This week we discuss the potential consequences of the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Gaming M&A and Docker’s latest funding. Plus, Coté offers advice about snakes….
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Rundown
Security experts say new EU rules will damage WhatsApp encryption (https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/28/23000148/eu-dma-damage-whatsapp-encryption-privacy)
Europe says yes to messaging interoperability (https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/24/dma-political-agreement/)
Amazon Game Studio Head Steps Down Amid Declining New World Active Players (https://www.mmorpg.com/news/amazon-game-studio-head-steps-down-amid-declining-new-world-active-players-2000124647)
Netflix buys Boss Fight in latest gaming acquisition (https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/03/25/netflix-buys-boss-fight-in-latest-gaming-acquisition)
As Docker gains momentum, it hauls in $105M Series C on $2B valuation (https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/31/as-docker-gains-momentum-it-hauls-in-105m-series-c-on-2b-valuation/)
Relevant to your Interests
Mac Studio Teardown: No upgradable storage… yet (https://youtu.be/TYF527DqnwY)
Teen Suspected by Cyber Researchers of Being Lapsus$ Mastermind (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-23/teen-suspected-by-cyber-researchers-of-being-lapsus-mastermind?sref=ylv224K8)
Apple acquires UK open banking startup Credit Kudos (https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/138898/apple-acquires-uk-open-banking-startup-credit-kudos)
PlanetScale Rewind (https://planetscale.com/blog/its-fine-rewind-revert-a-migration-without-losing-data)
Apple launches the first driver’s license and state ID in Wallet with Arizona (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-launches-the-first-drivers-license-and-state-id-in-wallet-with-arizona/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top)
Google Cloud now lets you suspend and resume VMs – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/23/generaly-availability-google-cloud-now-lets-you-suspend-vms/)
Sealed IBM files in age-discrimination case now public (https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/24/confidential_ibm_docs_age_discrimination/)
Want to smell in virtual reality? A Vermont-based startup has the technology (https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/03/14/virtual-reality-smell-ovr-technology)
Apple will reportedly sell the iPhone as a subscription service (https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/24/22994814/apple-iphone-hardware-subscription-bundle-report)
Nvidia CEO to Look at Intel for Foundry, Says Shift Will Be Hard (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-23/nvidia-ceo-to-look-at-intel-for-foundry-says-shift-will-be-hard?sref=GJfVw2fX) (
Instacart is slashing its valuation by almost 40% to $24B (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-25/instacart-slashes-its-valuation-by-almost-40-to-24-billion> ,conf June 13-16, 2022), June 13-16, 2022
THAT Conference Wisconsin (https://that.us/call-for-counselors/wi/2022/), July 25, 2022
SpringOne Platform (https://springone.io/?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=sdt), SF, December 6–8, 2022.
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