This week we discuss the "sum of the parts" of Rackspace, Rocky Linux recreates CentOS and thoughts on the economy. Plus, a debate: rental car vs. Uber.
Rundown
Rackspace Technology Reports First Quarter 2022 Results; Company Evaluating Strategic Alternatives (https://ir.rackspace.com/news-releases/news-release-details/rackspace-technology-reports-first-quarter-2022-results-company)
Cloudflare gets serious about infrastructure services (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/with-new-serverless-database-cloudflare-gets-serious-about-infrastructure-services/)
Rocky Linux developer CIQ raises $26M to recreate CentOS for enterprises (https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/11/rocky-linux-developer-ciq-raises-26m-to-recreate-centos-for-enterprises/)
Snowflake Stock: Finally, This Software Titan Is Worth A Nibble (NYSE:SNOW) (https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511737-snowflake-worth-nibble)
Job vacancies outpace unemployment for first time (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61475720)
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Observability Engineering - O'Reilly Book 2022 Download (https://info.honeycomb.io/observability-engineering-oreilly-book-2022)
Observe raises $70M to grow its data-fueled observability platform (https://siliconangle.com/2022/05/11/observe-raises-70m-grow-data-fueled-observability-platform/)
Apple discontinues its last iPod (https://www.engadget.com/apple-discontinues-ipod-touch-161433001.html)
Ploopy. Open-source hardware. (https://ploopy.co/)
DigitalBridge to Buy Switch for $11 Billion as Data Center M&A Binge Continues (http://)
Aiven Raises $210M to Invest in Sustainable Open Source Cloud (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220511005232/en/Aiven-Raises-210M-to-Invest-in-Sustainable-Open-Source-Cloud)
Workforce management startup Rippling raises $250M at $11.25B valuation (https://siliconangle.com/2022/05/11/workforce-management-startup-rippling-raises-250m-11-25b-valuation/)
Google finally announces the Pixel Watch (https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23064072/google-pixel-watch-fitbit-io-2022)
IBM's massive 'Kookaburra' quantum processor might land in 2025 (https://www.popsci.com/technology/ibm-quantum-computing-roadmap/)
Google Cloud launches AlloyDB, a new fully managed PostgreSQL database service (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/google-cloud-launches-alloydb-a-new-fully-managed-postgresql-database-service/)
Komodor provides a Kubernetes troubleshooting platform (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/12/komodor-is-building-kubernetes-troubleshooting-platform-for-the-masses/)
Nvidia Does the Unexpected: Open Sources GPU Drivers for Linux (https://thenewstack.io/nvidia-does-the-unexpected-open-sources-gpu-drivers-for-linux/)
Hands-Free Voice Control | Sonos (https://www.sonos.com/en-us/sonos-voice-control)
Appeals court unleashes Texas's anti-content-moderation law (https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/12/appeals_court_lets_texas_law/)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquires Redbox (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/chicken-soup-for-the-soul-entertainment-acquires-redbox-for-375m-to-accelerate-its-streaming-business/?tpcc=tcpluslinkedin)
Hasura raises $100M to create GraphQL APIs for databases (https://twitter.com/mamund/status/1525142084138713092)
Jeffrey Snover claims Microsoft demoted him for PowerShell (https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/10/jeffrey_snover_said_microsoft_demoted/)
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's $214 million pay package is 'excessive' and should be vetoed by shareholders, say advisory firms (https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-salary-excessive-report-vote-down-2022-5)
Netflix tells employees they can quit if they don't want to work on content they disagree with, according to new company culture guidelines (https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-company-culture-guidelines-employees-can-quit-if-they-disagree-2022-5)
Not all open-source leaders are jerks (https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/12/not_all_opensource_leaders_are/)
Intel Poaches Open Source Execs from Netflix, Apple to Boost Linux Efforts (https://thenewstack.io/intel-poaches-open-source-execs-from-netflix-apple-to-boost-linux-efforts/)
Jeff Bezos turns up heat on Joe Biden over US inflation (https://www.ft.com/content/8ef4934e-2072-4534-bce6-824fb0da8628)
Satya Nadella details Microsoft plan for ‘significant additional investment’ in employee compensation (https://www.geekwire.com/2022/satya-nadella-details-microsoft-plan-for-significant-additional-investment-in-employee-compensation/)
Musk: Twitter deal at lower price "not out of the question" (https://www.axios.com/2022/05/16/elon-musk-twitter-deal-lower-price?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top)
Google Lets Personal Users Stay On 'No-Cost Legacy G Suite' With Custom Gmail Domain (https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/05/16/2121201/google-lets-personal-users-stay-on-no-cost-legacy-g-suite-with-custom-gmail-domain)
Apple slows return to office, will let employees stay remote and require masks in common spaces (https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/17/23100696/apple-delay-hybrid-office-return-work-from-home-covid-19-masks?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)
For Tech Startups, the Party Is Over (https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-tech-startups-the-party-is-over-11652710330?mod=djemalertNEWS)
The State of Kubernetes Security in 2022 (https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/state-kubernetes-security-2022-1)
Facebook’s hiring crisis: Engineers are turning down offers (https://www.protocol.com/workplace/facebook-docs-hiring-recruiting-crisis)
Twitter bleeds more top talent in the midst of Musk acquisition (https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/twitter-executives-departure-musk)
Sisters doing it for themselves: this nun built her own power plant (https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/16/sisters-doing-it-for-themselves-drc-nun-fed-up-with-power-outages-builds-own-hydroelectric)
Google Cloud launches new software supply chain and zero trust security services (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/17/google-cloud-launches-new-software-supply-chain-and-zero-trust-security-services/)
Orbit + Hoopy: Writing the Future of DevRel - Orbit (https://orbit.love/blog/orbit-hoopy-writing-the-future-of-devrel)
A beef over NFTs is shaking the sneaker industry - The Hustle (https://thehustle.co/05172022-Nike-StockX)
Introducing the 2022 State of Crypto Report (https://a16zcrypto.com/state-of-crypto-report-a16z-2022/)
Apple has shown its mixed reality headset to its board of directors: report (NASDAQ:AAPL) (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3841044-apple-has-shown-its-mixed-reality-headset-to-its-board-of-directors-report?utm_campaign=twitter_automated&utm_content=news&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_automated)
Why Did Heroku Fail? (https://matt-rickard.com/why-did-heroku-fail/)
Docker Launches Docker Extensions and Docker Desktop for Linux (https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/05/docker-desktop-extensions-linux/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global)
Nonsense
Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast (https://usps-mailin-it.simplecast.com/)
Dad's take on Peloton from 2019 (https://twitter.com/peter/status/1524265098465792000?s=21&t=5jYSjrdL3mIVGMb-31qQtg)
A solar power plant in space? The UK wants to build one by 2035. (https://www.space.com/space-based-solar-power-plant-2035)
Elon discovers Lawyers (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1525615849167589380?s=21&t=VVDN3Oxzsmu57Srayk2X1w)
More Cables (https://twitter.com/rayredacted/status/1490088765112700928?s=21&t=TNzXDAprfUDBcUIehlJ5yw)
Computer powered by colony of blue-green algae has run for six months (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319584-computer-powered-by-colony-of-blue-green-algae-has-run-for-six-months/)
Southwest introduces transferable credits (https://twitter.com/southwestair/status/1527001072132399104?s=21&t=jrhjV0241gVclZpxEP0vnQ)
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