amazon AWS Distinguished Engineer Tim Bray Resigns Over Amazon Worker Firings Amazon Web Services VP Tim Bray steps down from his role to protest the company's termination of employees who publicly criticized warehouse working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
artificial intelligence UC San Diego Uses AI to Rapidly Detect COVID-19 Pneumonia in Lung Scans UC San Diego Health physicians utilize an artificial intelligence algorithm to quickly analyze chest X-rays for early signs of pneumonia, aiding in the detection and management of COVID-19 patients.
google cloud Google Cloud Reaches $10B Annual Revenue Run Rate Amid Strong Platform Growth Google Cloud achieves a $10 billion annual revenue run rate after posting $2.614 billion in fourth-quarter revenue, marking a 53 percent year-over-year increase. The rapid expansion is driven primarily by accelerating growth in the Google Cloud Platform and larger enterprise deals.
cortex labs Cortex Labs Simplifies Machine Learning Model Deployment for Data Scientists Cortex Labs provides open-source tooling that helps data scientists easily deploy machine learning models into production without needing infrastructure expertise. The startup eventually plans to offer a multi-cloud managed service to compete with AWS SageMaker.
aws AWS Pushes Enterprises to Accelerate Cloud Migration at re:Invent At its recent re:Invent conference, AWS expresses frustration with the slow pace of enterprise cloud adoption and urges corporate leaders to drive faster transformation. The company also places major strategic bets on artificial intelligence and edge computing to capture remaining market share.
nfl NFL Teams Up With AWS to Tackle Head Injuries Using Machine Learning The NFL and AWS announce a new partnership to use machine learning and decades of game data to reduce head injuries. The initiative aims to improve helmet design and inform rule changes to better protect players.
aws AWS DeepComposer Uses $99 MIDI Keyboard to Teach Generative AI AWS introduces DeepComposer, a $99 MIDI keyboard and cloud-based tool designed to teach developers about generative adversarial networks through music creation rather than to serve actual musicians.
sprint Unprotected Cloud Server Exposes Hundreds of Thousands of Cell Phone Bills A Sprint marketing contractor leaves over 261,000 cell phone bills from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile customers on an unsecured AWS server. The exposed data includes highly sensitive information like names, addresses, and even account passwords.
aws AWS Outposts Reaches General Availability to Bridge Cloud and Data Centers AWS officially launches Outposts, a hardware stack that brings native cloud services directly into customer data centers. The service targets low-latency workloads and offers a seamless connection between on-premises equipment and the public cloud.
aws AWS Introduces Discounted Fargate Spot Pricing and Capacity Providers AWS brings affordable spot capacity to its serverless Fargate container platform, offering steep discounts for interruptible workloads. The company also introduces capacity providers to automate how applications mix on-demand and spot instances.
china Chinese Cloud Infrastructure Spending Surges to $2.9 Billion China's cloud infrastructure market grows over 60% to reach $2.9 billion in a single quarter, securing its position as the second-largest cloud market globally. Domestic giant Alibaba dominates the sector, driven heavily by rapid demand for artificial intelligence services.
magic the gathering Magic: The Gathering Maker Exposes Player Data in Unprotected Cloud Bucket Wizards of the Coast leaves a database of over 450,000 Magic: The Gathering players in a public cloud storage bucket without a password. The company is now forcing password resets and investigating the security lapse.
salesforce Salesforce Shifts Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure for SQL Compatibility Salesforce moves its Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure, citing a deep reliance on Microsoft SQL as the primary driver over competing cloud platforms.
amazon Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Cloud Contract Awarded to Microsoft Amazon files a legal appeal against the Pentagon, claiming political bias and evaluation errors led to Microsoft winning the massive $10 billion JEDI cloud contract. The tech giant demands an examination of the decision that stunned industry insiders.
salesforce Salesforce Shifts Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure in Surprise Partnership Salesforce moves its Marketing Cloud infrastructure to Microsoft Azure while integrating Teams with its CRM platforms. The deal highlights how enterprise giants set aside rivalries to collaborate in the modern cloud era.