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AWS Retires Private 5G Service

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an update published on May 20, revealed that its 5G service had reached the end of its support date and could no longer be accessed. The Private 5G offering integrated small cell radio units, Outposts servers, a 5G core, and radio access network (RAN) software runn...

May 21, 2025

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Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

Insurance giant Marsh McLennan has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider across its four global businesses - Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. The company will migrate the majority of its global on-premises infrastructure to AWS, significantly reducing the company's physic...

May 16, 2025

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Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.5 million tons of carbon removal credits over the next 30 years from a large-scale afforestation project in India. The agreement was signed with Climate Impact Partners, a provider of carbon markets solutions, and Terra Natural Capital, a firm that offers cli...

March 14, 2025

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Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms is considering an expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads and has appointed three new directors to its board to evaluate whether spare capacity can be repurposed.Riot, which develops some of the largest mining facilities in t...

February 12, 2025

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Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

Microsoft has purchased another 240 acres of land in Wisconsin for data center projects. The land in question is nearby to Microsoft's existing Mount Pleasant project, construction on which was "paused" at the start of this year. At the time, Microsoft said: “We have paused early construction ...

January 30, 2025

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Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec

Amazon announced this week that it would be closing seven warehouses in Quebec over the next two months, cutting more than 1,700 workers as a result. Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry - François-Philippe Champagne - has written to Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy, requesting the co...

January 25, 2025

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AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed to invest $8.3 billion in developing cloud infrastructure for its AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) Region in Maharashtra, India. The company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 22, 2025, during the World Economic Forum 2025 to formalize the pl...

January 24, 2025

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Susquehanna Nuclear files petition to review FERC order

Susquehanna Nuclear LLC, the owner and operator of the 2.5GW Susquehanna steam electric station, has filed a petition in the Fifth Circuit court seeking a review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) order rejecting an expanded interconnection service agreement (ISA) at the powe...

January 24, 2025

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Servier expands partnership with Google AI

International pharmaceutical group Servier has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the research and development (R&D) of pharmaceuticals.This expanded five-year agreement will see Servier using Google Cloud's AI offerings for R&D. Google Cloud will help Servier to ...

January 21, 2025

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General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder

General Catalyst, a global investment company, is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the development of healthcare AI tools, to be the company's official preferred cloud provider, supplying the necessary technology and compute for the development of solutions for healthcare systems....

January 18, 2025

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Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership

Google Cloud and Formula E have announced that they will be entering a new multi-year artificial intelligence (AI) and technology partnership. As part of the agreement, Google Cloud will serve as Formula E’s Official Cloud Technology Services Partner and Official Cloud Security Partner.Jeff Do...

January 15, 2025

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Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores

Everseen and Google Cloud are partnering on a Vision AI offering for retail stores, combining Everseen's Vision AI platform with Google Distribute Cloud and Google's Vertex AI platform."Our goal is to provide Vision AI solutions that drive measurable results for retailers— reducing shrink, enh...

January 15, 2025

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Uranium prices hit all-time high

Uranium prices have hit an all-time high, with artificial intelligence data centers driving increased demand for nuclear fuel. comes as large data center operators have begun prioritizing nuclear power as a crucial energy source for their operations. According to an FT report, the price of enr...

January 15, 2025

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BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has successfully migrated its data platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS), covering its European and Uruguay operations. BBVA announced its plans to migrate to the cloud provider in February 2023, citing the need for high-performance computing (HPC) for s...

January 13, 2025

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Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS

Mapping and location technology company Here has signed a 10-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use its cloud computing infrastructure. Here will combine AWS technologies with its mapping solutions to help automakers develop location-sensitive technologies for their vehicles.“Location...

January 10, 2025

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Compass to develop new data center campus in Mississippi

Compass Datacenters is to develop a new $10 billion data center campus in Mississippi. The $10 billion figure was the total investment value of the campus, including IT equipment by customers, rather than the company's individual investment figure. “We are looking forward to building our next ...

January 10, 2025

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Mondelēz chooses AWS as primary cloud provider

Snack and confectionary company Mondelēz International has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider and will move its entire ERP landscape to SAP RISE powered by AWS among others. The company hopes that the move will improve the security, agility, and reliability of its...

January 09, 2025

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Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

Microsoft is planning to expand its cloud computing services in Luxembourg through its Microsoft Belux (Belgium-Luxembourg) department. This will give Luxembourg-based customers access to Microsoft's cloud computing offerings while maintaining data sovereignty and reducing latency.In a report ...

January 09, 2025

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AWS to invest around $11 billion in data centers in Georgia

Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest around $11 billion in data centers in Georgia which will be used to support growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and is expected to create at least 550 new jobs. "We are delighted to expand our infrastructure...

January 09, 2025

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IBM and GlobalFoundries end legal dispute

IBM and GlobalFoundries (GF) have reached a settlement in their long-running legal dispute which saw both companies claim breach of contract and misuse of trade secrets and intellectual property. The two companies said the undisclosed settlement resolves “all litigation matters” and would allo...

January 07, 2025

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