Amazon and Google revolt over Project Nimbus
Apparently some have a problem helping the Israelis spy on Palestinians
Amazon and Google workers are up in arms over their employer's involvement with Project Nimbus which they fear will result in the further oppression of the Palestinians.
Microsoft releases virtual machines on Azure
Uses its Arm-based Ampere Altra
Microsoft announced the general availability of virtual machines (VMs) on Azure featuring the Ampere Altra, a processor based on the Arm architecture.
Microsoft promises to fix unfair licenses in the EU
Worried that the EU might rain on its cloud
Microsoft said that it would fix its unfair licensing terms in the EU before it is taken to task for making it prohibitively expensive to run Windows and Office workloads on non-Azure cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud.
Qualcomm wants to get back into servers
Can't rely on smartphones
Qualcomm is going to have another stab at getting into server processors as part of its plan to decrease its reliance on smartphones.
Microsoft wants to power its clouds with Hydrogen
Lighter than air
Software king of the world Microsoft has produced a hydrogen-based zero-carbon emissions replacement for the diesel-powered generators used for backups in data centres.