This week, we discuss New Relic going private, Dell buying Moogsoft and digital transformation comes to Border Control. Plus, ideas for a last minute family vacation.
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The Paris economy is all croissants.The Euphoria of the BuffetAll that firing people gave us a soft landing.Is it going to be New Logic, or SumoRelic?You drive a hard bargain, now we’re billionairesThe tinfoil hat of complexityJust buy more backpacksHere in the United States, we have a lot of banks.Can Americans use it?Bigger numbers are smaller numbers.It’s pretty easy to quarantine with Internet.Rundown
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