Episode 443 | Microsoft's Blockbuster Blizzard Acquisition & Updates to Azure Kubernetes Service
Summary: <p>This week Microsoft dropped the news of its biggest acquisition to date and AC and CJ dive in to dissect it from their points of view. </p><h3 id="news">News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/">Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/01/18/microsoft-deal-to-buy-activision-blizzard-will-likely-go-through-says-mkms-handler.html">Microsoft deal to buy Activision Blizzard will likely go through, says MKM’s Handler</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch">Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/sony-reminds-microsoft-of-contractual-obligations-to-make-activision-games-cross-platform/">Sony reminds Microsoft of contractual obligations to make Activision games cross-platform</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-azure-kubernetes-support-for-upgrade-events/">Generally available: Azure Kubernetes support for upgrade events</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-containerd-support-for-windows-in-aks/">Generally available: Containerd support for Windows in AKS</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-fips-enabled-node-pool-in-azure-kubernetes/">General availability: FIPS enabled node pool in Azure Kubernetes</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-ultra-disks-support-on-aks/">General availability: Ultra disks support on AKS</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-kubernetes-version-alias-support-in-aks/">Public preview: Kubernetes version alias support in AKS</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-active-georeplication-in-enterprise-tiers-for-azure-cache-for-redis/">Public preview: Support for managed identity in Azure Cache for Redis</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/azure-machine-learning-announcements-january-2022-general-availability-announcement/">Azure Machine Learning Announcements – January 2022 General Availability Announcement</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="picks">Picks</h3> <p>AC’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/nasa-sun-parker-solar-probe/621275/">We Booped the Sun</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/01/harken-back-to-the-late-1990s-with-this-re-creation-of-the-dialup-internet-experience/">Hark back to the late 1990s with this re-creation of the dialup Internet experience</a></li> </ul>
