Ep 39: News roundup - Big Tech wins again, Big Gov making moves, even bigger ransomware attacks, while Bezos gets ready to blast off

This episode we’re covering the news, and there's a whole lot to catch up on! Facebook youngest company to surpass $1T valuation after scoring Antitrust win. The Pentagon Scraps $10B cloud computing contract "JEDI",  plans to split between Microsoft and Amazon. Plus, a new ransomware attack targeting Kaseya, who provides software to over 1,500 Managed Security Service Providers, demanding a record $70 million and impacting over 1M computers. Didi app pulled from app stores in China after suspension order. Microsoft executive says U.S. overuses secret orders for Americans' data, and Judge tears Florida’s social media law to shreds for violating First Amendmen. Tune in for the discussion.   

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Interested in the future of Internet technology? Join us each week as we talk about the latest news and trends in AI, blockchain, IoT, and cloud with founders and innovators building the next wave. We cover the rise of the fourth platform that will serve billions of connected people, apps, and devices in the age of IoT. Along the way, we interview leaders and executives at some of today’s top technology firms, who share their real-world experiences from the practitioner’s point of view. About our hosts: Dean Nelson is the founder of Infrastructure Masons and CEO of Virtual Power Systems. Previously, he was head of Uber Compute. Dean's an expert in IT and hyperscale infrastructure who's led over $10B in datacenter projects in 9 countries. James Thomason is the CTO of EDJX and President of Rave Media. He was formerly CTO of Cloud at Dell. He's a repeat Silicon Valley technology expert and entrepreneur with over $1B in career exits across 14 startups. Brad Kirby is the COO of EDJX and is a CPA with deep fintech experience gained through various roles over his 15 year career, split between Deloitte and Brookfield prior to EDJX.