Software Engineering Daily presents SED News, a monthly podcast where Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer explore major stories impacting software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the tech industry at large.
This episode discusses Jeff Bezos’s surprising return as CEO with Project Prometheus, the debate on the sustainability of AI investments, and the ecosystem developing around OpenAI. It also examines the rise of Nordic startups and its implications for innovation beyond the Bay Area.
Gregor and Sean explore technology tipping points, highlighting when breakthrough products move from niche interest to mainstream use.
The hosts also highlight notable threads from Hacker News, such as moss surviving in space, a typographer’s revival of San Francisco’s transit signage, CERN’s guidelines for responsible AI, and why classic Pixar films seem better on 35mm film than in 4K.
Gregor Vand is a security-minded technologist and former CTO in cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and software engineering enterprises. Based in Singapore, he can be reached through his profile at vand.hk or on LinkedIn.
Sean has experience as an academic researcher, startup founder, and Googler. He has published on various topics from AI to quantum computing and currently is an AI Entrepreneur in Residence at Confluent, focusing on AI strategy and thought leadership. Connect with Sean on LinkedIn.
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