Send us a text Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. DataTopics Unpluggedis your go-to spot for relaxed discussions on tech, news, data, and society. This week, we’re unpacking everything from AI-powered vacations (or the lack thereof) to corporate drama, and even a deep dive into the quirks of COBOL. Join Morillo, Bart, and Alex as they navigate the latest happenings in data and tech, including: Airbnb AI: The CEO of Airbnb thinks AI trip planning is still a pipe dream. Is he right?Anthropic’s next AI model: A new Claude model could be just weeks away, promising a hybrid of deep reasoning and speed.OpenAI’s roadmap: Sam Altman lays out vague but ambitious plans, blurring the lines between AI models.Elon vs. OpenAI: Musk offers $97B for OpenAI, Altman claps back. Just another day in AI power struggles.RIP Viktor Antonov: The legendary art lead behind Half-Life 2 and Dishonored passes away at 52.Project Sid AI agents: 1,000 AI agents left to their own devices in Minecraft… What could go wrong?DeepSeek R1 breaks speed records: The latest AI model boasts a staggering 198 tokens per second.Perplexity’s Deep Research is now free: A game-changer for AI-powered search? We discuss.COBOL and the mystery of 1875-05-20: Why do old systems default to weird dates?Polars Cloud: A new distributed architecture to run Polars anywhere.Pickle AI avatars: Deepfake yourself into meetings. Ethical? Useful? Just plain weird?Vim after Bram: How the legendary text editor is surviving after its creator’s passing.Working Fast and Slow: A take on productivity, deep focus, and why some days just don’t work.We were wrong about GPUs: Fly.io admits they misjudged the demand for GPU-powered workloads.

Send us a text Welcome to the cozy corner of the tech world where ones and zeros mingle with casual chit-chat. Datatopics Unplugged is your go-to spot for relaxed discussions around tech, news, data, and society. Dive into conversations that should flow as smoothly as your morning coffee (but don't), where industry insights meet laid-back banter. Whether you're a data aficionado or just someone curious about the digital age, pull up a chair, relax, and let's get into the heart of data, unplugged style! In episode #39, titled "Microsoft, Musk, and Extremely Fast Image Gen using SDXL Lightning," we take a spin through the latest tech tremors and thought nuggets. Oh, and don't forget to give a warm welcome to Alex, our enthusiastic intern stepping into the podcast spotlight! Elon Musk's Legal Drama: Musk takes on OpenAI and Sam Altman over a philosophical fallout.Microsoft's Smart Bet: Investing a cool $16M in Mistral AI sparks curiosity.SDXL Lightning Unveiled: A breakthrough in image generation that might just redefine speed.GPT-Script Evolution: The rise of GPT-Script signals a coding renaissance.pkgx Drama: Unwrapping the GenAI layer over OSS packages stirs the pot.Database Dilemma: Questioning the database abundance echoes a common tech gripe.Sticky Table Headings: A plea to make web table headings sticky finds its voice.Intro music courtesy of fesliyanstudios.com.