including Apple, Amazon music, Audible, Instagram, Twitter / X / Facebook. Click here for links to all of those :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/bestolondon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode Highlights:The Power of Echolocation: How Lesta uses the continuous rhythm of jazz music to "see" the dance floor, avoid collisions and more.Dancing with The Stars: Behind the scenes of a massive three-day music video shoot with one of the world's most successful recording artistsWinning International Dance Competitions: Taking first place at the Upside Down Festival in Ghent—despite her shoe flying off mid-routine.Pickle Roulette & The Ring of Fire: Lesta's fearless approach to buying mystery £1 pickles in Chinatown, and the terrifying realities of the Red Dog Saloon spicy wing challenge.The Ultimate London Life Hack: The best way to uncover the hidden magic, smells, and textures of the city.EXCLUSIVE BRAND NEW PARODY TRACKS THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE INCLUDING IN THE OUTRO AND AT THE VERY ENDPeople Mentioned in This Episode:Ed Sheeran: Global music superstar whose Azizam music video featured Lesta shaking her bum.David Attenborough: Legendary broadcaster, mentioned for featuring the Gardens by the Bay Supertrees on Planet Earth.Mike Figgis: Oscar-winning director of Leaving Las Vegas, who directed Lesta in the film London Tango.Romano Viazzani: Musician, producer of London Tango, and former Best of London guest.Amir Giles: Choreographer Kate Flatt: Artistic director and the original choreographer for Les Misérables.Jay Adegbenro: Lesta's dance partner.Shivangee Agrawal: Audio describer for the contemporary dance show Plieu.Chris McCausland: Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing winner.Rosie Jones: Comedian whom Lesta spotted at the Scope Disability Awards.Sir Robin Miller: The blind chair of the disability equality charity Scope.Alice Gregory: Lesta's dance partner for the disability and nightlife exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands.Best of London Picks include: The Crystal in Royal Victoria, Pleu The Place London School of Conemporary Dance, Jamboree in King's Cross (where Lesta teaches) and the inspiring Scope Awards at the Kia Oval. Her mum's kitchen for unmatched wontons, Peppers & Spice in Dalston for incredible Caribbean patties and goat curry. Chinatown supermarkets (for Tiger Paw buns!), and K-Miso in Greenwich Market for Korean product, Clissold Park for chilling under a tree, grabbing a coffee, and saying hello to the deer.Lesta Woo:Instagram: Follow Lesta at @dis_swing_thingExhibition: See the new disability and nightlife exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to  BEST OF LONDON we have great shows coming up. For links click here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/bestolondon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ E-mail:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ben@lifemac.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I read and reply to all your e-mails.Intro and Outro music lyrics and compositions by Ben HollandBest of London is presented and produced by Ben Holland and Ben Afleck.Ben's instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/benpodz/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben's TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@benpodz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben's X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/benpodz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Logo by the brilliant bob@recolodesign.comFollow and subscribe to BEST OF LONDON for links on ALL the platforms including Apple, Amazon music, Audible, Instagram, Twitter / X / Facebook. Click here for links to all of those :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/bestolondon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week, we discuss the VS Code documentary, Ed Zitron's rise to fame, and a 10% AI extinction forecast. Plus, the NFL's Australia travel gamble Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 589 Runner-up Titles Sleep Strategy Obviously I Have Issues Not Sure It Was an Exciting Thing At One Point, I Knew That Bitterness Rug Pull The American in Me Would Be Bitter Gaping Pit of Despair They Don't Care if They Never Sell a Thing It's the First Time Silicon Valley Has Done Something Irresponsible With VC Money We've Got to Drive as Fast Into This Wall and See if We Get Through It We're Already Having to Keep Track of Which Time AGI Actually Started Nobody Can See That You Have Size Eighteen Fonts The Dystopian Future Always Takes Place in Australia We Gotta Drive as Fast as We Can Into This Wall and See if We Get Through It Even the Dutch Have Problems With Internet We Could Do Better, Slack Rundown The Rams think they've figured out jet lag. Australia is about to test their theory The Story of VS Code | Official Documentary He Did Tech PR. Now He Rails Against AI for a Living. How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been? Jacob Coxon leaves Anthropic and says no one is acting responsibly. Apple's iPhone Duo Relevant to your Interests The AI Engine That Re-Accelerated Snowflake 1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead Clouded Judgement 9.4.26 - Recurrent Depth I've factored the RSA keys of a Certificate Authority… Mistral secures €3B Series D to push sovereign AI into its next phase Clouded Judgement 9.4.26 - Recurrent Depth Write Things Down Nonsense Southwest Airlines to construct first-ever airport lounge at Austin airport The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish Listener Feedback OpenAudible - Download, Backup and Manage Audible Audiobook Libraries Conferences WeAreDevelopers NA, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: DEVPOD50 25 Free Tickets DevOpsDays Graz, Sept 4-5, 2026 Cloud Foundry Summit, Sept. 21st to 22nd, Heidelberg, Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Rockies, Sept. 22 – 23, 2026, Discount Code: 26DODSWEDEFTALK DevOpsDays Dallas, Sept 28-29, 2026 DevOpsDays Vilnius, Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2006, Lithuania. DevOpsDays Prague, Oct 5, 2026 - Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Istanbul, Oct 24th, 2026, Coté keynoting. VMware User Group, Orlando, Oct 20-22, 2026 Cloud Native Denmark, Nov 19th, 2026, Copenhagen, Coté keynoting. Build Stuff, Dec 2-4, 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania. cfgmgmtcamp, February 1st to 3rd, 2027, Ghent. SCALE 24x Pasadena, CA, April 1-4, 2027 SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Sponsor more podcasts with Failover Media Recommendations Brandon: Base Power Matt: Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 Pole: Wald Aaron: World Summit, Amsterdam Dungeon Crawler Carl YINYOO KBEAR Storm Professional in Ear Monitor Special Guest: Aaron Delp.

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It's ev.news Briefly for Thursday 20 August 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the ev.news Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/evnewsGENESIS UNVEILS 648BHP GV90 ELECTRIC SUVGenesis has revealed the GV90, a production version of the Neolun concept and its largest, most luxurious model yet, measuring almost 5.3m long with a 123.5kWh battery, up to 311 miles of range, 800V charging at 350kW and a 648bhp dual-motor setup with limited-slip differentials on each axle. It goes on sale in South Korea next month and reaches Europe in the first half of 2027, with UK orders expected to open above £100,000.IMPORTER BRINGS CHINESE-MARKET AUDI EVS TO EUROPEAuto China is importing, homologating and registering Chinese-market AUDI E5 Sportback and E7X electric cars for European sale, undercutting Audi's own models — the 776hp E5 costs €28,000 less than the 543hp S6 Sportback e-tron — with a charging adapter and a two-year warranty through independent repairers. The risks include unclear parts supply, workshops unfamiliar with the cars, driver-assistance tuned for Chinese roads, and the precedent of Volkswagen suing over imported ID.6s in 2023, after which those cars were destroyed.68% OF AUSTRALIAN EV OWNERS FLAG CHARGING GAP IN NRMA SURVEYAn NRMA survey of 42,472 members, including 1,730 EV owners, found 68% of EV owners concerned about a lack of charging infrastructure, while purchase price and range anxiety are fading and EVs near cost parity with petrol cars over a vehicle's life. Fuel costs were the top worry for combustion drivers at 75%, and electrified vehicles took 49.16% of Australia's new-car market in Q2, including 69,414 battery electric vehicles.VOLVO'S EUROPEAN PLANTS TO BUILD GEELY BRANDS FROM 2028Geely Auto Group's new chief An Conghui says Volvo's European factories are expected to build luxury models for sibling brands such as Zeekr and Lynk & Co from 2028, with the 61-year-old Ghent plant in Belgium a likely candidate following an upgrade deal with the Belgian and Flemish governments. Building in Europe would sidestep the EU's 18.8% tariff on Geely's Chinese-built EVs and support the group's target of 1.5 million annual sales outside China.CHERY TO OPEN UK R&D CENTRE AT MILLBROOK IN LATE 2026Chery will open a research and development centre at UTAC Millbrook in Bedfordshire in late autumn 2026, starting with chassis and driver-assistance tuning for British roads before extending into autonomous driving and AI, alongside a pact with Nissan to explore building its UK cars at Sunderland. Chinese brands took about 16% of UK registrations in the first half, with the Jaecoo 7 the third best-selling vehicle overall at 23,840 units, up 184%.CHERY TO LAUNCH IN GERMANY IN 2027 WITHOUT AN EVChery is establishing its German headquarters at Frankfurt's Gateway Gardens and will launch the Chery brand in the first half of 2027 with four Tiggo SUVs, all hybrids or plug-in hybrids and no battery-electric model, despite EVs being Germany's fastest-growing powertrain. An electric Chery Q, compared with the Renault 5 E-Tech, will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October, as the group targets 30 dealers at launch and 100 by the end of 2027.HYUNDAI AND GENESIS DRIVERS GET IONNA CHARGING AT $0.31/KWHFrom 20 August, Hyundai and Genesis EV owners in the US can stack two 10% discounts on Ionna's $0.39/kWh base rate, cutting it to $0.31/kWh, with one discount expiring 30 September and the other continuing indefinitely. Sessions must be started through the car maker's app or Plug & Charge rather than the on-site card reader, and eligible models include the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 9, Kona Electric, GV60 and Electrified GV70, but not the recently discontinued Ioniq 6.HYUNDAI AND KIA PARTNER WITH KALUZA ON SMART CHARGINGHyundai Motor Group has partnered with Kaluza to build smart charging into Hyundai and Kia EVs from August 2026, integrating with the Kia and myHyundai apps so drivers can set a ready-by time and charge on cheaper, cleaner power, launching in the UK first and then Australia. Vehicle-to-grid services are due from 2027, adding to Kaluza's existing work with Stellantis, Volvo, Volkswagen, Porsche and Mitsubishi Motors.DUTCH INSURER UNIVÉ RESTRICTS COVER FOR 14 CAR BRANDSUnivé, a Dutch insurer with over 1.8 million members, has restricted or excluded 14 car brands based on parts availability, repair information and access to qualified workshops, limiting Dongfeng, Lucid, Firefly, Nio and Zeekr to third-party liability and fully excluding Hongqi, Changan, Voyah, KGM, Leapmotor, VinFast, Jaecoo, MHero and Omoda. The brands took 3.6% of July's Dutch registrations, up from 1.0% a year earlier, and dealers call the warning heavily overblown, with Chery saying it holds more than 30,000 parts at Schiphol-Rijk.

