Robert Scoble

ZeroVM: Smaller, Lighter, Faster

Developers have been buzzing lately about how virtualization containers can boost scale while lowering costs. We are big fans of containers and the ways that they simplify the deployment and management of cloud applications. We think the next step is containerizing and virtualizing the application, not just the machine.

http://www.rackspace.com/blog/zerovm-smaller-lighter-faster/

Pinterest Does Another Massive Funding - $225 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation

According to several sources, Pinterest has completed another enormous funding, this time nabbing $225 million with late-stage investor Fidelity Investments in the lead. The new infusion of cash - which comes on the heels of a very recent and massive funding in February of $200 million that valued the social scrapbooking company at $2.5 billion - pegs the latest valuation of Pinterest at $3.8 billion.

http://dthin.gs/18MgTTX

Rackspace Expands OpenStack Hybrid Cloud to Hong Kong

Rackspace Hosting announced on Tuesday that it has launched the first OpenStack hybrid cloud service in Hong Kong. Rackspace Hybrid Cloud combines public and private cloud, as well as dedicated servers, to enable businesses in the Asia-Pacific region to customize their architecture to fit their workloads and applications.

http://bit.ly/18KBRTb

Crazy Circuits Turn Anything Into a Musical Instrument

Ototo is a pocket-sized circuit board designed to be a "musical invention kit" for creative youngsters. Photo: Dentaku Similar super-powered PCBs have raised tons of money on Kickstarter, but Dentaku took a different approach and turned to Near Now, a charitable organization.

http://wrd.cm/HejMDd