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Cloud

JEDI contract cancellation could give DOD cloud strategy a needed reboot

By Paul Gillin Jul 9, 2021

In scrapping its $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Defense surprised no one except perhaps Microsoft Corp., which appeared to have stolen the deal from front-running Amazon…

Security

Escalating ransomware attacks place greater focus on zero-trust network access

By Mark Albertson Jul 9, 2021

When a global pandemic forced the closure of millions of businesses, many employees were required to access company systems through virtual private networks. This proved to be a reasonable stopgap solution in the face…

Policy

Biden to sign executive order that will increase scrutiny of tech giants

By Maria Deutscher Jul 9, 2021

President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order today that will call for the implementation of 72 initiatives across more than a dozen government agencies to increase competition in the U.S. economy.…

AI

Facebook teaches walking AI robots to adapt on the fly to terrain such as dirt, sand and even swamps

By Mike Wheatley Jul 9, 2021

Facebook Inc.’s artificial intelligence researchers have come up with a more advanced method of teaching walking robots to adapt to different kinds of terrain on the fly. Using the method, robots can with relative…

Security

Coursera platform vulnerabilities could have exposed user data

By Duncan Riley Jul 8, 2021

This post has been edited to include a comment from Coursera Newly disclosed vulnerabilities in platform services provided by online education provider Coursera Inc. could have exposed user data before being fixed. Discovered by researchers…

Policy

Trump files lawsuits against social media companies over their alleged conservative bias

By James Farrell Jul 8, 2021

Former President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has filed lawsuits against Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Google LCC and their respective chief executives Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai. “We’re asking the…

Emerging Tech

Unicorns, financing, megarounds and exits all hit record highs in second quarter

By Duncan Riley Jul 8, 2021

Venture capital continued to boom in the second quarter with record numbers for new unicorns, U.S. financing, megarounds and exits, according to the latest quarterly State of Venture Report from CB Insights. The report…

Security

Morgan Stanley discloses data breach following attack on third-party vendor

By Duncan Riley Jul 8, 2021

Morgan Stanley has disclosed that some of its corporate customers had their data stolen following a data breach at a third-party vendor. The data breach involved Guidehouse Inc., a company that provides account maintenance…

Blockchain

Crypto and blockchain firm Circle to go public, raising funds via SPAC deal on $4.5B valuation

By Duncan Riley Jul 8, 2021

Cryptocurrency and blockchain services provider Circle Internet Financial Inc. is the latest to jump on the SPAC bandwagon as the company announced today that it plans to go public through a special-purpose acquisition company merger.…

Cloud

Microsoft cloud solution architect weighs in on cloud computing and more

By Alice Gillin Jul 8, 2021

Hybrid cloud solutions are hot right now, with many businesses recognizing the benefits of both on-premises and cloud architecture enterprises, especially in tandem. Approaching on-prem and cloud services, however, requires an understanding of both…

all stories

Escalating ransomware attacks place greater focus on zero-trust network access

Biden to sign executive order that will increase scrutiny of tech giants

Facebook teaches walking AI robots to adapt on the fly to terrain such as dirt, sand and even swamps

Coursera platform vulnerabilities could have exposed user data

Trump files lawsuits against social media companies over their alleged conservative bias

Unicorns, financing, megarounds and exits all hit record highs in second quarter

Morgan Stanley discloses data breach following attack on third-party vendor

Crypto and blockchain firm Circle to go public, raising funds via SPAC deal on $4.5B valuation

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