Microsoft is battling Amazon’s AWS for the multi-billion-pound deal, after Google pulled out due to ethical concerns
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EU Set To Approve Microsoft’s $7.5bn GitHub Buy Without Conditions
Microsoft is reportedly set to get a no-strings-attached green light for the surprise deal, which sees Redmond acquiring the internet’s top code hosting site
Microsoft Hits Pause On Windows 10 Update After Files Vanish
Some users reported that all the files went missing from their Documents folder after they installed the update, which became available last week
Xilinx Aims Ultra-Programmable Accelerators At AI, 5G Workloads
Xilinx is looking to take large-scale, cutting-edge workloads to the next level with its upcoming family of programmable hardware accelerators
Government Sets £9m Competition For UK Digital Health Projects
New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data
Apple, Salesforce Team On Mobile Business Apps
Dreamforce 2018: The companies are to jointly redesign Salesforce’s mobile app and provide business developer tools for apps running on iOS and Salesforce’s Lightning Platform
Chrome OS Update Brings New-Look Browser To Chromebooks
Chrome OS 69 also introduces Night Light timed colour-shifting, Linux support and quicker access to voice dictation
EU To Rule On Microsoft GitHub Purchase In October
Controversial proposal by Redmond to acquire GitHub to face European antitrust decision on 19 October
Linus Torvalds To Take A Break After ‘Unprofessional’ Behaviour
Creator of Linux operating system kernel to take sabbatical, after admitting email attacks were ‘unprofessional’
Fifteen Years After Launch, Skype Gets Call Recording
Skype gets the built-in ability to record calls into the cloud, with the option of downloading them for permanent storage