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Pentagon Confirms Investigation Of Signal Use By Pete HegsethPentagon Confirms Investigation Of Signal Use By Pete Hegseth

Pentagon Confirms Investigation Of Signal Use By Pete Hegseth

Inspector General at the Pentagon confirms investigation into the use of Signal app by US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegset

3 weeks ago
Anduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens OrderAnduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens Order

Anduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens Order

Anduril Industries, the defense-tech startup of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, is to take over Microsoft's $22 billion Pentagon headset order

2 months ago
Pentagon Adds Tencent, CATL To Military BlacklistPentagon Adds Tencent, CATL To Military Blacklist

Pentagon Adds Tencent, CATL To Military Blacklist

US Defense Department says EV battery maker CATL, tech giant Tencent are suppliers to China's military, amidst tech tensions

4 months ago
Microsoft Wins US Army Order For Upgraded HoloLens – ReportMicrosoft Wins US Army Order For Upgraded HoloLens – Report

Microsoft Wins US Army Order For Upgraded HoloLens – Report

HoloLens lifeline? Microsoft continues its $22 billion HoloLens IVAS deal with US Army, after Redmond update stops soldiers from throwing…

2 years ago
Pentagon To Split $9bn Cloud Contract With Microsoft, Amazon, Google, OraclePentagon To Split $9bn Cloud Contract With Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle

Pentagon To Split $9bn Cloud Contract With Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle

You can all share the spoils. DoD's JWCC project (formerly JEDI) is to be split between four cloud service providers

2 years ago
HoloLens Creator Leaves Microsoft Amid Misconduct AllegationsHoloLens Creator Leaves Microsoft Amid Misconduct Allegations

HoloLens Creator Leaves Microsoft Amid Misconduct Allegations

Microsoft’s HoloLens lead developer and boss, Alex Kipman, leaves the software giant after being accused of inappropriate behaviour

3 years ago
Pentagon’s JEDI Contract Successor, JWCC, Delayed Until DecemberPentagon’s JEDI Contract Successor, JWCC, Delayed Until December

Pentagon’s JEDI Contract Successor, JWCC, Delayed Until December

Yet another cloud contract delay. US DoD delays its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract from April until December

3 years ago
Pentagon Seeks Cloud Contract Bids From AWS, Microsoft, Google, OraclePentagon Seeks Cloud Contract Bids From AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle

Pentagon Seeks Cloud Contract Bids From AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle

Return of JEDI? US Department of Defense (DoD) last week solicited bids from cloud giants Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle

3 years ago
Google Actively Bidding For Pentagon Cloud ContractGoogle Actively Bidding For Pentagon Cloud Contract

Google Actively Bidding For Pentagon Cloud Contract

Don't be evil? Google's cloud division is reportedly bidding to work on the Pentagon's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability program

3 years ago
US Army Delays $22 Billion Microsoft Augmented Reality HeadsetsUS Army Delays $22 Billion Microsoft Augmented Reality Headsets

US Army Delays $22 Billion Microsoft Augmented Reality Headsets

United States Army pushes back deployment date of Microsoft's augmented reality headsets, but insists it still really wants them

4 years ago
Microsoft, Amazon Win Project Maven Contracts – ReportMicrosoft, Amazon Win Project Maven Contracts – Report

Microsoft, Amazon Win Project Maven Contracts – Report

Analysis shows Amazon and Microsoft win Pentagon drone contracts, after Google exited Project Maven in 2018 amid staff protests

4 years ago
Judge Dismisses Amazon’s JEDI Challenge After Project CancelledJudge Dismisses Amazon’s JEDI Challenge After Project Cancelled

Judge Dismisses Amazon’s JEDI Challenge After Project Cancelled

US judge dismisses Amazon's challenge to Pentagon award of $10bn JEDI contract to Microsoft as Defence Department plans new cloud…

4 years ago
Microsoft, AWS React To JEDI CancellationMicrosoft, AWS React To JEDI Cancellation

Microsoft, AWS React To JEDI Cancellation

Reactions from both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft to the Pentagon's decision to pull the plug on the JEDI cloud…

4 years ago
Pentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud ContractPentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud Contract

Pentagon Cancels JEDI Cloud Contract

Seething Microsoft? US DoD loses patience and pulls the plug on $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, after legal challenge by…

4 years ago
Pentagon Mulls JEDI Contract Cancellation Amid Legal FightPentagon Mulls JEDI Contract Cancellation Amid Legal Fight

Pentagon Mulls JEDI Contract Cancellation Amid Legal Fight

The Pentagon may cancel the JEDI contract altogether and start over, due to the legal battle raging over Microsoft's award

4 years ago

Judge Refuses To Dismiss AWS Claim Of Trump JEDI Interference

Failure for attempt by Microsoft and US DoJ to dismiss complaint from Amazon Web Services about Trump's JEDI contract interference

4 years ago

Microsoft Wins US Army Contract For Augmented Reality Headsets

Win for HoloLens technology, as Microsoft signs ten year contract with US Army worth $21.9 billion for augmented reality headsets

4 years ago

Amazon Urges Rethink On JEDI Contract Award

Amazon claims Microsoft cloud contract award was down to political interference, but Microsoft alleges that Amazon retrospectively adjusted its bid…

4 years ago

AWS Lambasts President Trump, As Pentagon Confirms Microsoft Jedi Contract

US Department of Defense confirms Microsoft's JEDI award, but AWS calls it a “politically corrupted contract award” and lambasts US…

5 years ago

SMIC In ‘Complete Shock’ Over US Sanctions Threat

Shares in Chinese chip maker SMIC have plummeted over concerns it will get dragged into US-China tech cold war and…

5 years ago

Huawei, China Telecom Backed By Chinese Military, US Claims

Twenty leading Chinese firms, including Huawei and China Telecommunications, are either owned by or backed by the Chinese military, US…

5 years ago

Google Cloud Wins Pentagon Cyber Threat Contract

No, not the JEDI contract. Google Cloud wins contract to help the US defense department detect and respond to cyber…

5 years ago