AI Summary:
Core Development & Infrastructure Improvements:

Progress on moving to PG18 for "half" is currently blocked by a pending "PG search" update (0:18-0:46).
Work is ongoing to standardize errors for WAX and add a core feature to enforce beneficiaries within communities (0:52-1:39).
An experimental change to the reputation system is being tested, which removes the requirement for a higher reputation to downvote someone. This aims to explore its impact and potential performance benefits (1:51-2:35). There's a broader discussion about a potential "reputation 2.0" with a reputation cap to prevent users from becoming "un-downvotable" (9:22-15:50).
A major CI/CD system overhaul is underway to accelerate development and improve stability. This includes upgrading network hardware, adding powerful new builders, implementing caching for replay jobs, centralizing common scripts, and pulling Docker containers instead of rebuilding code (18:10-24:50). Efforts are also being made to upgrade Python dependencies to version 3.14 to remove the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) and reduce intermittent test failures (25:01-27:06).
Product Updates & Outreach:

Minor fixes and enhancements have been made to the Block Explorer UI (28:48-29:00).
A new Chrome extension called Hive Pulse has been launched. It allows users to monitor their voting power and resource credits (RC), switch between front-ends, integrate with Eency's chat, view account stats, and redirect URLs to preferred front-ends (29:17-31:31).
An upcoming WAX release is planned, with important fixes related to exception handling and no expected breaking changes for "tensor" (32:42-35:05).
The speaker attended Solana Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi, exploring the Solana ecosystem and pitching Hive as a low-gas alternative for projects, particularly those interested in bridging solutions. They noted a significant lack of awareness about Hive among attendees (35:14-41:07).
Negotiations are ongoing with Bitkub, a centralized exchange in Thailand, regarding listing Hive for free, as the project's stance is against paying exchanges for listings (41:24-43:55).