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  • Cloud Blog: The global harms of restrictive cloud licensing, one year later

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/global-harms-restrictive-cloud-licensing-one-year-later/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: The global harms of restrictive cloud licensing, one year later Feedly Summary: A year ago today, Google Cloud filed a formal complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft’s anti-competitive cloud licensing practices — specifically those that impose financial penalties on businesses that use Windows Server software on Azure’s…

  • AWS Open Source Blog: AWS joins the DocumentDB project to build interoperable, open source document database technology

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    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/aws-joins-the-documentdb-project-to-build-interoperable-open-source-document-database-technology/ Source: AWS Open Source Blog Title: AWS joins the DocumentDB project to build interoperable, open source document database technology Feedly Summary: At AWS, we design cloud services that give customers the freedom to choose technology that best suits their needs. Our commitment to interoperability with open standards and open source technologies is…

  • The Register: Time for Britain’s CMA to strike hard – or risk losing the cloud competition fight

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/18/comment_on_cma/ Source: The Register Title: Time for Britain’s CMA to strike hard – or risk losing the cloud competition fight Feedly Summary: With watchdog set to publish report into health of market next month, will it hold AWS and Microsoft’s feet to the fire? Comment The UK’s ambition to become a global AI…

  • Slashdot: Oracle Inks Cloud Deal Worth $30 Billion a Year

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/218226/oracle-inks-cloud-deal-worth-30-billion-a-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Oracle Inks Cloud Deal Worth $30 Billion a Year Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Oracle has secured a monumental $30 billion annual cloud agreement, marking a significant increase in its cloud infrastructure business. This deal, which will commence in fiscal year 2028, positions Oracle favorably within…

  • Slashdot: xAI’s Grok 3 Comes To Microsoft Azure

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/2033214/xais-grok-3-comes-to-microsoft-azure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: xAI’s Grok 3 Comes To Microsoft Azure Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has partnered with Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, to offer managed access to the Grok AI models via Azure AI Foundry. The Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini models incorporate enhanced security and…

  • The Register: Cloud market working well… if you’re AWS and Microsoft

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/microsoft_and_aws_cma_provisional_findings/ Source: The Register Title: Cloud market working well… if you’re AWS and Microsoft Feedly Summary: UK regulator files report on health of local sector, says technical barriers and Redmond’s licensing practices hurting smaller rivals + customers The UK’s market regulator says “competition is not working as well as it could" in the…

  • Slashdot: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/28/1411257/cloud-services-market-is-not-working-says-uk-regulator?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified significant competition issues in the cloud services market, which is predominantly controlled by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. This lack of competition is…

  • The Register: Google snags ex-Microsoft exec to helm cloud in the UK

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/google_cloud_uk_vp/ Source: The Register Title: Google snags ex-Microsoft exec to helm cloud in the UK Feedly Summary: Maureen Costello hopes to ’empower’ businesses with AI Google has hired Maureen Costello, a Microsoft and Accenture veteran, to the role of Vice President for UK, Ireland, and Sub-Saharan Africa regions as the UK’s Competition Markets…

  • The Register: UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/cma_inquiry_ibm_hashicorp/ Source: The Register Title: UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition Feedly Summary: To the surprise of no one, a multi-billion dollar deal comes under CMA scrutiny The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a merger inquiry into IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…