Episode 557: Moltbot Maximists

Episode 557: Moltbot Maximists

Author: Software Defined Talk LLC January 30, 2026 Duration: 1:03:28

This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 557

Runner-up Titles

  • The Podcasters’ Choice
  • I was biding my time
  • I just want to sell something I believe in
  • What if you didn’t get chard
  • Chard as a Service
  • Let’s be cool
  • The Human League
  • Spinning tapes talking to each other
  • Artisanal tape dispensers
  • Buying into the Panopticon
  • Why should only Facebook know where I am?
  • Root access to your life
  • The AirTag Family Circus comic
  • Jar of Airtags
  • Hold my beer open source
  • The Value of AI is intuitively obvious
  • OK, we’re done. Talk to you guys next week.

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