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  • The Register: Google lands £400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/google_cloud_mod_contract/ Source: The Register Title: Google lands £400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services Feedly Summary: Deal promises sovereign datacenters, AI, and cybersecurity to strengthen communication links with US The UK’s Ministry of Defence has signed a £400 million ($540 million) contract with Google sovereign cloud to support security and analytics workloads.……

  • Cloud Blog: Introducing no-cost, multicloud Data Transfer Essentials for EU and U.K. customers

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/new-for-the-uk-and-eu-no-cost-multicloud-data-transfer-essentials/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Introducing no-cost, multicloud Data Transfer Essentials for EU and U.K. customers Feedly Summary: At Google Cloud, our services are built with interoperability and openness in mind to enable customer choice and multicloud strategies. We pioneered a multicloud data warehouse, enabling workloads to run across clouds. We were the…

  • The Register: SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/sap_sovereign_cloud/ Source: The Register Title: SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push Feedly Summary: German giant takes aim at US hyperscaler dominance as some EU customers fret amid Trump 2.0 rhetoric SAP says it will pump €20 billion into expanding sovereign cloud infrastructure in Europe over the next ten years, pitching itself…

  • The Register: EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/eu_us_data_challenge/ Source: The Register Title: EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire Feedly Summary: Now you’ve gone and done it: Privacy lawyer says he’s working on challenge to 2023 Data Protection Framework The European Union General Court (EGC) has rejected a challenge to the US-EU Data Privacy Framework…

  • Slashdot: SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/02/1959258/sap-to-invest-over-20-billion-euros-in-sovereign-cloud?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: SAP’s significant investment in European sovereign cloud infrastructure emphasizes the intersection of innovation and data sovereignty. The initiative aims to expand cloud offerings, ensuring compliance with regional data protection regulations like…

  • The Register: Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/china_alibaba_ai_accelerator/ Source: The Register Title: Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference Feedly Summary: Chinese cloud provider reportedly joins the homegrown silicon party Alibaba has reportedly developed an AI accelerator amid growing pressure from Beijing to curb the nation’s reliance on Nvidia GPUs. … AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Slashdot: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/1928258/pentagon-halts-chinese-coders-affecting-dod-cloud-systems Source: Slashdot Title: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Pentagon has terminated a Microsoft program that permitted Chinese coders to work on sensitive Department of Defense (DOD) cloud systems under U.S. supervision. This decision was made due to concerns about unacceptable…

  • Cloud Blog: Gemeinsam gegen Geldwäsche: Wie EuroDaT den sicheren Austausch sensibler Finanzdaten ermöglicht

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/de/topics/offentlicher-sektor/eurodat-sicherer-austausch-finanzdaten/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Gemeinsam gegen Geldwäsche: Wie EuroDaT den sicheren Austausch sensibler Finanzdaten ermöglicht Feedly Summary: Ein Beitrag von Dr. Alexander Alldridge, Geschäftsführer von EuroDaTGeldwäschebekämpfung ist Teamarbeit. Banken, Regierungen und Technologiepartner müssen eng zusammenarbeiten, um kriminelle Netzwerke effektiv aufzudecken. Diese Herausforderung ist im streng regulierten Finanzsektor besonders komplex: Wie funktioniert Datenabgleich,…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/1815208/microsoft-refuses-to-divulge-data-flows-to-police-scotland?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns raised by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority regarding the use of Microsoft Office 365 due to the lack of transparency from Microsoft about data processing locations…