How should short bulbar urethral strictures be assessed and treated and which factors should guide the choice between the available techniques?In this episode, Dr. Marjan Waterloos is joined by Dr. Saskia Morgenstern, Dr. Felix Campos Juanatey and Dr. Leonidas Karapanos to discuss the management of short bulbar urethral strictures and the different treatment options available in clinical practice.The conversation explores the diagnostic work-up of urethral strictures, including the role of urethrography, urethroscopy and patient-reported outcome measures, before discussing the indications for endoscopic treatment and urethroplasty. The faculty compare different surgical approaches, consider how stricture characteristics and patient preferences influence treatment selection, and discuss how outcomes should be evaluated during follow-up. The episode also highlights the importance of looking beyond anatomical success by considering functional outcomes, patient satisfaction and quality of life.This podcast is brought to you in collaboration with the EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons.  Their annual meeting takes place in Ghent, (BE) on 24-25 September, where you can expect more on this topic. See details on their website if you would like to join - https://esgurs.uroweb.org/For more EAU podcasts, please go to your favourite podcast app and subscribe to our podcast channel for regular updates: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, EAU YouTube channel.

This week, we discuss rogue AI agent civilizations, why AI can't fix your tax forms, and Chainguard vs. IBM's Lightwell. Plus, refrigerator magnet marketing. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 588 Runner-up Titles Mark this moment Refrigerator magnets Fester in your inbox The reaction would not be “let's have a podcast about it” Maximum boasty Your silos are showing They want me to get started The really is no plan except eating RISCy business It's Not Only the AIs Acting Like Middle Schoolers We Fell for It Agent Zero Was the Problem I Thought You Were My Friend More Salsa Than Chewy's in 2004 Vibes based analysis Rundown Agent Civilizations The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations (podcast) Who Wins Hardened Containers Chainguard's Athena clears 40,000 vulnerabilities Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats Start Secure in the AI Era: Accelerating AI Threat Readiness with WizOS Lightwell (IBM) Lightwell (Red Hat) The Linux Kernel Is Approaching 2,000 CVEs Per Release Relevant to your Interests AWS to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind DuckDB Historic first as Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record at Beijing games Observability Revenue Bill Gates Warns AI Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit Microsoft cracks down on employee AI use after one worker spent $28,000 in 28 days Twitter - The Square Is Back Inside Meta's Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers Kara Swisher on Threads Nvidia (NVDA) Q2 2027 earnings report: Live updates Claudeforce: The AI Interface Salesforce Never Built Salesforce, Anthropic expand partnership as Benioff responds to "SaaSpocalypse" concerns Nonsense Gwyneth Paltrow's Hamptons Dinner for A.I. C.E.O. Is Postponed Dyson CameraJet: The first toothbrush with a camera and a jet, to target the gaps and remove plaque between your teeth Conferences WeAreDevelopers NA, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: DEVPOD50 25 Free Tickets DevOpsDays Graz, Sept 4-5, 2026 Cloud Foundry Summit, Sept. 21st to 22nd, Heidelberg, Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Rockies, Sept. 22 – 23, 2026, Discount Code: 26DODSWEDEFTALK DevOpsDays Dallas, Sept 28-29, 2026 DevOpsDays Vilnius, Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2006, Lithuania. DevOpsDays Prague, Oct 5, 2026 - Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Istanbul, Oct 24th, 2026, Coté keynoting. VMware User Group, Orlando, Oct 20-22, 2026 Cloud Native Denmark, Nov 19th, 2026, Copenhagen, Coté keynoting. Build Stuff, Dec 2-4, 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania. cfgmgmtcamp, February 1st to 3rd, 2027, Ghent. SCALE 24x Pasadena, CA, April 1-4, 2027 SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Sponsor more podcasts with Failover Media Recommendations Brandon: Violent Ends entogo — Type a keyword. Go anywhere Matt: MeetingBar Futurama - Parasites Lost Coté: NØLSON clothes. Explore videos are up

Send a Message to the TeamIn this episode, the team looks at a different combination of events in early 1815- The Battle of New Orleans, The Hartford Convention, The Treaty of Ghent, and The Battle of Waterloo.Panel:Chris, Kai, and EvanYou can follow and interact with A Fork In Time on….Discord: https://discord.com/invite/xhZEmZMKFSFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aforkintimeTwitter: @AFITPodcastOur YouTube ChannelIf you enjoy the podcast and want to support it financially, you can help by:Supporting us monthly via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aforkintime....or, make a one-time donation via Podfan to A Fork In TimeE-Mail: aforkintimepodcast@gmail.comSupport the show

This week, we discuss Stripe's singularity letter, its $8B Open Router buy, and AI job anxiety. Plus, Matt plays “Bot or Not” on another podcast. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 587 Runner-up Titles Inertia wins again We don't talk about the Pope very much. Better than this year's storage arrays AI pimps its own ride Chonking machine A lot of chonk opportunity I'm tired of tech people being all fancy Thanksgiving with Ed Zitron No religion, no politics, no AI My recommendation: try harder Teletubbies for Adults. Rundown Singularity, Models and Routers Scoop: Stripe says "the singularity" has begun Stripe strikes mega-deal for OpenRouter Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B Routing is coming for the frontier AI labs Terminator Judgement Day: August 29, 1997 2:14 a.m. Eastern Time The AI backlash goes mainstream 52% of Americans Now More Concerned Than Excited About AI, With Under-30s Crossing a Majority for the First Time Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? The AI Hater's Manifesto 40 Years of Infrastructure as Code: Ansible → Terraform → Kubernetes → Crossplane → AI Agents Relevant to your Interests Cursor Origin review: An engineer's perspective Claude can now pull data from your browser tabs and keep working on your desktop OTel Isn't Going Well (And I Made A Spreadsheet About It) Walmart is finally launching Apple Pay support next week Broadcom debt deal expected to reach upwards of $70 billion, sources say Anthropic-Backed Ode Acquires Casper Studios to Expand Corporate AI Deployments OpenAI 'will be a public company in 2027' or sooner, CFO Friar tells employees Google Aims to Boost AI With Purchase of Spirit Airlines Data The website that created an AI clone of its editor in chief OpenAI Jalapeño: Better Than Nvidia Blackwell An Inside Look at the Relay Market Powering Token Resellers and Fraud Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion Hundreds of leaked AWS keys give full control over corporate accounts Free Hardened Container Images | Minimus Cyber startup Minimus shuts down, returns cash to investors Nonsense Apple Releases New Polishing Cloth Jason Kelce promotes mailing pee to data centers, Liquid Death Paradox Inc. Movie From Daniel Roher, Lord Miller, Universal In Works Conferences WeAreDevelopers NA, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: DEVPOD50 25 Free Tickets DevOpsDays Graz, Sept 4-5, 2026 Cloud Foundry Summit, Sept. 21st to 22nd, Heidelberg, Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Rockies, Sept. 22 – 23, 2026, Discount Code: 26DODSWEDEFTALK DevOpsDays Dallas, Sept 28-29, 2026 DevOpsDays Vilnius, Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2006, Lithuania. DevOpsDays Prague, Oct 5, 2026 - Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Istanbul, Oct 24th, 2026, Coté keynoting. VMware User Group, Orlando, Oct 20-22, 2026 Cloud Native Denmark, Nov 19th, 2026, Copenhagen, Coté keynoting. Build Stuff, Dec 2-4, 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania. cfgmgmtcamp, February 1st to 3rd, 2027, Ghent. SCALE 24x Pasadena, CA, April 1-4, 2027 SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Sponsor more podcasts with Failover Media Recommendations Brandon: Tuner ** Your AI Project Doesn't Need More Agents Matt: Tech, Texas & What It Takes to Run a Podcast with Matt Ray | Cyber Chat Ep. 5 Line of Duty Anti-pick: Roku's New Slop Channel Coté: Mini MLC, 30L.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comDr. Nathan Cofnas has been accused of “scientific racism” for his studies of race and genetics. Now he's been suspended by the University of Ghent and banned on Substack for his role in exposing the academic dishonesty of the late Jason Arday. As the DEI debate flares, the academic and radical Left communities have attempted to discredit and even threaten Cofnas, revealing again the civilizational threat posed by an unchecked race regime.

