040: The Brownout
“The fridge hates that!” In this episode we discuss; Kubuntu 26.04, Stash, San Fan Store, Legacy SQL, Gemini Ultra, Ask Jeeves, Claude Doubling Limits, Open AI & Musk, Manna, GDG, Tech Companies Charged, X kicks out EU, Fed Gov M365 Licensing, Next In 13 Minutes, 260 Things From Next, Gemini Credit System, Google Doesn’t Care, Firestarter Malware, Shiny Hunters, Cononical DdoS, Copy Fail, AI Sand Boxes, MS to invest $25B, Google to invest $40B, OpenAI Breaks from MS, Firecracker Vms.
Show Page: GCP Bytes Podcast [https://www.gcpbytes.com.au]
Hosts: Stephen Bancroft [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbancroft/], Dave Wall [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwall85/], Ian Brown [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-brown-au/]
Episode Links: Stash [https://github.com/alash3al/stash],San Fan Store [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/san-francisco-store-managed-ai-agent.html], Jeevs [https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/04/askjeeves_closes],Manna [https://marshallbrain.com/manna1], GDG Brisbane [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-brisbane-presents-build-with-ai-30-gdg-brisbane/], GDG Sydney Meetup [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-sydney-presents-gdg-sydney-meetup-may-2026/], GDG Sydney [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-sydney-presents-build-with-ai-build-a-resume-reviewer-with-google-ai-studio/], GDG Canberra [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-on-campus-the-australian-national-university-canberra-australia-presents-build-agentic-ai-flutter-app/cohost-gdg-canberra], GDG Canberra where RAG breaks [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-on-campus-the-australian-national-university-canberra-australia-presents-where-rag-breaks-inside-google-adk-and-how-to-fix-it/cohost-gdg-canberra], GDG Melbourne [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-melbourne-presents-gdg-melbourne-build-with-ai-event-may/], GDG Hobart [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-hobart-presents-build-with-ai-and-level-up-your-web-skills/], GDG Adelaide [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-adelaide-presents-gdg-adelaide-build-with-ai-may-2026/], Tech Companies Charged [https://www.itnews.com.au/news/australia-to-charge-big-tech-companies-two-percent-levy-unless-they-strike-local-news-deals-625416], X kicks out EU [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o], Fed Gov M365 Licensing [https://www.itnews.com.au/news/fed-gov-faces-major-m365-licensing-change-625453], Next In 13 Minutes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dITPmrhNTzY], 260 Things From Next [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/260-things-we-announced-google-cloud-next-26-google-cloud-ursie/], Gemini Credit System [https://www.testingcatalog.com/google-prepares-credit-system-for-gemini-and-new-image-tools-2/], Google Doesn’t Care [https://thenewstack.io/google-doesnt-care/], Firestarter Malware [https://www.itnews.com.au/news/firestarter-malware-survives-cisco-firewall-patches-625372], Shiny Hunters [https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/shinyhunters_claim_cruise_giant_carnivals/], Cononical DdoS [https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/canonical-hit-by-sustained-ddos-attack-disrupting-ubuntu-services-worldwide/], Copy Fail [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/01/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-vulnerability-enables-linux-root-privilege-escalation/], AI Sand Boxes [https://read.engineerscodex.com/p/every-dev-should-know-about-ai-sandboxes], MS to invest $25B [https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/industry/18068-microsoft-to-invest-25-billion-in-ai-infrastructure-skills-security-in-australia], Google to invest $40B [https://www.reuters.com/business/google-plans-invest-up-40-billion-anthropic-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-04-24/], OpenAI Breaks from MS [https://www.itnews.com.au/news/openai-breaks-off-microsoft-exclusivity-625395], Firecracker Vms [https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker]