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Windows 365 Boot Lets You Boot Directly Into the Cloud

By Ash Hill published 24 May 23

Microsoft has unveiled early access to the Windows 365 program, which lets users to boot directly into an Azure-based cloud PC interface.

Broadcom to Acquire VMware in Blockbuster $61 Billion Cloud Computing Deal

By Brandon Hill published 26 May 22

Broadcom is bolstering its enterprise software business with the VMware acqusition.

Cloud Gaming for Xbox Consoles Rolls out This Month

By Isaac Rouse published 17 November 21

Microsoft's Cloud Gaming beta service will finally begin rolling out later this month.

NSA Awards Secret $10 Billion Cloud Contract to Amazon, Microsoft Complains

By Aleksandar Kostovic published 11 August 21

NSA has awarded a 10 billion Dollar cloud contract to Amazon, and Microsoft filed a complaint as it didn't get a piece of the government cake.

Coronavirus Researchers Get Free Access to D-Wave Quantum Computers

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 1 April 20

D-Wave is giving researchers free access to its quantum computer via the Leap 2 cloud service.

Microsoft Azure Demand up 775% in Social Distancing Areas

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 30 March 20

Microsoft is acting fast to increase Azure capacity to meet a surge in demand.

Alibaba Announces Self-Designed AI Chip

By Arne Verheyde published 26 September 19

Pentagon Suspends Cloud Contract to Investigate Potential Amazon Favoritism

By Lucian Armasu published 2 August 19

The Pentagon suspends awarding of the $10 billion contract as the new Defense Secretary investigates if the selection process has been rigged to favor Amazon.

Raspberry Pi 4 AMA: Founder Eben Upton Answers Your Burning Questions

By Joshua Simenhoff last updated 8 June 20

On Pi 4 launch week, our community members got to ask Raspberry Pi Founder and CEO Eben Upton all about the new platform. Here's what he said.

Qualcomm Announces Inference Accelerator Cloud AI 100 for Data Center

By Arne Verheyde published 9 April 19

Qualcomm revealed the initial details of its cloud 7nm Cloud AI inference processor, saying it will deliver a 10x performance increase over competing devices.

Nvidia Joins Open Compute Project With HGX-1 Hyperscale GPU Accelerator

By Rexly Peñaflorida published 9 March 17

Nvidia partnered with Microsoft to include the GPU accelerator into Microsoft's Project Olympus design.

LiquidSky Desktop Hosting Service Adopting AMD’s Upcoming Vega Architecture

By Kevin Carbotte published 28 February 17

AMD announced that LiquidSky, a cloud-based gaming desktop service, committed to adopting AMD’s upcoming Vega GPU architecture to power the machines in its 13 global data centers.