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The PHP Podcast 2026.01.15

This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about Livewire 4 releases, Amazon Original Series ‘Betas’, New Iris AI Tool from TJ Miller, AI in the US Government, New PopOS 24.04 Desktop, and more…
Links from the show:
- https://laracasts.com/series/everything-new-in-livewire-4
- Upgrade Guide | Laravel Livewire
- Amazon Original Series, ‘Betas,’ Tackles the Startup Life | PCMag
- Iris, an AI that actually knows you
- Iris
- Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released: A Letter From Our Founder – System76 Blog
- Pentagon is set to welcome Musk’s Grok AI chatbot | AP News
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