On today's Legally Speaking Podcast, I am delighted to be joined by Ruben Miessen.Ruben is the CEO and Co-Founder of LEGALFLY, a European enterprise legal AI company, building a secure, governed legal operating system for in-house teams in regulated industries. Before founding LEGALFLY, Ruben worked as a senior product manager at Tinder, where he led initiatives and built a team that would later become the founding team behind LEGALFLY. With his co-founders, Ruben identified how legal bottlenecks could slow down businesses, whilst legal teams were strained under pressure and spending time onrepetitive tasks. This led to the creation of LEGALFLY. LEGALFLY is expanding internationally, with offices in Ghent and London and Dubai. Ruben has been recognised as one of Forbes Belgium's 30 Under 30. Today, we are exploring AI, entrepreneurship and the future of legal work. We will explore Ruben's journey from Tinder to building a legal tech company; the challenges of creating enterprise AI for sensitive legal data; how AI could transform legal workflows and what the legal profession may look like in the years to come.So why should you be listening in? You can hear Rob and Ruben discussing:- AI-powered legal workflow automation- Secure anonymisation of sensitive documents- Unblocking business teams with AI- Multi-step workflows across enterprise teams- Expanding globally across regulated industries.Connect with Ruben Miessen here - https://be.linkedin.com/in/rmiessen

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Art Omi art residencies end with an open studios. In an old dairy barn, artists have close to a month of time to work on their projects, to meet with curators, and to bond with other artists in Ghent, NY. In this interview we hear from artists Stanley Wany and Irati Inoriza. Sina Basila Hickey reports. Photo is a detail of one of Stanley Wany's paintings.

Art Omi art residencies end with an open studios. In an old dairy barn, artists have close to a month of time to work on their projects, to meet with curators, and to bond with other artists in Ghent, NY. In this interview we hear from artists Oletha DeVane and Tyson Houseman. Sina Basila Hickey reports. Photo is a detail of one of Oletha DeVane's mixed media artworks

Art Omi art residencies end with an open studios. In an old dairy barn, artists have close to a month of time to work on their projects, to meet with curators, and to bond with other artists in Ghent, NY. In this interview we hear from artists Manish Pushkale and Laura Nugent. Sina Basila Hickey reports. Photo is a painted rock by Manish Pushkale

Art Omi art residencies end with an open studios. In an old dairy barn, artists have close to a month of time to work on their projects, to meet with curators, and to bond with other artists in Ghent, NY. In this interview we hear from artists Armando Rosales-Rivero and Marilyn Borer. Sina Basila Hickey reports. Photo is the aftermath of Marilyn Boror's performance where she smashed a canvas painting out of cement.

#388: Alizée Wyckmans is the COO at Le Botaniste, the organic, plant-based, carbon-neutral restaurant and wine bar that opened its first location in Ghent, Belgium, in 2015 and now operates across Belgium and New York City.Alizée has been part of Le Botaniste's growth for years, moving through roles including Brand and Sustainability Manager and Brand Director before stepping into her current Chief of Staff position. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, she brings together a background in food, brand-building, and sustainability strategy; helping steer a company that was among the first restaurants to achieve CO2-neutral certification and that plants its own forest to offset its footprint.What you'll learn:How to trust your own life journey, even when moments feel uncertainThe art of intuition and signals that you may have met your life partnerPower of choosing the right partner to build a life with and how it impacts your life in the long runThe business and philosophy behind Le Botaniste and where to find the locationsCost of taking time off of your career when having children and how to be strategic about what decision is best for you and your familyHonest truth about "balance" of motherhood, personal life, and careerBILT Credit Card Info (Pay Rent and Earn Points):https://bilt.page/r/HQ06-ZV7OReceive weekly personal insights from Emily's email newsletter and subscribe hereWatch Full Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whatfulfillsyou/videosENJOY 10% OFF THE WHAT FULFILLS YOU? CARD GAME AT www.whatfulfillsyou.com - code "WHATFULFILLSYOU10"Follow Le Botaniste on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/le_botanisteFollow the What Fulfills You? Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatfulfillsyouFollow Emily Elizabeth's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyeduong/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Craig & Mezza are joined by the man behind the Digital Front Row Club, James Levey, as well as Mikey Kay & Grae Tennick, to take a look at the latest 2 DFRC releases:5 Philharmonic, Liverpool, England - 23rd November 20216 Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium - 19th May 1997The first, a rowdy set from the "Light at the End of the Tunnel" tour - with the band and audience in the mood for a party.The second, a fantastic set from the "This Strange Engine" tour, that includes a full band version of "The Bell in the Sea" and a rare outing for "Hope for the Future"!James also teases what may be coming from the DFRC in the future!The episode rounds out with a taster track from each release - "King" & "Man of a Thousand Faces".Visit Marillion.com or https://marillionofficial.bandcamp.com for more details.

Registered dietitian Leyla Muedin discusses a Frontiers in Microbiology paper suggesting certain probiotics may help sequester heavy metals. The study, sponsored by the Italian company Probiotical and conducted with University of Ghent and University of Piedmont Orientale, researchers used in vitro testing and the SHIME gut simulator to assess Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus crispatus, and Lactobacillus acidophilus against cadmium, lead, chromium, and mercury. L. plantarum and L. crispatus reduced metal bioavailability primarily in the simulated colonic phase, while L. acidophilus showed minimal detoxification; mercury was least reduced (~10%). An ex vivo mouse-intestine system found probiotic pre-incubation of metals preserved epithelial integrity and reduced inflammatory responses. Leyla notes limitations: corporate funding, only three strains tested, and no in vivo or human trials, though the findings support further animal and clinical research.

It's been a big old week for Johnny JR, but has he won again? Well it's one in the win column for his much anticipated return to the small screen. But it would be helpful if he could remember the name of his own TV show…And then there's the small matter of updating the firmware on the CarPlay in the Sportage. Will John win against 2017 technology? Or will Theresa May-era software prove his downfall?Elsewhere Elis attempts to remount the Cymru Connection horse, and there's the return of Made Up Game hall-of-famer Brain Darts which doesn't disappoint.We need your thoughts, your vibes; your thought-vibes. Send them to hello@elisandjohn.com.Catch the latest episode of the Adventures of Elis and John right here, right now.For lots of exclusive EJJR #content, join our Patreon at patreon.com/elisandjohn.For weekly visual highlights, head to youtube.com/@elisandjohn.For everything else, head to elisandjohn.com.The Elis James and John Robins Show is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jasper Feyaerts is a philosopher and associate professor in clinical psychology at the University of Ghent, Belgium. He is co-founder of the Too Mad to be True conference, alongside previous guest, Wouter Kusters.Jasper's research specialises phenomenology, self-disorders, psychosis, and delusions. Our conversation enquires into the elusive, difficult-to-define nature of selfhood. We begin comparing conventional psychiatric models of pathology with direct enquiry into the subjective experience.We look at the risks and the value of objectifying and conceptualising experience, interaction and knowledge as crucial to self-understanding, the self as it relates to so-called disorder, the view of Eastern spiritual traditions, such as Buddhist no-self, the illusion and necessity of control, flow and immersion versus self-reflection, primordial shame and ontological paranoia, the fear and joy of spontaneity, and what changes Jasper would like to see in the field of psychiatry.

Retirement but make it with beer and chocolate and pretzels!Belgium may not be the first country gay men think of when dreaming about retirement abroad.Spain gets the beaches. Portugal gets the Golden Visa glow-up. Mexico gets the “I can afford this with a side of guacamole.” Belgium gets beer, waffles, chocolate, bureaucracy, and weather that sometimes feels like central Pennsylvania has been emotionally unavailable since 1998.But don't sleep on Belgium.For LGBTQ+ retirees, Belgium offers something a lot of countries are still trying to figure out: strong LGBTQ+ protections, marriage equality, adoption rights, anti-discrimination protections, hate crime laws, excellent healthcare, reliable trains, and easy access to the rest of Europe.In this episode of Queer Money, we're ranking the top 5 cities and towns in Belgium for gay retirement abroad, with a focus on affordability, queer friendliness, lifestyle, healthcare access, transportation, and retirement fabulousness.And yes, as always, we're slightly overweighting affordability. Because everybody loves a rainbow glow-up, but we also love lower rents and being able to afford our lives the other 364 days of the year.We compare each Belgian city to Philadelphia, our touchstone city for this episode, because it's one of the more affordable LGBTQ+-inclusive big cities in the United States.This week, we cover Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and Liège, breaking down the queer vibe, cost of living, average two-bedroom rent, local LGBTQ+ organizations, bars, lifestyle fit, and our Queer Money Retirement Rating for each.Takeaways from this episode:Why Belgium may be better for gay retirement abroad than many people assumeWhich Belgian cities offer the strongest mix of affordability, culture, and LGBTQ+ friendlinessWhy Brussels has the biggest queer scene, but not the best affordability scoreWhy Antwerp may appeal to gay retirees who want style, nightlife, and queer visibilityWhy Ghent could be one of Belgium's best lifestyle sweet spotsWhy Leuven may work for retirees who want a polished, walkable university townWhy Liège takes the top spot for affordability, culture, and retirement fitHow Belgium compares with Philadelphia for cost of living and rentWhy LGBTQ+ legal protections, healthcare, trains, and quality of life make Belgium worth consideringBelgium is not the cheapest country we've covered. But if you want Western European infrastructure, LGBTQ+ protections, healthcare access, culture, trains, and a life that feels stable without feeling sleepy, Belgium deserves a closer look.Stay fabulous, not fabulously broke.Download your Queer Money Retire Abroad Checklist here.Mentioned in this episode:What if your portfolio came with a visa and passport?That's exactly what the Optimize Portugal Golden Opportunities Fund can do, bringing together diversification, tax efficiency, and a path to EU residency and a passport. Click the link below to explore your ticket to Europe.Get Your Portugal Golden Visa Here!Portugal is calling. Will you answer?Don't just dream of moving to Portugal, make it happen with the investments in your IRA. Investing in Portugal gets you residency, the ability to work in Portugal and returns that just may outpace the U.S. like the Optimize Portugal Golden Opportunities fund did in 2025. Get Your Portugal Golden Visa Here!

