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New Australian Law Requires Tech Firms To Help Cops Crack Encryption
The newly proposed measures would levy fines of up to £6m for organisations that fail to comply
Google Negotiates Deals For China Cloud Services – Report
Fresh attempt to re-enter Chinese market as US search engine reportedly holds talks with local cloud firms
Intel Delays 10nm ‘Cannon Lake’ Processors To Late 2019
Four years late. Fresh delay for next generation Cannon Lake processors, with mainstream release now only expected in late 2019
Amazon Profits From Cloud, Advertising Growth
Profits ahoy. Amazon's positive outlook cheers investors after Facebook disappointment
Microsoft Underscores ‘AI First’ Strategy At Partner Conference
At Inspire in Las Vegas, Microsoft outlines how it plans to weave AI and cloud computing into 'the fabric of life'
Microsoft, Walmart Join Forces Against Amazon
Walmart is to use Microsoft's cloud services as it looks for ways to fend off pressure from Amazon
Russian Telcos ‘Using Foreign Tech’ To Comply With Surveillance Laws
Russian companies are reportedly relying on foreign data storage gear due to the lack of local alternatives
Data Regulators See Spike In GDPR Complaints
Banks, tech giants and adtech firms are amongst those hit by the new data privacy law
Dell Set To Return To Public Markets Five Years After Going Private
The world's largest private tech company is to buy back VMware tracking stock as it prepares to relist in New York
Microsoft To Open Two Data Centres In Norway
Nordic expansion for Azure as Microsoft reveals plans for two new facilities in Norway
Qualcomm To Refocus Server Chip Business On Large Cloud Players
Despite rumours of a possible sale of its server chip division, Qualcomm insists it isn't going anywhere
US To Retake Supercomputing Crown With ‘Summit’
The new Oak Ridge National Laboratories system will be used to help build an exascale computer running at 100 petaflops
Microsoft Sinks Second Data Centre Under The Sea Near Orkney
No more worry about cooling costs, when you sink a data centre deep within the ocean, claims Microsoft
AI, Cloud And Blockchain ‘Creating New Risks’ For Banks
Financial organisations must work with authorities to revamp banking regulations, study finds
Kaspersky Lab To Open Swiss Data Centre, Amid Dutch Ban
Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns
Apple Cancels Plans For Galway Data Centre
Too much opposition to high tech facility that supposedly could have increased Ireland’s electricity consumption by 8 percent
Facebook Building Team To Design Own Chips – Report
Artifical intelligence move? Facebook is reportedly building a team to design its own semiconductors
Proposal Gives EU Judges Power To Demand Data Across Borders
The 'e-evidence' law would force tech firms to hand over data within as little as six hours
Top Cloud Infrastructure Vendors Set To Take Lion’s Share Of Market
The growing dominance of a few cloud infrastructure players could put pressure on enterprises, argues Gartner
Apple’s Facilities ‘Now Run Entirely On Renewable Energy’
But the move only scratches the surface, argues Greenpeace, since the vast majority of pollution occurs in the manufacturing supply chain
Global IT Spending To Rise 6.2 Percent, Gartner Predicts
Good news for tech industry with prediction of significant rise in IT spending thanks to weak US dollar
Double Fibre Network Rupture Downs Online Services Across The UK
Two separate network breaks cut off access to data centres run by cloud firm Iomart, affecting a wide range of customers
Bristol To Develop Smart Operations Centre Data Services
The council wants to use data gathered by the new Smart City Operations Centre to improve urban services
Data Regulator’s Cambridge Analytica Raid Delayed
The Information Commissioner's Office has had to wait for a warrant to search Cambridge Analytica's offices for controversial Facebook data after a judge adjourned the application
Google Ramps Up Cloud Security With New Features
The company may also be working on a blockchain-style digital ledger to further secure the Google Cloud
Kaspersky Lab Plots Swiss Data Centre To Allay Russia Concerns
Russian firm to open 'transparency centre' in Switzerland to handle US and European data
Quarter Of IT Leaders Unsure Of Regulatory Compliance Needs
Managing compliance is above the pay-grade of humble IT management, Pulsant survey finds
Microsoft Azure Expands Into Switzerland, Middle East
Along with expansion in Germany, Microsoft said it's planning new data centres for Switzerland and its first cloud facilities in the Middle East
Microsoft ‘To Open Two German Data Centres’
The software giant is reportedly set to open two data centres in Germany in a move that would keep customers' cloud data within the country