Historically, developers independently implemented error handling, observability, and security within each application or microservice to ensure the success of inbound and outbound…
Read MoreThievery Corporation is a Washington DC-based duo that defined and popularized a genre of music loosely called globetronica. They just released their latest album, Saudade. I caught up with Rob Garza (one half of the group) to talk about Internet, creativity, streaming, Pandora and Spotify.…
Read MoreThe future of the media business continues to be an important and oftentimes confusing discussion. Here are a few thoughts.…
Read MoreNew Gilded age, return of the Mad Men, David Letterman’s last great moment, Kevin Kelly, Bill Gross, fraught life of a Raiderette and beyond quantum computing — that’s what’s on the menu this weekend.…
Read MoreZebras, bucks, deer, chimpanzees and cows -- it is the Animal Planet edition of what to read this weekend. And they are all thought-provoking stories. Happy reading!…
Read MoreSotheby’s troubles, $1000 Genome, Silver Thief is on the loose, A food site breaks up with Facebook, what are the technical textiles of tomorrow and the sexiest dog in Chicago are among this week’s recommendations.…
Read MoreIf you are interested in reading about Box, its horrid financials and high cost of customer acquisition, or the new reality for enterprise focused startups, then I suggest you stop reading this. Because this is really about Aaron Levie, the co-founder of Box.net and me.…
Read MoreWhy it sucks to be a retail worker, the Target failure and Candy-Crushed?: These are three of the top seven stories I recommend for this weekend’s reading.…
Read MoreSilence as a luxury; the end of rhinos and the price we will pay; outsourcing humanity; the unkindness of aging; Tutankhamun’s blood; and a conversation with genetics giant and Nobel Laureate Sydney Brenner -- are on the menu this week.…
Read MoreSuzanne Vega, Rupert Murdoch’s broken marriage, Silicon Valley’s circus of innovation, Tom Steyer, the inconvenient billionaire; South Sudan’s old enmities and Facebook’s plan to conquer the world — some of the stories on menu this weekend. …
Read MoreWho is Jimmy Fallon, Presidency outsourced, everything that is wrong with Donald Trump, why do we hate Google buses, the last days of Ambercombie & yet another Texas politician who is ambitious. These and more stories are on reading menu this week.…
Read MoreI couldn't be more proud of the strong company that we have built over the last seven years. It's now time for Gigaom, and for me personally, to break new ground.…
Read MoreEmail is a bane and a boon and it keeps growing. Email and its sheer size and scope keeps attracting founders - young and old - who are lured by the potential riches. Javier Soltero, co-founder and CEO of Acompli, thinks he has what it takes to win.…
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