This week, everyone was doing stuff with swords! Salsa was swallowing them, and James and Jena were encouraging kids to fight with them. (Side note: Yes, I know it’s “Ghent”, not “Gault”. Even as I was saying it, I knew it was wrong, but in the moment I just couldn’t think of what the right word was.) Links!https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/jasmine-dragon-2026

Art Historian Linda Reynolds joins me to discuss the history of the court of Duke Federico da Montefeltro. Ruling over Urbino, the Montefeltro court was among the most important centers in Renaissance Italy. Professor Reynolds first explains how a simple mercenary like Federico was able to rise to the status of Duke. From there, she dives into the Duke's patronage of the arts, looking primary at the architecture of his palace in Urbino and his painters, Piero della Francesca and Justus van Ghent. Works Discussed: Luciano Laurana, Palazzo Ducale, Urbino, second phase 1464-72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_ducale_di_UrbinoThe Ideal City, 1480's https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ideal_City_-_formerly_attributed_to_Luciano_Laurana_-_Galleria_Nazionale_delle_Marche,_UrbinoPiero della Francesca, Double Portrait of Duke Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, 1473-75 https://www.uffizi.it/opere/i-duchi-di-urbino-federico-da-montefeltro-e-battista-sforzaJustus van Ghent, Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro with His Son Guidobaldo, ca. 1475 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Federico_da_Montefeltro_with_His_Son_GuidobaldoSupport/Watch/Follow: https://linktr.ee/italian_renaissance_podcastThe Florentine Renaissance CourseSupport the show

The recent local elections have created a national battle for power within the ruling Labour Party. After suffering substantial losses to Reform UK and the Green Party, even traditionally safe Labour councils have changed hands or been thrown into “no overall control”. Across the country, Reform UK gained 1,452 seats, the Greens gained 441, while Labour lost 1,498 seats.In this episode of Streets Ahead, Laura and Adam focus on the local fallout of those elections; this is the type of politics closest to local people, and it's also the structure used to deliver sustainable and active travel schemes.Joining Laura and Adam are two guests with a deep understanding of local politics:Cllr John Morris, a Labour Councillor in Newham - Labour lost control of the Council and saw a surge in Independent candidates taking seats, leaving Newham in no overall control - but with a pro-car Labour mayor, Forhad Hussain. John was Deputy Cabinet Member for Highways and Sustainable Transport under the previous administration.Martin Price, outgoing Chair of Better Streets for Birmingham, a campaign group focused on safer streets and active travel. Birmingham is another one of those councils thrown into No Overall Control - and in the wider West Midlands, there is now an existing Labour Metro Mayor, 2x Reform Councils, 1x Labour Council and 4x No Overall Control.Links:John Morris' blog, on No Such Thing As A Safe Seat https://plaistovian.substack.com/p/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-safeOn Birmingham's plan to become a big Low Traffic Neighbourhood: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/04/birmingham-to-become-a-super-sized-low-traffic-neighbourhoodAnd how that plan was inspired by the Belgian city of Ghent: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/20/how-a-belgian-port-city-inspired-birminghams-car-free-ambitionsNewham's Living Streets local group: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved/local-groups/newham-local-group/And our interview with the late Waseem Zaffar, formerly Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Birmingham City Council, who sadly died this year https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/episode-9-the-west-midlandsHis successor, Liz Clements, also featured on the podcast, as part of a panel discussion https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/live-from-london-walking-and-cycling-conferenceFor ad-free listening, behind-the-scenes and bonus content and to help support the podcast - head to (https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcast). We'll even send you some stickers! We're also on Bluesky and welcome your feedback on our episode: https://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wouter Kusters is a Dutch philosopher and linguist. He is the author of five books, including the award-winning A Philosophy of Madness, which was translated to English in 2020.His writing details his experiences of psychosis through a philosophical lens, including stays in psychiatric institutions and solitary confinement. Wouter is co-organiser of the Too Mad to Be True Conference which takes place in-person in Ghent, Belgium, and online on the 14th and 15th May.Our discussion explores the overlap of madness and mysticism and the limits of language, concepts, and the rational mind to describe or comprehend this vast terrain, which Wouter describes as “the black hole in which thought loses itself.”---Details on the Too Mad to be True Conference: https://www.psychiatrieenfilosofie.nl/too-mad-to-be-true-iv

Why can't you ship today? In the run-up to the next CITCON:AI in Helsinki, we re-live this previous episode from CITCON in Ghent, back in 2019, where Squirrel and Jeffrey we're re-telling three interesting stories from the event, all starting with different answers to Jeffrey's question, "Why can't we ship that today?" LINKS: - Value stream mapping: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-stream_mapping - CITCON notes: https://citconf.com/wiki/index.php?title=WarStoriesAndSuccesses - Poppendieck and Poppendieck, Lean Software Development: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lean-Software-Development-Agile-Toolkit/dp/0321150783 - CITCON:AI in Helsinki: https://citconf.com/helsinki2026/ -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Born during a ball in Ghent on 24 February 1500, Charles of Habsburg would grow up to rule an empire stretching from the Philippines to Prague and from Lima to Lauwersoog. But who was the man behind one of history's most powerful titles — and how did an unremarkable teenager come to be elected Holy Roman Emperor?In this episode, we explore the remarkable — and often dysfunctional — upbringing of Charles V. Raised like an orphan in the Burgundian Netherlands while his mother Joanna of Castile was confined at Tordesillas, Charles was shaped by two very different mentors: the theologian Adrian of Utrecht, who introduced him to Erasmus and laid the groundwork for his complex relationship with the Reformation, and William de Croy, Lord of Chièvres, who drilled into him the discipline of statecraft.We examine how Charles' worldview was rooted in Burgundian chivalric tradition, why his advisors kept him politically cautious in his early reign, and how the death of his grandfather Maximilian I in 1519 forced him to step up and fight for the imperial crown against the formidable Francis I of France.We also cover the extraordinary financial muscle of banker Jakob Fugger, the crucial diplomatic role of Margaret of Austria, and how a brief stop in Dover to visit Henry VIII helped prevent a Franco-English alliance that could have derailed everything at the Field of Cloth of Gold.Topics covered in this episode:Charles V's childhood in Mechelen and his education under Adrian of Utrecht and Lord ChièvresThe Burgundian chivalric culture that shaped his worldviewThe death of Maximilian I and the scramble for the imperial election of 1519The role of the Fugger banking dynasty in funding Charles' election campaignThe Field of Cloth of Gold and Habsburg diplomacy with Henry VIIIThe coronation at Aachen in October 1520 and what it meant for the future of the Holy Roman EmpirePlus: an update on upcoming episodes and a summer break announcement.

Explore the fascinating history of Mackinac Island during the War of 1812, including surprise attacks, strategic fortifications, and the legacy of Major Holmes. Discover how this pivotal location shaped regional and military history, often overlooked in mainstream narratives.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Mackinac Island's History02:48 The Strategic Importance of Mackinac Island05:38 The British Surprise Attack of 181208:17 Fortifications and Native Alliances11:09 The American Counterattack of 181413:57 The Tragic Fall of Major Holmes16:43 The Treaty of Ghent and Its Aftermath19:02 The Legacy of Fort Holmes21:39 Exploring Major Andrew Holmes24:23 The British Perspective on the War26:59 Visiting Fort Holmes Today29:15 Recap and Reflections on Mackinac Island resourcesFort Mackinac Official Site - https://example.com/fort-mackinacWar of 1812 - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812

Presidentporträtt av USA:s 6:e president John Quincy Adams. Det kommer handla om Europaresa som liten, till Ryssland som tonåring, en resa genom Sverige 1782, advokatkarriär, diplomatiska uppdrag i Preussen, Ryssland och Storbritannien, från federalist till republikan och fredsförhandlingen i Ghent. Bild: John Quincy Adams när han var 29 år gammal. Källa: WikipediaPrenumerera: Glöm inte att prenumerera på podcasten! Betyg: Ge gärna podden betyg på iTunes!Följ podden: Facebook (facebook.com/stjarnbaneret), twitter (@stjarnbaneret), Instagram (@stjarnbaneret)Kontakt: stjarnbaneret@gmail.comLitteratur:- Empire of Liberty, Gordon Wood- The Creation of the American Repbulic, 1776-1787, Gordon Wood- The Federalist era, John Miller- The age of federalism, Stanley Elkins, Eric McKitrick- What hath God wrought, Daniel Walker Howe- The era of good feelings, George Dangersfield- The complete book on US presidents, Bill Yenne- To the best of my ability, James McPherson- John Adams, David McCullough- The cabinet, Lindsey Chervinsky- The presidency of Thomas Jefferson, Forrest Mcdonald- Den amerikanska drömmen, Claus Stolpe- USA:s alla presidenter, Karin Henriksson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send a textIn this episode we discuss the playmat going online for sale this weekend, the recent Ghent event, and how bad my personal luck is going with practicing as well as how well James is doing with anything he touches.Overexerted: @OverexertedHeath: ⁨ @BeOurGuestLorcanaJames: @thedanregal Twitter/X:Benny: https://x.com/overexertedcastJames: https://x.com/danregalHeath: https://x.com/BoGLorcana Twitter: @OverexertedcastInstagram: overexertedcastDiscord: Overexerted - A Disney Lorcana Discord Music Provided By: Aaron PaulMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/arrival-of-a-princessLicense code: NQA8GSDIJUPC33WY

