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Microsoft’s Environmental Chief Calls for Carbon Regulations

The lack of carbon regulations represents a “fundamental market failure,” according to Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa. Read more.

Facebook Exec: Open RAN Talk Now Commitment in Action

Facebook is emboldened and seemingly committed as ever to tear proprietary legacy models down to its benefit and many others. Read more.

HPE Pays $374M for Zerto, Battles Dell for Cloud Data Services Dominance

“Expect Dell to announce soon that it also acquired or partnered with a best-of-breed CDM tool or at least improved one of the tools in its portfolio,” Forrester analyst Brent Ellis said. Read more.

Intel, Apple Tap TSMC's 3nm Chip Tech

While Apple has relied on TSMC for years, it remains to be seen which Intel products will be produced by the Taiwan-based foundry operator. Read more.

IBM President Jim Whitehurst Exits as Part of Exec Team Shakeup

Whitehurst previously served as CEO of Red Hat before IBM's $34 billion acquisition of his firm. Read more.