Software Engineering Daily’s monthly podcast, SED News, features hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer discussing impactful stories in software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the tech industry. In this episode, they cover Meta’s ambitious AI initiative with Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unfolding drama in the Windsurf acquisition, Lyft’s renewed focus on autonomous vehicles, and the increase in VPN usage due to new online safety regulations in the UK. They also examine notable Hacker News discussions, such as students modifying a smart washing machine for Discord alerts, an air-gapped Jira alternative for regulated sectors, and how variable naming influences AI coding tools like Copilot.
