Episode 409: It’s never too early to start a revolution - a podcast by Software Defined Talk LLC

This week we discuss regulators slowing Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, Nutanix’s delayed earnings, GitHub's origins, Tech Stocks and staplers at Google. Plus, some thoughts on GM and Apple CarPlay.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 409 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-8aU8wIrqM)Runner-up Titles
Why not Linux?I remain skeptical
Let’s complain about some softwareThink of the listeners
Going to need a bigger Post-it NoteWe’ve baked too many muffins on a Monday
88.1 on your dialRundown
Everybody hates GM’s decision to kill Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its EVs (https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/4/23669523/gm-apple-carplay-android-auto-ev-restrict-access)GM is cutting off access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its future EVs (https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/31/23664814/gm-ev-restrict-apple-carplay-android-auto-google)
CMA to probe Broadcom and VMware merger more deeply (https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/29/uk_watchdog_to_give_broadcomvmware/)Nutanix CIO Exits Amid Software Misuse Probe (https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/nutanix-cio-exits-amid-software-misuse-probe)
Origins of GitHub Biz Model (https://twitter.com/defunkt/status/1641138130807058432)Tom Preston-Werner interview on Kubelist (https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/the-kubelist-podcast/ep-35-the-open-source-journey-with-tom-preston-werner)
After layoffs, tech stocks boom (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-0f896066-91fa-46f8-b6ab-59e053c6cb02.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0)
Google letting people leave (https://twitter.com/josephjacks_/status/1642719912136429569?s=46&t=EoCoteGkQEahPpAJ_HYRpg)
Google to cut down on employee laptops, services and staplers for 'multi-year' savings (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top)
Twitter's Recommendation Algorithm (https://blog.twitter.com/engineering/en_us/topics/open-source/2023/twitter-recommendation-algorithm)"authoriselon" (https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/blob/7f90d0ca342b928b479b512ec51ac2c3821f5922/home-mixer/server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/home_mixer/functional_component/decorator/HomeTweetTypePredicates.scala#L225)
Relevant to your InterestsPause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter - Future of Life Institute (https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/?_hsmi=252346186)
Exclusive: Google says Microsoft cloud practices are anti-competitive (https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-says-microsofts-cloud-practices-anti-competitive-slams-deals-with-rivals-2023-03-30/)Microsoft’s Bing chatbot is getting more ads (https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/29/23662476/microsoft-bing-chatbot-ads-revenue-sharing?_hsmi=252507726)
Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns (https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/31/chatgpt-blocked-italy/)State of startup compensation, H2 2022 (https://carta.com/blog/state-of-startup-compensation-h2-2022/)
Source code for Twitter's Recommendation Algorithm (https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm)The Open Letter on AI Doesn't Go Far Enough (https://time.com/6266923/ai-eliezer-yudkowsky-open-letter-not-enough/)
Ex-Grubhub Driver Wins $65 in 8-Year-Fight to Be Called Employee (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-31/ex-grubhub-driver-wins-65-in-8-year-fight-to-be-called-employee?srnd=technology-vp&sref=3Ac2yX40&_hsmi=252778363)
Saudi Arabia Is Investing $38 Billion to Become a Video-Game Hub (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-03/saudi-arabia-is-investing-38-billion-to-become-a-video-game-hub?sref=3Ac2yX40)Former Start-up Founder Charged by Prosecutors for Defrauding JPMorgan Chase (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/business/charlie-javice-jpmorgan-fraud.html)
Amazon announced eliminating another 9,000 roles (https://twitter.com/gergelyorosz/status/1637822962504957952?s=46&t=EoCoteGkQEahPpAJ_HYRpg)
NonsenseThe last O'REILLY book (https://social.heise.de/@vowe/110118878261283573)
3 Pieces of Military Tech From "The Mandalorian" That We're Already Working on (https://sofrep.com/news/3-pieces-of-military-tech-from-the-mandalorian-that-were-already-working-on/?fbclid=IwAR078o8c0RGUb2gPJXNANeiLoAFzwNSq1Cys87_7eD2rd-GDyJCfESjxb3M)Conferences
KubeCon EU Amsterdam, April 18-21 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) - Matt&Cote will be there
DevOpsDays Birmingham, AL 2023 (https://devopsdays.org/events/2023-birmingham-al/welcome/), April 20 - 21, 2023DevOpsDays Austin 2023 (https://devopsdays.org/events/2023-austin/welcome/), May 4-5
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