Free Yourself from the Tyranny of the Automobile!! That's the subtitle of the new book Life After Cars, written by the hosts of the popular podcast "War On Cars." And listen, I am 100% on board: this quasi-hippy spent most of her 20s trekking around college towns on a crappy commuter bike. But like a lot of you, I also live in a place where the infrastructure has refused to catch up to my desire to have fewer cars on the road. So here's what I absolutely loved about this conversation: we talked at length about all the ways that cars make our lives worse... and also talked about the ways that we need them (particularly in rural areas) and the movement they afford people whose freedoms are otherwise circumscribed. There is absolutely nothing fixed about our current car-contingent culture, and Sarah and Doug were so good at fostering a funny (and super smart) conversation about what sucks, what doesn't have to suck, and places that are working to make it suck less. This was one of those eps were Melody and I finished recording and couldn't stop texting about how good they were — so let's keep the conversation going in the comments. GREAT NEWS: WE HAVE VERY GOOD EPISODE TRANSCRIPTS NOW! They come out within 24 hours of the pod — just come back and click here. We pay an actual human for help with these, so thank you for either being a paid subscriber or listening to the ads that make this model possible!If you're a paid subscriber and haven't yet set up your subscriber RSS feed in your podcast player, here's the EXTREMELY easy how-to .And if you're having any other issues with your Patreon subscription — please get in touch! Email me at annehelenpetersen @ gmail OR submit a request to Patreon Support. Thanks to the sponsors of today's episode!Get 15% off your first order by going to Blueland.com/CULTURE Wake up with clearer skin, smoother hair, and cooler sleep. Use code CULTUREPOD for an extra 30% off at blissy.com/CULTUREPODFeed the obsession by going to ollie.com/culture and using code CULTURE to get 60% off your first box!Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to:  https://www.wildalaskan.com/CULTUREShow Notes:Buy Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile here!Listen to the War on Cars podcast (and if you love it, subscribe to their Patreon)You can also sign up for their newsletter hereFollow War on Cars on IG hereOh and check out all of the great War on Cars merch hereFor more on the creative traffic solutions in Ghent, watch this YouTube videoWe're currently looking for your questions for future episodes about:HISTORICAL GOSSIP! We're talking with Nichole Hill, host of Our Ancestors Were Messy, about hot, messy, ideologically fascinating world of Black gossip columns during the golden era of Black newspapers (1930 to 1960). What do you want to know about how the Black press worked during this era — and how gossip in particular worked (both about stars, local celebrities, and normal people?) There's so much here!!!Conversion Therapy (how it affects people late into life, how it still exists, etc. etc — we're talking to Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez about his new book, Conversion Therapy Dropout, and there are so many connections to the ways the current administration is currently trying to "de-trans" people in custody) Anything you need advice for/want musings about for the AAA segment. You can ask about anything, it's literally the name of the segment.As always, you can submit your questions (and ideas for future eps) hereFor this week's discussion: THOUGHT EXPERIMENT: How would your life change with fewer cars on the road? If you have a car, what infrastructure improvement would make it easier to let it go?

Nicole und Chris sprechen über die mögliche neue Konsolenexklusivität bei Sony, Bungies neues Spiel "Marathon" und den Hype um Pokémon Pokopia. Außerdem geht es um den überraschenden Meistertitel von Borussia Dortmund in der VBL sowie um die Disney Lorcana Challenge in Ghent mit über 4000 Teilnehmenden.

It's EV News Briefly for Saturday 07 March 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyVW SHOWS WORKERS NINTH-GEN GOLF PLANVolkswagen has given Wolfsburg workers a first look at the ninth-generation Golf, expected to carry the ID Golf name and built on VW Group's new Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). From summer 2027, current combustion-engine Golf production shifts to Mexico, freeing Wolfsburg to retool for the ID Golf and an electric VW T-Roc successor.STELLANTIS CUTS ELECTRIC VAN PRICES TO DIESEL LEVELStellantis Pro One is running a European campaign until end of June that matches the purchase price of eight battery-electric vans to their diesel equivalents across compact and mid-size segments. The offer directly closes gaps such as the €7,150 difference between the Opel Combo Cargo Electric and its diesel counterpart, testing whether price parity alone will push fleets to commit.TESLA EYES 400-STALL SUPERCHARGER SITE IN YERMOTesla is planning a 400-stall V4 Supercharger station in Yermo, California on Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, which would more than double the current record of 164 stalls. The site would be built in six phases as part of a wider retail hub called Eddie World 2, with Phase 1 delivering 72 stalls breaking ground in 2026.UBER BACKS POD HOME CHARGING SUBSCRIPTION FOR DRIVERSUber has partnered with Pod in the UK to offer drivers a home EV charger subscription for £25 per month over three years, with no upfront cost, a lifetime warranty, and potential cash rewards of up to £170 a year through smart charging. The offer arrives as Uber expands its Uber Electric category to eight new UK cities including Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds.BYD SURGES IN GERMANY AND UKBYD registrations surged 1,550% year-on-year in Germany in February to 3,053 vehicles, while also rising 83% in the UK to 2,154 units and tripling in Spain to 3,003 registrations. The gains come as BYD ramps up its first European plant in Hungary, built partly to sidestep EU tariffs on Chinese-imported EVs imposed in October 2024.NIO SHIFTS EUROPE TO DISTRIBUTORSNio is overhauling its European operations by switching from direct sales to a distributor-led model in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, while retaining direct sales only in Norway. The restructure, moving from a country-led to a function-led organisation, has already seen Nio Germany general manager David Sultzer step down.MILENCE OPENS 400 KW TRUCK CHARGING HUB IN GHENTMilence, backed by Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton, has opened a 400 kW HGV charging hub at the Volvo Trucks plant in Ghent, its fourth Belgian site, positioned on the TEN-T North Sea–Mediterranean freight corridor. A second phase will add Megawatt Charging System infrastructure, targeting charge times of 30 to 45 minutes for large HGV batteries.UK ADDED TO EU PLANS FOR EV PRODUCTION LIMITSThe European Commission's Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) will open EU manufacturing subsidies to up to 40 "trusted partner" nations including the UK and Japan, following lobbying by UK business secretary Peter Kyle after fears that Nissan's Sunderland plant could close under earlier exclusionary proposals. The IAA also targets lifting manufacturing's share of EU GDP from 14.3% to 20% by 2035, though US firms are expected to be excluded due to American public procurement restrictions.ETHIOPIA'S EV IMPORT SHARE JUMPS AFTER ICE BANAfter Ethiopia banned ICE vehicle imports in 2024 and cut EV import duties, EVs rose from under 1% to around 6% of all vehicle imports, surpassing the reported global average of roughly 4%. The government is driving electrification as energy sovereignty, aided by low electricity costs of around $0.10 per kWh and a tiered tariff structure that exempts domestically assembled EV kits from import tax entirely.ORBÁN'S BATTERY BET HITS A DOWNTURNHungary has attracted approximately €26 billion in foreign EV battery investment, mainly from South Korean and Chinese manufacturers, but battery output has fallen during a prolonged sector downturn weeks before the April 12 national election. The strategy faces additional political pressure after a news investigation into health and safety violations at Samsung SDI's factory undermined the narrative around foreign-capital-led industrialisation.QUEENSLAND PUSHES UNDER-16 BAN FOR E-MOBILITYA Queensland parliamentary inquiry has tabled 28 recommendations including a ban on under-16s riding e-bikes and personal mobility devices, prompted by 12 e-mobility deaths and over 6,300 emergency department presentations in the state last year. Key proposals also include requiring at least a learner car licence to ride, cutting footpath speed limits to 10 km/h, and reclassifying any device capable of exceeding 25 km/h as a motorcycle.

What's it really like to cycle from Amsterdam to Bruges — and sleep in your luxury floating hotel along the way? In this episode, we dive into the unforgettable Amsterdam to Bruges bike and barge tour, one of Europe's most relaxing active adventures. Pedal flat scenic routes through the Netherlands and Belgium, cruise past windmills and riverside villages, and explore iconic cities like Amsterdam, Ghent, and Bruges — all while unpacking just once. We cover the daily mileage, difficulty level, what life aboard the barge is really like, and who this tour is perfect for (hint: you definitely don't have to be a hardcore cyclist - it's FLAT!!!).   If you love active travel with comfort, culture, and incredible scenery — this one's for you.  And if you've been trying to get your partner to join you on an adventure, this is the PERFECT vacation that allows for differing physical abilities and desires - just like with our guest today! Press play and let's ride through Holland and Belgium.

