Episode 493: Stay in the sandbox
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This week, we cover OpenCost’s big incubation milestone, CNCF's graduation rules, and a flurry of tech acquisitions. Plus, some thoughts on teaching kids about passwords.
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Rundown
- OpenCost Advances to CNCF Incubation
- Episode 492: Aran Khanna on Cloud Insurance
- VMware
- M&A
- Apple to Acquire Pixelmator, Maker of Popular Photo-Editing Apps
- Red Hat acquires AI optimization startup Neural Magic
- IBM’s Red Hat Acquisition Will Pay For Itself By Early Next Year
- Snyk Acquires Developer-First DAST Provider Probely
- IBM’s Red Hat Acquisition Will Pay For Itself By Early Next Year
- VMware
- RTO
- Amazon employees are a flight risk after the new return-to-office mandate, research reveals
- Remote work reduces child penalties by roughly half
- Read the letter sent to AWS CEO Matt Garman, signed by 500 employees,
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denies that 5-day office mandate is a 'backdoor layoff'
- Washington Post Employees Ordered Back to Office 5 Days a Week
- Everyone agrees: A shorter workweek is great!
- Return-to-office mandates are more than “backdoor layoffs”
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