Donald Trump’s tariffs might be slowing trade with other nations, but the favor-trading between Big Tech and the Trump administration is going strong. According to a report from Reuters, Amazon Web Services is giving the federal government a $1 billion discount in its cloud computing services, including adoption, modernization, and training programs. Sounds like a […]
The New Internet Sheriff Takes a Shot at Google
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince didn’t make his biggest AI announcement in a press release or earnings call. He made it one X reply at a time. Earlier this month, Cloudflare launched what it called “Content Independence Day,” a policy change that blocks AI companies from scraping the websites it protects unless they compensate content creators. […]
DOGE Replacing Magnetic Tape Archives With Digital Is a Dangerous Move, Critics Say
“The @USGSA IT team just saved $1M per year by converting 14,000 magnetic tapes (70 yr old technology for information storage) to permanent modern digital records,” the post reads. While the move may at first seem like a logical decision to modernize government services, critics were quick to point out the benefits of magnetic tapes […]