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Microsoft tops $1 trillion as it predicts more cloud growth

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Wednesday briefly topped $1 trillion in value for the first time after executives predicted continued growth for its cloud computing business. The Redmond, Washington-based company beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue, powered by an unexpected boost in Windows revenue and brisk growth in its cloud business which has reached tens of billions of dollars in sales.… Read more

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Google Cloud is using Anthos and AutoML to differentiate itself from AWS and Azure

Google Cloud now is now using Anthos and AutoML to differentiate itself from market leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, chief AI scientist Andrew Moore and product management director Rajen Sheth told VentureBeat. “If I’m running a small business or startup that is depending on the cloud provider’s technology, if I go with Google I can actually sell to customers the ability to run their models on premise, or on GCP, or other clouds, so this huge flexibility helps,” Moore told VentureBeat in a conversation with reporters Thursday.… Read more

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Google’s hybrid cloud platform is coming to AWS and Azure

Google’s  Cloud Services Platform for managing hybrid clouds that span on-premise data centers and the Google cloud is coming out of beta today. The company is also changing the product’s name to Anthos, a name that either refers to a lost Greek tragedy, the name of an obscure god in the Marvel universe or rosemary.… Read more

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The real reason that Microsoft is already testing a 2020 Windows release? Azure

The release earlier this month of a preview Windows 10 build that isn’t due until 2020 was a little strange. At the time, Microsoft said vaguely that it was because of features that “require a longer lead time,” with no indication of what those features are. The well-connected Mary Jo Foley tells a different story: the release is actually a consequence of parts of Windows’ development moving to the Azure group.… Read more

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MICROSOFT WANTS TO STOP AI’S ‘RACE TO THE BOTTOM’

“We believe it’s important for governments in 2019 to start adopting laws to regulate” facial-recognition technology, said Microsoft President Brad Smith.STEPHEN MCCARTHY/GETTY IMAGES AFTER A HELLISH year of tech scandals, even government-averse executives have started professing their openness to legislation. But Microsoft president Brad Smith took it one step further on Thursday, asking governments to regulate the use of facial-recognition technology to ensure it does not invade personal privacy or become a tool for discrimination or surveillance.… Read more