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How W4 plans to monetize the Godot game engine using Red Hat’s open-source playbook

TechCrunch

million in seed funding to make its mission a reality, with backers including OSS Capital; Lux Capital; Sisu Game Ventures; and — somewhat notably — Bob Young , the cofounder and former CEO of Red Hat, an enterprise-focused open-source company that IBM went on to acquire for $34 billion in 2019. ” The open source factor.

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Despite remote work and the economic downturn, some companies look to London for expansion

TechCrunch

Barely a day goes by without news of layoffs emerging from the tech world — from cybersecurity to gaming , no industry is impervious. Does their industry, profitability, business model, or financial independence come into play? Why are some companies seemingly swimming, while others sink? And why might the U.K.

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Scaling Technology and Organizations Together with Randy Shoup

Gitprime

He was the VP of Engineering at Stitch Fix, Director of Engineering for the Google App Engine, the CTO and cofounder of Shoplilly, and the Chief Engineer at eBay, among other leadership positions. Make the shift from monolith to microservices—but only if you need to. You may—and you may well not. “My