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1024: Open Models Replace Big AI

Published
July 27, 2026
Length
1:07:14
Starts at
3:01

Audio is streamed from the publisher.

Chapters

Read from the show notes

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:44 Welcome to Syntax
  3. 3:01 Vue.js 3.6 RC Released
  4. 9:50 Brought to you by Sentry
  5. 10:35 Rift - new worktree alternative
  6. 17:46 Every new browser feature
  7. 23:09 Kimi K3 Released
  8. 29:33 What are Open Weight Models
  9. 32:46 Kimi K3 Architecture
  10. 33:59 Qwen 3.8 Released
  11. 36:42 Inkling from Thinking Machines
  12. 40:45 Mole Cleanup App
  13. 43:21 Moshi Terminal App
  14. 46:05 RIP Stack Overflow
  15. 54:10 Scott’s Foot Pedal
  16. 54:59 Scott’s Feet
  17. 56:13 Decoy Font
  18. 59:16 Jurassic Park Computers
  19. 1:03:59 Ride the Tokyo Trains LIVE

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A huge week for open models: Inkling (the first big US open-weight model since Gemma 4), Qwen 3.8, and Kimi 3 all dropped. Plus Vue 3.6 RC + Vapor Mode, the slow death of Stack Overflow, a decoy font that blinds AI, and the usual grab bag of fun links. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:44 Welcome to Syntax 03:01 Vue.js 3.6 RC Released Vue.js 3.6-RC.1 09:50 Brought to you by Sentry 10:35 Rift - new worktree alternative Rift Explaining Rift tweet 17:46 Every new browser feature MDN Plus Browser features updates CSS ’text-fit’ property 23:09 Kimi K3 Released Kimi K3 release tweet Kimi K3 blog post Openrouter effective pricing 29:33 What are Open Weight Models 32:46 Kimi K3 Architecture Kimi K3’s built up Cutting off access to Kimi 33:59 Qwen 3.8 Released Qwen 3.8 launch announcement 36:42 Inkling from Thinking Machines Thinking Machines release Inkling Inkling release post from Mira Murati Thinking Machines news blog post 40:45 Mole Cleanup App Mole 43:21 Moshi Terminal App Moshi app 46:05 RIP Stack Overflow Query for new questions on Stack Overflow Stack Overflow for Agents StackExchange 54:10 Scott’s Foot Pedal 54:59 Scott’s Feet 56:13 Decoy Font 59:16 Jurassic Park Computers 01:03:59 Ride the Tokyo Trains LIVE Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads