This week, we discuss GPT 5.0, the emerging AI ecosystem, and why TAM is basically a bedtime story for investors. Plus, Coté serves up a masterclass on kolaches.Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/nco_KB19FRc?si=H74g05kXMYyshCMT) 533 (https://www.youtube.com/live/nco_KB19FRc?si=H74g05kXMYyshCMT)Runner-up TitlesYeehaw BunsBush TurkeyPigs in BlanketThe Czech Stop"The Central Texas Kolache Corridor"“I’m over here in Gemini-land.”What if this is as good as it gets?How smart are humans?You’re Tony Randall!Is this the dystopian future we signed up for?Extreme in Hungary (Tilberg, actually)I don’t think there’s a honey-badger outcome.All the porridgeA bedtime story for investorsRundownOpenAIOpenAI Finally Launched GPT-5. Here's Everything You Need to Know (https://www.wired.com/story/openais-gpt-5-is-here/)OpenAI launches new GPT-5 model for all ChatGPT users (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/openai-launches-gpt-5-model-for-all-chatgpt-users.html)GPT-5 is alive (https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-launch-release-reviews-impressions/)OpenAI is raising money at a $300 billion valuation (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-e77a108b-d766-47b3-8052-9cf8a8b46021.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1)Sam Altman says Gen Z are the ‘luckiest’ kids in history thanks to AI, despite mounting job displacement dread (https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sam-altman-says-gen-z-143000256.html)Three big lessons from the GPT-5 backlash (https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-backlash-openai-lessons/?ref=platformer-newsletter)Mr. Short-Term Memory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ufImch00g)The AI Ecosystem Apps are growingYour AI workloads still need a service mesh (https://blog.howardjohn.info/posts/ai-mesh/)AI Security Company | Manage GenAI Risks & Secure LLM Apps (https://www.prompt.security/)Requesty - Unified LLM Platform (https://www.requesty.ai/)The latest AI news we announced in July (https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-ai-updates-july-2025/)Oxide and Friends | Oxide's $100M Series B (https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/oxides-100m-series-b)Relevant to Your InterestsGoogle Pixel 10 | Soon (https://youtu.be/ZR_6Z1IDD8s)The Man Who Beat IBM (https://every.to/feeds/b0e329f3048258e8eeb7/the-man-who-beat-ibm)Linus Torvalds Rejects RISC-V Changes For Linux 6.17: "Garbage" (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.17-RISC-V-Rejected)Zuckerberg’s Compound Had Something That Violated City Code: A Private School (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/zuckerberg-compound-palo-alto-school.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)The 20-Year David Ellison Plan (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/david-ellison-ai-questions-paramount-media-1236340756/?link_source=ta_thread_link&taid=68974982ac8daf00015b2343&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads.net)AOL Will End Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating) (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/business/aol-dial-up-internet.html)Ford's cheaper, simpler $30K electric vehicles are how 'we can make money on EVs,' CEO says (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fords-cheaper-simpler-30k-electric-vehicles-are-how-we-can-make-money-on-evs-ceo-says-143040475.html)Goodbye API Keys: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions with Workload Identity Federation (https://medium.com/google-cloud/goodbye-api-keys-gemini-cli-github-actions-with-workload-identity-federation-6d4fae9e936b)I Tried Every Todo App and Ended Up With a .txt File (https://www.al3rez.com/todo-txt-journey)Intel shares drop after Trump calls for CEO to resign immediately (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/intel-ceo-trump-lip-bu-tan.html)Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub (https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/goodbye-github/)GitHub will join Microsoft’s CoreAI division with departure of CEO Thomas Dohmke (https://www.geekwire.com/2025/github-will-join-microsofts-coreai-group-with-departure-of-ceo-thomas-dohmke/)NonsenseThe FDA Wants to Change the Definition of Orange Juice for the First Time in 60 Years (https://www.foodandwine.com/orange-juice-fda-standard-of-identity-11786737)ConferencesSpringOne (https://www.vmware.com/explore/us/springone?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cote), Las Vegas, August 25th to 28th, 2025. See Coté’s pitch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_xOudsmUmk).Explore 2025 US (https://www.vmware.com/explore/us?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cote), Las Vegas, August 25th to 28th, 2025. See Coté’s pitch (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-COoeIJcFN4).Wiz Capture the Flag (https://www.wiz.io/events/capture-the-flag-brisbane-august-2025), Brisbane, August 26. Matt will be there.SREDay London (https://sreday.com/2025-london-q3/), Coté speaking, September 18th and 19th.Civo Navigate London (https://www.civo.com/navigate/london/2025), Coté speaking, September 30th.Texas Linux Fest (https://2025.texaslinuxfest.org), Austin, October 3rd to 4th.CF Day EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-foundry-day-europe/), Frankfurt, October 7th, 2025.AI for the Rest of Us (https://aifortherestofus.live/london-2025), Coté speaking, October 15th to 16th, London.SDT News & CommunityJoin our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email)Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com)Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com)Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com)Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk)Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt)Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com)RecommendationsBrandon: AirPods Max (https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/)Matt: Devolutionary Times (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSzkOsADr74)Coté:“Connaissais de Face,” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Aq10LTVsQ)“Evan Finds The Third Room.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcD_YXCxxZM)L (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxCJToKyc-0)ive performance of the song “People Everywhere” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxCJToKyc-0)Photo CreditsHeader (https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/0d/9a/77/60/so-many-kolaches-to-choose.jpg?w=900&h=500&s=1)