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Tech Moves: OpenAI hires former Amazon Web Services leader to lead new Tokyo office

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) Tadao Nagasaki , a longtime tech exec who led Japan-related operations for Amazon Web Services and F5, is joining OpenAI to head up the company’s new hub in Tokyo, its first office in Asia. Before that, he held a similar role for Seattle security giant F5 for more than a decade.

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Fugue’s Next-Generation Cloud Security Posture Management Product Now Available in AWS Marketplace

CTOvision

Fugue, the company putting engineers in command of cloud security, today announced the availability of its SaaS product in AWS Marketplace, further simplifying the process for Amazon Web Services customers […].

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Amazon Web Services bans accounts linked with Pegasus spyware

The Verge

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has banned NSO Group, the company behind the Pegasus spyware program. AWS wasn’t the only service NSO apparently used. The Amnesty International report links it with several other companies, including DigitalOcean and Linode. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

GeekWire

Microsoft has an agreement with the startup to purchase its clean power — if the company is able to produce it. But the green power opportunities are getting harder to come by, said Sarah Delp, global director of buyer engagement for LevelTen Energy , a Seattle company helping organizations make renewable power purchases.

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AWS secures access to cloud apps without using VPNs

Network World

Amazon Web Services has launched a service that secures user access to its cloud applications without requiring a VPN. AWS Verified Access, which the company previewed last November, validates every application request using Zero Trust principles before granting access to applications.

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The cloud in orbit: Amazon Web Services demonstrates data analysis on a satellite

GeekWire

For the past 10 months, Amazon Web Services has been running data through its cloud-based software platform on what’s arguably the world’s edgiest edge: a satellite in low Earth orbit. An artist’s conception shows D-Orbit’s ION spacecraft deploying smaller satellites. (D-Orbit D-Orbit Illustration).

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Zoom revenue spikes to $328M in Q1; CEO thanks Amazon Web Services for help meeting demand

GeekWire

Zoom blew past expectations for its first quarter earnings as the video conferencing company added millions of new users amid the global pandemic. Shares have surged more than 200% since the pandemic began as more people rely on the company’s software to work and socialize due to shelter-in-place orders. (Zoom Image).