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This week we discuss the SAT going online, the Pyramid of Open Source and dealing with tech debt. Plus, some thoughts on expense reports…

Rundown

• Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online
• Enforcing the Pyramid of Open Source
• Microsoft cloud revenues power Microsoft's $51.7 billion second FY'22 quarter | ZDNet

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• Merck wins cyber-insurance lawsuit related to NotPetya attack
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• Oracle audit also a 'sales enablement tool'
• Apple pays record $100,500 to student who found Mac webcam hack | AppleInsider
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• Can CNN make streaming work?
• Kelsey Hightower vs. Chris Dixon
• Meta-backed Diem in talks to sell off assets: report

Nonsense

• Boeing Adds $450 Million to Air-Taxi Effort
• A bot tried to ruin Wordle by posting the next day’s answer. Twitter suspended the account.

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