Episode 341: File your own expenses

Software Defined Talk

English - January 28, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 31.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
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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 (https://www.npr.org/2022/01/25/1075315337/new-digital-sat-college-admissions-test-requirement-2024-us)
Enforcing the Pyramid of Open Source (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/01/17/enforcing-the-pyramid-of-open-source/)
Microsoft cloud revenues power Microsoft's $51.7 billion second FY'22 quarter | ZDNet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-cloud-revenues-power-microsofts-51-7-billion-second-fy22-quarter/)
Relevant to your Interests
Twitter brings NFTs to profile photos, but only for Twitter Blue subscribers | Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/twitter-blue-nft-profile-photos-193912407.html)
Peloton hires McKinsey to review cost structure; cycle maker may cut jobs, close stores (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/peloton-hires-mckinsey-to-review-cost-structure-as-equipment-sales-slow-.html)
Michael Dell Op-ed: There will never be a post-Covid world (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/20/there-will-never-be-a-post-covid-world-michael-dell.html)
Merck wins cyber-insurance lawsuit related to NotPetya attack (https://therecord.media/merck-wins-cyber-insurance-lawsuit-related-to-notpetya-attack/)
Anitian Raises $55 Million Series B to Further Transform the Cloud Security and Compliance Automation Industries with Pre-Engineered, Zero Trust Cloud Platforms (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/anitian-raises-55-million-series-b-to-further-transform-the-cloud-security-and-compliance-automation-industries-with-pre-engineered-zero-trust-cloud-platforms-301464500.html)
Google kills off FLoC, replaces it with Topics (https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/google-kills-off-floc-replaces-it-with-topics/)
Nvidia Quietly Prepares to Abandon $40 Billion Arm Bid (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-25/nvidia-is-said-to-quietly-prepare-to-abandon-takeover-of-arm?srnd=deals&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top)
SparkCognition, which develops AI solutions for a range of industries, nabs $123M (https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/25/sparkcognition-which-develops-ai-solutions-for-a-range-of-industries-nabs-123m/)
Oracle audit also a 'sales enablement tool' (https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/25/oracle_audits/)
Apple pays record $100,500 to student who found Mac webcam hack | AppleInsider (https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/01/25/apple-pays-record-100500-to-student-who-found-mac-webcam-hack?utm_medium=rss)
This Post Was Written by GitHub Copilot | flower.codes (https://flower.codes/2021/07/08/this-post-was-written-by-github-copilot)
Can CNN make streaming work? (https://thehustle.co/01272022-CNN-streaming/)
Kelsey Hightower vs. Chris Dixon (https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1486141993910738947)
Meta-backed Diem in talks to sell off assets: report (https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131658/meta-backed-diem-in-talks-to-sell-off-assets-report)
Nonsense
Boeing Adds $450 Million to Air-Taxi Effort (https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-expands-focus-on-air-taxis-11643022001)
A bot tried to ruin Wordle by posting the next day’s answer. Twitter suspended the account. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/25/twitter-suspends-wordle-ruining-bot/)
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Listener Feedback
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Michale wants you to work at ****Honeycomb as a Senior Product Marketing Manager (https://jobs.lever.co/honeycomb/fbaf1073-5ed0-44f1-aeea-2e8da4abb300)
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