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Google rivals join forces in online maps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 12:15 PM

Google rivals unveiled a project to make freely available data sets for map features to be built into online offerings. Read more »

Amazon cloud outage hits major websites, streaming apps

Eva Mathews, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 10:23 AM

A major outage disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, and others. Read more »

UK spy chiefs seal cloud data deal with Amazon: FT

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 08:52 PM

UK intelligence agencies have entrusted classified data to Amazon in a deal designed to vastly speed up their espionage capabilities. Read more »

Spending on cloud computing hits $42 billion worldwide: tracker

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 30 09:19 AM

A record-high $41.8 billion was spent on cloud computing in the recently ended quarter as businesses leaned heavily on the internet to survive the pandemic, market tracker Canalys said on Thursday. Read more »

PH firms 'fairly aggressive' in demand for apps, analytics, cloud adoption: Amazon Web Services

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 05:11 PM

The demand of Philippine firms for mobile applications and data analytics is "fairly aggressive", and is driving the growth for cloud adoption in the Philippines. Read more »

Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon this year

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 03 09:11 AM

WASHINGTON - Jeff Bezos said Tuesday he would give up his role as chief executive of Amazon later this year as the tech and e-commerce giant reported a surge in profit and revenue in the holiday quarter. Read more »

Parler loses bid to require Amazon to restore service

Elizabeth Culliford and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:03 AM

A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected Parler's demand that Amazon.com Inc restore web hosting services for the social media platform, which Amazon had cut off following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Read more »

Parler CEO says social media app, favored by Trump supporters, may not return

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 06:03 AM

Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never get back online, said its CEO John Matze.   Read more »

Conservative social network Parler sues Amazon over web shutdown

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 10:07 AM

The social platform Parler sued Amazon on Monday after the tech giant's web division forced the conservative-friendly network offline for failing to rein in incitements to violence. Read more »

Amazon pushes social media app Parler offline after Capitol attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 01:45 AM

Messages of support for the Wednesday's rioters along with calls for new demonstrations had flourished on Parler, leading Google to remove it from its app store on Friday, followed by Apple on Saturday.   Read more »

Amazon says cloud outage triggered by capacity upgrade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 10:44 AM

A giant outage of Amazon's cloud-computing network in the US, which impacted large users such as media companies, was triggered by an effort to upgrade capacity, the company said Saturday.   Read more »

Alibaba Cloud aims to expand market share in PH by training 50,000 IT workers

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 12:46 PM

The company said it also aims to certify at least 10,000 of these IT professionals as well as help 5,000 businesses in the Philippines on their digital migration by end-2023. Read more »

Cloud services soar in ASEAN as pandemic pushes work, learning online: Amazon Web Services

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 08:37 AM

As the pandemic restricted peoples’ movements, many organizations had no choice but to move their activities online and allow employees to work from home, said an official from Amazon Web Services Read more »