Wim dials in from Ghent to share his take on a stellar soundboard recording of Crowded House live at the Capitol Records Carpark 1991. Tracks featured in full include Weather With You, Tall Trees, Fall At Your Feet, Spellbound, All I Ask & Italian Plastic.Wim gives further insight into learning the Crowdies catalogue with his tribute band 'Woodface' who are working up to a series of special shows to celebrate the Woodface album's 35th anniversary.Check out Woodface's links over here:https://linktr.ee/woodfaceCHtributeEpisode Cover: Four Seasons In One Day by WoodfaceYou can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly cost of buzzsprout hosting fees, riverside video chat platform, editing software & cloud space. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help. Head over here to: http://patreon.com/240neilfinn

Le Corbusier on Camera: The Unknown Films of Ernest Weissmann (Birkhaüser, 2024) is based on amateur films, shot by the architect Ernest Weissmann (1903-1985) with a Pathé Motocamera in the years 1929-1933 at, among other places, the Atelier Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. These films capture moments from Le Corbusier's life that have never been seen before. It also documents his friendships with Pierre Jeanneret, Josep Lluís Sert, Charlotte Perriand, Norman Rice, Kunio Maekawa, Sigfried Giedion and others. Across six chapters, the book shows impressive stills from these films and places them in the respective historical and personal context of Le Corbusier in introductory texts. Two introductions are devoted to the history of these pioneering amateur films and to Ernest Weissmann's life and his life-long relationship with Le Corbusier. Veronique Boone is an architect from the University of Ghent, Belgium and doctor from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Lille (ENSAPL), France and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. She is an associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture La Cambre Horta at the ULB. She lectures on architectural history and theory as well as on the conservation of 20th-century architecture. Her research focuses on the history and theory, as well as the construction history, of modern architecture. She has published extensively in academic publications on Le Corbusier and the mediation of architecture by film and television, and is a correspondant for Belgian and international architectural magazines on contemporary architecture. She has worked on several exhibitions as curator and/or contributor to catalogues – among them, Lucien Hervé, l'oeil de l'architecte, CIVA, 2005; Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography, Musée des beaux-arts La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2012; L'Architecture modern à l'écran, Cinematek, 2014; In the Studio at 35, rue de Sèvres: an Amateur cameraman's Informal View, Fondation Le Corbusier, 2017 and Atelier Jespers, 2018. She is also Vice-President of DOCOMOMO Belgium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Le Corbusier on Camera: The Unknown Films of Ernest Weissmann (Birkhaüser, 2024) is based on amateur films, shot by the architect Ernest Weissmann (1903-1985) with a Pathé Motocamera in the years 1929-1933 at, among other places, the Atelier Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. These films capture moments from Le Corbusier's life that have never been seen before. It also documents his friendships with Pierre Jeanneret, Josep Lluís Sert, Charlotte Perriand, Norman Rice, Kunio Maekawa, Sigfried Giedion and others. Across six chapters, the book shows impressive stills from these films and places them in the respective historical and personal context of Le Corbusier in introductory texts. Two introductions are devoted to the history of these pioneering amateur films and to Ernest Weissmann's life and his life-long relationship with Le Corbusier. Veronique Boone is an architect from the University of Ghent, Belgium and doctor from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Lille (ENSAPL), France and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. She is an associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture La Cambre Horta at the ULB. She lectures on architectural history and theory as well as on the conservation of 20th-century architecture. Her research focuses on the history and theory, as well as the construction history, of modern architecture. She has published extensively in academic publications on Le Corbusier and the mediation of architecture by film and television, and is a correspondant for Belgian and international architectural magazines on contemporary architecture. She has worked on several exhibitions as curator and/or contributor to catalogues – among them, Lucien Hervé, l'oeil de l'architecte, CIVA, 2005; Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography, Musée des beaux-arts La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2012; L'Architecture modern à l'écran, Cinematek, 2014; In the Studio at 35, rue de Sèvres: an Amateur cameraman's Informal View, Fondation Le Corbusier, 2017 and Atelier Jespers, 2018. She is also Vice-President of DOCOMOMO Belgium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

Le Corbusier on Camera: The Unknown Films of Ernest Weissmann (Birkhaüser, 2024) is based on amateur films, shot by the architect Ernest Weissmann (1903-1985) with a Pathé Motocamera in the years 1929-1933 at, among other places, the Atelier Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. These films capture moments from Le Corbusier's life that have never been seen before. It also documents his friendships with Pierre Jeanneret, Josep Lluís Sert, Charlotte Perriand, Norman Rice, Kunio Maekawa, Sigfried Giedion and others. Across six chapters, the book shows impressive stills from these films and places them in the respective historical and personal context of Le Corbusier in introductory texts. Two introductions are devoted to the history of these pioneering amateur films and to Ernest Weissmann's life and his life-long relationship with Le Corbusier. Veronique Boone is an architect from the University of Ghent, Belgium and doctor from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Lille (ENSAPL), France and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. She is an associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture La Cambre Horta at the ULB. She lectures on architectural history and theory as well as on the conservation of 20th-century architecture. Her research focuses on the history and theory, as well as the construction history, of modern architecture. She has published extensively in academic publications on Le Corbusier and the mediation of architecture by film and television, and is a correspondant for Belgian and international architectural magazines on contemporary architecture. She has worked on several exhibitions as curator and/or contributor to catalogues – among them, Lucien Hervé, l'oeil de l'architecte, CIVA, 2005; Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography, Musée des beaux-arts La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2012; L'Architecture modern à l'écran, Cinematek, 2014; In the Studio at 35, rue de Sèvres: an Amateur cameraman's Informal View, Fondation Le Corbusier, 2017 and Atelier Jespers, 2018. She is also Vice-President of DOCOMOMO Belgium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

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This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple's new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 557 Runner-up Titles The Podcasters' Choice I was biding my time I just want to sell something I believe in What if you didn't get chard Chard as a Service Let's be cool The Human League Spinning tapes talking to each other Artisanal tape dispensers Buying into the Panopticon Why should only Facebook know where I am? Root access to your life The AirTag Family Circus comic Jar of Airtags Hold my beer open source The Value of AI is intuitively obvious OK, we're done. Talk to you guys next week. Rundown Clawdbot Rebrands to Moltbot After Trademark Request From Anthropic - Laravel News Clawdbot users are snapping up the Mac Mini — and it's under $500 at Amazon Enterprise AI ROI is still elusive. What IT can do to fix it. It's not "culture." Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware Apple introduces new AirTag with expanded range and improved findability MFi Program Cords, Cyborgs & Cold Cases: Grandpa Dancy's Operating System for Life Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools AMD Quietly Funded A Drop-In CUDA Implementation Built On ROCm: It's Now Open-Source Relevant to your Interests On Running a Startup of Claude Code Agents: What You Get For a Billion Tokens a Month Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking Guiding the future of Chainguard OS: Announcing the FUD Committee Andy Jassy on Healthcare Betting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions. How Intel Came Crashing Back to Earth After Its Trump Bump Intel Shares Slide as Costs Pile Up in Bid to Meet AI Demand Querying and Ingest issues in EU The A.I. Start-Up Soap Opera Riveting Silicon Valley Listener Feedback Aaron Delp is hiring for a Technical Marketing Engineer in the EU. ,more in Slack Conferences cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking, live SDI recording with Andrew Clay Shafer. DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30. I was going to moderate this panel, but now I'm not. Also, this one. They'll be super-cool! KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass. VMware User Groups (VMUGs): Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking. Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026) Toronto (May 12-14, 2026) Dallas (June 9-11, 2026) Orlando (October 20-22, 2026) SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Recommendations Brandon: The Cloudpod Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity" Matt: Oxide & Friends 2026 Predictions - “Deep Blue” Coté: CNCF Annual Survey for 2025, I finally read it closely-ish.

This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 556 Runner-up Titles His overall deal Been there and done that been ignoring that shift key for years Cloud is just fine I'll be back in Bartertown The “F” Word Hardened-washing We'll never do this, but we should check back in in 3 months Libraries are the best Elves don't belong in space Rundown Are we at the end of cloud or cloud 1.0 It's the beginning of Cloud 2.0 Spec-driven development system for Claude Code Anthropic and App Modernization A meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven development What comes next, if Claude Code is as good as people say. Microsoft Spending on Anthropic Approaches $500 Million a Year Claude Code Won't Fix Your Life Coté and Tony contemplate day two AI-generated apps, and an excerpt. Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade Since 1969 Well, that escalated quickly: Zero CVEs, lots of vendors Relevant to your Interests Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software China blacklists VMware, Palo Alto Networks software over national security fears Kroger taps Google Gemini, announces more key AI moves Texas judge throws out second lawsuit over CrowdStrike outage Apple will pay billions for Gemini after OpenAI declined Dell wants £10m+ from VMware if Tesco case goes against it Tailscale: The Best Free App Most Mac Power Users Aren't Using How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT OpenAI's ARR reached over $20 billion in 2025, CFO says Simon Willison's take on Our approach to advertising and ChatGPT The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster | TechCrunch How Markdown took over the world An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation Conferences cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking - anyone interested in being an SDI guest? DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Use this 30% off discount code from your pals at Tanzu: DN26VMWARE30. KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass. VMware User Groups (VMUGs): Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026) Toronto (May 12-14, 2026) Dallas (June 9-11, 2026) Orlando (October 20-22, 2026) SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Recommendations Brandon: The Library will loan you a 5G hotspot Matt: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (rogue-like Vampire Hunters-type game) Coté: Streamyard shorts generation. Salesforce was inspired by dolphins.

