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Oracle reported record $19.18 billion revenue for Q1 fiscal 2027, a 29.6 % year‑over‑year increase and the first time a fiscal year’s first quarter has outpaced the prior fourth quarter in its 50‑year history. Cloud infrastructure sales jumped 61.5 % to $11.61 billion, with IaaS revenue doubling to $7.4 billion and growing 27.6 % sequentially. Operating income rose 57.3 % to $6.73 billion and net income 62.6 % to $4.76 billion. The surge is driven by a $664 billion backlog, of which Oracle expects to convert roughly half into [...]

Google Drive remains a leading free cloud storage service, offering more space than rivals such as OneDrive and iCloud and supporting Android, Windows, iOS, Mac and web browsers. Despite its popularity, users frequently report painfully slow upload speeds, sometimes taking hours to transfer files. The slowdown can stem from three primary sources: inadequate internet bandwidth, hardware or software limitations on the uploading device, or issues within Google Drive’s own infrastructure. A new guide by Marinel Sigue, published [...]

Equence Technologies launched Equify, an enterprise messaging platform, at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai. Designed for high-volume customer communication, Equify serves as a unified layer connecting business applications with multiple messaging providers. It centralizes message routing, failover, priority management, and monitoring, reducing reliance on single vendors. Targeted primarily at banks and financial institutions, the platform supports time-sensitive communications like OTPs, loan updates, and collections. Built on infrastructure operating since 2016, Equify handles over 10,000 transactions [...]

Amazon Web Services announced a $1.5 billion investment in African cloud infrastructure through 2029, adding to over $819 million already deployed since 2018. The company has trained more than one million Africans in cloud and AI skills and expanded its Cape Town region to 154 services. AWS positions itself as a partner for local developers, emphasizing building solutions for regional markets rather than importing technology. The commitment mirrors Microsoft’s $1.4 billion African spend and highlights the continent’s potential to leapfrog [...]

India has become a focal point for global tech billionaires, with Forbes ranking Elon Musk at $918.7 billion, Larry Page at $273.2 billion, and Jeff Bezos at $268.8 billion. Their companies are committing substantial capital to the country: Amazon plans $48 billion for 2026‑2030, Google is building a $15 billion AI hub in Visakhapatnam, Meta is developing a 168 MW AI data center in Jamnagar with Reliance, NVIDIA is partnering on AI computing infrastructure, and Microsoft announced a $17.5 billion investment plan. These projects [...]

The United States and India have formalized a partnership to enhance the security, resilience, and diversification of global undersea cable networks. Announced by the US Embassy in India on September 12, 2026, the collaboration was highlighted during an Undersea Cables Workshop hosted under the TRUST initiative framework. This initiative, launched during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s previous visit to Washington, aims to deepen cooperation in critical technologies. The Embassy emphasized that subsea cables are essential for global digital [...]

Malaysia is accelerating its data‑centre and cloud‑computing expansion, with RM95.8 billion in approved projects in the first half of 2026 representing about 44 % of total national investment and roughly 4.6 GW of capacity planned or under construction. The surge, centred on Johor’s industrial zones, is part of a broader strategy to position the country as an “AI nation.” Analysts warn that the rapid build‑out depends heavily on water for cooling, raising questions about sustainability, allocation and long‑term resource management. [...]

On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly celebrated its 60th anniversary, prompting reflections from industry experts, parliamentarians, IT leaders, and suppliers on how technology has evolved. The article highlights Werner Vogels’ personal journey at Amazon, where he transitioned from academia to solving unprecedented distributed‑systems challenges. A pivotal moment was a 2004 database outage that led to the creation of Dynamo, a foundational system that influenced modern web infrastructure. Vogels also notes the shift in 2006 toward on‑demand computing, [...]