We discuss all the latest M&A rumors including: MSFT buying TikTok, Nvidia buying ARM and Salesforce.com buying Datadog. We also weigh in on the latest fight between Fortnite and Apple over the App Store. Plus, we offer advice on air conditioning and cars.
The Rundown
Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21366438/apple-fortnite-ios-app-store-violations-epic-payments)
TikTok
Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveoutRelevant to your interests (https://isp.netscape.com/tech/story/0002/20200810/KCN256100_4?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL3I3TkJVVXY1NnY_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL2nsHYXGEi21zKAvxi9DgfKi3ciW_4TUfuWCXkfxkgloSjolJ7hJE2QV_hK1U6fg60M9rPcdMVsxmGjQzZMMcbjH4nh-8SD2fvklxGnEfc7fWOLKxfGetWMzTNptWFcYjDBoztN6COQzTU9LE05yCiC-wKpEhehH_ZIZf2t-Sdk&_guc_consent_skip=1597066473)
We Tested Instagram Reels, the TikTok Clone. What a Dud. (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/technology/personaltech/tested-facebook-reels-tiktok-clone-dud.html)
Datadog
Why Datadog Stock Was Slammed on Friday @themotleyfool #stocks $DDOG (https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/08/07/why-datadog-stock-was-slammed-on-friday.aspx)
Datadog Acquires Undefined Labs to Provide Visibility into CI/CD Workflows (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200806005801/en/Datadog-Acquires-Undefined-Labs-Provide-Visibility-CICD)
Why Datadog Stock Popped Today @themotleyfool #stocks $DDOG $CRM (https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/08/13/why-datadog-stock-popped-today/)
Google
Can Brian Hall Fix What Ails Google Cloud? (https://www.platformonomics.com/2020/07/can-brian-hall-fix-what-ails-google-cloud/)
Google Cloud's expanding enterprise footprint and the rise of the 10 year deal (https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2020/07/31/google-clouds-expanding-enterprise-footprint-and-the-rise-of-the-10-year-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-clouds-expanding-enterprise-footprint-and-the-rise-of-the-10-year-deal)
****- Microsoft launches Open Service Mesh based on Envoy – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/05/microsoft-launches-open-service-mesh/)
Matt’s corner
Google Music shutdown starts this month, music deleted in December (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/google-music-shutdown-starts-this-month-music-deleted-in-december/)
Nvidia in Advanced Talks to Buy SoftBank’s Chip Company Arm (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-31/nvidia-said-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-softbank-s-chip-company-arm)
Relevant to your Interests
The Ten Commandments of Container Security - InfraCloud Technologies (https://www.infracloud.io/blogs/top-10-things-for-container-security/)
The Second Edition of “The State of the Kubernetes Ecosystem” (https://thenewstack.io/ebooks/kubernetes/state-of-kubernetes-ecosystem-second-edition-2020/)
Linux Foundation rolls bunch of overlapping groups into one to tackle growing number of open-source security vulns (https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/03/linux_foundation_forms_openssf/)
Apple Buys Startup to Challenge Square in Mobile Payments (https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/08/03/apple-buys-startup-to-challenge-square-in-mobile-p.aspx)
IBM is Already Gutting Red Hat and Firing Employees Without Warning, Jim Whitehurst Isn't Even Using GNU/Linux (http://techrights.org/2020/08/02/red-hat-layoffs/)
Rackspace IPO prices at bottom of target range to raise about $703 million (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rackspace-tech-ipo/rackspace-ipo-prices-at-bottom-of-target-range-source-idUSKCN2502W8)
Mistake by Apple kills all Mac developer's apps - 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/05/mistake-by-apple/)
Resigning from AWS on Ethical Grounds with Tim Bray — Screaming in the Cloud (https://overcast.fm/+RWDWDrv5M)
Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-rename-microsoft-excel-misreading-dates)
Toshiba Will No Longer Make Laptops (https://interestingengineering.com/toshiba-will-no-longer-make-laptops)
VMware discontinues Datrium hardware and hyperconverged OS, effective immediately (https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/10/vmware_ends_datrium_orders_and_support/)
Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products | ZDNet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-lays-off-250-employees-while-it-refocuses-on-commercial-products/)
Google rolls out virtual visiting card in India – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/10/google-people-card-virtual-business-card-search-india)
Mirantis acquires Lens, an IDE for Kubernetes – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/13/mirantis-acquires-lens-an-ide-for-kubernetes/)
Working in Public and the Economics of Free (https://diff.substack.com/p/working-in-public-and-the-economics)
“Running a successful open source project is just Good Will Hunting in reverse, where you start out as a respected genius and end up being a janitor who gets into fights."
Nonsense
Decision making IS FUN | Spin The Wheel App (https://spinthewheel.app/)
AAirpass (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAirpass)
kelseyhightower/mesh (https://github.com/kelseyhightower/mesh)
Conferences
Kubecon + CloudNativeCon Virtual Conference (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) on August 17th-20th.
GitLab Commit: You Belong Here (https://about.gitlab.com/events/commit/) on Aug 26th.
SpringOne Platform (https://springone.io/2020/sessions?utm_campaign=cote), Sep 2nd and 3rd.
Listener Feedback
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Sent stickers to Jesse in Georgia, he says we are like family.
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SDT news & hype
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Recommendations
Matt Ray: Google Docs → Tools → Voice typing: Matt’s SDT 251 Transcript (https://docs.google.com/document/d/16vBjBfYkK_nzuTt0c3oqNmPIqYf7uTJVBlDY4Y3hetE/edit?usp=sharing)
Brandon: Anker Wireless Charger (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DBXZZN3/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
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