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US government hails IT cuts as key part of billion-dollar Department of Defense savings
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US government hails IT cuts as key part of billion-dollar Department of Defense savings

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed $5.1 billion in IT savings They will be realized by terminating contracts with Accenture and others DOGE...

Farewell HoloLens – Microsoft officially quits wearable headset technology, hands over billion-dollar DoD contract to Anduril
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Farewell HoloLens – Microsoft officially quits wearable headset technology, hands over billion-dollar DoD contract to Anduril

Microsoft passes $22bn IVAS contract to Anduril Move officially sees the last Microsoft HoloLens call it a day Palmer Luckey says company is...

US Justice Department sues to block billion-dollar HPE-Juniper deal
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US Justice Department sues to block billion-dollar HPE-Juniper deal

US DoJ says HPE-Juniper deal will come at the cost of competition The companies say acquisition would give customers “greater innovation and choice”...

Lenovo is building a billion-dollar PC and server plant in Saudi Arabia
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Lenovo is building a billion-dollar PC and server plant in Saudi Arabia

Lenovo announces plans to establish its new MEA HQ in Saudi Arabia It will manufacture “millions” of PCs and servers in a new...

Microsoft reveals billion-dollar cloud and AI investment plan in India
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Microsoft reveals billion-dollar cloud and AI investment plan in India

India set to receive $3 billion from Microsoft over the next two years The company wants to upskill 10 million citizens by 2030...

SpaceX set to sign billion-dollar deal with Italian government for telecoms, security services
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SpaceX set to sign billion-dollar deal with Italian government for telecoms, security services

Discussions, ongoing since 2023, progressed when Italy’s Prime Minister met Trump A five-year contract is on the cards for SpaceX, worth $1.6 billion...

Could AI soon make dozens of billion-dollar nuclear stealth attack submarines more expensive and obsolete?
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Could AI soon make dozens of billion-dollar nuclear stealth attack submarines more expensive and obsolete?

AI can process far more data from a far more sensors than human operators can ever achieve But the game of cat-and-mouse means...