# week talk (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover week talk. Page: Feed: --- ## [AI Content Detection](https://understandary.substack.com/p/ai-content-detection) _2026-08-20 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com. ## [English Hepatitis C Progress](https://understandary.substack.com/p/english-hepatitis-c-progress) _2026-08-18 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ This week we talk about the liver, viral infections, and the NHS. ## [School Start Times](https://understandary.substack.com/p/school-start-times) _2026-08-18 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com. ## [Elephants v Giants, Taiwan without TikTok, and another serving of TACO?](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/elephants-v-giants-taiwan-without) _2026-08-16 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Plus: Geopolitics on Cook Islands voters' minds, and Vietnam visit overshadowed ## [The immense suffering of Sudan's 'forgotten war' – the conflict the world is neglecting](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/the-immense-suffering-of-sudans-forgotten) _2026-08-14 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ This week on The Detail, I speak to Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent for The Economist ## [Lawsuits and AI](https://understandary.substack.com/p/lawsuits-and-ai) _2026-08-13 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com. ## [Chinese space institute tried to set up monitoring station in New Zealand](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/chinese-space-institute-tried-to) _2026-08-12 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Spy agency warns of "voracious appetite" for NZ information, especially from China ## [AI-Designed Viruses](https://understandary.substack.com/p/ai-designed-viruses) _2026-08-11 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ This week we talk about Evo 2, bacteriophages, and antibiotics. ## [Ord Clouds](https://understandary.substack.com/p/ord-clouds) _2026-08-11 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com. ## [What to know about Vietnam's bold new(ish) leader, To Lam](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/what-to-know-about-vietnams-bold) _2026-08-10 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Vietnam's most powerful leader in decades arrives in New Zealand tomorrow. ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y7FbsGPygdzM) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [China's tech prowess, truth-telling in Israel, and an Australian call for hope](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/chinas-tech-prowess-truth-telling) _2026-08-09 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ And a question: What are the greatest speeches in NZ political history? ## [How China is trying to shape the world (Exhibit A: The Pacific)](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/how-china-is-trying-to-shape-the) _2026-08-07 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ On The Detail this week, I talk to China expert — and Kiwi — Sam Chetwin George ## [Parasocial Media](https://understandary.substack.com/p/parasocial-media) _2026-08-06 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com. ## [New Zealand’s Winston Peters falls flat](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/new-zealands-winston-peters-falls) _2026-08-05 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ The long-standing foreign minister has picked a fight that his own prime minister can’t afford to punish. ## [Haunted Houses](https://understandary.substack.com/p/haunted-houses) _2026-08-04 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com. ## [Ceuta Migrant Wave](https://understandary.substack.com/p/ceuta-migrant-wave) _2026-08-04 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ This week we talk about Melilla, hybrid warfare, and migration. ## [As Pacific Island foreign ministers meet, that Chinese missile will be top of the agenda](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/as-pacific-island-foreign-ministers) _2026-08-02 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Plus: A Kiwi in the Alps, and would you license your face for use in a Chinese micro-drama? ## [Trump's tariffs: These ones look like they'll stick](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/trumps-tariffs-these-ones-look-like) _2026-07-31 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ On The Detail this week, I talk to the Washington Post's veteran economics correspondent. ## [More Things: South Korean Margin Calls](https://understandary.substack.com/p/more-things-south-korean-margin-calls) _2026-07-30 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ This month we talk about leverage, ETFs, and the KOSPI. ## [Dishonesty Estimation](https://understandary.substack.com/p/dishonesty-estimation) _2026-07-30 · Colin Wright · Understandary_ More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com. ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZJXsSoN0E8c8) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [NZ and the Philippines are upgrading ties. Here's why it matters.](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/nz-and-the-philippines-are-upgrading) _2026-07-29 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Deeper alliances designed to help navigate an increasingly contested regional order. ## [Why the Iran crisis hasn't tanked the global economy, and Latin America's right-ward tilt](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/why-the-iran-crisis-hasnt-tanked) _2026-07-26 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Plus: Three things I enjoyed reading over the weekend, from K-pop to climate. ## [Why Australia's been on a diplomatic frenzy in the Pacific](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/why-australias-been-on-a-diplomatic) _2026-07-24 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ And what New Zealand is doing as the region becomes more contested ## [Why China's "K-shaped" economy should worry NZ exporters](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/why-chinas-k-shaped-economy-should) _2026-07-21 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ China’s enormous middle class is feeling the pinch – and that could dent their demand for our products ## [On Odysseys, India and cruise ships](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/on-odysseys-india-and-cruise-ships) _2026-07-20 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Plus: Burnham enters Downing Street; World's biggest military exercises taking place in the Pacific ## [Europe at an inflection point on China](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/europe-at-an-inflection-point-on) _2026-07-14 