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Amazon filed an appeal after a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit against a former worker, accusing him of breaking his contract and stealing millions of dollars.

In this week’s top data center news stories, a fierce bidding battle over Compass Datacenters, and the sudden departure of AWS’s Data Center Chief.

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In addition to the civil lawsuit, there has been a seemingly parallel criminal investigation into the kickback scheme. No one has been charged.

Brian Watson, whom Amazon has accused of bribing its employees to win development deals, claims his real estate firm is broke and can’t comply.