May 15, 2021
At a virtual product launch in November for Apple’s Mac reboot, actor John Hodgman appeared in a nerdy, ill-fitting suit before a white backdrop. “Stop, hang on, wait, one more thing, hi, I’m a PC,” he said, reprising the popular Mac vs. PC television commercials of a decade ago that not so subtly telegraphed the idea that Apple was cool and Microsoft wasn’t.
The event was held to let Mac fans know the new machines were getting a processor with more sizzle. But the subtext was unmistakable: Apple Inc.’s old rivalry with Microsoft Corp. was back.
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Show Transcript Hi everybody. I m meteorologist Haley Lapointe. Here s an update on your weekend forecast warm May weekend ahead with temperatures today in the seventies, maybe even some upper seventies through the Merrimack Valley coolest temperatures right at the coast, you ll be in the upper sixties with the winds eventually coming off of the oceans. That s what will cool the temperatures a little bit but an excellent weekend for outdoor activities, including doing some yard work. If you re like this guy doing some lawn mowing Temperatures in the 70s. For highs both days just slightly cooler on Sunday and the winds will be relatively light. There is a small chance of a pop up scattered shower at really any time, but especially each afternoon though, most of the action will be more centered on Sun
By Chris Riotta
The General Services Administration is soliciting feedback from industry on a planned new, multiple-award blanket purchase agreement to provide cloud infrastructure, storage, software and services to federal agencies and state and local governments.
The agency is seeking responses by May 24 on the new enterprisewide cloud acquisition strategy. A news release announcing the request for feedback notes that the trend towards cloud adoption has been accelerated by the demands of the pandemic and telework.
In a statement released on Thursday, GSA IT Category Deputy Assistant Commissioner Keith Nakasone said the top request his office receives from various agencies is for an acquisition solution which offers a full set of commercial, secure, soup-to-nuts, cloud products and services.
Alibaba touts 50% cloud growth as it lays claim to Asia Pacific leadership
Alibaba touts 50% cloud growth as it lays claim to Asia Pacific leadership
The company’s cloud growth was primarily driven by growth in revenue from customers in the internet, public sector and finance industries.
Daniel Zhang (Alibaba) Credit: Alibaba
Alibaba Group’s cloud computing revenue grew by 50 per cent year-on-year in the company’s fiscal year ending 31 March 2021, despite losing a major customer in the March quarter, with the business unit pulling in over RMB60.1 billion (close to US$9.2 billion) in the 12-month period.
For context, Alibaba Group as a whole claimed revenue of RMB187.4 billion (US$28.6 billion), an increase of 64 per cent year-over-year, during the year.
Quick Hits The White House will release its full fiscal year 2022 budget request on May 27, an official confirmed to reporters on Thursday. In April the administration released its skinny budget for $1.5 trillion, with $769 billion in civilian agency spending and $753 billion in defense programs. The
Federal Aviation Administration needs to do more to identify critical skills gaps needed as the agency modernizes and faces changes in technology, according to a
Government Accountability Officereport.
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