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Published: Oct. 27, 2023, 5:30 a.m.

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This week, we discuss Microsoft and Google Cloud earnings, the future of passwords, the validity of DORA Metrics, and share some thoughts on esoteric Excel bug fixes.

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Runner-up Titles

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• Spicy takes and f-bombs
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• Not pants
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• Real scientists don\\u2019t use Excel
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• We fixed it
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• Private equity is coming for you
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• Jerks on the phone\\u2026 go!
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• They\\u2019re going to steal our eyes and thumbs
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Rundown

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• Microsoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific data
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• Control data conversions in Excel for Windows and Mac
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• Cloud News and Earnings\\n\\n
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  • Clouded Judgement 10.20.23
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  • Microsoft blows past earnings estimates as cloud growth comes in hot
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  • Microsoft has over a million paying GitHub Copilot users: CEO Nadella
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  • Jamin Ball on LinkedIn: On the Microsoft earnings call
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  • Google-parent Alphabet\'s cloud division misses revenue estimates, as Microsoft\\u2019s cloud booms
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  • How AI-driven software creation tools speed up your development
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  • Amazon launches European \'sovereign\' cloud as EU data debate rages
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• Passwords\\n\\n
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  • Hackers Stole Access Tokens from Okta\\u2019s Support Unit
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  • 1Password is the latest victim of Okta\\u2019s compromise
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  • Passkeys (Passkey Authentication)
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• Apple may be planning a surprise October iMac announcement
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• Despite the Hype, Engineers Not Impressed with DORA Metrics
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• Amazon Could Reportedly Sign Billion Dollar Microsoft 365 Deal
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Relevant to your Interests

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• Broadcom and VMware Announce Election Deadline for VMware Stockholders to Elect Merger Consideration
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• Beijing weighs delaying approval of $69bn Broadcom-VMware deal
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• Announcing Neptyne for Google Sheets
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• Discord expands online marketplace as it tries to justify $15 billion valuation
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• Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen \'significantly\'
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• Amazon managers can now sack employees who won\\u2019t work from the office 3 days a week
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• Amazon\\u2019s Andy Jassy Plans to Crash the AI Party
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• US v Google Antitrust Trial Transcripts I The Capitol Forum
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• Crane Venture Partners Flight 2023
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• How Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops (and why it\'s called \'Project Sputnik\')
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• What\\u2019s inside Apple\\u2019s $129 Thunderbolt cable?
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• Why can\'t our tech billionaires learn anything new?
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• Amazon Could Reportedly Sign Billion Dollar Microsoft 365 Deal
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• Stay in EU, comply with EU law: EU\\u2019s digital chief warns X\\u2019s Musk
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• Meta sued by 42 attorneys general for addictive features targeting kids
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• Apple Silicon M1 Power Consumption Deep Dive Part 1: Safari vs Chrome
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• Automattic is acquiring Texts and betting big on the future of messaging
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• The founder of startup Bonobos hid a bipolar diagnosis for decades. Now he\\u2019s on a mission to destigmatize mental health at work
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• Sam Bankman-Fried Set to Testify at His Fraud Trial
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• Fed wants to lower \'swipe fees,\' a potential blow to banks and credit card giants
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Nonsense

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• Costco CEO Craig Jelinek to step down Jan. 1. COO Ron Vachris will take over
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• McKinsey: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Listener Feedback

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Conferences

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Photo Credits

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