Switch Signals Legal Action on Data Center Design Patents Coming
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 8, 2017
Colocation provider says it’s ramping up IP legal team to pursue legal action against alleged patent violators Read More.
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Microsoft President Brad Smith and wife Kathy Surace-Smith join Mariners ownership group
GeekWire
MAY 1, 2024
Surace-Smith is senior vice president of human resources and legal affairs at Seattle-based biotech company NanoString Technologies. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fred Hutch Cancer Center and of Columbia University. She was previously VP and general counsel at SonoSite and Metawave Communications.
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Innovation in decentralized organizations: From DAOs to BORGs and beyond
Trends in the Living Networks
AUGUST 4, 2023
The court found that a DAO can be treated as a ‘person’ (similarly to a company), and in fact token-holders have legal liability. The key point is that traditional legal structures are used, so battles over establishing or circumventing existing regulation do not arise. in any case.
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Tech Moves: Ex-Meta infrastructure VP joins Microsoft; DoorDash adds Amazon vet to board
GeekWire
APRIL 22, 2024
Taylor was the chair of the Open Compute Project Foundation, which promotes best practices for data center IT infrastructure, from 2015 to 2017. Seattle startup Esper , which helps companies manage fleets of devices, hired Sam Lee as head of legal. Benson splits his time between Bellevue, Wash., and Bend, Ore.
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Legal Battle Over Failed Data Center Cogeneration Project Settles Out of Court
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 20, 2017
Court documents reveal that both sides will be responsible for their own legal costs. Read More.
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Apple paid Oregon woman millions after technicians used her iPhone to post explicit images and video
TechSpot
JUNE 8, 2021
According to legal filings, first reported by The Telegraph, a 21-year-old student in Oregon sent her iPhone to a Sacramento, California repair center in 2016 operated by Apple-approved contractor Pegatron. While there, two technicians used the device to upload '10 photos of her in various stages of undress and a.
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Achieve scalable cyber resiliency in the cloud during an age of exponential data growth
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 5, 2024
When data is unavailable or worse, lost, the consequences can be dire: unhappy customers, lost revenue, even compliance or legal ramifications. Right now, according to IDC, just under half (49%) of data is stored in a traditional data center. Organizations need data resilience to ensure business continuity.
Captive centers are back. Is DIY offshoring right for you?
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Captive centers are on the rise. You’d be forgiven if you’re wondering whether you’ve stumbled on an article from 2016 , but, in fact, the practice of launching an offshore IT center wholly owned and operated by the enterprise it serves is back in vogue with notable twists.
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Europe’s CSPs eye national data services amid public clouds
TM Forum
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
T-Systems is the latest European communications service provider (CSPs) to announce national data services for organizations, as telcos’ legal teams grapple with tough questions around managing customer data within the cloud. T-Systems has said it is partnering with Google Cloud to build and deliver. sovereign cloud services.
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Amazon backs legal pot, mellows on employee testing and tracking
GeekWire
JUNE 1, 2021
Amazon is supporting federal legislation that would both legalize marijuana and purge the criminal records of people previously arrested on pot charges. ” On the same day as Clark’s post, union-backed Strategic Organizing Center published a study that it said showed Amazon fulfillment centers had 5.9 Dave Clark.
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Reports: Twitter to close Seattle office and faces eviction
GeekWire
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The New York Times reported that Musk has slashed nearly 75% of the company’s workforce and is also closing data centers and ending janitorial services to reduce costs. Twitter had around 7,500 employees when Musk took over in October.
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Professional Labeling Essential to Data Center Security and Audit Compliance
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
Large data centers are repositories for some of the most mission-critical information in the cyberworld today. For this reason, there are legal and regulatory compliance requirements mandating effective data center configuration and asset management across a wide range of closely regulated. Industry Perspectives'
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Here’s why Amazon relaxed its marijuana standards, according to industry experts and lawyers
GeekWire
JUNE 9, 2021
When Leafly and Headset co-founder Cy Scott heard the news about Amazon relaxing its marijuana testing standards for job applicants while backing federal legalization efforts, two thoughts immediately came to mind: Amazon needs people. Hiring under zero-tolerance policies was difficult even prior to marijuana legalization.
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Google union pushes company to drop deadnames from ID badges
The Verge
JUNE 1, 2021
The move comes after Phares Lee, a transgender man who works at a Google data center in South Carolina and is employed by security subcontracting firm G4S, asked to have his deadname removed from his badge and was denied. Lee says that when he arrived at the data center, he was the only transgender security officer on site.
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LA Public Defender CIO digitizes to divert people to programs, not prison
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 4, 2024
So he was recruited to create a 20-year vision to establish a client-centered case management system to replace the “on-premise computer closets that was called a data center,” he says. Absolutely, the digital transformation has been instrumental in our work and has contributed to changing countless lives.”
