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Adobe just dropped its biggest AI upgrade: custom models, copyright‑cleared content, & Gen Studio that builds full brand books in minutes. We cut through the hype to show what actually changes for design teams & whether this finally pressures Figma and Canva.

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November 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Anthropic tried “Inception” on Claude & it noticed. From “I can’t stop thinking about bananas” to real-time detection of thought injection, Ulysses Maclaren & Sam Wagner talk talk about AI metacognition, safety, & ethics

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November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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OpenAI’s road to an IPO decoded: from nonprofit origins to a profit-driven structure, what changed in the Microsoft deal, & the key claims in Elon Musk’s lawsuit. Learn how these shifts could reshape AGI governance, developer access, & safety commitments in <1min!

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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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GitHub Copilot vs Cursor 2.0 just escalated: both launched multi-agent workflows this week, & we break down what each gets right, where they differ, & why your API keys are finally safe (no more leaking across agents). Get the takeaways before you pick a tool.

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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Join us for the next Brisbane Full Stack User Group with Gordon Beeming! Fail fast & often - that's DevOps wisdom, right?

This talk walks through a year of shipping real projects by learning to orchestrate instead of implement

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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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DeepSeek just compressed a novel into a single sentence. In 60 seconds, Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley explain how extreme text compression could transform OCR pipelines and AI efficiency and why this leap from China matters now.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/m1nbW...

#DeepSeek #OCR #AI
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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We had such an amazing time hosting an incredible AI event on Saturday with the AgentCon team here at SSW Brisbane!

🧑‍💻 150 developers
📢 12 speakers
🎥 2 tracks
🍕 80 pizzas

Thank you to all the amazing speakers and organisers! This event couldn't have happened without their community spirit!
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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OpenAI just moved beyond models: AgentKit (Agent SDK), built-in payments, Codex updates, and real app hooks (Canva, Expedia). Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley explain why AgentKit may be OpenAI’s smartest move & when to pick it over Autogen/Semantic Kernel.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/XAWvZ...
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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OpenAI + AMD = 6 GW of GPU power - enough to run multiple cities. Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley break down how OpenAI is moving to own the full AI stack, chips, data centers, and power—and what this means for Nvidia and the next GPU arms race.

#OpenAI #AMD #Nvidia #DataCenters
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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AI fixing AI is here. DeepMind's CodeMender finds and fixes vulnerabilities in vibe-coded apps - turning risky prototypes into safer, shippable builds. Ulysses Maclaren and Michael Smedley break down what changes for devs and AppSec right now.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/LGPlD...
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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AI is turning into a transaction platform. Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley break down OpenAI’s built-in payments—letting users and ChatGPT agents buy directly in chat—and how it compares to Google’s AP2. Get the dev/product takeaways and what to do now.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/9360Z...
October 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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OpenAI’s Sora 2 can now put you in the shot with Cameos, and it’s going toe‑to‑toe with Google’s V3. Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley break down quality wins, risks, and what this means for your digital identity.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/MndBy...

#Sora2 #Cameos #AIVideo #GoogleV3
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Stanford says up to 41% of enterprise content is AI "work slop." 😬 In today's AI news, Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley unpack how sloppy Claude/GPT use erodes trust, and the practical guardrails teams can adopt to avoid it.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/tb0WO...

#ResponsibleAI #GenerativeAI
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Claude 4.5 Sonnet just maxed the bench-verified coding benchmark, outperforming Opus 4.1 on real software tasks. 30 hours straight? Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley break down what this means for devs and whether humans must stay in the loop.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/v10nR...
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Google #DeepMind’s Frontier Safety Framework 3.0 tackles the thorniest risk: shutdown resistance. Ulysses Maclaren and Michael Smedley explain what it is, how it’s tested, and why it could shift a conversation long led by Anthropic, so builders and policymakers know what changes next.

#AISafety
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Skip the hype, get a sharp breakdown of NVIDIA’s $100B bet on OpenAI from SSW’s Ulysses Maclaren & Mike Smedley: why now, what it signals for compute and model training, and how it could reshape the global tech landscape.

Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/wBgXX...

#NVIDIA #OpenAI #AIInvestment
October 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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📽️ New Video from SSW TV: Did you miss Troy Hunt's awesome talk last week for the Sydney .NET User Group? 🥲

We recorded it! 🎉 Hear all of Troy's learnings from billions of data breaches and discover how you've already been pwned!

Watch now: lnkd.in/dYnj7t-6
#security #data #databreaches
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Don't miss tomorrow night's User Group with @TroyHunt live from SSW Sydney. His talk "Lessons from Billions of Breached Records" will share his experience with billions of breached records, some of the causes, and more!

Join us live www.meetup.com/sydney-net-u...
September 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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What an incredible week we had in Copenhagen last week for NDC Conferences! We would like to say thank you to the NDC team and everyone who came to say hello! Hopefully, you are all YakShaving your bugs and features now! 🐛🤖

We hope to see you in Lisbon! 👋
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Let's go NDC Copenhagen!! 👋

Join us over the next few days for some great talks, fun swag, and to learn about some great tools that will make your life as a developer much easier!

#NDC #developertools #AI #CMS
September 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Ever wished reporting a bug was as easy as pressing record? 🎥🪓

Check out Adam Cogan’s blog on YakShaver, the AI-powered tool that turns your screen‑recorded bug or feature idea into a fully structured work item - in just 30 seconds. Less yak-shaving more coding!

adamcogan.com/2025/05/14/a...
August 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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We are still recovering from an amazing weekend with the SSW Melbourne team at their annual retreat! This year we went to Kryal Castle, home of swords, dragons, jousting, and murder mysteries!! ⚔️🐲

Then the next day, we recovered with a beautiful walk around La Gerche Forest! 🚶🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️
August 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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🧠 Are you missing out on harnessing your most valuable resource? 3 times a year, we take a day away from consulting to brainstorm ideas with the team.

It's brought about some of our best products, like YakShaver, and this year is no different. We can't wait to share some of the ideas with you!
August 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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🎥 New video: Health Check Infrastructure

One flaky API can quietly break your entire app — and by the time you notice, users are already frustrated.

Watch it here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdA5...
August 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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🎥 New video: AI Assisted Development for Enterprise

"Vibe coding" might feel productive, but it’s how you end up with AI-built Frankenfeatures.

Watch it here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ke-...

#ai #githubcopilot #chatgpt #nextjs #softwaredevelopment #developerworkflow #enterprisetech
August 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM