Previous Issues


Issue #371: Could your SaaS be replaced by a Markdown File? ๐Ÿ“

July 7, 2026

In this issue, Claude Cowork breaks free of your laptop, MiniMax lands on Bedrock, and we weigh what taste and judgment are still worth.


Issue #370: Live from AI Engineer World's Fair ๐ŸŽก

June 30, 2026

In this issue, Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5, CloudFormation gets much faster, and OpenAI starts making Jalapeรฑos.


Issue #369: Infrastructure FROM Code is Back! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

June 23, 2026

In this issue, AWS Summit NYC unsurprisingly goes heavy on AI agents, Lambda picks up MicroVMs for isolated sandboxes, and AWS Blocks leans into IfC.


Issue #368: Claude Fable 5 is currently unavailable ๐Ÿšซ

June 16, 2026

In this issue, the US government orders Anthropic to pull Fable 5 and Mythos 5, AWS WAF starts charging AI bots for content, and Bedrock adds Grok, Gemma, and a pair of GPTs.


Issue #367: What did I miss? ๐ŸŽ“

June 9, 2026

In this issue, Anthropic ships two major models, DynamoDB gets 'extended' to run locally on Postgres, and Aurora DSQL adds JSONB support.


Issue #366: The Flat-Rate Honeymoon is Over ๐Ÿ“ˆ

May 19, 2026

In this issue, Anthropic brings subscription clarity to Claude, Codex goes mobile, and Amazon DSQL gets CDC on DPUs.


Issue #365: Valkey 9 Unlocks Hybrid Search on ElastiCache ๐Ÿ”

May 12, 2026

In this issue, Claude Platform sets up shop on AWS, ElastiCache learns to do full-text and hybrid search, and Ampt rolls out Node.js 24 as the default runtime.


Issue #364: Agents With Credit Cards ๐Ÿ›’

May 5, 2026

In this issue, Amazon Bedrock crosses the final frontier of hosted frontier models, AI agents can now buy domain names for side projects they'll never finish, and Amazon Q Developer gets a one-way ticket to the AWS graveyard.


Issue #363: Serverless Isn't Stateless Anymore ๐Ÿ’พ

April 28, 2026

In this issue, serverless becomes less stateless, OpenAI drops two major model upgrades, and Claude goes after creatives.


Issue #362: Moโ€™ Models, Moโ€™ Problems โš ๏ธ

April 21, 2026

In this issue, Claude gets a major upgrade, AWS makes AI costs more visible, and Cloudflare goes all-in on agents.


Issue #361: S3 is Still Not A File System ๐Ÿคท

April 14, 2026

In this issue, AI starts breaking things faster than we can defend them, AWS launches an agent registry, and S3 becomes a filesystem (sort of).


Issue #360: Anthropicโ€™s Wardrobe Malfunction ๐Ÿซฃ

April 7, 2026

In this issue, Claude leaks its secrets, AWS locks down S3, and Cloudflare makes a run at WordPress.


Issue #359: So Long App Runner ๐Ÿชฆ

March 31, 2026

In this issue, App Runner heads to maintenance mode, agents start looking like real software, and efficiency might become the new AI race.


Issue #358: The Cost of Going Faster ๐Ÿš„

March 24, 2026

In this issue, AWS gives agents real-time streaming and shell access, MCP might be dead, and the distance between idea and deployment shrinks while quality becomes optional.


Issue #357: S3 Turns 20! ๐Ÿฅณ

March 17, 2026

In this issue, S3 turns 20, AWS makes agents more stateful and observable, and Claude expands to a 1M token context window.


Issue #356: OpenClaw, Now with More Cloud! ๐Ÿฆžโ˜๏ธ

March 10, 2026

In this issue, AWS helps your AI agents go rogue, Anthropic puts the AI code review market on notice, and GPT-5.4 arrives just in time for that Department of War contract.


Issue #355: Saving Us From Skynet ๐Ÿค–

March 3, 2026

In this issue, DSQL keeps checking boxes, serverless PHP gets a major upgrade, and Dario Amodei blocks production of the T-1000.


Issue #354: Context Engineering is the New Moat ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

February 24, 2026

In this issue, DSQL inches toward 'new default' status, Claude keeps launching startup killers, and FinOps consultants start turning their advice into software.


Issue #353: The Claw is the Law ๐Ÿฆž

February 17, 2026

In this issue, Anthropic levels up with Sonnet 4.6 and a monster raise, AWS sharpens its agent tooling, and serverless databases continue their slow march toward table stakes.


Issue #352: SaaS is Dead! Long Live SaaS! ๐ŸงŸโ€โ™‚๏ธ

February 10, 2026

In this issue, Claude gets even smarter, Bedrock makes agents more production-friendly, and the future of SaaS gets a little more uncomfortable.


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Jeremy is the founder of Ampt, a Cloud & AI consultant, and an AWS Serverless Hero that has a soft spot for helping people solve problems using the cloud. You can find him ranting about serverless, cloud, and AI on Bluesky, LinkedIn, X, and at conferences around the world.

 

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