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AWS, Microsoft Slow Down Data Center Deployments
April 22, 2025

AWS and Microsoft are pausing or slowing down the development of data centers, according to a Wells Fargo research note shared with PYMNTS. Several industry sources told Wells Fargo’s analysts team that AWS has “paused a portion of its leading discussions” on colocated data centers,...

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Researchers Unveil 3D Tech That Lets Users ‘Touch’ Virtual Items
April 18, 2025

A research team in Spain has created a novel technology that will let users “touch” and “manipulate” virtual objects — potentially redefining how people shop online, analyze medical images and the like. FlexiVol is a display system that lets users “reach” into 3D graphics and...

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Microsoft’s Greatest Hits and Epic Fails: A 50-Year Wild Ride
April 12, 2025

It’s hard to believe Microsoft hit the big 5-0 this month. It’s also equally astounding that we have been fighting Windows bugs and frozen screens for decades — and yell “Come on!” when it decides to do long software updates just before an important business...

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Google and Amazon Seek Government Software Market Share Amid DOGE’s Efforts
April 04, 2025

Google and Amazon reportedly see an opportunity to gain ground in the government software market amid the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to reduce waste and inefficiency in the federal government. DOGE has focused in part on the software used by the government, and it has been...

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Intel’s New CEO Vows to Reform Outdated Development Model
April 02, 2025

Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is clear-eyed about the chipmaker’s many problems and the tough road ahead as he engineers a turnaround to revive this legendary Silicon Valley company. “This is an iconic and essential company that is important for the industry and also to...

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Zoox CTO: Why Self-Driving Cars Are So Hard to Get Right
March 21, 2025

The road to autonomous vehicles is long and arduous, and it has already taken one high-profile victim: GM’s Cruise. Elon Musk has been promising autonomy in Teslas for years. It’s still not here. Jesse Levinson, co-founder and CTO at Zoox, Amazon’s robotaxi subsidiary, will be...

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Cloud Computing: From Fuzzy Diagrams to Business Backbone
March 17, 2025

Whether you’re streaming a movie on Netflix, collaborating with co-workers on a project, or running an artificial intelligence (AI) model, most likely you’re using cloud computing. Cloud computing is how many businesses and individuals today store, process and manage data. But what exactly is cloud...

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Wayve Reportedly Ready to Roll Out Self-Driving Tech
March 10, 2025

Self-driving startup Wayve is reportedly preparing to make its commercial debut. The U.K. company will introduce its driver-assistance system in partnership with global car companies in the U.S. and Germany “in the near term,” CEO Alex Kendall said in an interview with Bloomberg News Monday (March 10). Kendall declined...

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Quantum Leap: 3 Key Developments Chart Path to Real-World Applications
March 03, 2025

Three major breakthroughs are shaking up the world of quantum computing to potentially enable real-world applications so advanced they could only run on quantum computers — in five years. Last week, Amazon unveiled its first quantum computing chip, Ocelot, that uses scalable architecture to reduce...