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Oct 20, 2025
The show dives into the emotional contrast between the media uproar over Sharon Osbourne's dog and the death of bassist Sam Rivers. A major AWS outage raises alarms about security risks during cloud failures. The booming U.S. Latin music revenue is highlighted, nearly hitting $500 million this year. The Asia-Pacific region's streaming potential is explored, emphasizing its growth opportunities. Plus, insights from the Mondo Conference showcase industry networking and reflections on artist strategies.
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Pet Loss Versus Human Tragedy
- Lars Murray contrasts coverage of Sharon Osbourne's dog Elvis with the death of Limp Bizkit's Sam Rivers to highlight media priorities.
- He calls Elvis's death sad but notes Sam Rivers' passing is more newsworthy.
Cloud Single-Point Fragility
- An AWS East Coast outage briefly disrupted Amazon Music and numerous global services.
- The outage shows risks of concentrating infrastructure in a single cloud provider and suspended real-time security updates.
Outages Suspend Security Patching
- Real-time security updates pause during outages, potentially leaving systems exposed.
- Murray notes suspended updates can open backdoors similar to SimpliSafe failures.