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.

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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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