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NASA overspent $15 million on unused Oracle licenses as it failed to track usage

CIO Business Intelligence

The report attributes the huge over-expenditure to vendor lock-in and NASA’s unwillingness to risk a license audit by Oracle because of its lack of visibility into software management. These challenges expose the agency to increased costs because of penalties for violations of software licensing agreements, the report showed.

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Microsoft’s latest OpenAI investment opens way to new enterprise services

CIO Business Intelligence

A move that is likely to unlock similar investments from competitors — Google in particular — and open the way for new or improved software tools for enterprises large and small. In 2020, Microsoft became the first to license OpenAI’s Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) AI software for inclusion in its own products and services.

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Magic Leap somehow raised $500 million to make another AR headset

The Verge

The headset will be generally available next year, the company said, and “select customers” are using it as part of an early access program. Built for enterprise, it is more immersive and comfortable, with the largest FOV, and dimming – a first-to-market innovation enabling use in brightly lit settings.

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Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

GeekWire

The Prime One Medical membership benefit features video chats with licensed providers, including an in-app “Treat Me Now” feature for common concerns such as cold and flu, skin issues, allergies, urinary tract infections, and more, according to Amazon. The company went public in January 2020. at the end of last year. It posted $1.04

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Released from court oversight, a Seattle research institution rebrands and resets

GeekWire

When a court-appointed overseer took hold of the operations of the Infectious Disease Research Institute in early 2020 it was unclear how the Seattle organization would weather the change. After cutting budgets and paying debts, the institute has now re-emerged as a leaner enterprise with new philanthropic support.

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Accelerate Sustainable Digital Transformation in the Oil & Gas Industry

CIO Business Intelligence

If an enterprise can do more work with less hardware, using fewer servers, licenses, and people, they save money while lowering carbon emissions. Upcycling programs can help enterprise businesses manage the financial and sustainability impacts of surplus equipment. Power savings represents just part of the equation.

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Amazon launching ‘Amazon Clinic,’ a virtual health service intended to treat a variety of conditions

GeekWire

The launch of Amazon Clinic comes just a few months after Amazon announced that it would stop offering its Amazon Care primary healthcare services at the end of this year after determining that it wasn’t the right long-term solution for its enterprise customers. Last year it expanded to non-Amazon employees across the nation.