Weekly Report 2026-35

26 Aug 2026

VidIQ TubeTalk - How New Channels Get Views Fast With Strong Branding

Recommended: Simple to follow tactics and long term strategy.

28 Aug 2026

Practical AI - Building the Foundation for the Agentic AI Era

"AI leader Angie Jones detailed her work at IBM, Twitter, and Block - including training 12,000 employees on AI agents like Goose - while advocating for deeper AI integration, open standards (e.g., MCP), and ethical, human-augmenting AI development."

25 Aug 2026

The AI Native Dev - Lada Kesseler: I Trust AI Tests Less Than AI Code

"AI in software development thrives through iterative refinement, focused tasks, and human oversight, enabling agentic workflows while addressing challenges like quality, validation, and skill overlap."

25 Aug 2026

Practical AI - AI Proficiency: From Users to Builders

"AI's real-world impact in business and daily life, focusing on strategic adoption, workforce transformation, and enhancing human roles through adaptability and measurable value."

24 Aug 2026

How I AI - I spent $20,000 on Devin in a month. Heres what I learned | Ryan Carson (solo founder)

"AI is reshaping engineering and business by shifting focus to managing cloud-based AI agents, prioritizing tasks (P0 for critical, P2 for less urgent), and balancing automation with human roles like strategic decisions and customer interaction, while addressing challenges in scaling and securing AI-driven workflows."

28 Aug 2026

The EntreLeadership Podcast - Reacting to Family Business Horror Stories

"Family businesses often fail due to unresolved conflicts, power struggles, and emotional tensions, but clear roles, open communication, and addressing underlying issues can prevent collapse and ensure long-term success."

26 Aug 2026

The EntreLeadership Podcast - My Team Is Terrified of AI (How Do I Lead Them Well?)

"Leaders in software development address AI-driven change by framing it as an opportunity, emphasizing vision, communication, training, and incentives to foster adaptability and resilience."

25 Aug 2026

Rogue Startups - RS364: Marketing that Actually Works Today

"Explores SaaS challenges, AI-driven solutions for cognitive load, content repurposing tools, YouTube growth, AI personalization, technical implementations, and the future of AI in democratizing development with human oversight."

24 Aug 2026

The EntreLeadership Podcast - 3 Bad Conversation Habits Were All Guilty Of

"Effective leadership hinges on self-management, emotional regulation, and clear communication, with practical strategies to avoid defensiveness, foster accountability, and create psychologically safe workplaces."

28 Aug 2026

Goto tech - The Forest & The Desert Are Parallel Universes Kent Beck

"Contrasts abundance-based ('forest') and scarcity-driven ('desert') mindsets in software development, advocating for collaboration, adaptability, and trust over rigid control, with real-world examples and calls for alignment to bridge cultural gaps."

26 Aug 2026

Software Engineering Radio - Vivek Yadav on Regression Testing Microservices

"Explores microservices testing strategies, behavioral consistency in migrations, payment system challenges, regression testing, historical data validation, testable architecture, Spark's role, and AI-driven code changes, emphasizing data privacy and business insights."

26 Aug 2026

The Pragmatic Engineer - Why performant code matters (but gets widely ignored), with Casey Muratori

"Performance optimization in software hinges on early architectural decisions, deep system knowledge, and avoiding premature abstraction, with historical and modern challenges shaping its evolution."

26 Aug 2026

Latent Space - We have foundation models for language, not for physics Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing

"AI revolutionizes weather modeling with faster, accurate forecasts, extends to climate predictions, plasma physics, and fusion research, while emphasizing democratized access and principled AI for scientific discovery."

25 Aug 2026

The TWIML AI Podcast - Why the Next AI Breakthrough May Come from Physics with Max Welling

"AI accelerates scientific research in molecular dynamics and material science through equivariant neural networks, machine learning force fields, and digital twin simulations, revolutionizing fields like carbon capture, semiconductors, and energy storage while integrating physics and machine learning for broader scientific advancements."

25 Aug 2026

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source - Postgres at PlanetScale (Interview)

"PlanetScale launched a $5 PostgreSQL plan, detailed metal deployment for performance, previewed sharded PostgreSQL product Niki, and discussed AI workloads, CI/CD challenges, and engineering-driven scaling strategies."

25 Aug 2026

Startups For the Rest of Us - Episode 847 | What Second Time Founders Do Differently, Pricing AI Agents, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo)

"Experienced founders share strategies for scaling startups with meaning, balancing growth and fulfillment, and evaluating ideas through structured methods, while discussing AI in B2B SaaS, founder evolution, and pre-launch validation."

25 Aug 2026

Dev Interrupted - Can agents keep a secret? We asked 1Passwords CTO Nancy Wang

"AI boosts engineering productivity by cutting coding costs but shifts expenses to security, reviews, and rework, requiring early integration of intuitive, seamless security tools, just-in-time access, and minimal permissions to balance speed and safety in AI-driven workflows."

