Computing Platform News
From cloud hosting, PaaS and IaaS, through to Machine Learning and AI, this is our latest news and ongoing commentary on the computing platform sector.
Amazon files lawsuit contesting Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft
Reuters – Amazon.com Inc filed a lawsuit in a federal U.S. court on Friday contesting the U.S. Defence Department’s decision last month to award a Pentagon cloud comput...
U.S. lawmakers question Google about collection of health records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren along with fellow Senators Richard Blumenthal and Bill Cassidy wrote a letter to Alphabet’s Google o...
Salesforce to use Amazon AI technology to improve call center services
Reuters – Business software provider Salesforce.com Inc said on Tuesday it would use artificial intelligence (AI) technology from Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing unit ...
China’s Megvii seeks approval for Hong Kong IPO despite U.S. blacklist – sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence firm Megvii Technology Ltd plans to seek listing approval on Thursday for a Hong Kong IPO of at least $500 million, peop...
U.S. Congress seeks answers on patient privacy in Google, Ascension cloud deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Four Democratic leaders on the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce committee on Monday wrote Alphabet Inc’s Google and Ascension...
SoftBank to create $30 billion tech giant via Yahoo Japan, Line Corp deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Corp plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech group, as it strives to comp...
Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft said on Monday it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European...
‘Digital revolution’ excluding the most vulnerable, world leaders told
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From tackling diseases to improving transport, technology like data and artificial intelligence has unleashed a wave of opportunities, b...
US defence chief rejects Amazon’s accusations of bias in cloud contract
SEOUL (Reuters) – US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Friday rejected any suggestion of bias in a Pentagon decision to award Microsoft Corp an up to $10 billion cloud computin...
Amazon challenges Pentagon’s $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it is contesting the Pentagon’s award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp, expressing ...
Where US presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech
Reuters – In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America’s big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political spectrum, from ant...
Samsung, UAE funds lead $55 million investment in quantum computing startup
Reuters – US quantum computing startup IonQ said on Tuesday it raised $55 million in a funding round that was led by venture funds backed by Samsung Electronics and the gover...
Getting better? More women in tech but not at the top
LISBON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Technology firms are hiring more women and narrowing the gender gap, a poll by Europe’s largest technology conference found on Wed...
Twitter wants your feedback on its deepfake policy plans
Reuters – Social media platform Twitter on Monday unveiled its plan for handling deepfake videos and other manipulated media, and called for feedback from the public.