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Notes from Brussels and Beijing on how a giant bloc is coping with great power competition ## [On traditions, ties with India and trade talks](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/on-traditions-ties-with-india-and) _2026-07-12 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Plus: Some exciting news (well exciting for me at least) ## [What Fonterra can learn from Volkswagen](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/what-fonterra-can-learn-from-volkswagen) _2026-07-09 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ A cautionary tale for New Zealand about hubris, complacency and underestimating China. ## [China's missile launch is a signal to the United States](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/chinas-missile-launch-is-a-signal) _2026-07-06 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ The missile launch into the Pacific is an alarming development in the great-power competition playing out in our region. ## [Modi comes to NZ, Penk goes to NATO](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/modi-comes-to-nz-penk-goes-to-nato) _2026-07-05 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Plus: Three stories I've enjoyed this week and one gratuitous dog photo ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8KLT5I142pp7) _2026-07-05 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Europe’s warning for New Zealand](https://annafifieldnz.substack.com/p/europes-warning-for-new-zealand) _2026-06-28 · Anna Fifield · Between Giants, by Anna Fifield_ Without a compelling vision for the future, democracies leave space for fear, division and the far right to flourish. ## [Write cleaner code with C# 14's null-conditional assignment operator](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/12/14/write-cleaner-code-with-c-14s-null-conditional-assignment-operator/) _2025-12-14 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ ℹ️This post was originally published on the Telerik Developer Blog. When looking at the C# 14 updates coming out soon, I discovered a feature and thought, "how did this not already exist?" If you've been using C#'s null-conditional operators (?. and ?\[\]) for years ## [Parsing Santa's workshop with strongly typed data (without the coal)](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/12/07/parsing-santas-workshop-with-strongly-typed-data-without-the-coal/) _2025-12-07 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ This is my post for the 2025 C# Advent. Check out all the great posts! Every year, Santa's workshop runs on data: delivery manifests, elf schedules, chimney dimensions, and naughty/nice scores. And like any other legacy system, it's held together with strings, DateTime comparisons, and ## [Extension Properties: C# 14's Game-Changing Feature for Cleaner Code](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/12/05/extension-properties-c-14s-game-changing-feature-for-cleaner-code/) _2025-12-05 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ This post was originally published on the Telerik Developer Blog. Since C# 3 dropped in 2007, C# developers have been using extension methods to add functionality to types without touching their source code. Whether you're extending types from the .NET BCL, third-party libraries, or even your own ## [.NET Aspire 6: Deployment Using Azure Container Apps](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/10/21/net-aspire-6-deployment-using-azure-container-apps/) _2025-10-21 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ The .NET Aspire series continues with deploying to Azure Container Apps. Using the Azure Developer CLI, we explore how to deploy to the cloud and also explore deployment considerations when pushing to production. ## [.NET Aspire 5: Orchestration and Service Discovery](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/09/16/net-aspire-5-orchestration-and-service-discovery/) _2025-09-16 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ In Part 5, we introduce a brand-new Orders API, teach it to talk to Inventory and see how the Aspire orchestrator handles all the messy wiring for us. ## [.NET Aspire 4: Integrations](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/08/28/net-aspire-4-integrations/) _2025-08-28 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ This post was originally published in the Telerik Developer Blog. This is the fourth part of a six-part exploratory series on .NET Aspire. \* Part 1: What is .NET Aspire? \* Part 2: Exploring the Developer Dashboard \* Part 3: Service Defaults \* This post (Part 4): Integrations \* Part 5: Orchestration and Service ## [.NET Aspire 3: Service Defaults](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/08/13/net-aspire-3-service-defaults/) _2025-08-13 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ This post was originally published on the Telerik Developer Blog. This is the third part of a six-part exploratory series on .NET Aspire. \* Part 1: What Is .NET Aspire? \* Part 2: Exploring the Developer Dashboard \* This post (Part 3): Service Defaults \* Part 4: Integrations \* Part 5: Orchestration and Service ## [.NET Aspire 2: Exploring the Developer Dashboard](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/07/15/net-aspire-2-exploring-the-developer-dashboard/) _2025-07-15 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ This post was originally published on the Telerik Developer Blog. This is the second part of a six-part exploratory series on .NET Aspire. \* Part 1: What Is .NET Aspire? \* This post (Part 2): Exploring the Developer Dashboard \* Part 3: Service Defaults \* Part 4: Integrations \* Part 5: Orchestration and Service ## [.NET Aspire 1: What is .NET Aspire?](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/06/24/net-aspire-1-what-is-net-aspire/) _2025-06-24 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ This post was originally published on the Telerik Developer Blog. This is the first part of a six-part exploratory series on .NET Aspire. \* This post (part 1): What Is .NET Aspire? \* Part 2: Exploring the Developer Dashboard \* Part 3: Service Defaults \* Part 4: Integrations \* Part 5: Orchestration and Service ## [What Is DeepSeek? Dive in Using DeepSeek, .NET Aspire, and Blazor](https://www.daveabrock.com/2025/02/04/what-is-deepseek-dive-in-using-deepseek-net-aspire-and-blazor/) _2025-02-04 · Dave Brock · (untitled)_ This post was originally posted on the Telerik Developer Blog. A new AI model has taken the tech world, and the actual world, by storm. It performs close to, or better than, the GPT 4o, Claude and Llama models. It was developed at a cost of $1.3 billion (rather