In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Amazon’s new AI agent capable of coding autonomously for extended periods, China’s development of a 14-nanometer AI chip, and the Zig programming language’s migration from GitHub to Codeberg. The show also discusses Shopify’s recent outages during peak shopping week and IBM CEO Arvind Krishna’s skepticism about the economic sustainability of generative AI. Sponsored by Meter, this episode explores key developments in AI, open-source software, and the semiconductor industry.
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00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:56 Amazon’s Autonomous AI Coding Agent
03:56 China’s Breakthrough in AI Chips
07:31 The Zig Programming Language Moves to Codeberg
09:51 Shopify’s Outages During Peak Shopping Week
11:47 IBM’s CEO Questions the Economics of Generative AI
14:57 Conclusion and Final Sponsor Message
