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Zillow Group stock falls 10% after company says it will stop buying additional homes this year

GeekWire

Zillow Group announced Monday that it will not sign any new contracts to buy homes via its home-buying and selling service for the rest of this year due to “backlog in renovations and operational capacity constraints.” For comparison, Opendoor bought around 8,500 homes in the second quarter. (Zillow Image).

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Vrbo is blocking new Washington, DC reservations during inauguration week

The Verge

The news was tweeted by Expedia Group (which owns Vrbo) and from the official Vrbo Twitter account. It comes in light of DC officials encouraging people to stay home and participate in the inauguration virtually. In comparison, Airbnb not only blocked new reservations, but it canceled existing ones as well. through Friday, 1/22.

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Open Group Publishes Guidelines on Cloud Computing ROI

Cloud Musings

Open Group Publishes Guidelines on Cloud Computing ROI. In an important industry contribution, The Open Group has published a white paper on how to build and measure cloud computing return on investment (ROI). Connect via: CLOUD COMPUTING WORKING GROUP. Open Group Publishes Guidelines on Cloud Computing. Popular Pages.

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I just earned (and sold) my first Starbucks NFT: How it works, how much I made, and what I learned

GeekWire

After 11 days playing trivia challenges and mini-games, entering a contest to win coffee for life, pledging to spread holiday cheer, taking a virtual tour of a Costa Rican coffee farm, and regularly visiting my local coffee drive-through in real life, I finally earned a Starbucks digital stamp Monday afternoon. Then I sold it.

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Multicloud by design approach simplifies the cloud experience

CIO Business Intelligence

In comparison, a multicloud-by-design model helps overcome the challenges that may arise while operating a multicloud environment. Multicloud by Design: Making Multicloud Simple Many organisations ended up using multicloud by adopting various cloud platforms in a piecemeal manner which can lead to a siloed and complex IT environment.

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The Future of Learning: Exploring the Potential of Educational Platforms

Kitaboo

How to Select the Best Educational Platform Here are some key considerations that will help you select the best resource: User-Friendly Interface You must smartly make rigorous comparisons of various educational platforms, before settling for one. Look for channels that have an intuitive design, logical layout, and a clear course structure.

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Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

François Locoh-Donou , CEO of F5 Networks F5 CEO François Locoh-Donou on screen after a virtual recording of the GeekWire Podcast in his office at the F5 Tower in downtown Seattle. He is a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group. Diorio also serves as an affiliate professor of computer science and engineering at the UW.

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