The public survey will look for opinions on how personal data should be exploited, in the wake of earlier data protection scandals
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Microsoft Builds AI Into Windows 10 With Spring Update
The Windows ML artificial intelligence platform will help Windows gadgets carry out machine learning tasks themselves, instead of sending them to the cloud
Microsoft Customises Cloud, Offline Azure Services For US Government
Microsoft has released a government edition of the Microsoft 365 bundle, with Azure Stack set to link to the Azure Government cloud
Data Centre Heists: Raiders Steal Hundreds Of Bitcoin-Mining Servers In Iceland
Eleven suspects have now been arrested in connection with the crime spree, the biggest in Iceland's history
High Court Urged To Force Urgent Changes To Surveillance Law
Campaigners want changes to Snooper's Charter in place by July after court found portions 'incompatible' with EU law
Apple Confirms Major Cloud Deal With Its Fiercest Rival, Google
The deal, said to be worth up to $600m, sees users' iCloud data hosted with Apple's top competitor in the mobile arena
GTT Grows Data Centre Network With £1.6bn Interoute Deal
European data centre networking provider snapped by American cloud networking specialist
Samsung Targets Enterprise Storage With 30TB SSD
Solid state disk with whopping 30TB capacity begins production run at Samsung factories
Tech Leaders Urge UK To Maintain EU Data Standards After Brexit
techUK warns regulatory divergence from the European Union on data protection would make it more difficult for Britain to lead Europe's IT sector
Oracle Buys Security Startup Zenedge To Boost Cloud Platform
Zenedge is to expand Oracle's already strong cloud security range, following plans to build a dozen new data centres worldwide
Citrix Buys Network Optimisation Start-Up Cedexis
The French-American company, headquartered in Portland, maps the best routes for traffic headed for clouds around the world
German Court Says Facebook Privacy Practices Are Illegal
Facebook doesn't give users enough information before granting itself broad access to their personal data, finds a Berlin regional court
Ex-Intel Executives Launch New Arm Server Chip Company
Former Intel President Renee James is heading up Ampere, which is using the Arm architecture for processors aimed at private and public clouds
Dell Confirms It Could Pursue IPO Or VMware ‘Combination’
Dell confirms it is evaluating its options in SEC filing
Samsung Starts Making Crypto-Currency Mining Chips
Chippy business. South Korean electronics giant is making chips designed to harvest crypto-currency coins
Oracle CEO Urges Enterprises To Ditch Data Centers And Move To Cloud
Mark Hurd said too much choice has produced complex and costly data centers that should be replaced by cloud systems
Microsoft Expands Azure Event Grid As It Hits General Availability
Azure Event Grid service allows for the easy creation of serverless workflows
Cisco Promises More Agile, Predictive Networks
More responsive and agile networks on the way as Cisco touts new 'intent-based networking' features
Intel Buoyed By Data Centre & IoT Despite Spectre & Meltdown
Mostly positive results for chip giant as data centre success helps revenue growth, as profitability dips
NHS Gives Thumbs Up To Cloud For Medical Record Storage
New NHS Digital guidelines give broad approval to the use of cloud services for storing medical records - including facilities in Europe and the US
Amazon’s List of 20 Potential HQ2 Sites Shows Focus On Washington DC
ANALYSIS: All the signs point to the US capital being the home of Amazon's second headquarters
Digital Transformation At The Met: Box, Windows XP Migration & Amazon Echo
Met Police CIO Angus McCallum talks about the adoption of Box, how the force is nearing its Windows XP migration and his views on Amazon Echo
Box Chooses London’s Tech City For New European HQ
Box gives vote of confidence to London and Tech City by opening new office on Silicon Roundabout
Google AutoML Will ‘Democratise’ AI By Minimising Skill Needed To Train Custom Models
Google AutoML tools will make it simple to train custom AI models that are 'beyond the dreams' of most engineers
Google Plots 5 New Regions And 3 New Subsea Cables To Boost GCP
Google makes investments in cloud infrastructure to boost GCP and other apps
Veeam Buys AWS Enterprise Continuity Start-Up For £31m
N2WS provides cloud-native enterprise backup and recovery systems for Amazon Web Services, which leads the cloud platform market
AWS Reaches 50 Availability Zones With London Launch
AWS opens third zone in London as it expand global footprint and promises greater reliability
BT Offers Business Customers Direct Access To IBM Cloud
BT promises direct connection to IBM Cloud will improve security, reliability and performance for applications and data
Data Privacy, Security Top Microsoft’s Hot Button Tech Issues In 2018
Data privacy isn't only a top concern for Microsoft. It will go before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue the issue involving the data stored abroad
Meltdown & Spectre: AWS, Azure & GCP Take Measures To Protect Cloud Customers
Public cloud vendors work to protect users from industry-wide Meltdown and Spectre chip vulnerabilities