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Google is prepared to make a big purchase to catch market leaders Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. — if the deal fits. Continue reading Google's Cloud Boss Eyeing 'Major Acquisition' to Get Ahead
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox video-game business is creating a unit that will focus on getting partners to use the company’s Azure cloud-computing services to run their internet-based games and features. Continue reading Microsoft’s Xbox Unit Seeks to Lure Game Makers to Cloud
Sites to Open in Dubai, Abu Dhabi. Cloud leader Amazon plans one in Bahrain Continue reading Microsoft Plans Its First Cloud Data Centers in Middle East
President Donald Trump sent a clear signal to overseas investors: Any deal that could give China an edge in critical technology will be swatted down in the name of national security. Continue reading Trump's Message With Broadcom Block: U.S. Tech Not for Sale
The market leader in cloud-based software that manages client relationships is rolling out a new product package, called Essentials, aimed at the small businesses that make up about one third of Salesforce’s customer base. Continue reading Salesforce Doubles Down on Small Businesses With Software Swap
Jericho Managing Member Josh Resnick said in the letter that such a deal would benefit only Dell’s interests by servicing its debt with VMware’s cash flow instead of funding buybacks or other acquisitions. Continue reading VMware Shareholder Slams 'Terrible' Dell Technologies Talks
Waymo will start testing a fleet of autonomous freight trucks in Georgia’s capital next week that will take deliveries to Google’s data centers. Continue reading Alphabet's Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta Driverless Semis
Under the most severe scenario being weighed, the U.S. could impose tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports from shoes and clothing to tech gadgets. Apple, Amazon.com and other U.S. technology companies that have products assembled in China may be h… Continue reading A U.S.-China Trade War Hurts Tech Firms From Apple to Lenovo
The Pentagon opened a winner-take-all competition Wednesday for a multibillion-dollar cloud services contract, a move that industry groups representing rivals including Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have said would favor Amazon.com Inc. Continue reading Pentagon Goes Winner-Take-All for Cloud Contract Worth Billions
The feature is part of a recent Pentagon contract involving Google’s cloud unit, which is trying to wrest more government spending from cloud-computing leaders Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Continue reading Google AI Used by Pentagon Drone Project in Rare Test