Tech News update Pentagon rethinks parts of $10 billion JEDI cloud contract awarded to Microsoft Mar 13, 2020 The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking court permission to reconsider certain aspects of its decision to award a $10 billion cloud…
Tech News update Satya Nadella says avoiding politics helped Microsoft win the Pentagon cloud contract Nov 2, 2019 Microsoft was recently awarded a contract to supply cloud computing services to the Pentagon and this has left some critics wondering whether…
Computing Microsoft Wins $480M Contract to Provide HoloLens to US Military Dec 6, 2018 Microsoft has won a $480M contract with the US military to provide its HoloLens technology as part of an augmented reality technology package that…
Tech and Gadget Microsoft has no problem taking the $10B JEDI cloud contract if it wins | Tech Industry Oct 28, 2018 The Pentagon’s $10 billion JEDI cloud contract bidding process has drawn a lot of attention. Earlier this month, Google withdrew, claiming ethical…
Tech and Gadget Jeff Bezos is just fine taking the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract | Industry Oct 16, 2018 Some tech companies might have a problem taking money from the Department of Defense, but Amazon isn’t one of them, as CEO Jeff Bezos made clear…
Tech and Gadget Google Won’t Bid on Pentagon Contract, but Not Just Because Employees Wanted It To | Virtual Reality Oct 10, 2018 Good Guy Google? Google is taking the high ground — or is it? On Monday, the company told Bloomberg it wouldn’t submit a bid on a Pentagon contract…
Computing SpankChain Loses $40K in Hack Due to Smart Contract Bug | Crypto Oct 10, 2018 SpankChain, a cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, has suffered a breach that saw almost $40,000 in ethereum (ETH) stolen. In a blog…
Artificial intelligence Protesters call on Salesforce to end contract with border patrol agency | Artificial intelligence Sep 27, 2018 A dozen or so people accompanied by a 14-foot, 800-pound cage gathered in downtown San Francisco Tuesday morning to protest Salesforce’s contract…
Cyber Security Blockchain hustler beats the house with smart contract hack | Cyber Security Sep 15, 2018 A wily hacker has scored a thousand dollar cryptocurrency jackpot – 24 times – by using their own code to tamper with a smart contract run by a…
Computing Klarity uses AI to strip drudgery from contract review | Computing Aug 18, 2018 Klarity, a member of the Y Combinator 2018 Summer class, wants to automate much of the contract review process by applying artificial intelligence,…