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Custom Manufacturing Industry podcast is an entrepreneurship and motivational podcast on all platforms, hosted by Aaron Clippinger. Being CEO of multiple companies including the signage industry and the software industry, Aaron has over 20 years of consulting and business management. His software has grown internationally and with over a billion dollars annually going through the software. Using his Accounting degree, Aaron will be talking about his organizational ways to get things done. Hi ...
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Is GitHub Spark the future of AI software building?
Startups looking to use “vibe coding” often face janky tools and broken promises. Microsoft's latest IDE, however, has serious potential to be the industry breakthrough that addresses the agonizing issues developers face.
In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein unpack Microsoft’s latest attempt to win back developer mindshare with the launch of GitHub Spark, a cloud-based, AI-enhanced IDE. They debate whether Spark is an MVP for building micro-apps or a Trojan horse for a more ambitious plan to dominate developer workflows.
Plus, the hosts dive into Trump’s executive order on “woke AI,” Coinbase’s bold relaunch of Base as a social platform, and YouTube’s machine-learning age verification for teens.
In this episode, you will:
- Explore what GitHub Spark is and why it matters for the future of AI-powered software development
- Understand Microsoft’s positioning strategy and why it might be hiding bigger ambitions
- Compare Spark to tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf
- Learn how Trump’s executive order frames “neutral AI” and why it’s likely political theater
- Assess whether Coinbase’s “Base App” is crypto’s answer to YouTube and Twitter
- Discover the implications of YouTube’s new AI-based teen detection system
- Debate the real risks and rewards of AI regulation and social media safety
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