Weekly Report 2026-09

23 Feb 2026 - 01 Mar 2026 (UTC)

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Ai

25 Feb 2026

How I AI - 5 OpenClaw agents run my home, finances, and code | Jesse Genet

A parent shares how AI tools, particularly Open Claw and Obsidian, automate and organize homeschooling and daily life management responsibilities.

25 Feb 2026

The AI Native Dev - Cisco Principal Engineer's Fix for AI Code Security

Experts share strategies for successfully developing AI models by effectively managing context, security, and performance.

25 Feb 2026

AI Engineering Podcast - Kubernetes, Compliance, and Control: The Operational Backbone of AI Sovereignty

This podcast discusses the Bruin framework for improving AI development and control through open-source tools and infrastructure, with a focus on national sovereignty over AI systems and data.

23 Feb 2026

How I AI - I havent written a single line of front-end code in 3 months: How Notions design team uses Claude Code to prototype

AI-assisted coding tools are being integrated into B2B SaaS design processes to enable early issue detection, rapid prototyping, and streamlined development workflows.

Business

1 Mar 2026

Cyb3rSyn Labs Podcast - Critical Systems Thinking: Dr. Mike C Jackson (Part 1)

The podcast critiques mechanistic rationalism and advocates for a "Third Way" in system design that balances control with adaptability, prioritizing holistic outcomes over reductionist frameworks.

26 Feb 2026

My First Million - Think and Grow Rich Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

A podcast examines the lasting impact and questionable origins of classic self-help books, questioning marketing strategies and authenticity while highlighting the value of practical advice and continuous learning.

26 Feb 2026

Tropical MBA Entrepreneurship - #847 From Semi-Retired to 1.3 Million Views on YouTube ft. Richard RJ Jalichandra

Expert advice is offered on combining passion-driven content creation with business strategy to achieve personal and professional growth, financial stability, and life fulfillment.

25 Feb 2026

Rogue Startups - RS355: Code Velocity and the Future of SaaS

AI is transforming the SaaS and indie maker communities by enhancing productivity and automation, but also poses challenges around disruption and the need to balance benefits with human insight and strategic thinking.

24 Feb 2026

Startup Stories - #2297 Elad Gil backed 40 unicorns. This is next

The podcast discusses the evolution of software and AI, highlighting its transformative power, accessibility, and impact on various industries and societal aspects.

24 Feb 2026

My First Million - Dumb iPhone Apps Are Making People Rich Again (Heres how)

The podcast covers startup success through discussions on topics such as iOS app development, deal-making, marketing, productivity, and AI tools.

24 Feb 2026

All Things Product - Boundaries Between Product & Engineering

Product teams and engineering teams need clear boundaries and distinct roles to avoid burnout, quality issues, and misalignment in responsibilities.

Development

28 Feb 2026

The Cloudcast - AI & Cloud News of the Month - Feb 2026

The episode covers AI's influence on tech and business, including AI-driven development, code generation, and integrating AI into workflows, while also discussing its security and privacy risks.

27 Feb 2026

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source - Opus 4.5 changed everything (Interview)

Adam Stachowiak now hosts the show solo, discussing AI coding tools with Burke Holland and exploring their benefits, challenges, and impact on software engineering and developer roles.

27 Feb 2026

Latent Space - METRs Joel Becker on exponential Time Horizon Evals, Threat Models, and the Limits of AI Productivity

The podcast explores the intersection of AI capabilities and societal risks, discussing challenges in evaluating and deploying AI systems.

27 Feb 2026

Scaling DevTools - Ahmad Sadeddin, founder of Corgea: you don't need to raise (much) to find PMF

Startups should prioritize product-market fit and lean operations, rather than large funding rounds, to achieve efficient growth and avoid inefficient resource use.

27 Feb 2026

Goto tech - SW Design, Architecture & Clarity at Scale Sam Newman, Jacqui Read & Simon Rohrer

Software design is framed as a continuous decision-making process that requires considering stakeholder needs, business requirements, and context, while emphasizing the importance of clarity, communication, and collaboration throughout development.

27 Feb 2026

FreeCodeCamp Podcast - The ultimate dev skill is Integration Testing Interview with Internet of Bugs

Technology, AI, and software development are explored in a discussion that examines real-world applications, career advice, and the evolving software development process.

27 Feb 2026

Dev Interrupted - Draining the COBOL moat, cybersecurity inequalities, and Claudes retirement home

The podcast discusses the shift of AI platforms to the cloud, highlighting data security concerns, integration challenges, and the potential risks and benefits of AI on developer productivity and broader societal issues.

27 Feb 2026

Tech League - #14 EU Cloud Alternatives - Scaleway

This podcast discusses EU-based alternatives to mainstream infrastructure and software development tools to achieve digital sovereignty, examining open-source and self-hosted solutions for development and management.

26 Feb 2026

The TWIML AI Podcast - AI Trends 2026: OpenClaw Agents, Reasoning LLMs, and More with Sebastian Raschka

Large Language Models (LLMs) have made significant advancements in 2026, with improved reasoning capabilities and integration of external tools to enhance accuracy, reduce hallucinations, and expand practical applications.

26 Feb 2026

Latent Space - [LIVE] Anthropic Distillation & How Models Cheat (SWE-Bench Dead) | Nathan Lambert & Sebastian Raschka

A podcast discusses the application of distillation in machine learning, particularly in training smaller language models, and raises concerns about the potential for malicious use and the need for improved detection and regulation.

26 Feb 2026

Code with Jason - 312 - AI, Observability, and Entrepreneurship with John Gallagher

The podcast covers topics related to programming, business, and personal development, including entrepreneurship, career growth, and emotional resilience, with discussions on strategy, marketing, and technology innovation.

26 Feb 2026

Software Engineering Radio - Bryan Cantrill on the Data Center Control Plane

Building and scaling on-premises cloud infrastructure is plagued by hardware and firmware issues, legacy component limitations, and operational complexity.

26 Feb 2026

No Priors - AI, Technology, Startups - How Capital is Powering the AI Infrastructure Buildout with Magnetar Capital Managing Director Neil Tiwari

An in-depth look at AI infrastructure financing explores Magnetar Capital's investments, AI industry trends, and challenges with traditional funding methods, among other topics.

26 Feb 2026

Software Engineering Daily - Amazons IDE for Spec-Driven Development with David Yanacek

AI-assisted coding tools have limitations for production code, but a new IDE called Kiro uses spec-driven development to generate reliable, structured code through a process of specification breakdown and iterative refinement.

25 Feb 2026

Latent Space - Searching the Space of All Possible Materials Prof. Max Welling, CuspAI

Physicists, machine learning experts, and materials scientists explore the intersection of their fields to accelerate material discovery and tackle challenges like climate change.

25 Feb 2026

The Pragmatic Engineer - Mitchell Hashimotos new way of writing code

Michel Hashimoto's career, including the founding of HashiCorp and key infrastructure tools, is explored in detail.

25 Feb 2026

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats - 982: Bots Are Ruining the Internet

Recent tech developments, AI advancements, and tool updates are discussed, including the adoption of new APIs, AI-generated content concerns, and improvements in speech-to-text models.

25 Feb 2026

The Cloudcast - How The Cloudcast is changing in 2026?

Cloudcast Media is rebranding as Reasoning, expanding its AI-focused content and introducing new formats, including a video spin-off show and foundational content for newcomers.

24 Feb 2026

Latent Space - Claude Code for Finance + The Global Memory Shortage: Doug O'Laughlin, SemiAnalysis

The limitations of AI's current capabilities are discussed, highlighting the need for meta-learning to improve it and achieve true effectiveness.

24 Feb 2026

MLOps.community - Performance Optimization and Software/Hardware Co-design across PyTorch, CUDA, and NVIDIA GPUs

The podcast dives into AI development, software engineering, and GPU innovation, focusing on efficient workloads and the trade-offs between quick solutions and scalable systems.

24 Feb 2026

Goto tech - Effect Oriented Programming Bill Frasure, Bruce Eckel, James Ward & Andrew Harmel-Law

A book on "Effect-Oriented Programming" aims to make functional programming and effect management more accessible by simplifying complex concepts and enhancing reliability in software systems.

24 Feb 2026

Startups For the Rest of Us - Episode 821 | How to Do Founder-Led Marketing (with Jay Clouse)

Specialized knowledge and targeted content creation can build loyal audiences, rather than self-promotional efforts or chasing discovery platforms.

24 Feb 2026

Software Engineering Daily - Engineering AI Systems for Autonomy and Resilience with Krishna Sai

The podcast explores the increasing use of AI in IT management, discussing its potential to improve system reliability, autonomous decision-making, and issue resolution, while highlighting challenges and the need for strategic integration to achieve scalable and secure operations.

24 Feb 2026

Developer Tea - Listener Question - Abdul Asks About How to Balance Career Strategy Between Money, Meaning, and Skill Transitions

Navigating career advancement while staying true to personal values and financial needs requires strategic planning, emphasis on long-term stability, and prioritizing job satisfaction over short-term gains.

24 Feb 2026

Dev Interrupted - Your keyboard is the real bottleneck | Wisprs Sahaj Garg

A podcast discusses the development of Whisper, a voice-based technology aiming to revolutionize software development with improved accuracy and contextual understanding through a dual-layer system of speech recognition and context interpretation.

23 Feb 2026

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source - The mythical agent-month (News)

The podcast discusses AI, software development, and the evolving dynamics of creation and attention in the modern economy.

23 Feb 2026

Latent Space - The End of SWE-Bench Verified Mia Glaese & Olivia Watkins, OpenAI Frontier Evals & Human Data

C-bench Verified, a coding benchmark, has faced challenges such as task saturation, biased tasks, and overlapping training data, prompting the need for more advanced alternatives and a reevaluation of broader issues in AI coding evaluation.

