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• LiveTiles cleared to co-sell to US Govt via Microsoft JEDI contract

  Will gain accelerated access to US governmental deals through GSA

• Pentagon puts $10 billion JEDI contract on hold after Trump suggests it favored Amazon

  Oracle lobbied aggressively and expressed concerns about the award process for the contract

• Big Tech faces broad US Justice Department antitrust probe

  The Justice Department did not identify specific companies but said the review would consider concerns raised about "search, social media, and some retail services online"

• US threatens to clamp down on intelligence sharing over 5G security

  US reportedly warned Germany over use of Huawei gear

• Kaspersky – “Why didn’t they report it to us?”

  Eugene Kaspersky “can’t imagine an ethical justification for not doing so"

• Business imperatives drove Microsoft to sue US government

  Without legal clarification on data demands and gag orders, companies may steer clear of the Cloud, says legal expert