
OpenAI-AWS Deal Boosts Gov AI Sales
OpenAI has reportedly partnered with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work. This expands OpenAI's footprint beyond its recent Pentagon deal.
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OpenAI has reportedly partnered with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work. This expands OpenAI's footprint beyond its recent Pentagon deal.
Amazon plans over €15B investment in France from 2026-2028, creating 7,000+ permanent jobs. Funds will build logistics centers, expand networks, and boost cloud computing and AI capabilities.
Fast Company named Alibaba the world's most innovative AI company, the only Asian firm listed alongside Google and Anthropic. Alibaba's full-stack AI supports industry-wide deployment with self-developed chips, Asia's largest cloud infrastructure, Qwen models, MaaS, and B2B/B2C applications.

Airwallex, McLaren F1's official partner, unveiled its global billing management product at Shanghai F1. The launch accelerates their AI infrastructure expansion to support AI globalization.
Suzhou Shenkong Engine Tech Co. newly established with 10M RMB capital, fully owned by Beijing Volcano Engine. Scope covers cloud services, data processing, AI-related software and hardware sales.

Microsoft faces its worst quarter since 2008 due to two troubling tech trends. AI investments are contributing to sector roiling. Stock set for worst performance since financial crisis.

Yandex founder Arkady Volozh renounces Russian citizenship nearly two years after selling his stake in Russia's top search engine. He shifts full focus to his Dutch neocloud firm Nebius Group NV.

Microsoft's kinder image is challenged by its major Azure cloud contract with ICE, where data storage tripled from 400TB to 1.4PB between July 2025 and January 2026 after a $75B budget boost. ICE uses Microsoft AI tools for data search and analysis, alongside productivity apps on Azure servers. This contrasts Microsoft's ethical stances against Trump policies.

TechCabal Daily reports Safaricom's My OneApp launch as underwhelming with zero access issues. Nigeria pushes for shared local cloud infrastructure development. Edition also covers funding wins and Quick Fire interview.
Lei Jun resigned as non-executive director of Kingsoft Cloud effective March 25 due to other work. He also leaves chairman and committee positions. Zou Tao named new chairman; Qu Heng joins as director and committee member.