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Pentagon Sticks With Microsoft for Cloud Computing Contract

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Amazon, a rival for the $10 billion contract, has complained that President Trump interfered in the process.

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In a first, New York passes law banning new fossil fuel vehicle sales after 2034

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Enlarge / Widespread EV charging stations will be critical for New York to feasibly phase-out new fossil fuel vehicles by its 2035 deadline. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) New York will ban the sale of fossil fuel vehicles starting in 2035 and require all new cars to produce zero emissions. The new law, signed by Democratic […]
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AWS director sues Amazon, alleging systemic racism in corporate office

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Enlarge / Amazon’s orange-yellow logo wall. (credit: David Ryder/Getty Images) A senior manager at Amazon Web Services has filed suit against the company alleging race and gender discrimination, saying that she was underpaid, denied promotions, and sexually assaulted at the firm. Charlotte Newman, who is Black, began working at AWS in 2017 in a public […]
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Sony acquires world’s largest fighting-game tourney series

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Enlarge / Street Fighter V‘s top-eight world finals tournament at Evo 2017, held at the Mandalay Bay casino arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (credit: Aurich Lawson) When it comes to acquisitions in the gaming industry, headlines usually revolve around big-ticket video games or backend software. Wednesday’s news from Sony saw a major acquisition come in […]