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Broadcom distrust drives sales for VMware competition

Network World

Discontent over VMware licensing changes and shifts to the partner program has sent customers looking elsewhere, and at least two competitors say they are benefiting from the discord in the form of increased sales.

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Zulily co-founders Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon invest in ID verification tech startup Vouched

GeekWire

Its software analyzes images of photo identity documents including passports and driver’s licenses. The technology compares a user’s selfie to confirm identity. Use cases include KYC (know your customer) in banking; employment screening; gig economy hiring; contactless hotel check-in; and more.

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First glimpse of Amazon’s new robotaxi: Zoox autonomous vehicle spotted during video shoot

GeekWire

The car was photographed outside the Fairmont San Francisco hotel this weekend as crews captured footage. They sported the “ZOOX” logo and license plate, and the “push me, pull you” configuration expected to be a signature element of the Zoox design. 14, as you can see in the video above. Looks like 2021 to me!

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- Thanks & Turkeys 2010

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

This week Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier has a LOT for which to be thankful. Some of them are resorting to “compliance audits” to make sure we are paying for every last danged software license we are using. But I also have a few turkeys to carve.

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If it is always “Day 1” at Amazon, it is Day 10 in Government

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

Try getting a driver’s license or not paying your taxes. I recently stayed at a Hilton Hotel which had a happy hour with free beer. Governments have been around for dozens, hundreds of years. They rarely go into “excruciating, painful, decline” and very very rarely die. Are governments irrelevant? I honestly replied “no”.