A U.S. judge has allowed Amazon.com Inc’s motion to temporarily halt the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp’s $10 billion cloud computing deal which Amazon said was reflective of President Donald Trump’s undue influence. In November 2019, Amazon, which had been seen as a front-runner to win the cloud computing contract, had filed a…
In a statement, Microsoft Corp disclosed, a hacking group called “Thallium” has taken control of web domains to steal nuclear related data. In a blog post, Microsoft stated, Thallium, believed to be operating from North Korea, targeted government employees, university staff members, think tanks, and individuals working on nuclear proliferation issues, among others. Most of…
In a complaint filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Amazon Inc has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of having a bias and exerting “improper pressure” in the awarding of a $10 billion cloud computing contract to its rival, Microsoft Corp. Amazon’s complaint states, Trump had launched a “repeated public and behind-the-scenes attacks to…
Amazon.com Inc has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims contesting the awarding of an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp by the Pentagon. According to a spokesman for Amazon, the company has filed a complaint and supplemental motion for discovery under seal. “The Complaint and related filings…
In a statement tech giant Microsoft Corp said, its workplace messaging app, Teams, has more than 20 million daily active users, up from 13 million in July 2019. Microsoft offers Teams as part of some Office365 business packages; it also offers a free version. Teams allows users to chat, share files, make calls and hold…
In a statement Amazon.com Inc disclosed it is contesting the Pentagon’s award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp. Amazon.com has expressed concerns that politics may have got in the way of a fair contracting process. Last Friday, Amazon.com had filed a notice that it will formally resist the decision…
Microsoft beat Amazon Web Services in securing the contract. Microsoft Corp has beaten Amazon.com Inc in winning a $10 billion cloud computing contract from the Pentagon, said the Defense Department in a statement. The contracting process, mired in allegations of conflict of interest even drew the attention of President Donald Trump, who has publicly taken…
Insomniac Games Inc is known for developing the Spider-Man game of which 13.2 million copies have been sold as of the end of July 2019. Sony Interactive Entertainment disclosed it would acquire privately held Insomniac Games Inc, known for developing games such as third-person shooter “Ratchet & Clank” and Marvel’s “Spider-Man” for an undisclosed amount.…
The new console will sport 120Mhz refresh rates, will include an SSD and an AMD chip. Expect to snag one during the 2020 holiday shopping season. Microsoft has unveiled its next-gen Xbox console, called “Project Scarlett” which will hit the stores during the 2020 holiday season. In the Xbox E3 conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft…
Microsoft aims to hire more than 100 local engineers in order to customize its applications for the African market and create new ones that are customized for the continent. In a significant development, Microsoft Corp stated, it will be investing $100 million in Africa in the next five years, so as to open an Africa…
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