Episode 321: Cambrian explosion of screw drivers

This week we discuss GitLab going public, review iOS 15 and a few more thoughts on remote work. Plus, should the EU impose a universal phone charger?

Rundown

• GitLab
  
  
  • Microsoft GitHub rival GitLab files to go public after annualized revenue tops $200 million
  
  
  • GitLab: Benchmarking the S-1 Data
  
  
  • GitLab S-1 Analysis: How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up by @ttunguz
  
  


• Apple iOS 15 Review
  
  
  • Buy a 'free' iPhone 13 with trade-in at Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T: All you need to know
  
  
  • Apple iPhone 13 Review: The Most Incremental Upgrade Ever
  
  
  • EU to impose universal phone charger, in blow to Apple
  
  
  • 1Password’s iOS Safari extension looks good
  
  


• Ship / Show / Ask
  
  
  • Spend the money on Zoom-Box-Discord instead!
  
  

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• Apple rolls major Safari redesign out to Macs ahead of Monterey release


• This is your final warning to re-certify, Red Hat tells tardy sysadmins


• Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199


• Raspberry Pi attracts $45m after lockdowns fuel demand for PCs


• Zoom's $14.7 billion deal for Five9 under US national security review

Rundown

• Follow the millimetres


• It Has Come to Subscription Tacos


• A 10-Foot Wide House In Boston Sells For $1.25 Million


• Samuel Adams' latest potent beer is illegal in 15 states

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• Brandon: iPhone Battery & Power Repair


• Matt: Deep Rock Galactic


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