This week we discuss Oracle’s Cloud Growth(?), Starbuck’s blockchain-based loyalty program and André Staltz’s “Time Till Open Source Alternative” article. Plus, some thoughts on free coffee…

Runner-up Titles

It’s about me

Workshop it

I stand with the workers of Goldman Sachs

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Pulitzers and free coffee

Financial shenanigans

Hide the gift shop in the data center

Rundown

No more free coffee as bankers return to Goldman Sachs

Oracle on Verge of Becoming World’s Hottest Cloud Vendor

Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey

André Staltz - Time Till Open Source Alternative

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