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H.264 Is Magic (2016) | Build or Be Replaced
Oct 30, 20267 min
Today: H.264 Is Magic (2016) | We're releasing the weights of Mistral Large 4 | Binance-hacker-1029 – $5.6B stolen from Binance Episode date: 2026-10-30.
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Build or Be Replaced
Hosted by Erik Anderson · technology · EN-US
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AI news, agentic workflows, and real automation stories for engineers and builders who ship. 5x/week, 12-15 minutes. Powered by ScanBrief — 56 tech sources scored daily. Hosted by Erik Anderson, a network automation engineer running 140 projects with a fleet of 12 AI agents. Not theory. Systems running in production.
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What is Build or Be Replaced about?
AI news, agentic workflows, and real automation stories for engineers and builders who ship. 5x/week, 12-15 minutes. Powered by ScanBrief, 56 tech sources scored daily. Hosted by Erik Anderson, a network automation engineer running 140 projects with a fleet of 12 AI agents. Not theory. Systems running in production.
Who hosts Build or Be Replaced?
Build or Be Replaced is hosted by Erik Anderson. The show has published 133 episodes to date.
What has Build or Be Replaced covered recently?
Recent episodes include "H.264 Is Magic (2016) | Build or Be Replaced" (30 October 2026, 7 minutes), "Qwenputer: A functioning, deterministic RISC-V CPU inside Qwen3.5 | Build or Be Replaced" (29 October 2026, 7 minutes), and "Genie 4 | Build or Be Replaced" (28 October 2026, 8 minutes).
How often does Build or Be Replaced publish?
Build or Be Replaced publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 9 minutes across 133 episodes.
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