



Has AI “Solved” Coding?
AI can now write software, debug systems, and generate entire applications in minutes. Some technologists are even claiming that coding is effectively “solved.” But if AI can write the code, what happens to software engineers? Do we still need to learn programming? And why are companies still st…

MSP356: The Karaoke Cash Crunch
We’re back in the land of the weird. A former karaoke company eats $17bn of trucking stocks. Claude’s 60-year-old coding skills see the COBOL cowboys ride off into the sunset as they wipe $30bn from IBM’s stock in a single day. Microsoft flexes its superhuman powers to etch our history in glass, an…

5G-AI Convergence: Building The Smart Enterprise
In 2026, the convergence of 5G and AI is shifting businesses from reacting to problems to predicting them. As networks get faster and intelligence becomes embedded into operations, enterprises are beginning to rethink how they manage supply chains, improve efficiency, and make decisions in real…

MSP355 This Isn’t A Test
Instead of talking about equitable societies, AI has once again decided we have to revert to the ‘world in peril’ format. A safety lead at Anthropic quits to pursue a future in poetry, while the US Defence Secretary seeks to label the company a risk to national security. While using those same tech…

AI vs Cybersecurity: Are We Losing the Race?
As artificial intelligence becomes more accessible, it is rapidly changing the nature of cyber threats. From highly personalised phishing and automated intrusion attempts to the growing risk of deepfakes and identity manipulation, attackers are finding new ways to scale and adapt. At the same time,…

MSP354 Screen Time Tyranny
Do you feel like a slave to your smartwatch. Is your Screen Time report laughing at you? With holidays around the corner, Matt and Rich look at some of the ways you can use the break to bust open those digital bad habits and reset your devices so they work for you instead of against you.

Stuck in Pilot Mode: Why AI Projects Aren’t Scaling
For the past two years, organisations everywhere have been experimenting with AI. Pilots are running, proofs of concept are being showcased, and leadership teams are under pressure to show progress. But behind the excitement, many initiatives never make it past the testing phase. We speak with K…

MSP353 AI In ‘26: Crab Course
AI agents. They sound like your spy dreams come to life. Send them out into the world to snoop on your behalf. In reality, they’re kind of important but boring. Which is why Matt and Rich have put off talking about them for so long. But then a bot only social media platform called Moltbook come…

Escaping The Algorithm
As tech giants race to weave AI into every pixel of our digital lives, Mozilla has done the unthinkable: they’ve given users a way out. We dive into Firefox’s new "AI-Off" switch and what it means for the future of the web. We spoke with Alexander Wong from SoyaCincau to find out whether this is a …

MSP352 Tech In ‘26: Work
Despite their best efforts to resolve the problem, it looks as though Richard and Matt have found no solution to work, though they have found some interesting approaches that might. On today’s show they offer up their apologies and outline what you can expect to see at your desk in 2026. From a…