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Pentagon pays Starlink for Ukraine service
Published in Network


Musk will not be allowed to order Ukraine to surrender

The Pentagon has announced that it will purchase Starlink satellite internet terminals from SpaceX to provide communication capabilities to Ukraine as it defends itself against a full-scale Russian invasion.

Pentagon surrenders and divides cloud project among four big tech outfits
Published in Cloud


Saves on court cases later 

The Pentagon is divvying up $9 billion in cloud contracts between Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon, presumably to avoid one of the megatech companies getting offended and suing.

Pentagon vetoes anti-Huawei moves
Published in Network
Monday, 27 January 2020 10:31

Pentagon vetoes anti-Huawei moves


Ban could mean the US loses its technical edge

The US Commerce Departments moves to shut down Huawei on security grounds are being stalled by the Pentagon – ironically the outfit which should be worried about US security.

Pentagon snubs Oracle
Published in Cloud
Friday, 12 April 2019 12:33

Pentagon snubs Oracle


Rubbish for
Jedi you are

The Pentagon has snubbed Oracle for its $10 billion, decade-long JEDI cloud contract process and chosen Amazon and Microsoft instead.

Huawei and ZTE banned from US bases
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 03 May 2018 10:45

Huawei and ZTE banned from US bases


Pentagon issues its orders

The Pentagon is ordering retail outlets on US military bases to stop selling Huawei and ZTE smartphones, citing security risks.

Pentagon will beat world to self driving cars
Published in Transportation


Never mind Tesla, Uber or Google

The Pentagon will be using self-driving vehicles before they arrive in the streets according to Michael Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

Pentagon spreads the open source
Published in News
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 11:55

Pentagon spreads the open source


Charges ahead next year

The US military is set to charge ahead into open source next year after an amendment to the National Defense Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

HPE let Russians look at Pentagon’s code
Published in News
Tuesday, 03 October 2017 11:29

HPE let Russians look at Pentagon’s code


What could be wrong with that?

HPE could be in trouble after Hewlett Packard Enterprise allowed a Russian defence agency to review the inner workings of cyber defence software used by the Pentagon to guard its computer networks.

Russian hackers took down the Pentagon last year
Published in News


Only just finding out about it now

Russian hackers working for Tsar Putin took down the US Pentagon in 2015 in a hack which caused a secret revamp of systems.

iPhone 6S still made in poor working conditions
Published in Mobiles

But at least they can dye their hair

Despite Apple’s claims, its glorious iPhone is still being made in terrible working conditions, according to the New York-based China Labor Watch.