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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and possibly other cloud service … [Continue reading] about Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian stocks follow Wall St lower on weak US services data BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after U.S. services activity weakened. Market benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Shanghai … [Continue reading] about Update on the latest in business:
BEIJING (AP) — Companies including internet giants Alibaba and Tencent were fined Wednesday by anti-monopoly regulators in a new move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries. In 22 cases, companies were fined 500,000 yuan ($75,000) … [Continue reading] about China fines internet giants in anti-monopoly cases
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Wednesday convicted 11 of 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager who harshly criticized Islam in online posts and ended up changing schools and receiving police protection to preserve her safety. … [Continue reading] about France: 11 convicted of cyberbullying teen who slammed Islam
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — China’s most popular social media service has deleted accounts on LGBT topics run by university students and nongovernment groups, prompting concern the ruling Communist Party is tightening control over gay and lesbian … [Continue reading] about Chinese social media giant WeChat shuts LGBT accounts