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COP28: Why AI is the best ally to combat climate change
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Data centers and cloud solutions have to be manufactured with low-carbon materials. It’s our responsibility to provide green data centers. “We need to think broader about the role of tech to accelerate climate change demands, technology needs to be sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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Musk crosses the rubicon: Grok goes open-source
Dataconomy
MARCH 11, 2024
This move comes shortly after Musk took legal action against OpenAI, criticizing the organization for moving away from its open-source beginnings, despite being supported by Microsoft. Elon Musk’s emails with OpenAI revealed a contentious legal dispute centered around control and financial contributions.
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Former Seattle entrepreneur and husband will get back most of funds seized by FBI in Amazon case
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
In an ongoing civil suit , Amazon alleges that Carleton Nelson and a colleague conspired to receive millions of dollars in kickbacks in exchange for directing Amazon Web Services data center deals to a Colorado real estate developer. Amy Nelson this week launched an online fundraiser to help cover legal fees.
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SAP is holding data for Russian customers
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 8, 2022
SAP has offered its customers in Russia the option to move their cloud data out of the country before its data centers there are shut down, according to Ukrainian news portal The Kyiv Independent. The third option is to migrate the data to foreign data centers. This service is free of charge, according to the letter.
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Convoy scrutinized for worker rights law compliance following abrupt shutdown
GeekWire
OCTOBER 24, 2023
. “We are investigating legal claims relating to the sudden closure and are providing information to workers who contact our office regarding their rights,” John Philo , executive director and legal director of Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice, told GeekWire via email.
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NSA Announces New AI Security Center
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Department of Defense made an exciting announcement: the establishment of the AI Security Center at the National Security Agency (NSA). It involves not only technical aspects but also ethical, legal, and organizational considerations. With the collaboration of experts and government agencies, the U.S.
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Here’s how you can donate to support the fight for justice right now
The Verge
JUNE 1, 2020
Louis City Justice Center and City Hall on June 1, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. There are a range of organizations that are providing activists with bail bonds and legal help, or that are helping small businesses and other community resources that have been adversely affected. Bail and legal funds. The Legal Rights Center.
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How plusserver strengthens cloud capabilities and helps enterprises reduce their carbon footprint
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 18, 2023
With four high-performance data centers, including facilities in Cologne, Dusseldorf and two in Hamburg, plusserver is well known for its ability to address the most demanding data sovereignty needs in Germany and throughout Europe – a fact underscored earlier this year when it earned the VMware Sovereign Cloud distinction.
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Good To Go! — or not: Washington state’s tolling software switchover will take 2 weeks, but why?
GeekWire
JUNE 18, 2021
When the Washington State Department of Transportation announced that both the Good To Go highway toll payment system and its call center were going dark for a two-week refresh, the reaction from software and systems engineers was immediate: Why does the state take so long for an upgrade? VERG Photo). WSDOT 2012 Photo). Charlesbois: Sure.
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Beyond.pl: Addressing sovereign cloud needs in Poland and beyond
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
a data center, cloud, and Managed Services provider, is quick to point out that enterprises’ data sovereignty requirements are growing in scope. Each data center is also connected to the high-bandwidth transmission corridor connecting Frankfurt, Poznan, and Warsaw, as well as Europe’s largest internet exchange in Frankfurt (DE-CIX).
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AI copyright lawsuits: In-depth review
Dataconomy
JANUARY 8, 2024
In a recent wave of legal disputes, a multitude of lawsuits seeking remuneration from AI entities has emerged across the United States and Europe. Before the Authors Guild made its appeal, authors Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay initiated legal proceedings against OpenAI. It’s not just individuals who are entering the legal fray.
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Clearview AI hit with sweeping legal complaints over controversial face scraping in Europe
The Verge
MAY 27, 2021
Privacy International (PI) and several other European privacy and digital rights organizations announced today that they’ve filed legal complaints against the controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI. Clearview also faced legal action in Vermont, New York and California.
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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Prior to that, she had worked for two decades at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, DFKI. The other eight committee members hold senior posts with responsibility for marketing, data protection, government affairs, legal, diversity, customer data, quality, and sustainability.
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Report: Facebook Interested In $1B Fort Worth Data Center Project
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 22, 2015
The company behind a mega data center project in Fort Worth is unknown, however documents filed with the state reveal the names of the same planning and legal teams behind Facebook's recent Iowa data center. Read More.
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Sony faces a potential $7.9 billion penalty
Dataconomy
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
billion Sony PlayStation Store lawsuit, marked by accusations of anti-competitive practices and alleged overcharging, has thrust the tech giant into a contentious legal showdown. Furthermore, the European Union ‘s antitrust case against Google and Qualcomm ‘s legal battles mirrored the broader context of these concerns.
