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Amazon Suspends Palestinian Engineer For Protesting Contract With Israeli Government
Amazon has suspended a Palestinian software engineer after he publicly opposed the firm's ties with Israeli government through internal channels. He criticised the tech giant's cloud computing contract with Israel, known as Project Nimbus
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UK's Fastest-Growing Salaries: See The 10 Jobs With The Biggest Pay Rises
The UK job market is experiencing significant growth in various sectors, with certain roles seeing substantial pay rises.
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Microsoft Touts AI Sales at Town Hall, Reveals Barclays Contract
Microsoft touted its progress selling AI tools to corporate customers during a companywide town hall this week. The world’s largest software maker is considered a leader in commercializing AI products, thanks to its close partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and has been embedding Copilot in its suite of productivity applications.
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Defence Ministry Signs Rs 1,220 Crore Deal With Bharat Electronics Limited
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited for the procurement of 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard at a total cost of Rs 1220.12 crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, the Ministry said.
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Infosys Stole Our Trade Secrets, Cognizant Alleges, Files Suit In US Court
Cognizant TriZetto Software Group Inc has filed a case against Infosys Limited in a US court over alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unfair competition.
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Microsoft Expects Next-Gen Xbox and PS6 to Launch in 2028, Claims It Has Been Losing Console Wars: Report
The next generation of gaming consoles should be out in 2028, Microsoft claimed during its ongoing Activision Blizzard FTC trial. The timeline coincides with Sony’s statement from 2022, which alluded that the next console generation won’t be here until 2027. Microsoft also admitted that it’s been losing the console wars since 2001 and therefo...
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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TSMC Unveils Software to Allow Automotive Chip Designers to Get Newest Chip Technology Into Cars Faster
TSMC on Wednesday announced that it will release new software to help automotive chipmakers bring the latest chip technology to cars at a faster rate. The software, that will be released later this year, will enable automotive chipmakers to start work on their designs about two years sooner than usual, according to TSMC.
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Crypto Breaks the Rules. That’s the Point
Cryptocurrency treats regulatory arbitrage as a feature, not a bug. The arbitrage conveys the message that the old regulations need to change. In the post-COVID world, software automatically issues crypto tokens, based on smart contracts that specify conditions for issuance. Standard US regulatory practice typically focuses on regulating host firms...
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Pegasus Spyware: NSO Ended Contract With UAE Over Dubai Leader's Hacking
The Israeli-based NSO Group ended its contract with the United Arab Emirates to use its powerful Pegasus state spyware tool because Dubai's ruler was using it to hack the phones of his ex-wife and some close to her, her lawyers told England's High Court.
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CoinBase Lands Another Huge Contract with US Government
CoinBase will be helping the US government with software assistance in the growing crypto space. This is the second such deal CoinBase has signed, and has been drawing criticism for online.
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Zoom Q2 Earnings Exceed Expectations But Growth Forecast Disappoints Investors
Zoom Q2 earnings report marks its first billion-dollar revenue quarter, but the company signaled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom, which sent its shares tumbling 11 percent.
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Apple to Face Hearing on App Store Developer Contracts Case on September 17 in France
A French court has set September 17 as the date for hearing a case brought by the finance ministry against Apple over allegedly abusive contractual terms imposed by the tech giant for selling software on its App Store.
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Microsoft Partners With Elon Musk's SpaceX to Target Space Customers
Microsoft is partnering with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk-led SpaceX and others as it targets space customers, the software giant said on Tuesday.
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Google Warns Turkish Partners Over New Android Phones Amid Dispute
Google has told its Turkish business partners it will not be able to work with them on new Android phones to be released in Turkey, after the Turkish competition board ruled that changes Google made to its contracts were not acceptable.
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Amazon Suspends Palestinian Engineer For Protesting Contract With Israeli Government
Amazon has suspended a Palestinian software engineer after he publicly opposed the firm's ties with Israeli government through internal channels. He criticised the tech giant's cloud computing contract with Israel, known as Project Nimbus
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UK's Fastest-Growing Salaries: See The 10 Jobs With The Biggest Pay Rises
The UK job market is experiencing significant growth in various sectors, with certain roles seeing substantial pay rises.
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Microsoft Touts AI Sales at Town Hall, Reveals Barclays Contract
Microsoft touted its progress selling AI tools to corporate customers during a companywide town hall this week. The world’s largest software maker is considered a leader in commercializing AI products, thanks to its close partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and has been embedding Copilot in its suite of productivity applications.
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Defence Ministry Signs Rs 1,220 Crore Deal With Bharat Electronics Limited
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited for the procurement of 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard at a total cost of Rs 1220.12 crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, the Ministry said.
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Infosys Stole Our Trade Secrets, Cognizant Alleges, Files Suit In US Court
Cognizant TriZetto Software Group Inc has filed a case against Infosys Limited in a US court over alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unfair competition.
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Microsoft Expects Next-Gen Xbox and PS6 to Launch in 2028, Claims It Has Been Losing Console Wars: Report
The next generation of gaming consoles should be out in 2028, Microsoft claimed during its ongoing Activision Blizzard FTC trial. The timeline coincides with Sony’s statement from 2022, which alluded that the next console generation won’t be here until 2027. Microsoft also admitted that it’s been losing the console wars since 2001 and therefo...
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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TSMC Unveils Software to Allow Automotive Chip Designers to Get Newest Chip Technology Into Cars Faster
TSMC on Wednesday announced that it will release new software to help automotive chipmakers bring the latest chip technology to cars at a faster rate. The software, that will be released later this year, will enable automotive chipmakers to start work on their designs about two years sooner than usual, according to TSMC.
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Crypto Breaks the Rules. That’s the Point
Cryptocurrency treats regulatory arbitrage as a feature, not a bug. The arbitrage conveys the message that the old regulations need to change. In the post-COVID world, software automatically issues crypto tokens, based on smart contracts that specify conditions for issuance. Standard US regulatory practice typically focuses on regulating host firms...
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Pegasus Spyware: NSO Ended Contract With UAE Over Dubai Leader's Hacking
The Israeli-based NSO Group ended its contract with the United Arab Emirates to use its powerful Pegasus state spyware tool because Dubai's ruler was using it to hack the phones of his ex-wife and some close to her, her lawyers told England's High Court.
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CoinBase Lands Another Huge Contract with US Government
CoinBase will be helping the US government with software assistance in the growing crypto space. This is the second such deal CoinBase has signed, and has been drawing criticism for online.
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Zoom Q2 Earnings Exceed Expectations But Growth Forecast Disappoints Investors
Zoom Q2 earnings report marks its first billion-dollar revenue quarter, but the company signaled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom, which sent its shares tumbling 11 percent.
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Apple to Face Hearing on App Store Developer Contracts Case on September 17 in France
A French court has set September 17 as the date for hearing a case brought by the finance ministry against Apple over allegedly abusive contractual terms imposed by the tech giant for selling software on its App Store.
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Microsoft Partners With Elon Musk's SpaceX to Target Space Customers
Microsoft is partnering with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk-led SpaceX and others as it targets space customers, the software giant said on Tuesday.
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Google Warns Turkish Partners Over New Android Phones Amid Dispute
Google has told its Turkish business partners it will not be able to work with them on new Android phones to be released in Turkey, after the Turkish competition board ruled that changes Google made to its contracts were not acceptable.
