IBM
What the cloud is Hashicorp: IBM makes $6.4 billion acquisition
The deal is set to cost IBM $35 per share for the company, a 42.6% premium to their recent closing price.
Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS 4.0
And there's an interesting writeup to go with it. Today, in partnership with IBM and in the spirit of open innovation, we’re releasing the source code to MS-DOS 4.00 under the MIT license. There’s a somewhat complex and fascinating history behind the 4.0 versions
Atlassian
Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down
A pretty standard resignation note to staff. It remains to be seen whether Farquhar has any further plans down the line. As for me, I’m looking forward to spending some time with my young family, improving the world via philanthropy with Skip Foundation and Pledge 1%, investing with Skip
New
New: Nothing ear (a)
Look what just arrived at Gloss HQ. Stay tuned for impressions next week.
Will Australia ban X?
(please free me from this hellsite)
Beautiful, polished game emulator Delta arrives on the App Store — as hell freezes over
In a move that once seemed impossible, Apple has allowed retro game emulators onto the App Store. And today one of the best ones, Delta…
An incredible, slightly terrifying story from The Verge on the undersea cables that make all of this possible
The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloatHow one crew risked radiation, storms, and currents to save Japan from digital isolation.The VergeJosh DziezaBy Josh Dzieza Art by Kristen RadtkeArt by Kristen Radtke Photography by Go TakayamaPhotography by Go Takayama As the feature piece says, you’ll only notice
New: Colour e-readers from Kobo shake e-ink up
Kobo has announced two new e-readers, both rocking a pretty big new feature for the category — colour!
Meta’s Threads continues to confuse with hash-less hashtags
Despite being a standard across Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon and Facebook, hashtags on Threads will not act like other hashtags
Baldur’s Gate 3 swings onto Xbox alongside physical deluxe edition
A likely Game Of The Year contender, Baldur’s Gate 3 is making a deluxe splash via Larian’s online storefront. Launching in Q1 2024 on two…
The Last Of Us Part 2 gets a remaster — because who remembers 2020
After a day of leaks and speculation, Sony has officially announced “The Last of Us Part II Remastered,” complete with a special edition…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe finishes Booster Course Pass
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is finally (probably) complete, with the launch of Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass now out. Alongside the DLC…
Ubisoft cuts 124 jobs, 98 at Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft, the French gaming company, has recently undertaken employee layoffs, with the Montreal studio (known for Assassin’s Creed) being…
Fortnite goes back to the future
What’s old is new again
Super Mario Wonder review — a future classic
★★★★★
PS5 firmware drops with minor changes
Sony has dropped a new update for the PS5, with a few changes to Music playback and PlayStation VR2. New voice features are unfortunately…