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Published: Oct. 29, 2021, 5:30 a.m.

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This week we recap Datadog\\u2019s announcements, discuss Sequoia\\u2019s investment pivot and hot takes on Facebook\\u2019s intent to rebrand. Plus, some thoughts on heated pools\\u2026

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Rundown

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• Dash 2021: Guide to Datadog\\u2019s newest announcements
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• The Sequoia Fund: Patient Capital for Building Enduring Companies
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• Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name
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Relevant to your interests

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• Sam Altman\\u2019s Worldcoin wants to scan eyeballs in exchange for crypto
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• Sphere has joined Twitter!
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• Red Hat continues to grow, but IBM\\u2019s struggles continue
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• Apple Safari browser might become the new Internet Explorer
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• VMware/Dell split confirmed for November 1st
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• Microsoft reverses controversial .NET change after open source community outcry
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• Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework 2.4 - Enterprise transformation without the risk of culture change!
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• Amazon Web Services plans to design more of its own semiconductors, CEO says
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• Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas, Part of Plan to Electrify Fleet
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• Web 2 Map
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• Australia Buys Telecom in Expensive Push to Keep China Out of Pacific
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• Microsoft acquires Clear Software to enhance connectivity to systems of record
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• NewRelic acquires CodeStream to provide chat in developer environments, inks Microsoft IDE partnership
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• Cisco Accelerates Innovation of AppDynamics Business Observability Platform with Intent to Acquire replex
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• vscode.dev Visual Studio Code for the Web
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• EBCDIC is incompatible with GDPR
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Nonsense

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• Open enrollment video for Facebook employees
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Conferences

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• MongoDB.local London 2021 - November 9, 2021
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• THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022
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Recommendations

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