Star Trek: Picard’s second season had a lot to wrap up coming into its last two episodes. As the threat of the Borg Queen and Q’s own 2024 shenanigans merged into an unholy matrimony between the Borg and Dr. Soong, team La Sirena had to deal with a whole chunk of mess this week—and paid some big prices to maybe change…
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Microsoft failed in its attempt to challenge Amazon’s $10 billion NSA contract. Nextgov has learned the NSA re-awarded the “Wild and Stormy” cloud computing deal to Amazon Web Services after reviewing the decision. While the Government Accountability Office recommended a reevaluation in October following Microsoft’s objections, it’s clear the second look didn’t substantially change the outcome.
Many details of the contract are unsurprisingly murky, but it’s part of a larger Hybrid Compute Initiative that will see the NSA migrate intelligence data from in-house servers to those of a cloud provider like AWS. Wild and Stormy should help the security agency cope with growing datasets without having to manage the storage itself.
This isn’t the first time Amazon and Microsoft have been at odds over a large-scale US government agreement. The two fought bitterly over the military’s $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud project, with Microsoft surviving Amazon’s challenge only to watch the Defense Department cancel the contract once requirements changed. Microsoft isn’t down and out when it’s still in the running for the $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability deal, but this still represents a significant blow for a company that thrives on government partnerships.
Most iOS users on iPhone and iPad have the ability to customize the look of their app icons — just so long as they have the right software.
About to upgrade and need to wipe your device clean in order to sell, gift, or donate it? We’ve got you covered.
The next sizeable foldable device from Xiaomi finally seems to have leaked. The Mi Mix Fold 2 may be right around the corner, one year after the original.
The once nearly vanquished disease measles is making a worrying comeback. This week, the World Health Organization and UNICEF reported that global cases of the viral illness have so far jumped almost 80% in 2022 compared to last year. Without immediate action, the conditions are “ripe” this year for a large-scale…
Following a deadly incident in an Illinois warehouse and internal pressure, Amazon has decided to allow employees in all its operations facilities worldwide to keep their personal cell phones with them permanently while at work.
While Russia’s war in Ukraine hasn’t led to the massive, countrywide blackout level events many experts feared, new research suggests a less obvious cyberwar is playing out just below the surface, with hacking attacks appearing to occur in tandem with physical military strikes.
As cool as it will be to give the two characters another fight, there’s always been one problem with putting Darth Vader in Disney+’s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series. In A New Hope, during their duel, Vader says, “When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master”—a clear reference to Anakin’s days as…
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