Nvidia's office in France was raided this week as part of an investigation by that country's Competition Authority into the graphics card sector.

Oracleis spending "billions" of dollars on chips from Nvidia as it expands a cloud computing service targeting a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) companies, Oracle founder and Chairman Larry Ellison said on Wednesday.

Chinese artificial intelligence groups are skirting export controls to access high-end US chips through intermediaries, revealing potential loopholes in Washington's blockade of cutting-edge technology to the country.

Google has reached a key milestone in designing server processors aimed at reducing the cost of operating its data centers and keeping up with cloud business rival Amazon, according to one person with direct knowledge of the project and one person who was briefed about it. The progress means Google could start using the new chips by 2025, one of these people said.

Microsoft is to take a 4% equity stake in London Stock Exchange Group as part of a 10-year commercial deal to migrate the exchange operator's data platform into the cloud, the British company said on Monday.

The Biden administration is reviewing e-commerce giant Alibaba's cloud business to determine whether it poses a risk to US national security, according to three people briefed on the matter, as the government ramps up scrutiny of Chinese technology companies' dealings with US firms.

China's regulatory efforts to increase control over its technology sector adds another "decoupling engine" to the global economy, which could weigh on Chinese growth prospects, the former head of the World Trade Organization said.

Microsoft posted its most profitable quarter on Tuesday, beating Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings, as PC sales declines stemming from a global chip shortage were more than made up for by a boom in cloud services.

Alibaba Group and Chinese state-backed firms are weighing bids for a stake in Unisplendour, a cloud computing infrastructure firm, that could fetch as much as $7.7 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

It is the first time Google has revealed operating income for its cloud unit.

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Estimates suggest that Azure is already bigger than Windows and commercial subscriptions to Office 365 productivity applications.

Azure revenue growth accelerated and came in above analysts' expectations for the quarter.

Nokia on Thursday partnered with Alphabet's Google Cloud unit to build 5G core network infrastructure and allow business customers to offer services such as smart retail and automated manufacturing.

Intel's Habana Labs business said on Wednesday it would take time to gain market share from Nvidia in cloud and data centre computing but its deal this week with Amazon Web Services (AWS) was a solid first step.

IBM announced today it would acquire TruQua Enterprises, a finance and analytics company in the IT and SAP industries. That becomes the latest purchase geared toward enhancing IBM's offerings in the hybrid cloud.

Finland's Nokia has signed a 5-year deal with Google to replace its IT infrastructure, including data centers, with Google's Cloud offering as the network equipment maker seeks to cut costs, it said on Wednesday.

CTO Jeff Zhang said his company wants to make cloud technology accessible to everyone.

Qualcomm's bet that it can use 5G to bring AI inferencing closer to edge compute nodes may be about to pay off.

Oracle signaled a recovery in client spending as remote work spurred demand for cloud services as well as traditional licensing business, helping it beat

Italy's competition authority announced Monday it's looking into cloud storage services run by Apple, Dropbox and Google after hearing several complaints about allegedly unfair commercial practices.

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Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies is focusing on its budding cloud business, which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company, to secure its survival, the Financial Times newspaper reported.

Google Cloud is investing $100 million into Amwell, formerly known as American Well, in a concurrent private placement with its IPO.

A cloud contract effort designed for governments outside the U.S. could launch later this year.

Growth of Microsoft's Azure cloud slowed to 47% from 59% in the previous quarter.

Microsoft is building a new desktop-as-a-service offering built on top of Windows Virtual Desktop that could launch as soon as 2021.

Microsoft executive Phil Spencer said xCloud would be launched for free to customers of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Amazon Web Services announced on Tuesday it was establishing a new space unit called Aerospace and Satellite Solutions.

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings will invest 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) over the next five years in technology infrastructure including cloud computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, the company said Tuesday.

Microsoft is working to ensure that existing industry customizations work together for health-care customers.

The company hoped to hold a digital version of its Cloud Next conference, but it's now pushed back

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella touted the new India cloud partnership with Reliance Industries as he shared center-stage with its chairman Mukesh Ambani at an event in India's financial capital on Monday.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary block on the JEDI cloud contract in response to a lawsuit filed by Amazon.

IBM may be one of the most iconic American technology companies, but Wall Street no longer views Big Blue as an innovator in a tech landscape dominated by the likes of Amazon, Apple and Google owner Alphabet.

As part of its scrutiny of Amazon Web Services, the FTC could look into whether Amazon is discriminating against companies that work with other cloud providers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hoping to bring quantum computing to the cloud world, with the company lifting the lid off three initiatives on Monday at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas.

Amazon's cloud computing unit has designed a second, more powerful generation of data center processor chip, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, the latest sign that the company is pouring money into custom silicon for its fastest-growing business.

At the SC19 conference, AMD will announce new AWS and Microsoft Azure instances based on the Epyc processor, as well as other second-gen Epyc wins.

Microsoft said on Monday it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in line with EU law.