A joint cloud contract worth $1.2 billion involving Google and Amazon is under scrutiny, with ties to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Updated Jun 1
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A joint cloud contract worth $1.2 billion involving Google and Amazon is under scrutiny, with ties to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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The entities involved
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc
- The Trump administration rolled out an AI pilot program for Medicare, while Republicans voted down efforts to release documents, and the EFF released federal documents about the program.
- Governor Spencer Cox signed a law in Utah, which subsequently raised concerns about its legality from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Amazon
American multinational technology company
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