July 2019

Judge sides with Pentagon and Amazon in cloud bidding case

A federal judge is dismissing allegations that bidding for a $10 billion cloud computing contract with the Pentagon was rigged to favor Amazon. Friday’s ruling dismissing Oracle’s claims clears the Defense Department to award the contract to one of two finalists: Amazon or Microsoft. Oracle and IBM were eliminated during an earlier round, but Oracle

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Government Could Breach Debt Ceiling in September, Mnuchin Warns

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed congressional leaders on Friday that the government could run out of money in early September, pleading with lawmakers to reach a deal to raise the government’s borrowing limit before their August recess or risk a potentially catastrophic default. Mr. Mnuchin, in a letter to leadership, said that while

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Diane Keaton Says She Hasn’t Been On A Date In 35 Years. Here’s Why.

Diane Keaton spilled the truth about why she’s perfectly happy being single. In an interview with InStyle posted Thursday, the Oscar-winning actress answered a question about whether men ask her out with: “Never. All right? Let’s just get that straight. That one’s important. I haven’t been on a date in, I would say, 35 years. No

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The Week in Tech: Big Brother May Be Watching, but for How Long?

Then there’s a growing trend for local governments to introduce bans: San Francisco was the first city to restrict use of facial recognition by city authorities, and then Somerville, Mass., did something similar. A quasi-national ban could bubble up if many more follow suit. Professor Donath argues that it may be easier to regulate through

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