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Home Office cloud services contract may net AWS £1B

A planning notice , published on October 30, covers the renewal of the department's public cloud services, to meet its current and future hosting needs. The estimated value is £881,621,007 ($1.18 billion), which passes…

Garmin could be working on a Waze feature that warns drivers about cyclists

That code includes the text strings "share location with Waze", "share your rides with Waze", and "Waze location sharing", which is telling. There also appears to be a consent and onboarding flow already included in the…

Meta pauses new business terms that would let it crawl publishers’ websites

Among other things, the new rules would have let it crawl the websites of firms that use its apps. The changes were due to take effect on November 20, but Meta’s existing terms will stay in place for now, Reuters…

Hideo Kojima says AI can’t replace human craftsmanship in video games

And in a fresh interview, he told readers exactly where he feels AI falls flat compared to human-made artistic expression. Speaking to Japanese site Game*Spark , Kojima said that while it’s good that AI has improved…

IonQ’s revenue quadruples to $173.8M as it lifts its 2026 forecast to $515M

The quantum computing company raised the outlook on Thursday as third-quarter revenue more than quadrupled to $173.8M. Its earlier forecast was $450M to $460M, and it had revenue of $130M in 2025, Bloomberg reported.…

'The progress is real': Deloitte report claims some firms are finally seeing return on AI investment — but still lack insight into what actually works

As many as 28% now report current revenue growth as a result of their AI strategies, up from 20% compared with earlier in 2026, the firm's report found. Realizing higher revenue is largely seen as one of the most…

Cloudflare posts its fastest growth in nearly 4 years and lifts its outlook

The company reported the results on Thursday and raised its forecasts for the full year. Co-founder and chief executive Matthew Prince called it “Cloudflare’s best quarter ever”. Revenue grew at its fastest pace in…

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 creative director explains how core 40K tabletop features like ‘Armor of Contempt’ were adapted to the RTS — ‘It’s not the same mechanic, but it does kind of the same thing’

In a lengthy interview with TechRadar Gaming , where Theysen described how the game manifests the classic RTS experience of the 2004 game and which hero mechanics and UI features it borrowed from Dawn of War 2 and 3…

Alphabet discloses $548M stake in chipmaker Qualcomm

The figures come from a regulatory filing that lists Alphabet’s holdings in other companies. Qualcomm’s shares rose more than 3% in trading before the US market opened, following the news. The filing does not say when…

The John Lewis Christmas ad captures the deep need for grandmothers

This year, I love the fact that the star of the show is a grandmother. Feeling disconnected from her visiting grandchildren and ready to resort to cash in envelopes for Christmas , Gloria (Kristin Scott Thomas) is…