SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer discuss key stories impacting software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the tech industry at large.
In this episode, they talk about Perplexity’s attention-grabbing proposal to purchase Google Chrome, the U.S. government’s significant investment in Intel, Meta’s sudden stop on AI recruitment, and a realistic evaluation of what “agentic” systems can currently achieve compared to the hype.
They also explore prominent discussions from Hacker News, such as a suggestion to reduce “ghost job” postings through stricter transparency regulations, an interactive Big-O guide, and more.