This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS's biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/bkN3SDWXYZE?si=5RoIyZ6lz_Hfi7nE) 555 (https://www.youtube.com/live/bkN3SDWXYZE?si=5RoIyZ6lz_Hfi7nE) Runner-up Titles Swedish Death Cleaning Give it a best effort Trying it bad for profits. That pen better be really good You do all the nerd shit, we'll be cool Looking at a hundred rabbits' assholes. The Kremlinologist of AWS The aaSes of Cloud They'll like our apples better Running on hopes and dreams until you're sure they don't exist What we have is a situation Rundown Apple gets AI from Google Joint statement from Google and Apple (https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/) Kuo: Apple's AI Deal With Google Is Temporary and Buys It Time (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/13/apple-google-ai-deal-is-temporary/) Google's Apple AI deal marks 'huge loss' for OpenAI (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/googles-apple-ai-deal-marks-huge-loss-for-openai-110002996.html) AWS in 2026: The Year of Proving They Still Know How to Operate (https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/aws-in-2026-the-year-of-proving-they-still-know-how-to-operate/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=[Last%20Week%20in%20AWS]%20AWS%20in%202026:%20The%20Year%20of%20Proving%20They%20Still%20Know%20How%20to%20Operate%20-%2020306960) Relevant to your Interests Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation (https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/anthropic-reportedly-raising-10b-at-350b-valuation/) Dell Reverses Course, Brings Back XPS Laptops (https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/dell-reverses-course-brings-back-xps-laptops/) Google is unleashing Gemini AI features on Gmail. Users will have to opt out (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/google-adds-gemini-features-to-gmail-message-summaries-proofreading-.html) Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them (https://www.theverge.com/news/858501/bose-soundtouch-smart-speakers-open-source) Google Guys Say Bye to California (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/google-founders-california-wealth-tax.html) Amazon gives managers a new way to spot who's barely coming into the office (https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-flags-employees-rto-office-2026-1) A decade of open source in CNCF with 300,000+ contributors and counting (https://www.cncf.io/blog/2026/01/12/a-decade-of-open-source-in-cncf-with-300000-contributors-and-counting/) CrowdStrike to Acquire SGNL to Transform Identity Security for the AI Era (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/press-releases/crowdstrike-to-acquire-sgnl-to-transform-identity-security-for-ai-era/) Snowflake Announces Intent to Acquire Observe to Deliver AI-Powered Observability (https://www.snowflake.com/en/news/press-releases/snowflake-announces-intent-to-acquire-observe-to-deliver-ai-powered-observability-at-enterprise-scale/) Nvidia Hires Google Veteran as Its First Chief Marketing Officer (https://www.wsj.com/articles/nvidia-hires-google-veteran-as-its-first-chief-marketing-officer-3dc2163f?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqc78O9yWpx28YbHsHhkY4UbuzPDNulddaijRt3y9rnPs3uRo18V4ghRRgo3AzQ%3D&gaa_ts=6966a608&gaa_sig=B3ADjcK4inCRjSkACod4QU-1HTE-j0gP27wIE9LUarawkBMmDw9Pap591kz2CPTAjiCKbOqUkbQyYLlxQr0Nmw%3D%3D) The Fediverse Experiment (https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/) RIP the metaverse (https://sherwood.news/tech/rip-the-metaverse/) Nonsense American Airlines rolls out free Wi-Fi to loyalty members (https://www.customerexperiencedive.com/news/american-airlines-rolls-out-free-wi-fi-loyalty-members/809135/) Conferences cfgmgmtcamp 2026 (https://cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/), February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking - anyone interested in being a SDI guest? DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x), March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026 (https://devnexus.com), March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he's not sure if he can give it out. He's asking! Send him a DM in the meantime. KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass. 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This week, we discuss AI's impact on Stack Overflow, Docker's Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/LQSxLbjvz3c?si=ao8f3hwxlCrmH1vX) 554 (https://www.youtube.com/live/LQSxLbjvz3c?si=ao8f3hwxlCrmH1vX) Please complete the Software Defined Talk Listener Survey! (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfl7eHWQJwu2tBLa-FjZqHG2nr6p_Z3zQI3Pp1EyNWQ8Fu-SA/viewform?usp=header) Runner-up Titles It's all brisket after that. Exploring Fun Should I go build a snow man? Pets Innersourcing Two books Michael Lewis should write. Article IV is foundational. Freedom is options. Rundown Stack Overflow is dead. (https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2008007012920209674?s=20) Hardened Images for Everyone (https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-hardened-images-for-every-developer/) Tanzu's Bitnami stuff does this too (https://blogs.vmware.com/tanzu/what-good-software-supply-chain-security-looks-like-for-highly-regulated-industries/). OpenAI OpenAI's New Fundraising Round Could Value Startup at as Much as $830 Billion (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-new-fundraising-round-could-value-startup-at-a[…]4238&segment_id=212500&user_id=c5a514ba8b7d9a954711959a6031a3fa) OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation (https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-chatgpt-sponsored-ads) OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens (https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/openai-bets-big-on-audio-as-silicon-valley-declares-war-on-screens/) Sam Altman says: He has zero percent interest in remaining OpenAI CEO, once (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/sam-altman-says-he-has-zero-percent-interest-remaining-openai-ceo-once-/articleshow/126350602.cms) Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq's assets for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-buying-ai-chip-startup-groq-for-about-20-billion-biggest-deal.html) Relevant to your Interests Broadcom IT uses Tanzu Platform to host MCP Servers (https://news.broadcom.com/app-dev/broadcom-tanzu-platform-agentic-business-transformation). 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(https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/ZEcblg7atP) Conferences cfgmgmtcamp 2026 (https://cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/), February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking - anyone interested in being a SDI guest? DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x), March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026 (https://devnexus.com), March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he's not sure if he can give it out. He's asking! Send him a DM in the meantime. KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass. Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open (https://app.sessionboard.com/submit/vmug-call-for-content-2026/ae1c7013-8b85-427c-9c21-7d35f8701bbe?utm_campaign=5766542-VMUG%20Voice&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_YREN7dr6p3KSQPYkFSN5K85A-pIVYZ03ZhKZOV0O3t3h0XHdDHethhx5O8gBFguyT5mZ3n3q-ZnPKvjllFXYfWV3thg&_hsmi=393690000&utm_content=393685389&utm_source=hs_email), go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam. 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Episode No. 739 is a holiday clips episode featuring artist Dara Birnbaum. Birnbaum, a pioneering titan of video art, passed away this year at 78. "Her work is now displayed in museum collections around the world as the example of feminist video art," wrote curator and critic Karen Archey in an Artforum obituary. Birnbaum's work often included pointedly feminist critiques of mass media, including of entertainment and journalism. Retrospectives of her work include "The Dark Matter of Media Light" at SMAK, the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst in Ghent, Belgium, and at the Serralves Foundation in Porto, Portugal, and "Dara Birnbaum Retrospective exhibition" at the Kunsthalle Wien in Austria and at the Norrtalje Konsthall in Sweden. Several of the Birnbaums discussed on this program are available online, including: Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-79); Kiss The Girls: Make Them Cry (1979) (clip); Canon: Taking to the Street (1990) (clip); and Walkthrough of Psalm 29(30) (2016) at Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris. This program was recorded in 2017 when Dara Birnbaum's Local TV News Analysis (1980), which Birnbaum made with Dan Graham, was included in "Breaking News: Turning the Lens on Mass Media," at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The exhibition examined how artists have used newspapers, magazines and televised news programs to consider media, news and the messages included therein. The exhibition was curated by Arpad Kovacs. Air date: January 1, 2026.

This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/A9ighmG9ZVo?si=rJGNb5ZUm7Zr1as7) 553 (https://www.youtube.com/live/A9ighmG9ZVo?si=rJGNb5ZUm7Zr1as7) Runner-up Titles I was up at 1am thinking, “are there any good billionaires.” Maybe you forgot your shoes Not just room temperature, but cold I thought Europe was known for its soups Ice, air conditioning, and, broth - we have solved those three problems. Sloppy search Cutlery, tupperware, COVID The Young People. The Automation Apologist. I'm disappointed in everything Models don't matter anymore Shade-tree programmer An empty farm in Waco Rundown 2024 Year in Review (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/500) Scaling Platform Engineering in the CNCF Community - Abby Bangser (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmAfYEPBYr0) Syntaso's (https://cote.io/2025/12/12/a-great-platform-as-a.html) Platform as a Product (https://cote.io/2025/12/12/a-great-platform-as-a.html) book (https://cote.io/2025/12/12/a-great-platform-as-a.html) Claude Skills are way under-rated (https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/16/claude-skills/#atom-everything) “Agents are [just] models using tools in a loop. (https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/22/tools-in-a-loop/) 2026 Predications Are we in an AI Bubble? Do Anthropic or OpenAI IPO? New AI use cases? Altman remain CEO? Do Apple or AWS make an AI acquisition? CFB Championship? Conferences cfgmgmtcamp 2026 (https://cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/), February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking and doing live SDI (https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com) with John Willis. DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x), March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026 (https://devnexus.com), March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he's not sure if he can give it out. He's asking! Send him a DM in the meantime. Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open (https://app.sessionboard.com/submit/vmug-call-for-content-2026/ae1c7013-8b85-427c-9c21-7d35f8701bbe?utm_campaign=5766542-VMUG%20Voice&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_YREN7dr6p3KSQPYkFSN5K85A-pIVYZ03ZhKZOV0O3t3h0XHdDHethhx5O8gBFguyT5mZ3n3q-ZnPKvjllFXYfWV3thg&_hsmi=393690000&utm_content=393685389&utm_source=hs_email), go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam. Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026) SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com) Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk) Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: Pluribus (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/pluribus/umc.cmc.37axgovs2yozlyh3c2cmwzlza&ved=2ahUKEwj94pWHosCRAxX-mmoFHeF7KbgQFnoECEoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2W_xeuAzFACtJCdDvFwM00) — slow but interesting Coté: AirPods Pro 3 (https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwiQ5JzpusKRAxVBUn8AHe7xPP8YACICCAEQBRoCb2E&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo4TKBhDRARIsAGW29bekdBAYoqVoLRqMLA4ewcWjmyTcM-6QDHqyRuVhs2m83NpqTuU8OnMaAsdkEALw_wcB&cid=CAASugHkaITuXJZ1jpv9xBv-P8t9gtoTvWcxshztb_PAClxlbDXMphhj9bDBcmlXEYuo6rcOaqAu6uRT0epK4d2dOPrgA9JMcc24FrdC8gQBSngeUz0dl_ljpYM1GBxKkRFBx_Uv7MgdZTVa98rgiUt45EUlgffOntGj3VWte7ePJ2FcqSkOYtU0eVb1NkubcYZTJ6_B2Kxm8vLmAcs49k0dg6loxTlduS6WAXipDuxPul1MFsttgtMwkSH24GY&cce=1&sig=AOD64_3vUUu6YHfYM-_QRmv4W9Go88AS9w&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwiN4ZbpusKRAxUEkmoFHb4uMCsQ0Qx6BAgYEAE) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-black-and-gold-background-with-the-number-205-HKpRWdyRrp8)

This week, Brian Gracely joins to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars? Rundown Licensing in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/24/licensing-in-vmware-cloud-foundation-9-0/) Hardened Images for Everyone (https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-hardened-images-for-every-developer/) Introducing Chainguard EmeritOSS (https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/introducing-chainguard-emeritoss) Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. (https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros) Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOs (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/anthropic-claude-reportedly-preparing-ipo-race-openai-chatgpt-ft-wilson-sonsini-goodrich-rosati.html) Conferences cfgmgmtcamp 2026 (https://cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/), February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking and doing live SDI (https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com) with John Willis. DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x), March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026 (https://devnexus.com), March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open (https://app.sessionboard.com/submit/vmug-call-for-content-2026/ae1c7013-8b85-427c-9c21-7d35f8701bbe?utm_campaign=5766542-VMUG%20Voice&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_YREN7dr6p3KSQPYkFSN5K85A-pIVYZ03ZhKZOV0O3t3h0XHdDHethhx5O8gBFguyT5mZ3n3q-ZnPKvjllFXYfWV3thg&_hsmi=393690000&utm_content=393685389&utm_source=hs_email), go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam. Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026) SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com) Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk) Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/university-of-alabama-football-game-tuscaloosa-alabama-YcVe7gL9A0s) Special Guest: Brian Gracely.

