Episode 281: That’s a thing, I don’t need to read about it

This week we discuss VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger jumping to Intel and what is going on with DevSecOps. Plus, lots advice on picking movies both you and your partner will enjoy.

Rundown

• VMware CEO → Intel
• What’s the latest Solarwinds hack news?
• Coté is figuring out “DevSecOps” - or is it “DevOpsSec”?

Relevant to your interests

• M&A
  • Red Hat to Acquire Kubernetes-Native Security Leader StackRox
  • F5 to acquire @Volterra_
• VMware/Intel
  • VMware has the strategy and culture to thrive after CEO Pat Gelsinger's exit to Intel
  • VMware Names Zane Rowe As Interim CEO
  • Prodigal Son Gelsinger Returns As Intel CEO
• Bitcoin and Blockchain
  • Is blockchain coming to your bank?
  • 85% of Italian Banks Are Exchanging Interbank Transfer Data on Corda - CoinDesk
  • Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes
  • Don’t Forget Your Bitcoins
• RISC-V
  • BeagleBoard BeagleV
• Raspberry PI
  • Why We Love the Raspberry Pi
  • Buy a Raspberry Pi Zero W – Raspberry Pi
• Solarwinds
  • Details on SolarWinds Hack
  • SolarWinds hires former Trump cyber security chief Chris Krebs
  • NYT JetBrains story, I'm calling it - the story was irresponsibly released.
• Deplatforming
  • Parler accuses Amazon of breaking antitrust law in suspending hosting services.
  • Parler Finds Refuge With the Far-Right's Favorite Webhost
  • Parler loses data
  • Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters
  • The balkanization of the cloud is bad for everyone
  • Decentralization Is A Necessity Now
  • It happened. Twitter shut down @realDonaldTrump for good
• State of the World 2021
• Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing API keys | Joe's website
• ‘Your Cock Is Mine Now:’ Hacker Locks Internet-Connected Chastity Cage, Demands Ransom
• Video games have replaced music as the most important aspect of youth culture | Sean Monahan
• Intel CEO Bob Swan to be replaced with VMWare's Pat Gelsinger
• WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app
• First Oracle said it powered Zoom. Then AWS claimed it. Now Zoom says it uses co-located kit
• Poland plans to make censoring of social media accounts illegal
• Dropbox to cut workforce by 11%

Nonsense

• I'm glad you have passed the certification! I just don't want to see it.
• Coté in TikTok.

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Recommendations

• Matt: Apple TV’s Ted Lasso
• Brandon: Possessor.
• Coté: Descript, so far. Bear app. Don’t spike your mind during family time with inserting work.

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