Summary: <p>AC and CJ geek out on the Mars rover landing this week, discuss Apples M1 malware and SSD issues and dive into Azure, M365 and Edge news.</p><h3 id="banter">Banter</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/first-malware-m1-macs-3801935/">M1 Macs face first recorded malware</a></li> <li><a href="https://linustechtips.com/topic/1306757-m1-mac-owners-are-experiencing-extremely-high-ssd-writes-over-short-periods-of-time-likely-thanks-to-aggressive-swap/">M1 Mac owners are experiencing extremely high SSD writes over short periods of time, likely thanks to aggressive swap</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="news">News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/">Mars 2020 Mission: Perseverance Rover</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQwuYZbA6o">See Mars Like Never Before! NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends New Video and Images of the Red Planet</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2021/02/11/investing-to-grow-in-and-with-atlanta/">Investing to grow in and with Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="https://aimgroup.com/2021/02/22/linkedin-building-gig-marketplace/">LinkedIn is building a gig marketplace</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-starts-testing-kids-mode-microsoft-edge">Microsoft starts testing Kids Mode for Microsoft Edge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-unified-office-app-is-now-available-for-ipad">Microsoft’s unified Office app is now available for iPad</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-readies-power-fx-a-new-power-platform-low-code-language/">Microsoft readies Power Fx, a new Power Platform low-code language</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.microsoft.com/industry/">What’s Next for Industry</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/blog/accelerating-department-of-defense-mission-workloads-with-azure/">Accelerating Department of Defense mission workloads with Azure</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/23/biden-semiconductor-shortage-meeting/">Growing computer-chip shortage alarms Biden and Congress</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="picks">Picks</h3> <p>AC’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://every.to/divinations/creeping-as-a-service-craas">Creeping as a Service (CraaS)</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://randomascii.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/arranging-invisible-icons-in-quadratic-time/">Arranging Invisible Icons in Quadratic Time</a></li> </ul> <p>Listener Pick - Wictor Wilen</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsTTXYxydOE">Automatic pool stick vs. strangers</a></li> </ul>
