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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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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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Microsoft is introducing Miko, a new AI assistant that's way smarter than Clippy. Could this be the personal and work assistant we've all been waiting for? 📞 Contact us: https://bit.ly/4fAFrVx 🌐… 📎Clippy's Back! (Sort Of) | Ulysses Maclaren & Gordon Beeming

Clippy is back? Or is he?! 👀🤣 Say hello to Miko, Microsoft's new AI assistant! Smarter than Clippy, Miko is here to revolutionize your work and personal life. Is this the future we've been waiting for? 🤖✨

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

#Microsoft #MoAI #Copilot #AIAssistant #AIRevolution

Not everyone is applauding. Find out if their new AI will amplify creativity or silence original artists for good. 📞 Contact us: https://bit.ly/4fAFrVx 🌐 About SSW:… OpenAI stepping into the music scene | Michael Smedley & Gordon Beeming

🎶 OpenAI just stepped into the music scene, and not everyone’s clapping. Michael Smedley & Gordon Beeming unpack whether this AI will amplify creativity or silence original artists and what it means for musicians, labels, and devs.

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#OpenAI #AIMusic #AICreativity

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

Ex‑Meta talent is piling into OpenAI, and the mission is shifting from research to revenue. In under a minute, Ulysses Maclaren & Mike Smedley reveal what this hiring wave signals for product roadmaps, monetization, and whether OpenAI is becoming the new Facebook.

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Windows users: are you getting the short end? Ulysses Maclaren & Gordon Beeming unpack OpenAI’s Mac‑first rollout of Atlas, native ChatGPT macOS desktop app, and their big purchase of Sky for Mac automation, and why Windows is waiting...

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#OpenAI #ChatGPT

🤖🔥New AI News! Atlas is OpenAI’s new browser, and it might reshape your workflow. Michael Smedley and Gordon Beeming cut through the hype with a fast, practical look at what makes it different and who it’s for.

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

#OpenAI #AtlasBrowser #ChatGPT #AIRevolution

📞 Contact us: https://bit.ly/4fAFrVx Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 4.5, a faster, cheaper, and still impressively smart version of its flagship AI model – and it’s turning heads. In this… Cut Your AI Coding Costs by 70% | Luke Cook & Michael Smedley

Cut AI coding spend by ~70% without losing quality. SSW's Mike Smedley & Luke Cook discuss how SSW routes code reviews, test generation, and PR summaries to Claude Haiku 4.5, It's fast, capable, and much cheaper, while reserving “super brain” models only when needed.

📞 Contact us: https://bit.ly/4fAFrVx Anthropic has just launched “Claude Skills” and it might be bigger than Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). In this episode, Adam Cogan breaks down what… Claude skills: bigger than RAG | Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley

🤖 AI News: Move beyond #RAG and MCPs: see how #Claude Skills turns a simple markdown file into an executable agent, combining workflows, data connectors, and tool integrations for enterprise automation. Plus: what this means for #OpenAI & #Microsoft.

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📞 Contact us: https://bit.ly/4fAFrVx With Google integrating its Maps data into Gemini, the game has changed. In this short but impactful discussion, Adam Cogan explores the new use cases unlocked… Google's Secret Weapon Against ChatGPT | Ulyssers Maclaren & Michael Smedley

🔥 Not another AI hot take - hear Google’s real edge: Maps inside Gemini.

& break down hyper‑local recommendations, a Traveling Salesman win, and “when + where” intent that marketers can monetize in real time.

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

#GoogleGemini #GoogleMaps

Known for coining "vibe coding" and shaping deep learning at OpenAI and Tesla, Karpathy reminds us that while AI tools are powerful, they aren’t magic. The discussion explores the gap between public… Karpathy Destroys AGI Hype | Luke Cook & Michael Smedley

🤖 AI News: Why AGI stays “10 years away for the next 10 years.” Karpathy (OpenAI/Tesla) has broken down what LLMs can and can’t do, from “vibe coding” to real capability gaps. SSW's Luke Cook & Michael Smedley discuss his points.

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#Karpathy #AIRealityCheck #LLM

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!

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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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

​Ulysses Maclaren and Michael Smedley break down Google's new Agent Payment Protocol (AP2) and why AIs paying each other is the future of content monetization. Google Just Built a Payment System for AIs 😳 | Ulysses Maclaren & Michael Smedley

Want a clear breakdown of Google’s Agent Payment Protocol #AP2? Ulysses Maclaren and Michael Smedley explain how AI agents paying each other could unlock direct creator payouts and new content access models, and what to prepare for now.

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

#GoogleAI #AIAgent

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

📽️ 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

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!

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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! 👋

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

YakShaver.ai – using AI to create the perfect task, PBI or work item in 30 seconds Back when Scott Hanselman was a Microsoft RD, we got into a long conversation about ‘Shaving the Yak’. Yak shaving is when you get sidetracked by a series of small tasks that you spot a…

#DevTools #AI #YakShaver”

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!

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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! 🚶🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️