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Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down.
A pretty standard resignation note to staff. It remains to be seen whether Farquhar has any further plans down the line.
As for me, I’m looking forward to spending some time with my young family, improving the world via philanthropy with Skip Foundation and Pledge 1%, investing with Skip Capital, as well as mentoring other tech CEOs.
My last day as co-CEO will be Aug 31, 2024, and after that, I will remain a board member and a special advisor.
Look what just arrived at Gloss HQ. Stay tuned for impressions next week.
(please free me from this hellsite)
In a move that once seemed impossible, Apple has allowed retro game emulators onto the App Store. And today one of the best ones, Delta…
An incredible, slightly terrifying story from The Verge on the undersea cables that make all of this possible.
As the feature piece says, you’ll only notice the industry if it breaks.
The lifestyle can be an obstacle. A career in subsea means enduring long stretches far from home, unpredictable schedules, and ironically, very poor internet. “Everyone complains about that,” said Kaida Takashi, a senior advisor at KCS, who is trying to get the Ocean Link set up with Starlink. It’s a generational difference, he said. For someone like him, a 62-year-old ham radio enthusiast, Wi-Fi barely fast enough to email is a luxury. Other industry veterans reminisced about the days when they felt fortunate to get faxes on board, or waiting for the mailbag in port, or the novelty of using the very cable they were laying to make calls from the middle of the ocean. But for people who grew up with an expectation of constant connectivity, the disconnection of shipboard life can cause visible discomfort. “It’s a part of them,” one industry veteran marveled of his younger colleagues. “They can’t let it go.”
Kobo has announced two new e-readers, both rocking a pretty big new feature for the category — colour!
Despite being a standard across Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon and Facebook, hashtags on Threads will not act like other hashtags
A likely Game Of The Year contender, Baldur’s Gate 3 is making a deluxe splash via Larian’s online storefront. Launching in Q1 2024 on two…
After a day of leaks and speculation, Sony has officially announced “The Last of Us Part II Remastered,” complete with a special edition…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is finally (probably) complete, with the launch of Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass now out. Alongside the DLC…
Ubisoft, the French gaming company, has recently undertaken employee layoffs, with the Montreal studio (known for Assassin’s Creed) being…
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