Positive sum but not for everyone
Episode 344 · February 18th, 2022 · 50 mins 17 secs
About this Episode
The week we review Kubernetes: The Documentary and Matt explains why there is no Diet Coke in Australia.
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Rundown
- Movie Review: Kubernetes: The Documentary
 
Relevant to your Interests
- Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy's first all-hands meeting ends early as laid-off employees crash it
 - There Are Now 1,000 Unicorn Startups Worth $1 Billion or More
 - Zendesk Fields Takeover Offer From Private Equity Group
 - ISS, Glass Lewis urge Zendesk investors vote against Momentive deal
 - Republic’s metaverse real estate arm spins off, rebrands as Everyrealm – TechCrunch
 - Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking
 - Amazon and Spotify mull bids for London-listed podcaster Audioboom
 - Microsoft is reopening its Washington and Bay Area offices this month
 - Why Startup Founders Should Check In With Their Investors About Compliance
 - Cyber security company Securonix raises $1 billion in Vista-led round
 - IBM wanted to correct 'seniority mix' by firing older staff
 - JPMorgan Is the First Bank Into the Metaverse, Looks at Business Opportunities
 - Coinbase’s bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was so popular it crashed the app
 - VMware, Nvidia team up on AI-powered hybrid cloud platform
 - Google Search Is Dying | DKB
 - Fantastical update adds cloud-based scheduling features
 - 20 years of .NET: Microsoft's Scott Hunter on the developer platform's "amazing journey" ****- 'Where is my office anyway?' As COVID recedes, remote workers prepare to head back
 - AWS brings its Local Zones mini data centers to 32 new cities
 - Launching and Scaling Data Science Teams: Three Years Later
 - Shades of DevOps - Related Job titles
 - Snyk Acquires Fugue, Enters Cloud Security Market
 - 1Password for SSH & Git (Beta) | 1Password Developer Documentation
 - Nvidia writes off $1.4bn in aftermath of failed Arm merger
 - Intel to acquire contract chipmaker Tower Semiconductor for $5.4B
 - Meta closes Kustomer deal after regulatory approval
 - Introducing Gitpod for Open Source
 - Spotify acquires Podsights and Chartable to advance its podcasting business
 
Nonsense
- Buc-ee's plans first store outside of the South
 - Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige & Kendrick Lamar FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
 - Recycled bulletproof vests may boost the range of electric cars 5-fold, and extend battery life to 10 years
 - All Blacks sale gets green light after players agree to private equity deal
 - Learning Things From Internet Videos — Postlight — Digital Strategy, Design and Engineering
 
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Listener Feedback
- Ryan recommends Invasion on Apple TV+
 
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