Mon. 10/29 - Big Blue Gets Red Hat




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Summary: <p><strong><em>IBM buys Red Hat, museums get new ways to preserve video games, Sony announces the full list of titles for its retro PlayStation mini-console, DJI has a drone for first responders, and a look at the service Gab.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="http://vistaprint.com" target="_blank"><strong>Vistaprint.com</strong></a><strong> promocode: RIDE</strong> </li> <li><a href="http://DataDogHQ.com/ridehome" target="_blank"><strong>DataDogHQ.com/RideHome</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://tiny.website" target="_blank"><strong>Tiny.website</strong></a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/28/ibm-is-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-acquire-red-hat.html" target="_blank">IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion</a> (CNBC)</li> <li> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/28/forget-watson-the-red-hat-acquisition-may-be-the-thing-that-saves-ibm/%20" target="_blank">Forget Watson, the Red Hat acquisition may be the thing that saves IBM</a> (TechCrunch)</li> <li> <a href="https://stratechery.com/2018/ibms-old-playbook/" target="_blank">IBM’s Old Playbook</a> (Stratechery)</li> <li> <a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zm9az5/copyright-law-just-got-better-for-video-game-history" target="_blank">Copyright Law Just Got Better for Video Game History</a> (Motherboard)</li> <li> <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-23241.pdf" target="_blank">Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies</a> (PDF - US Copyright Office, Library of Congress)</li> <li> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/29/here-are-the-20-games-shipping-with-the-playstation-classic" target="_blank">Here are the 20 games shipping with the PlayStation Classic</a> (TechCrunch)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/29/dji-mavic-2-enterprise-drone-search-rescue/" target="_blank">DJI's latest Mavic 2 drone is built for search and rescue</a> (Engadget)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/28/18034126/gab-social-network-stripe-joyent-deplatforming-hate-speech-pittsburgh-shooting" target="_blank">Two more platforms have suspended Gab in the wake of Pittsburgh shooting</a> (TechCrunch)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/us/gab-robert-bowers-pittsburgh-synagogue-shootings.html" target="_blank">On Gab, an Extremist-Friendly Site, Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Aired His Hatred in Full</a> (New York Times)</li> </ul><p><br></p> <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/34f8474/podcast/sponsor/acugia/url/https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F">https://flipboard.com/</a>