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Jack Sweeney’s Taylor Swift jet tracker could land him in court
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The disagreement centers around Sweeney’s habit of tracking Swift’s private jet and sharing its whereabouts online. What started innocently has quickly turned into a legal battle, with Swift’s team sending Sweeney a letter accusing him of stalking and harassment.
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Twitter censored tweets critical of India’s handling of the pandemic at its government’s request
The Verge
APRIL 24, 2021
Twitter says it notified account holders before it withheld content to make them aware that the action was taken in response to a legal request from the government of India. When we receive a valid legal request, we review it under both the Twitter Rules and local law. Less than 1.5
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Net Neutrality, Government Surveillance, Data Centers – Things You are Afraid to Ask
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 21, 2015
Government surveillance programs and the FCC ruling on net neutrality are impacting data centers? Join our panel of data center, telecommunications, and legal experts in a roundtable discussion about the changing nature of the relationship between the U.S. Ever wonder how the U.S. government and.
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Seattle-area psychedelics startup CaaMTech raises $22M to advance to human testing
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Johns Hopkins University and Imperial College London in 2019 opened new research centers, with more than $20 million in commitments from wealthy private donors, to study compounds like LSD and psilocybin for such conditions. Just last November, Oregon became the first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. CaaMTech Photo).
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Seattle evaluating its own capital gains tax following new state law
GeekWire
APRIL 5, 2023
“I remain committed to reviewing all progressive revenue options to center Seattle’s most urgent needs as a member of the Seattle Revenue Stabilization Workgroup,” Mosqueda told GeekWire in a statement. The city formed the workgroup in October to help shore up a revenue gap expected to surpass $200 million in 2025. .”
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Geopolitical risks could present new opportunities for CIOs: Gartner
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 25, 2022
Some of the key focus areas for CIOs, according to Gartner, are digital sovereignty, helping build a local technology industry, running a risk center and provide understanding of cyberspace in different nations. These policies can lead to CIOs being mandated to buy from certain vendors.
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Binance puts Cristiano Ronaldo in legal crosshairs
Dataconomy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The lawsuit against Binance and Cristiano Ronaldo centers on allegations related to the promotion and sale of unregistered securities on the Binance platform through Ronaldo’s endorsement of the cryptocurrency exchange. Ronaldo’s alleged failure to comply with these guidelines is a focal point of the legal action.
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FTC: Patch Log4j Vulnerability or Face Legal Action
SecureWorld News
JANUARY 5, 2022
And if that wasn't enough to capture your attention, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a warning to organizations that if Lof4j is left unpatched, legal action will be taken. Organizations that rely on Log4j must act now or face legal consequences. But what specific legal consequences? reasonable?steps
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Capital gains tax ruled constitutional by Washington state Supreme Court
GeekWire
MARCH 24, 2023
Jason Mercier, director at the Center for Government Reform at the Washington Policy Center, called the decision “unreal.” The challenge on the capital gains tax could tug a legal string that could unwind case law stretching back decades. Inslee said in a statement.
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Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud
GeekWire
JULY 12, 2023
Chris Vonderhaar, former Amazon Web Services data center leader, will serve as Google Cloud’s vice president of demand and supply management. He worked for Amazon for 13 years, most recently overseeing the design and operation of Amazon Web Services’ global network of data centers.
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Germany’s ITZBund is moving federal IT into the cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
In order to avoid falling into the trap of legacy applications, Germany’s federal center for Information Technology, the ITZBund, recognized early to execute a future-oriented cloud landscape, says Christine Serrette, the federal administration’s CIO and deputy technical director.
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Investors sue Washington state bitcoin mining magnate who they say bilked them for millions
GeekWire
MARCH 12, 2021
A spokesperson for Salcido Enterprises said the company is “committed to maintaining sound, legal, and ethical business practices” and denied breaking any agreements with the investors. “We Bitcoin miners like Salcido run data centers dedicated to managing the flow of the cryptocurrency. GeekWire File Photo).
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Amazon’s nationwide NLRB settlement makes it easier for workers to organize
The Verge
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The agreement, which you can read here or below, requires Amazon to notify its workers that it’s legally obligated to let them create or join a union and that it can’t retaliate against them for protected actives or staying on company property after their shift for organizational activities.
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Report: Amazon, Microsoft and Google vie for billion-dollar Boeing cloud contract
GeekWire
MAY 27, 2021
which has its corporate headquarters in Chicago, is reportedly at the center of a bidding war between Amazon, Microsoft and Google for a cloud computing contract. The Boeing Co., Boeing Photo). That contract was awarded to Microsoft in 2019 but is facing challenges from Amazon.
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