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After reaching $40B in revenue in record time, Amazon Web Services hints at its own reinvention

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy with a chart showing AWS revenue growth at the company’s virtual re:Invent conference this week. But he sought to assure the virtual audience that AWS is not even close to its zenith, citing the 96% of the estimated $3.6 Screenshot via webcast). Amazon Photo). A recent U.S.

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Amazon Web Services to offer macOS on-demand in the cloud, in new appeal to Apple developers

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services will provide software developers with access to macOS on-demand in the cloud for the first time, promising to speed up the process and reduce the cost of making software for Apple’s computers and devices. Dave Brown, Amazon EC2 vice president, announces the new Mac Instances on Monday night.

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Virtual and hybrid learning works. Here’s how to get it right.

CIO Business Intelligence

In part, this shift is driven by students, who increasingly demand virtual and hybrid learning experiences that better match the ways they like to consume content at home. Meanwhile, virtual education has become an essential element of resilience for educational institutions by ensuring that students don’t fall behind during closures.

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Amazon again denies police use of facial recognition software Rekognition

GeekWire

Amazon, which one year ago barred police from using its facial recognition software, is extending that moratorium indefinitely. The online retail giant first withheld use of the software by law enforcement last year when waves of protests erupted in cities across the country in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd during an arrest.

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MWC 2022: 5G software, service assurance and sustainability

TM Forum

Vendors with a broad cloud-native offering such as Netcracker seem to be doing very well in the region and are beefing up delivery and services headcount there to meet demand. And Ericsson signed a hardware, software and services deal with Zain KSA live at the event for a new charging platform. Again, Rakuten has an.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union. OVH, along with fellow CISPE member Aruba.it

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Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

GeekWire

Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working with the NFL to host a virtual fan experience for games during the 2020-21 season, which kicks off tonight. For each NFL game, the home team will invite fans to the virtual experience. Microsoft Image).