Duke Energy Enters Into Amazon Cloud Deal
Duke Energy Corp.
said it has signed a three-year deal with
Amazon.
com Inc.’s cloud-computing unit as the electric power and natural gas holding company…
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Oracle to Settle SEC Foreign Bribery Charges For the Second Time
A building housing Oracle’s offices in Hyderabad, India. The company’s $23 million settlement follows a settlement in…
Britain Readies Tough Cyber Rules for Telecoms Operators
The U.K. government has signaled its intention to impose strict new security requirements on telecommunications operators, including stiff penalties for noncompliance.Britain’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport last week…
Regulators Target Companies That Connect Robocalls From Overseas
WASHINGTON—U.S. phone companies that connect robocalls from overseas would have to block calls when ordered to do so under new rules adopted Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission, in the latest government effort to end a deluge…
European Lawmakers Reach New Deal on Social Media Regulations
BRUSSELS—Europe is again raising the bar on tech regulation, preparing new standards for operations of social media and other digital platforms that are expected to ripple globally. Lawmakers in the European Union reached an agreement on…
Russian Tech Spending Declines as Sanctions Take Toll
Information-technology spending in Russia is expected to drop 39% this year as global business sanctions triggered by the invasion of Ukraine take their toll.On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 100-0 to strip Russia of favored trade status…
U.S., EU Reach Preliminary Deal on Data Privacy
BRUSSELS—The U.S. and the European Union reached a preliminary deal to allow data about Europeans to be stored on U.S. soil, heading off a growing threat to thousands of companies’ trans-Atlantic operations. The deal, announced Friday by…
Google to Allow Alternative In-App Payments for Spotify Users, a New Step in App Battle
Spotify Technology SA
has reached a deal with Google to offer an alternative payment method within its app for users, the latest sign of the weakening grip that app stores have over…
WSJ News Exclusive | Microsoft Faces Antitrust Complaint in Europe About Its Cloud Services
A French cloud-computing company has filed an antitrust complaint in Europe against
Microsoft Corp.
MSFT 2.52%
, adding to recent criticism of the competitive practices at a company that…
Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Joins Board of EdgeQ
Telecommunications technology startup EdgeQ Inc. on Tuesday named former Federal Communications Commission Chairman
Ajit Pai
to its board of advisers as the 5G chip company faces…