Content delivery giant Akamai is acquiring Fermyon, a leader in server-side WebAssembly technology. The deal, announced December 1, follows over a year of partnership between the two companies. It marks a major vote of confidence in Wasm for distributed edge computing.
AWS is adding crucial new capabilities to its Amazon Bedrock AgentCore platform. The updates focus on giving developers more control and insight into how their AI agents operate.
Carrier Connect is expanding its data center portfolio with the acquisition of Ottawa-based PureColo. The deal involves 4.6 million common shares and US$2.3 million in cash. PureColo brings two facilities and about 60 customers into the fold.
BlackRock is partnering with AWS to host its Aladdin investment platform in the cloud. The service, which once managed over $21 trillion in assets, will become generally available in the US in the second half of 2026. Amazon itself will use it to manage its corporate investment portfolio.
Airbus started moving its 130,000 employees from Microsoft Office to Google Workspace over seven years ago. Today, more than a third of its 150,000-person workforce still relies on Microsoft tools due to technical and compliance hurdles.
BP is pulling the plug on a major hydrogen production plant in northeast England. The energy giant says a newly approved data center for the same site makes the projects incompatible.
Spain’s anti-piracy measures targeting illegal football streams are causing widespread internet disruptions. Cloudflare’s IP blocking has led to legitimate sites going down every weekend during televised matches. The chaos has sparked a massive 2,500% increase in Proton VPN sign-ups from Spanish use
Scala Data Centers has secured R$200 million ($37.2 million) in financing from Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development. This marks the company’s second loan from BNDES, following a previous R$180 million facility. The funds will support equipment acquisition and infrastructure exp
Canadian authorities have ordered OVHcloud to disclose customer data stored in France, the UK, and Australia through its Canadian subsidiary. This bypasses established international treaties and puts OVH in legal jeopardy in both Canada and France. The case could redefine what digital sovereignty ac
Microsoft is preparing a significant behind-the-scenes upgrade to Teams’ calling system that promises faster startup times and improved meeting stability. The update introduces a new background process that separates calling features from the main application, with rollout beginning January 2026 acr
