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A New Computer

Stephen Hood & Rupert Manfredi 1 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

A podcast about the end of personal computers as we know them, and what comes next. Each episode we talk with people who are doing work at the frontier of computing, people who are challenging assumptions about what computers are and what our relationship to them should be.

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What if your software adapted to you? | Noam Tenne & Iris ten Teije (Sky Valley Ambient Computing) Aug 20, 2026 00:47:37 In this episode we talk with Noam Tenne and Iris ten Teije, co-founders of Sky Valley Ambient Computing. We discuss the concept of adaptive software: applications and systems that can customize themselves to individual users. We also get a sneak peek at Differ, Sky Valley's new product in this space.Co-hosts Stephen Hood and Rupert Manfredi also discuss a self-modifying IDE and the state of open w

Will you own your next computer, or rent it? | Raffi Krikorian (CTO, Mozilla) Jun 3, 2026 00:42:45 In this episode we talk with Raffi Krikorian, CTO of Mozilla, in a broad conversation that touches on the role that open source — and our own values as builders — will play both in creating the new computer, and deciding who truly controls it.Co-hosts Stephen Hood and Rupert Manfredi also discuss their startup’s new product, Television, as well as HTML artifacts and… the pope?Links:Raffi Krikorian

A New Podcast Apr 27, 2026 00:37:37 In this first episode, co-hosts Stephen Hood and Rupert Manfredi discuss the podcast's themes, the origins of their passion for personal computers, and observations about two recent technological developments (the "Flipbook" generative UI demo, and the Hermes personal agent).

A New Computer

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