Description

This week we discuss Discord rumors, Slack Connect, the new AWS CEO and what would make Tableau and Salesforce better. Plus, why did Google Reader really get canceled…?

Rundown

• Messaging
  • Discord exploring sale that could be worth more than $10 billion
  • Box shares rise on report company is exploring sale
  • Slack Is About to Become a Nightmare
• The next Jassy
  • Amazon hires former executive Adam Selipsky to run AWS
  • Nine things you need to know about the new AWS CEO
• Why Google Killed Reader

Relevant to your interests

• COVID Accelerated the Future: Now Seize It
• Google buy real estate
  • Google lays out real estate plans for Texas in 2021
  • Google announces expansion of Bakery Square campus
  • Google picks Durham for engineering hub, aims to create 1,000 jobs
  • Google to Invest $7 Billion in Bet on Post-Pandemic Office
• Worklife
  • Goldman CEO says he’ll try to get exhausted, 100-hour-a-week workers Saturdays off
  • Citigroup CEO ordains Zoom-free Fridays to ease 'relentless' pandemic workday
• Rackspace Technology gains on takeover speculation
• Kelsey Hightower on S3 Object Lambda
• Hackers are exploiting a server vulnerability with a severity of 9.8 out of 10
• HAMR and MAMR will bring us giant hard drives | Engadget
• Apple’s HomePod mini reportedly has a secret temperature and humidity sensor
• Twilio and ValueFirst Come Together to Improve Customer Engagement
• Apple Developing New 'HomePod' Models With Screens and Cameras
• Google is gunning for faster hardware, whether or not you see it
• Powell calls cryptocurrencies 'not really useful stores of value' and says Fed will move slowly
• Managed open-source software startup Aiven raises $100M in Series C funding
• Hopin buys two more companies as it triples down on video focus – TechCrunch
• Robinhood Is Said to Have Filed Confidentially for U.S. IPO
• Prince Harry Is Taking on a New Job Title: Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp
• How Google really feels about Amazon Redshift…
• A Brief History of Semiconductors: How The US Cut Costs and Lost the Leading Edge
• Kubecost raises $5.5 million to help teams monitor and reduce their Kubernetes spend
• Cisco and HashiCorp Join Forces to Deliver Infrastructure as Code Automation Across Hybrid Cloud - Cisco Blogs
• Intel
  • Intel invests $20 billion in two Arizona factories, 7nm chips coming in 2023 | Engadget
  • Pat Gelsinger Hype Video
  • SiFive collaborates with new Intel Foundry Services to enable innovative new RISC-V computing platforms
• DigitalOcean IPO

Nonsense

• Krispy Kreme will you give you a free doughnut every day this year — if you've been vaccinated
• Silverwood Grove Is A Board Game Bringing Aussie Culture To Tabletop Gaming
• Goldman CEO says he’ll try to get exhausted, 100-hour-a-week workers Saturdays off
• Each State's Favorite Easter Treat (Spoiler: Apparently some people DO like Peeps) - Zippia
• So, the #SuezCanal is blocked…
• Report: Houses in Austin selling for more over asking price than any major U.S. city
• You Can’t Trade Football Futures
• A Message From the Skype CEO
• Winter storm causes Austin home sales to dip in February for first time since

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Conferences

• SpringOne.io, Sep 1st to 2nd - CFP is open until April 9th.
• Two SpringOne Tours: (1.) developer-bonanza in for NA, March 10th and 11th, and, (2.) EMEA dev-fest on April 28th.
• VMware Tanzu Up Close Virtual Event, April 27, 2021, 10:00am - 5:50pm CET
• March 31st VMware Tanzu event.
• Cloud Native Rust Day

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