Microsoft has launched an internal review into how Israel’s Unit 8200 has been using its Azure cloud platform, following reports that the military intelligence unit leveraged the service for large-scale surveillance and operational planning against Palestinians. Read all
Malaysia will unveil its National Cloud Computing Policy on August 13 at the ASEAN AI Malaysia Summit 2025, aiming to boost cloud infrastructure, tighten data governance, and accelerate adoption across sectors. The initiative, aligned with ASEAN’s AI governance and ethics goals, positions Malaysia to lead regional cooperation on AI policy, standards, and innovation while expanding public-private investment in the digital economy. Read all
Two Seas Capital, Core Scientific’s largest shareholder, is opposing the $9 billion all-stock takeover by AI cloud firm CoreWeave, calling the valuation “inadequate” and the deal structure risky. The firm, holding 6.3% of shares, argues the terms favor CoreWeave while leaving Core Scientific investors exposed to share price volatility. It urges fellow shareholders to reject the proposal, citing a sharp post-announcement stock decline. Read all
Amazon’s just launched Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS), and it’s a legit game-changer for enterprises running VMware. With EVS now generally available, orgs can deploy VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments straight onto AWS infrastructure. No need for rewriting legacy apps or overhauling your workflows—just pick up your existing workloads and move them over. Read all
This November, Radix will transfer around 10 million domains across 11 TLDs—including .online, .store, and .tech—from Team Internet to Tucows Registry. The move, one of the largest in recent years, will push Tucows’ total to 17 million domains. While end users may see no changes, the shift underscores how back-end partnerships have become strategic levers in the competitive domain market. Read all
The cloud landscape’s been on overdrive since generative AI broke through, and with agentic AI rolling in, infrastructure’s getting stretched thin. Since late 2022, we’ve seen cloud market growth skyrocket—upwards of 50%. The main culprit? Organizations are hustling to wrangle and store a tidal wave of data, pushing cloud capabilities to the brink. It’s a serious test for anyone managing backend systems right now. Read all
The U.S. General Services Administration signed a $1 billion agreement with AWS, giving federal agencies cloud credits through 2028. The deal, part of the OneGov strategy, aims to shift aging government systems to cloud-based infrastructure and AI tools. By centralizing procurement, agencies gain faster access to AWS services, training, and modernization support—amid growing scrutiny over federal tech sourcing. Read all
Enterprises are moving fast toward SaaS and cloud-native security as AI threats intensify and hybrid work persists. Dell’Oro Group forecasts the global network security market will hit $38 billion by 2029. Firewalls and Security Service Edge (SSE) will drive most of the growth. Meanwhile, software is overtaking hardware, and traditional Secure Web Gateway appliances are falling out of favor. Read all
LinQhost, the Groningen-based MSP known for its hands-on service and lightning-fast infrastructure, is staying true to its roots—while getting a serious upgrade. The firm has joined forces with Shock Media, the Netherlands’ leading Linux-managed hosting provider, offering the promise of greater scale without sacrificing the human touch that made LinQhost a regional favorite. Read all
Amazon has begun cutting hundreds of roles in its AWS division, aligning with CEO Andy Jassy’s warning that AI adoption would shrink corporate headcounts. Despite a 17% revenue surge, affected employees received abrupt termination notices. The layoffs mirror broader industry shifts as Microsoft, Meta, and CrowdStrike also downsize. As generative AI scales, traditional tech jobs—once stable—now face accelerating displacement. Read all
In a hosting market where every second of uptime matters, Hosted.com is quietly changing the game. By deepening its partnership with CloudLinux, the company has laid down a serious foundation for hosting that’s not just fast or secure—but predictably stable in a way most shared environments still struggle to promise. Read all
In a move that underscores the shifting alliances in AI, AWS has added OpenAI’s open-weight models—gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b—to Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker. Though AWS has closely backed Anthropic, the addition signals a more open strategy amid investor concerns over AWS’s AI momentum. With Microsoft no longer holding exclusivity, OpenAI’s reach expands, even as AWS works to reclaim pace in the generative AI race. Read all
Cloud Software Group has agreed to acquire Arctera, the current steward of Backup Exec and InfoScale, in a move echoing CEO Tom Krause’s past consolidation-heavy playbook. Arctera, spun off from Veritas last year, will join CSG as a standalone unit. While framed as a growth strategy, the acquisition raises familiar questions about future pricing, product focus, and support for SMBs already reliant on these long-standing data management tools. Read all
