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They make a good Teams: Slack CEO’s virtual wedding could take place on rival Microsoft tool

GeekWire

Rubio said that she and Butterfield — described by some as Silicon Valley’s newest “it” power couple — were planning to get married virtually in California next week. The two founded the photo-sharing site Flickr together in 2004 and split in 2007. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Jen Rubio (@jennifer).

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IDF 2014: Bare Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization

Scott Lowe

This is a live blog of session DATS004, titled “Bare-Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications.” Weaver includes a discussion of the drivers behind virtualization as well as the pros and cons of virtualization. IDF 2014: Bare Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization.

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Review: ‘Lies Beneath’ virtual reality horror game from Drifter feels both new and nostalgic

GeekWire

It’s a lot like the slightly janky horror games of that period, just brought forward into virtual reality. The hatchets in particular have a real sense of impact behind them, and it’s a great feeling to dispose of a zombie in your path by cleaving its head clean off with one swing of your virtual machete.

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Hilmar Veigar Pétursson interview: Remembering 20 years of Eve Online

Venture Beast

Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has worked at Eve Online maker CCP Games, Iceland’s biggest game studio, for 20 years, and he has been CEO since 2004. For the service, he gets the honor of getting a big Viking sword. To date, CCP Games has given out 80 swords.

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Avalara co-founder leads new advisory firm helping companies create digital assets

GeekWire

But some believe the “metaverse” is dead , given how the hype around virtual worlds from companies such as Meta and Microsoft has quickly been replaced by generative AI and other trends. The company launched in 2004, helping online retailers and others better adhere to complex tax regulations. billion.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

They’re concerned that Microsoft is using software licensing to limit European businesses’ choice of cloud service provider for services including desktop virtualization and application hosting. billion in 2008 for failing to comply with the 2004 ruling. Microsoft’s licensing changes came into effect on October 1, 2022.

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The latest robots are virtually indistinguishable from people

Trends in the Living Networks

Moving swiftly on from the creepiness of the 2004 movie Polar Express, the characters in Avatar in 2010 captured many hearts and minds. However robot faces are now becoming close to indistinguishable from a human face (though the rest of the body will be a lot harder).