Silicon breaks down the noteworthy news announcements and innovations presented by AWS at this week's AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas
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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 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
TSMC Founder Warns Semiconductor Plans Could Fail
Plans by US, EU and others to bring semiconductor production into their own countries could result in a costly, unworkable system, says TSMC's Cheng
Intel Turnaround Plan To Invest $20 Billion In Chip Manufacturing
One month as Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger unveils $20 billion turnaround plan chip so giant can build two new chip factories in Arizona
Intel Chips Already Being Made By TSMC – Report
Manufacturing outsourcing move. Intel chips are already being manufactured by TSMC, amid inhouse issues for US firm
Russia Behind SolarWinds Hack – US Intelligence
Russia was the likely culprit of the damaging SolarWinds supply chain compromise, multiple US intelligence agencies declare
Foxconn Moves Some Apple Production To Vietnam
Foxconn is reportedly moving the manufacturing of some iPads and Macbooks out of China to Vietnam, at the request of Apple itself
IBM Warns Global Business Services Staff Of Redundancies
More job cuts are looming at Big Blue as employees of Global Business Services division are warned of headcount reduction
Apple Issues Warning To Key iPhone Supplier
Amid talk of iPhone 12 supply shortages, Apple puts key supplier Pegatron on probation for breaking supply chain rules about workforce
AWS Lambasts President Trump, As Pentagon Confirms Microsoft Jedi Contract
US Department of Defense confirms Microsoft's JEDI award, but AWS calls it a “politically corrupted contract award” and lambasts US President Donald Trump
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Pentagon To Reconsider Parts Of JEDI Cloud Contract Award
More bad news for Microsoft, as it is reported the Pentagon is requesting permission to reconsider parts of its decision to award JEDI contract to Azure
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Steps Down, Arvind Krishna To Take Over
Long serving CEO and chairman of Big Blue, Ginni Rometty, is to retire on 6 April, and will be replaced by cloud boss Arvind Krishna
TSB Owner Sabadell Signs IBM Deal After Botched Migration
Spain's Banco Sabadell sign $1 billion deal with IBM for it to manage the bank's IT and cloud systems for the next ten years
Foxconn Investigates Amazon Echo Factory
Chinese factory that makes Amazon Echo speakers and Kindle readers probed for workforce violations
Tech Quiz: Tech At The Movies
With Blade Runner 2049 out, we decided it was time to test your movie knowledge!
ICO Rules Google DeepMind And Royal Free NHS Trust Data Sharing Deal Was Illegal
Patients were not informed by Royal Free that their data was being shared with DeepMind
House Of Fraser Enters £15m IT Management Deal With Capgemini
Capgemini will look to simplify House of Fraser's IT ecosystem
Barclays New London Fintech Site Is ‘Europe’s Largest’
Barclays gives boost to London's fintech community post-Brexit as it seeks to work with startups on future of banking
Nvidia Joins Forces With Bosch To Bring Drive PX Xavier Tech To Driverless Cars
Nvidia will supply the tech, while Bosch provides the sensor electronics for autonomous vehicles
NCSC To Train Private-Sector Security Staff
The centre allow the government to draw on private-sector expertise and vice-versa.
Cross Channel: Cyber Security Pitfalls And Barracuda Hunting Cloud Partners
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Ben Ainslie Racing Hopes IoT Can Help Win Britain’s First America’s Cup
Land Rover BAR takes the IoT out to sea with the help of Dell EMC to gain a competitive edge in the America's Cup
Fujitsu Joins The Disruption Party With Digital Transformation Strategy
ANALYSIS: The system integrator might be behind the times but its range of technology may mean it is unique placed in the business of digital transformation
Fujitsu: UK Government Is ‘More Realistic’ With Its IT Supplier Ambitions
Fujitsu Forum: Big firms working with startups allows government IT to be better delivered
IoT Partnerships ‘Needed’ To Drive Tech Evolution
Microsoft, IBM and SAP champion the creation of cross-industry Internet of Things ecosystems
Government ‘Can Change’ Despite GDS Turmoil And Long-Term IT Contracts With Megavendors
UK Cloud CEO says there is evidence of a culture shift in Whitehall as smaller vendors wouldn't have got a look in five years ago. And, Brexit could accelerate it
IoT Maturity: Dell EMC, GE And World Economic Forum Tout Next Steps For Evolution
ANALYSIS: Big organisations discuss what's next for the Internet of Things