Software Engineering Daily’s monthly podcast, SED News, features hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer discussing significant developments in software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech landscape. This episode delves into Anthropic’s controversial “Mythos” security model and its implications for large-scale vulnerability discovery. The hosts also explore the impact of recent layoffs at Snap and Meta on AI investment, hiring practices, and tech industry economics.
Additionally, Gregor and Sean examine a surge in AI infrastructure spending, with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta investing hundreds of billions in capital expenditures. They consider the implications for cloud platforms, model providers, and the engineers building on them, addressing the increasing interplay between model labs and infrastructure providers and the challenges of AI security readiness.
They conclude by highlighting notable Hacker News discussions, such as innovative AI coding tool applications, new model training approaches, demographic data visualizations, and the mathematics of Tetris “cheating.”
Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, previously serving as a CTO in various companies. Based in Singapore, he is reachable through his profile at vand.hk or on LinkedIn. Sean Falconer, with a background in academia and tech entrepreneurship, is currently an AI Entrepreneur in Residence at Confluent, contributing strategic insights and thought leadership. Connect with Sean on LinkedIn.
For the episode transcript, click [here](http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SED1931-News-May-2026.txt).
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