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Spain Gets $2.1 Billion Boost for AI and Cloud Infrastructure From Microsoft – Decrypt
Microsoft has announced an expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure in Spain, pledging an investment of $2.1 billion over the next two years. Its the company's largest investment in nearly four decades of presence in the southern European nation. The move is a testament to our 37-year commitment to Spain, its security, and development and digital transformation of its government, businesses, and people, Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, announced on Twitter
Investing in Tigris – Andreessen Horowitz
The traditional clouds (AWS, GCP, and Azure) are getting dated. They continue to be the standard for the vast majority of cloud workloads, of course, but they are built around a set of operational practices that were more relevant a decade ago. Lately, weve seen the rise of a number of hosting platforms that are better aligned with modern development practices
Competition in the cloud: Microsoft’s unfair licensing tactics go under the microscope – ComputerWeekly.com
Microsofts hold on the global cloud infrastructure sector is on the rise, with data released in the wake of its most recent set of financial results revealing that it is gaining share at the expense of market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS). According to figures published by Synergy Research Group in early February 2024, Microsofts share of the global cloud infrastructure market increased by two percentage points to hit an all-time high of 24% during the final quarter of 2023
Smart Contracts Go Live on Stellar, Kicking Off a "New Era" for the Network – Cryptonews
Last updated: February 21, 2024 01:24 EST | 1 min read The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced the successful deployment of smart contracts on the network, a development they believe will revolutionize their tech stack. In a Tuesday blog post, the SDF revealed that the Stellar (XLM) network validators had successfully implemented the Protocol 20 upgrade, enabling the activation of smart contracts and initiating the phased rollout of their smart contract platform, Soroban. Stellar network validators voted to upgrade Mainnet to Protocol 20, kicking off a new era for the Stellar smart contracts tech stack, which delivers a secure, batteries-included developer experience built to scale and for real-world use, the announcement read.
Stacks (STX) price outperforms the market as interest in layer-2 Bitcoin grows – TradingView
STX, the native token of the Bitcoin-focused Stacks layer 1 smart contract platform, is making waves in the crypto market after posting a 400% rally since October 2023.
Smart Contracts: the future of efficient and transparent business interactions – NL Times
With the rise of blockchain-technologies, the world has discovered new possibilities regarding smart contracts. These automatic and automated and decentralized contracts have the potential to transform the way we manage business transactions and agreements
Chainlink Bulls Brace For Explosive Growth Following $216 Million Whale Accumulation – TradingView
Chainlink (LINK), the oracle network powering smart contracts across the crypto landscape, is making waves with a recent surge in whale activity. Data reveals $216 million worth of LINK tokens withdrawn from the Binance exchange by a staggering 83 separate wallets, sending the token price on a parabolic trajectory. Whales On A Feeding Frenzy On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain paints a fascinating picture of the ongoing accumulation binge.
Commonwealth training on internet safety praised by Papua New Guinea judges | Commonwealth – Commonwealth
Judges in Papua New Guinea have commended a new Commonwealth training course aimed at upskilling them to handle cybercrime cases and make the internet safer for their citizens. Supported by the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth Secretariat partnered with the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence to organise the training in the capital city, Port Moresby on 12 and 13 February 2023. More than 40 judges and magistrates attended the training, engaging in simulations to deepen their understanding of cyber threats and computer-based offences
Satoshi Trial (COPA v Wright) witness says Craig Wright showed them early white paper draft – CoinGeek
A number of witnesses took the stand for Dr.
COPA Trial: Craig Wright Became ‘Very Annoying’ But Was ‘Probably’ Bitcoin’s Creator – Cryptonews
Last updated: February 20, 2024 14:56 EST | 4 min read In the ongoing legal battle between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright, intriguing revelations came to the surface on February 19, suggesting that Wright could be the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. This revelation came to light during the testimony of a witness who described Wright as very annoying. Still, it acknowledged his potential connection to the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin due to his affinity for Japanese culture