1024: Open Models Replace Big AI

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 (github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.1)

• 09:50 Brought to you by Sentry (sentry.io/syntax)

• 10:35 Rift - new worktree alternative

• Rift (github.com/anomalyco/rift)

• Explaining Rift tweet (x.com/nexxeln/status/2079124017131446655)

• 17:46 Every new browser feature

• MDN Plus Browser features updates (developer.mozilla.org/en-US/plus/updates)

• CSS ’text-fit’ property (chromestatus.com/feature/5104141688635392?gate…)

• 23:09 Kimi K3 Released

• Kimi K3 release tweet (x.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2077830229968683203)

• Kimi K3 blog post (kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3)

• Openrouter effective pricing (openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k3)

• 29:33 What are Open Weight Models

• 32:46 Kimi K3 Architecture

• Kimi K3’s built up (x.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2077830234955816983)

• Cutting off access to Kimi (x.com/kimi_moonshot/status/2078855608565207130)

• 33:59 Qwen 3.8 Released

• Qwen 3.8 launch announcement (x.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2078759124914098291)

• 36:42 Inkling from Thinking Machines

• Thinking Machines release Inkling (x.com/thinkymachines/status/2077454609551921208)

• Inkling release post from Mira Murati (x.com/miramurati/status/2077455974743593100)

• Thinking Machines news blog post (thinkingmachines.ai/news/introducing-inkling)

• 40:45 Mole Cleanup App

• Mole (mole.fit)

• 43:21 Moshi Terminal App

• Moshi app (getmoshi.app)

• 46:05 RIP Stack Overflow

• Query for new questions on Stack Overflow (data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/195…)

• Stack Overflow for Agents (agents.stackoverflow.com/recent)

• StackExchange (stackexchange.com/sites)

• 54:10 Scott’s Foot Pedal (elgato.com/ww/en/p/stream-deck-pedal?srsltid=A…)

• 54:59 Scott’s Feet

• 56:13 Decoy Font (mixfont.com/experiments/decoy-font)

• 59:16 Jurassic Park Computers (fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/ind…)

• 01:03:59 Ride the Tokyo Trains LIVE (jivx.com/densha)

Hit us up on Socials!

Syntax: X (twitter.com/syntaxfm) Instagram (instagram.com/syntax_fm) Tiktok (tiktok.com/@syntaxfm) LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/96077407/admin/feed/posts) Threads (threads.net/@syntax_fm)

Wes: X (twitter.com/wesbos) Instagram (instagram.com/wesbos) Tiktok (tiktok.com/@wesbos) LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/wesbos) Threads (threads.net/@wesbos)

Scott: X (twitter.com/stolinski) Instagram (instagram.com/stolinski) Tiktok (tiktok.com/@stolinski) LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stolinski) Threads (threads.net/@stolinski)

Randy: X (twitter.com/randyrektor) Instagram (instagram.com/randyrektor) YouTube (youtube.com/@randyrektor) Threads (threads.net/@randyrektor)