The Pentagon's Anthropic problem is every enterprise's AI problem

I don’t know anything about what happened behind the scenes with the OpenAI/Department of Defense deal, but also… people have quit SV jobs for less.

I can't remember when I last saw a company have a better PR run than Anthropic.

Now it’s OpenAI’s turn. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

I’m trying to imagine what that meeting between Pete Hegseth and Dario Amodai was like. Can’t imagine they have much in common.

The podcast bro theory of international diplomacy. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

Me: Great. Flight to Amsterdam is arriving early. Might even get an earlier train to my father’s place. Also me: in a hotel in Amsterdam 12 hours later because the trains didn’t run all day because of snow. Not a proud Dutchman today.

That SCSI cable from my 1990s scanner will come in handy one day…

Truly the dumbest timeline.

Anthropic is opening up its Agent Skills spec, following the same playbook that turned MCP into an industry standard. By @fredericl.bsky.social

Was there Oscars content anywhere else?

Woke weather has to go. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Escaped for a few days.

not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize

Fresh from #KubeCon, The New Stack’s @fredericl.bsky.social sits down with new @cncf.io Executive Director Jonathan Bryce to unpack the foundation’s next chapter.

In this episode of The New Stack Makers, we discussed how AI is reshaping developer roles, why GitLab is building an agent orchestration platform, and what the "meta agent" of the future might look like. By @fredericl.bsky.social, thanks to @gitlab.com

These are actually some good Google Search updates? blog.google/products/sea...

I appreciate them doing this because it'll only raise the value of having real people on real podcasts.

If I see you talking into your Pebble ring, I'll give you a wide berth and unfollow you on LinkedIn. www.theverge.com/gadgets/8403...

He's just angling for a free lifetime premium subscription. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Werner’s last keynote. End of an era.

If this is really Werner’s last re:Invent keynote, then this is a fitting way to wrap up.

A very analog opening to the Werner Vogels closing keynote at re:Invent. String quartet and a newspaper.

Your most rewarding AWS re:Invent evening is waiting. Network with VIPs and discuss the future of the stack with TNS Founder @alexwilliams.bsky.social and Senior Editor for AI, @fredericl.bsky.social. Hosted by The New Stack and Hydrolix, Dec 1 at 6PM. www.eventbrite.com/e/reinvent-r...

Most of my mobile searches on Google now trigger the Web Guide and I’m not upset about it. They are quite helpful and a nice hybrid between AI Overviews and blue links. blog.google/products/sea...

Based on my inbox, I’m guessing AWS released the media list for re:Invent yesterday or today. Only problem: at this point, I can’t really fathom taking any additional meetings. #reinvent

It’s rough out here in Portland. Wore a GitHub swag hoodie. Guy stopped me and asked if I had some premium credits. Stay safe out there, everybody.

At this stage, you can write this article about a different company once per week. Sometimes more often. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...

The Allen Institute of AI (@ai2.bsky.social) today launched Olmo 3 and claims that this is "the best American-made open source model at this scale." By @fredericl.bsky.social

I'll be there!

When it comes to AI, says Keith Ballinger of Google, developers need to slow down to speed up the process: write clear guides for AI agents, focus on architecture and create a project plan. By @fredericl.bsky.social

@GitHub.com COO @kdaigle.bsky.social sits down with The New Stack’s @fredericl.bsky.social to discuss GitHub’s evolving relationship with @Microsoft.com, the rise of AI-powered workflows, and what’s next for developers worldwide. Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oZA...

@lantiga.bsky.social, the head of the Technical Advisory Council for the @pytorch.org Foundation and the CTO of @lightningai.bsky.social, discusses the state of PyTorch. By @fredericl.bsky.social

GitHub unveiled Agent HQ at Universe 2025, a new platform that integrates third-party coding agents directly into GitHub.

Special guest at GitHub Univers: Satya Nadella.

GitHub is adding a new developer every second.

I’m at GitHub Universe today.

Ahead of GitHub's Universe conference, we sat down with @github.com COO @kdaigle.bsky.social to talk about GitHub under @microsoft.com, Copilot's competitors and more. By @fredericl.bsky.social

WATCH NOW: A critical conversation with @GitHub.com COO @kdaigle.bsky.social ahead of GitHub Universe. The New Stack's @fredericl.bsky.social discusses the biggest opportunities and challenges for GitHub as they navigate massive enterprise adoption and the integration of new AI tools.

I sat down with GitHub COO Kyle Daigle last week to record our podcast. Unsurprisingly, we talked about how GitHub and Microsoft are getting closer together after Thomas Dohmke left, but also about Copilot and its competition, best practices for agent use, and a bunch more. youtu.be/5oZAm5fHziA?...

So this is how the Shrike comes to Louisiana.

Microsoft really, really, really wants to make the ‘Year of the Linux Desktop’ happen ASAP. blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...

@fredericl.bsky.social & @alexwilliams.bsky.social sat down with Jyoti Bansal (Harness CEO) to explore why enterprises often over-index on adopting the latest AI tools without clearly defining what success looks like. The result? Fragmented efforts with little impact.

Selfie line for the Unipipier, plus other shots from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create. So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

Tasklet.ai is launching out of beta today. Instead of using code or a graphical drag-and-drop interface, you create your agent by chatting with it. By @fredericl.bsky.social feat. @startupandrew.bsky.social

I remember when we were worried about Russian disinformation campaigns.

Anybody else want to announce an enterprise agent product today? aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/re...

I think I’ve now read all the blog posts about Google’s Gemini Enterprise. I still have no idea what it is beyond a rebranding and rollup of existing tools. Classic Google. cloud.google.com/blog/product...