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1 | BigQuery, Google's serverless enterprise data warehouse, got a price structure revision as the company shifted from flat rates for monthly and annual plans to hourly rates under three packages--Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus. Gerrit Kazmaier, vice president and general manager of data and analytics for Google Cloud, touted the new packages as an opportunity for businesses to reduce costs as they will pay only for the computing capacity they use.
Q: Do you think the revised offerings will lead to meaningful savings, or is it just a marketing ploy? Let us know on Inside.com. |
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2 | Alibaba announced its reorganization, which has led to the creation of a new cloud division named "Cloud Intelligence Group." The new division will house the company's cloud and AI businesses and DingTalk, its communication and collaboration platform. Some industry experts have classified the move as a political play.
Q: Will Alibaba ever be able to compete with AWS, Microsoft, or Google Cloud? Share your thoughts with us on Inside.com. |
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3 | A few months ago, the Competition and Markets Authority in the U.K. opened a formal investigation into Alphabet Inc.'s and Apple Inc.'s dominance in the mobile browser market. The two companies recently won the case as judges at the Competition Appeal Tribunal stated that the regulator's notice and start of the consultation process was too late and, therefore, lacked the necessary "statutory prerequisites."
Q: Do you believe a third major player will eventually be able to enter the mobile phone business successfully? Write to us on Inside.com. |
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4 | The Italian National Authority for Personal Data Protection imposed an immediate temporary limitation on the processing of Italian users’ data by OpenAI due to a breach reported on March 20, 2023. The regulator's order last Friday required OpenAI to implement a geo-block on the website; however, Italians can still access the website using a VPN. |
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5 | After spending $942M on the Infomart building in Dallas, Texas, Equinix--one of the world's most significant data center players--is investing an additional $180M. Since purchasing the building in 2018, the company has converted more of its square footage into data centers. The upcoming investment will further that push as Equinix will create a four-story data center. |
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6 | According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Amazon is facing a potential lawsuit for collecting information about children without parental consent. The regulator stated that the company has been violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act after investigating claims that the company's voice assistant Alexa had applications tailored to children that did not have privacy policies. It is expected that the Justice Department will file a case in April, according to Bloomberg's sources. |
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7 | A trojanized version of the 3CXDesktopApp was found on GitHub by Rapid7, a security firm. The malicious user's account was suspended shortly after the discovery and the repository was removed. |
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