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  • Torch & Everwise merge into affordable exec coaching for all

    While companies might pay for a CEO coach, lower level employees often get stuck with lame skill-building worksheets or no mentorship at all. Not only does that limit their potential productivity, but it also makes them feel stagnated and undervalued, leading them to jump ship.Therapy…err…executive coaching is finally becoming destigmatized More

    Torch & Everwise merge into affordable exec coaching for all
  • AWS launches Bottlerocket, a Linux-based OS for container hosting

    AWS has launched its own open-source operating system for running containers on both virtual machines and bare metal hosts. Bottlerocket, as the new OS is called, is basically a stripped-down Linux distribution that’s akin to projects like CoreOS’s now-defunct Container Linux and Google’s container-optimized OS. The OS is currently in More

    AWS launches Bottlerocket, a Linux-based OS for container hosting
  • Pentagon asks court for time to reconsider JEDI award to

    The JEDI contract award process might never be done. Following legal challenges from Amazon after the Pentagon’s massive, $10 billion cloud contract was awarded to Microsoft in October, the Pentagon indicated in court documents last night that it wishes to reconsider the award.It’s just the latest plot twist in an More

    Pentagon asks court for time to reconsider JEDI award to Microsoft
  • Hitachi Vantara acquires what’s left of Containership

    Hitachi Vantara, the wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi that focuses on building hardware and software to help companies manage their data, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Containership, one of the earlier players in the container ecosystem, which shut down its operations last October.Containership, which launched More

    Hitachi Vantara acquires whats left of Containership
  • TFLiving, with $4.8M in seed funding, wants to be the

    TFLiving, looking to bring amenities to residential and commercial spaces, has today announced the close of a $4.8 million seed financing led by Camber Creek. Courtside Ventures, and other strategic investors, also participated in the round.TFLiving uses technology to connect service providers, like massage therapists, yoga instructors and dog walkers, More

    TFLiving, with $4.8M in seed funding, wants to be the Uber for amenities