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Amazon Challenges Pentagon Over JEDI Cloud Contract
Political bias? AWS files intention to appeal DoD's decision to give major cloud contract to Microsoft
Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant Unlocked Via Laser
“Alexa, unlock the front door!” Researchers warn they can remotely control digital assistants and smart speakers
Apple Expands Lead In Tablets And Takes Aim At Laptops
Apple's iPad sales grow by more than 20 percent to take nearly one-third of the tablet market, while Samsung and Huawei plummet
Amazon Pinged For Misleading Prime Sign Up – ASA
Advertising watchdog: Amazon used misleading payment page to get users to sign up for its Prime subscription service
Microsoft Wins $10 Billion Pentagon ‘JEDI’ Cloud Contract
Pentagon decides not to give lucrative contract to Jeff Bezos' AWS, after much scrutinised bidding process
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Partners Lockheed Martin For Moon Lander
Moon tourists? Space company of Amazon boss signs deals with multiple companies for moon landers
Smart Speakers Hacked To Listen In, Steal Passwords
Malicious third-party apps for Google Home and Amazon's Alexa can listen in on conversations and trick users into revealing passwords
Thousands On Twitch See Gunman’s Shooting Spree In Germany
Thousands watch gunman's video of attack outside German synagogue, before Twitch pulls the video
Amazon Sidewalk To Offer Long-Range Wireless For IoT
Move over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - Amazon reveals development of long-range wireless alternative for IoT devices
Amazon Expands Echo Range, Adds Wearables, Alexa Personalisation
Surprise motherf****r! Alexa's voice can soon be replaced by the voice of actor Samuel L Jackson
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Pledges To Be Carbon Neutral By 2040
Environmental pledge from CEO, as staff stage walkout at Seattle HQ in protest at Amazon's green record
EU ‘Prepared’ To Push Ahead With Digital Tax
If global plans fail to move ahead, new Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni says he will propose EU-wide tax targeting tech giants
Publishers Sue Amazon’s Audible Over Speech-To Text Feature
Publishers say Audible's Captions feature, set to debut next month, violates copyright law by converting audiobooks to text
US Tech Giants Testify Against French Digital Tax
Tax approved in July would disproportionately target US tech firms and would create a burden for consumers and enterprises, opponents say
MP Calls For Tougher Laws, Amid Alexa Privacy Concerns
Privacy concerns about Alexa spying on people prompts one MP to call for toughened new laws
DoJ Announces Anti-Trust Probe Of Tech Firms
'Market leading online platforms' face DoJ investigation over alleged anti-competitive practices
Republicans Urge Trump Not To Delay Pentagon Cloud Contract
Republicans ask President Trump not to delay Pentagon cloud project for which Amazon is competing
Microsoft Puts Amazon’s Alexa On Windows 10 Lock Screen
Feature arrives in a test Windows 10 build aimed for final release later this year, along with enterprise and security updates
Google Cloud Acquires Storage Start-Up Elastifile In Latest Buy
Google Cloud chief executive Thomas Kurian has made a series of acquisitions this year as he seeks to give the service an edge against Amazon and Microsoft
Microsoft Set To Pull Plug On Books Purchased From Microsoft Store
As it pulls out of e-book sales, the company is to remove access to all books aquired from the Microsoft Store over the past two years
Amazon Sued For Alexa Allegedly Recording Kids
Lawsuit alleges Alexa routinely records and voiceprints children without consent
DoJ Antitrust Boss Urged To Recuse Himself From Tech Probe
Antitrust chief must recuse himself from Google, Apple probe as he previously worked for them, says US senator
Bezos Admits Amazon Broadband Satellite Network Will Cost Billions
Amazon boss opens up about satellite plan, as animal rights protester interrupts him on stage
Amazon To Start Drone Deliveries ‘Within Months’
Amazon unveils latest version of its Prime Air delivery drone, after it finally gains FAA approval
US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe
The focus on 'anti-competitive conduct' at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare their own investigations into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Alexa Patent To Listen To All Words Spoken
Privacy threat? New Amazon patent means Alexa could always listen and record every word spoken to it
Amazon Trials Tech To Replace Warehouse Packers
The automated system, reportedly being tested in the UK, could allow Amazon to phase out thousands of its warehouse staff
Amazon Workers Listen To Alexa Recordings – Report
Are you listening Alexa? Amazon staff are “reviewing” audio clips of people speaking to their Echo smart speakers
Vestager Calls For Europe To ‘Take The Lead’ On Digital Tax
European countries should push ahead with taxes aimed at fairer digital taxation and allow the rest of the world to catch up, says EU competition commissioner