This week, we discuss Mary Meeker's AI & Universities report, the CD Foundation's State of CI/CD Report, and share a few thoughts on DevRel. Plus, Coté gets fiber and is forced to watch soccer.

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Runner-up Titles

• If not better, at least the same. The enterprise software buyer’s lament.
• Order tokens at fantastical speeds.
• They think I am an idiot
• Cherry pick it from a survey
• The Demo Matters

Rundown

• Mary Meeker’s new report AI and Universities
• State of CI/CD Report 2024 - CD Foundation
• 70% of people hadn't checked their code in for 12 months

Relevant to your Interests

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• Is this the biggest password leak ever uncovered? Researchers claim nearly 10 billion credentials under threat — here's what we know so far
• We tested over a dozen laptops to see how Snapdragon compares to Intel, AMD, and Apple’s chips

Nonsense

• Mark Zuckerberg's Lake Tahoe antics are getting even weirder
• The Fried Chicken Sandwich Wars Are More Cutthroat Than Ever Before

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Conferences

• Webinar on State of Cloud Native Survey, July 24th, 2024, Coté speaking.
• DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024
• DevOpsDays Antwerp, 15th anniversary, Sep 4th-5th.
• SpringOne/VMware Explore US, August 26–29, 2024
• SREday London 2024, September 19th to 20th, Coté speaking. 20% off with the code SRE20DAY

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