This week, we discuss Oracle's AI vibes, Chainguard's EmeritOSS, and GitHub's pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 551 (https://youtube.com/live/TpDLcvAXrqo?feature=share) Runner-up Titles It has CarPlay iPad Range Anxiety an Australian documentary Oracle got popped Intentions I don't feel bad for them Open Source old folks home Spreadsheets love it Robots are going to take care of us The Median User Nobody feels bad for the whales I have a dog I have a Korean microwave We're the Neal Stephenson of podcasts Rundown Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck (https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5645147/ford-discontinues-all-electric-f-150-lightning) AI Investment Oracle plummets 11% on weak revenue, pushing down AI stocks like Nvidia and CoreWeave (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/oracle-orcl-q2-earnings-report-2026.html) Oracle Shares Drop the Most Since 2001 on Mounting AI Spending (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/oracle-posts-weak-cloud-sales-raising-fear-of-delayed-payoff) OpenAI in Talks to Raise At Least $10 Billion From Amazon and Use Its AI Chips (http://1 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-talks-raise-least-10-billion-amazon-use-ai-chips) S&P 500 falls after nearing record as Oracle disappointment drags down AI stocks (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/stock-market-today-live-updates.html) Inside The $1T AI Economy (https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2000920959000445220?s=20) Introducing Chainguard EmeritOSS: Sustainable stewardship for mature open source (https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/introducing-chainguard-emeritoss) Runners Announcing powerful upgrades & a new pricing model for self-hosted runners (https://www.atlassian.com/blog/bitbucket/announcing-v5-self-hosted-runners) GitHub to charge for self-hosted runners from March 2026 (https://devclass.com/2025/12/17/github-to-charge-for-self-hosted-runners-from-march-2026/) GitHub postpones changes to self-hosted runners pricing plans (https://x.com/github/status/2001372894882918548?s=46) Why Git (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_95BZYIVs)H (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_95BZYIVs)ub Why? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_95BZYIVs) Coursera to buy Udemy, creating $2.5 billion firm to target AI training (https://www.reuters.com/business/coursera-udemy-merge-deal-valuing-combined-firm-25-billion-2025-12-17/) Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/business/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy.html) Relevant to your Interests Harness raises a $240M Series E at a $5.5B valuation (https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/12/11/harness-goldman-sachs-series-e-software) A great platform as a product paper, and a fun platform philosophy thereof (https://cote.io/2025/12/12/a-great-platform-as-a.html) Google Launches Managed Remote MCP Servers for Its Cloud Services (https://thenewstack.io/google-launches-managed-remote-mcp-servers-for-its-cloud-services/) Fake Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Torrent Drops Agent Tesla Through Layered PowerShell Chain (https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/labs/fake-leonardo-dicaprio-movie-torrent-agent-tesla-powershell) Useful patterns for building HTML tools (https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/10/html-tools/) Waymo Seeking Over $15 Billion Near $100 Billion Valuation (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/waymo-seeks-to-raise-funds-at-valuation-near-100-billion) Write your CV or resume as YAML, then run RenderCV, (https://github.com/rendercv/rendercv) (https://github.com/rendercv/rendercv)and get a PDF with perfect typography. No template wrestling. No broken layouts. Consistent spacing, every time (https://github.com/rendercv/rendercv) Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/business/roomba-irobot-bankruptcy.html) Nonsense The Full Text of Marco Rubio's Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman (https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/full_text_of_marco_rubio_state_dept_directive_times_new_roman) Listener Feedback Sent stickers to Jelle in Belgium Conferences cfgmgmtcamp 2026 (https://cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/), February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking and doing live SDI (https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com) with John Willis. DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x), March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026 (https://devnexus.com), March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open (https://app.sessionboard.com/submit/vmug-call-for-content-2026/ae1c7013-8b85-427c-9c21-7d35f8701bbe?utm_campaign=5766542-VMUG%20Voice&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_YREN7dr6p3KSQPYkFSN5K85A-pIVYZ03ZhKZOV0O3t3h0XHdDHethhx5O8gBFguyT5mZ3n3q-ZnPKvjllFXYfWV3thg&_hsmi=393690000&utm_content=393685389&utm_source=hs_email), go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam. 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The words High and Late Middle Ages conjures up images of fog rising up over a field where knights in shining armor are trading blows with double handed swords, mighty bishops overseeing the construction of monumental cathedrals and peasants toiling on the land as serfs. The reason we see it that way goes back to the chivalric literature that celebrated the aristocratic lifestyle where tournaments and poetry mattered more than the humdrum world of business.But let's just take a look back at the High Middle Ages, the time of Richard the Lionheart, Saint Louis and Frederick Barbarossa. Who controlled access to the great endeavor of the time, the conquest of the Holy Land? Who re-opened up the connections to the wider world, from Novgorod to India and China? Who were the most ferocious fighters who neither expected norgranted any quarter? Who had all the money?These were the great cities of Italy, of Flanders, of Picardie and Provence and of the Holy Roman Empire. Verona under the Della Scala in the 14th century generated tax revenues twice as high as those of England, Venice capacity was sixty percent of what France could generate. And these cities fielded armies that, as we know, defeated the Holy Roman Emperors, even the most capable ones like Barbarossa and Frederick II time and time again. Their absolute dedication to fight to the end was evidenced by their extremely heavy and slow war carts, the Carroccios and by the bravery of the Flemish Militia at the Battle of the Golden Spurs. And the first European since Roman times to make to India and China wasn't a Knight errant, but a Venetian merchant, nor were the vast lands on the Eastern side of the continent linked up by military force. The crusades, the grand project of the age was as much a venetian mercantile adventure as a religious pilgrimage, culminating in the sack of Constantinople in 1204. What happened? Where did all these city states go? And why?That is what we are going to discuss today, when we look at the showdown between Maximilian of Habsburg, widower of the last duchess of Burgundy and father of Philip, the universally recognised heir of the Low Countries and the Flemish cities, and specifically its largest, the city of Ghent.The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.comIf you wish to support the show go to: Support • History of the Germans PodcastFacebook: @HOTGPod Threads: @history_of_the_germans_podcastBluesky: @hotgpod.bsky.socialInstagram: history_of_the_germansTwitter: @germanshistoryTo make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts....

By 1477 the rules of war that had been enshrined in the laws of chivalry are gone. The contest between the French and the Habsburgs over the inheritance of the Grand Dukes of the West gives us a foretaste of the things to come. This war isn't just fought between the opposing armies lining up for the decisive battle, but include wholesale starving out of the population, funding local uprisings and using propaganda and bribery to incite rebellions on the enemy's homefront. No one in 15th century Northern Europe is better at this new game than the industrious spider, king Louis XI of France. But a plucky 18-year old Austrian duke who had arrived in Ghent with not much more than the clothes on his back, abundant energy and a budding military genius gave him a run for his huge amounts of money, until tragedy struck. Lots of deception, drama and devastation today…. The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.comIf you wish to support the show go to: Support • History of the Germans PodcastFacebook: @HOTGPod Threads: @history_of_the_germans_podcastBluesky: @hotgpod.bsky.socialInstagram: history_of_the_germansTwitter: @germanshistoryTo make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season. So far I have:The OttoniansSalian Emperors and Investiture ControversyFredrick Barbarossa and Early HohenstaufenFrederick II Stupor MundiSaxony and Eastward ExpansionThe Hanseatic LeagueThe Teutonic KnightsThe Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356The Reformation before the...

The rise of the Habsburgs to world domination pivots on one crucial moment, the marriage of Maximilian of Habsburg to Mary of Burgundy, the daughter of Charles the Bold, last of the Grand Dukes of the West.The usual story is that young Maximilian one day walked down the aisle of some splendid cathedral and was handed the richest principality in Europe on an jewel-encrusted golden platter by the father of the bride. All he then had to do was lie down and think of the Habsburg-Burgundian empire.That is not quite what happened. When Maximilian arrived in Ghent in August 1477, his father-in-law lay dead in a ditch in Lorraine and large sways of ducal authority and income had gone. Within less than 3 years, 1474 to 1477 Charles the Bold had frittered away the mythical wealth of the Burgundian dukes. And not just that.These years between 1474 and 1477 helped turn the medieval empire into the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. So please allow me to do this episode, even though very, very few of the protagonists or parties to the conflicts are Germans in the modern sense.