24 Aug 2026

MLOps.community - The Winchester Mystery House Problem in AI Development

"AI labs are embedding task-specific behaviors into model weights, prioritizing reliability but risking versatility, as specialized models may limit general-purpose use and challenge developers."

30 Aug 2026

VidIQ TubeTalk - Why YouTube View Counts Just Got Weird

YouTube now counts views from the first frame, sparking debate as creators argue it inflates metrics and misrepresents engagement, with monetized creators and smaller channels most affected.

28 Aug 2026

AI-Driven Marketer - The State of AI in Marketing (Report) & What's Coming Next

"AI has become mainstream in marketing, with 73% of marketers using it daily and 84% increasing adoption, shifting from basic tools to advanced agentic systems and workflow automation, though bottlenecks and critical thinking remain key challenges."

28 Aug 2026

Dan Kennedy's Magnetic Marketing Podcast - Transforming An Ordinary Business Into An Extraordinary Wealth Producing Asset

"Transform ordinary businesses into high-value assets by adopting a 'Renegade Millionaire' mindset, prioritizing long-term equity, customer lifetime value, and data-driven strategies over short-term profits, while defying industry norms to drive explosive growth."

28 Aug 2026

VidIQ TubeTalk - YouTube Is Becoming A Different Platform And Creators Need To Adapt

YouTube tightens monetization rules, favoring big creators while critics warn of automated content dominance, as creators weigh Netflix deals and AI's impact on the platform.

28 Aug 2026

Think Media Podcast - 542: How to Make Money on YouTube (Without Being a YouTuber)

"Leverage YouTube as a business tool by creating niche-focused content, prioritizing conversions over vanity metrics, and using strong CTAs to attract clients and generate leads."

26 Aug 2026

The Startup Ideas Podcast - WebMCP clearly explained (and how to make $$)

"WebMCP, a Google-Microsoft framework, enables AI agents to interact with websites via structured interfaces, streamlining tasks like searches and purchases while improving efficiency for users, businesses, and developers, with real-world applications in e-commerce and beyond."

26 Aug 2026

VidIQ TubeTalk - How New Channels Get Views Fast With Strong Branding

Recommended: Simple to follow tactics and long term strategy.

"Choosing a unique, distinctive brand matters more than the niche, with success driven by consistency, refined content, and authentic branding over generic strategies."

25 Aug 2026

Think Media Podcast - 541: The YouTube System That Made Me $280,000

"From $180K to $30M+ by shifting from ad revenue to scalable products, the speaker built a sustainable YouTube business system with structured lead generation, sales processes, and continuous optimization."

24 Aug 2026

Copywriters Podcast - Protecting Your Freelance Business, With Copywriter Kim Krause Schwalm

"Freelance copywriting demands self-discipline, strategic time management, financial planning, and work-life balance to sustain productivity and avoid burnout."

27 Aug 2026

The Game with Alex Hormozi - 3 Stages of Building a Personal Brand | Ep 993

"Prioritizing a single high-impact goal, making strategic trade-offs, and maintaining long-term vision are essential for success, as demonstrated by the speaker's career growth through focused, ambitious efforts."

26 Aug 2026

Jocko Podcast - 555: The Nature Of Man Is War

"French biologist and WWI veteran Rene Quinton argued that war and conflict are innate to human nature, particularly for males, with his seawater-derived serum and book *Maxims on War* reflecting a philosophy that prioritizes species survival over individual morality, while his brutal war experiences reinforced his view of struggle as fundamental to existence."

30 Aug 2026

Lenny's Podcast: Product, Career, Growth - AIs third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (Product Lead ChatGPT Work)

"AI products are evolving from chat tools to persistent coworkers, requiring rapid iteration, shifting product management roles, and redefining work by offloading execution to AI while humans focus on strategy, creativity, and oversight."

24 Aug 2026

Changing Minds Owen Fitzpatrick - How influence works

"Explores how reframing problems, ethical persuasion, and the DELP model (Demos, Ethos, Logos, Pathos) drive action, with examples like Jobs' Macintosh and Jex Blake's medical school campaign, while emphasizing confidence, care, and storytelling over data in effective influence."

27 Aug 2026

The Secure Disclosure - Can We Actually Fix Software Supply Chain Security? 6 AppSec Leaders Debate

"Software security faces critical challenges due to prioritizing developer speed over safety, rising supply chain attacks on open-source packages, industry silos, and AI-driven threats, requiring urgent collaboration, education, and stronger security measures."

26 Aug 2026

Quality Remarks - QR Podcast - Angie Jones

"AI productivity myths debunked: Adoption doesn't equal success; delegation, integration, and customer value matter more, while trust, workflow bottlenecks, and ROI skepticism challenge hype."