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The Pentagon has canceled the $10B JEDI cloud contract that was awarded to Microsoft but faced legal challenges from Amazon, announced new multivendor contract — The Department of Defense announced Tuesday it's calling off the $10 billion cloud contract that was the subject of a legal battle involving Amazon and Microsoft.
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Source: Biden will direct the FTC to draft new right-to-repair rules, with an explicit mention of mobile phone manufacturers expected in the directive — - Order may loosen rules on who can undertake phone repairs — Pentagon contractors, farm equipment also under scrutiny
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China issues a sweeping warning to its biggest companies, vowing to tighten oversight of data security and update rules for overseas listings — - Hang Seng Tech index has fallen more than 30% from high — China State Council announced new rules on overseas listings
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Sources: state-backed Russian hacking group APT29 breached the RNC last week, possibly via IT provider Synnex; RNC says there's is no indication it was hacked — - Hackers part of ‘Cozy Bear,’ people familiar with matter say — RNC official says ‘no indication’ computer systems hacked
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Amazon open sources its Lumberyard game engine; the project will be overseen by the Linux Foundation and now be called the Open 3D Engine — Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. — Amazon is contributing its Lumberyard game engine to open source …
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Microsoft releases emergency update to patch the “PrintNightmare” vulnerability impacting Windows Print Spooler, which could allow attackers remote PC access — Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band security update today to patch a critical vulnerability …
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Nintendo unveils an updated Switch with a larger 7" 720p OLED display, 64GB storage, improved audio, but the same CPU and RAM, on sale starting Oct. 8 for $350 — Nintendo's new Switch is official — Nintendo is announcing a new Switch model today with a larger 7-inch 720p OLED display.
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| Clothilde Goujard / Politico: |
EU's new law will let tech companies scan their platforms for child sexual abuse material for the next three years without fear of violating EU's privacy laws — The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial law that would allow digital companies to detect and report child sexual abuse … | Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
Kaseya's CEO says between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been affected globally by the ransomware attack centered on Kaseya — Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday.
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| Lauren Strapagiel / BuzzFeed News: |
TikTok appears to be testing a Cameo-like feature called “Shoutouts” that lets users buy custom videos from creators, in select regions not including the US — TikTok appears to be testing a Cameo competitor that allows people to request and pay for custom videos from their favorite creators.
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Q&A with Rep. Ken Buck, leading Republican behind House's bipartisan antitrust deal, on the new bills, FTC's Facebook case, the GOP caucus, Lina Khan, and more — Meet the Republican behind the House's bipartisan antitrust deal — In Congress, pretty much everything moves at a glacial pace.
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Nvidia launches the $100M Cambridge-1 supercomputer in the UK for health care research, says it is the UK's most powerful with 400+ petaflops of AI performance — Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. — Nvidia is launching …
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