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Europe is widening its Big Tech competition push to cloud and AI services, while Medtronic discloses unauthorized access to parts of its corporate IT systems.

Show Notes

Story 1 — EU shifts Digital Markets Act focus toward cloud and AI
EU regulators said they are turning attention to cloud services and artificial intelligence under the Digital Markets Act, including assessing whether some AI offerings qualify as core platform services and investigating whether Amazon and Microsoft should be labeled gatekeepers for cloud services.

Reuters — EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI, regulators say

Story 2 — Medtronic reports unauthorized access to corporate IT systems
Medtronic said an unauthorized party accessed data in certain corporate IT systems, and stated it has not identified impacts to products, patient safety, manufacturing and distribution operations, or financial reporting systems.

Medtronic — statement on unauthorized system access

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