Amazon comes up with data centre processor chip
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Who needs Intel and AMD?

Amazon’s cloud computing unit has designed a second, more powerful generation of data centre processor chip.

Microsoft 365 suffers OneDrive and SharePoint outages
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Microsoft 365 is more like 364

Software king of the world Microsoft has apparently been working overtime to create a sequel to Office 365 called Office 364.

Microsoft improves EU privacy rules
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Discovered it was breaking GDPR

Software King of the World Microsoft is updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in line with EU law.

TIM to spin off data centre operations
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Looking for an investor

Telecom Italia (TIM) plans to spin off its data centre operations and look for an investor ahead of a potential market listing, after announcing a partnership with Google to develop its cloud business.

Amazon to challenge loss of Jedi deal
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Court battle coming

Amazon is set to contest a decision by the US defence department to award the $10 billion Jedi defence contract to Microsoft.