23 Feb 2026

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats - 981: Browsers Are Finally Catching Up (Interop 2026)

Progress on web features and standards, including CSS, APIs, and image formats, is discussed in relation to the Interop 2026 initiative.

23 Feb 2026

Podcasts by InfoQ - Software Evolution with Microservices and LLMs: A Conversation with Chris Richardson

The podcast discusses software architecture, AI integration, and engineering productivity, covering topics such as modernizing legacy systems, transitioning to microservices, and the limitations of Gen AI in software architecture.

23 Feb 2026

ShopTalk - 703: Ujjwal Sharma and TC39

ECMAScript is explained as the formal JavaScript standard, while JavaScript refers to particular implementations, with TC39 governing the language's evolution through a five-stage proposal process.

Marketing

27 Feb 2026

AI-Driven Marketer - AI Is Turning Marketers Into Designers (Ready or Not)

The increasing influence of AI on design and marketing makes visual content creation more accessible to non-designers, transforming the role of design from a unique advantage to a widely available capability.

27 Feb 2026

Dan Kennedy's Magnetic Marketing Podcast - Generational Data: Who's Spending, Buying, Renting, & Driving Growth

Demographic shifts and economic trends are driving changes in consumer behavior, with younger generations delaying life milestones, preferring rentals and shared services, and driving demand for age-friendly housing and healthcare, while the aging population and household formation are creating new markets for businesses to tap into.

26 Feb 2026

Think Media Podcast - 491: What to Do When Your Channel Hits a Wall

Moderators discuss effective strategies for growing a YouTube channel, including niche targeting, content experimentation, and analytics optimization.

24 Feb 2026

The Amy Porterfield Show - The Truth About the 4-Day Workweek

Implementing a four-day workweek requires intentional systems, clear communication, and discipline to achieve benefits like increased productivity and work-life balance while managing challenges and flexibility.

24 Feb 2026

Think Media Podcast - 490: The Script That Makes Money on YouTube

A seven-step framework for creating YouTube videos is outlined, focusing on psychological selling techniques to drive sales and business growth by aligning with viewer desires and using structured messaging.

23 Feb 2026

Copywriters Podcast - The Visual Design CRISIS, And What Copywriters Can Do About It, With Lori Haller

A podcast highlights the importance of copywriters understanding design principles to enhance the effectiveness of their written content through the strategic use of visual elements.

23 Feb 2026

Avenue9 AI Marketing - Using AI to Help Humans Cross Borders with Ryan Bradley and Grant Frazier

AI can streamline complex processes, but its implementation requires human oversight, accurate data, and ethical considerations to mitigate risks and ensure responsible use.

Product-business

1 Mar 2026

Lenny's Podcast: Product, Career, Growth - The design process is dead. Heres whats replacing it. | Jenny Wen (head of design at Claude)

Designers leverage structured frameworks, storytelling, and technical expertise to bring clarity and value to abstract ideas, particularly in AI development.

26 Feb 2026

Lenny's Podcast: Product, Career, Growth - AI is critical for humanitys survival: Cisco president on the AI revolution | Jeetu Patel

A podcast examines the profound and lasting effects of AI on humanity, highlighting its potential to mitigate demographic and economic pressures, reform work and leadership, and emphasizing the need for adaptive strategies and responsible AI adoption.

Testing

26 Feb 2026

Software Testing Unleashed - Public Speaking. Testers on Stage - Maryia Tuleika

The podcast explores the importance and challenges of public speaking in the tech and test industries, providing advice on preparation, storytelling, audience interaction, and more.

25 Feb 2026

The BugBash Podcast - How rr Became a Protected Species: A Story of Necessary Hacks

Researchers and developers discuss the evolution of the RR project, a debugging tool that originated as a research collaboration at Mozilla to enhance Firefox, and its transformation into a widely adopted utility.

25 Feb 2026

Quality Talks - It's Quality Party Time: Introducing Wizzo, Your AI Quality Companion - with Christine Pinto

An AI-powered tool called Wizo helps software teams identify testing risks and improve quality through collaborative "quality parties" that focus on specific areas of concern.

24 Feb 2026

Test Guild - AI Test Automation: Ship Twice as Fast with 10x Coverage with Karim Jouini

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing modern testing practices by automating tasks and integrating AI test agents into CI/CD pipelines, with cases like a bank reducing its testing timeline from three years to four months.

24 Feb 2026

BrowserStack Talks - Web testing in 2026 & founding story of Webdriver.io with Simon Stewart, Block

This podcast covers various aspects of software development, including quality assurance, testing, and open-source tool development, with a focus on real-world insights and project management principles.

23 Feb 2026

The Vernon Richard Show - Six Principles of Automation in Testing: Still Relevant in 2026?

The podcast explores the evolving role of automation in testing, highlighting its potential, limitations, and challenges, while emphasizing the importance of human judgment and collaboration in ensuring quality assurance.