Amazon Web Services plans new infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia as country pitches itself as prospective hub for AI cloud apps
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Third Of European Businesses Have Adopted AI, Says AWS
AWS finds AI already adopted at sizeable number of European businesses, resulting in increased revenues, productivity
AWS re:Invent: Amazon Q Touted As New Business Chatbot
Amazon answer to ChatGPT? Amazon Web Services confirms launch of business focused AI chatbot called Amazon Q
AWS re:Invent: Amazon Announces Two New AI Chips
Amazon Web Services announces the next generation of two AWS-designed chip families, namely the AWS Graviton4 and AWS Trainium2
AWS re:Invent: Amazon Nvidia Expand Collaboration
Amazon Web Services and Nvidia expand partnership with new supercomputing infrastructure, software and services for generative AI
Tech Giants Warn Of Largest-Ever DDoS Attack
Google, Amazon, Cloudflare all issue warnings after dealing with the largest-ever DDoS attack they have ever seen
Ofcom Refers Cloud Investigation Of Amazon, Microsoft To CMA
AWS tells Silicon UK it disagrees with Ofcom findings, as AWS and Microsoft is referred to CMA watchdog for further investigation
Ofcom To Investigate Amazon, Microsoft Over Cloud Domination – Report
UK regulator is reportedly pushing for an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cloud dominance
Amazon Invests $4bn In Anthropic, As ChatGPT Gets Voice, Image Features
Amazon says it will invest up to $4bn in AI firm Anthropic as OpenAI announces voice and image features for ChatGPT
AWS Reveals $100m Programme To Fund AI Initiatives
Amazon Web Services launches its AWS Generative AI Innovation Centre, to help deliver generative AI solutions
Amazon Web Services Restored After Widespread Outage In US
Outage on Tuesday evening for Amazon Web Services that took down some major websites in the US, has been resolved
Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Services Face UK Antitrust Probe
Ofcom proposing to refer UK cloud market and two of its leading service providers to British antitrust watchdog
Pentagon To Split $9bn Cloud Contract With Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle
You can all share the spoils. DoD's JWCC project (formerly JEDI) is to be split between four cloud service providers
AWS Runs Analytics Software On Satellite In Orbit
First of its kind for space industry sees Amazon Web Services successfully run software on a satellite in orbit
Amazon, Microsoft, Google Face UK Cloud Services Probe
Ofcom confirms it will examine the role of Amazon, Microsoft and Google, which dominate the cloud services market
Amazon Posts Second Straight Loss After Rivian Stake Writedown
Another tech bellweather financial results show Amazon posting a second quarterly loss in a row, after a hefty reassessment of the value of its stake in Rivian
BT Opts For AWS As Cloud Provider To Assist In IT Transformation
BT’s digital unit signs five-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS), as it transitions its legacy infrastructure and apps to cloud-first architecture
Amazon Posts First Net Loss Since 2015, Amid Challenging Market
Disappointing results from Amazon with first loss since 2015, as inflation, fuel and warehouse costs and supply chain turmoil take their toll
ExtraHop Adds AI To Bolster Threat Detection For AWS
ExtraHop's Reveal(x) 360 product now utilises AI for network telemetry analysis, to better defend and secure Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS To Spend £1.8bn On UK Data Centres
Amazon Web Services is to spend close to £2 billion in the UK over next two years on data centre infrastructure, skills and renewable energy
Amazon Alexa Recovers After Morning Outage
Alexa wake up alarm didn't work this morning? Smart lights didn't turn on? Outage of Alexa services in the UK and Europe blamed...
Amazon Web Services Suffers Another Outage
AWS recovers from a second outage in the space of a week, which impacted services at Netflix, Slack, and Amazon's Ring doorbells
Amazon Prime, Ring Services In US Impacted By AWS Outage
Big name services from Amazon including Prime Video, Ring doorbells and even the Amazon e-commerce websiteetc impacted by Amazon Web Services outage
AWS re:Invent: News Roundup From 2021 Conference
Silicon breaks down the noteworthy news announcements and innovations presented by AWS at this week's AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas
AWS re:Invent Conference Welcomes Back Crowds
Over 27,000 attendees and members of the press (including Silicon) attend Amazon Web Services worldwide event in Las Vegas this week
Amazon Web Services Opens Cloud Skills Training Centre
Back to school. AWS to offer in-person training and it expands existing efforts to help people to learn and develop their cloud-based skills
Amazon Web Services Wins Contract From UK Intelligence Agencies
American cloud giant Amazon Web Services wins contract to host the UK's most sensitive national security data, but Labour wants answers
NSA Awards $10bn Contract To AWS, But Microsoft Files Complaint
Revenge for the JEDI? Microsoft files an official complaint with government regulator, after NSA awards $10 billion contract to AWS
AWS Hires Investigators After Gender Discrimination Petition
Amazon hires outside investigators after AWS staff petition alleging 'systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women”
Microsoft, AWS React To JEDI Cancellation
Reactions from both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft to the Pentagon's decision to pull the plug on the JEDI cloud contract