The partnership with SpaceX Starlink will provide high-speed satellite broadband for Microsoft’s cloud computing data centers, the company said here in a blog post.

Cloud companies have seen a surge in demand this year as more businesses use their services for switching to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Berkshire Hathaway to pay $4.14 million to settle Iran sanctions violations claims

Oct 20, 2020

Berkshire voluntarily reported the apparent violations in May 2016 after receiving an anonymous tip, replaced employees who were involved, and upgraded compliance procedures for its foreign subsidiaries, OFAC said.

U.S. says Google breakup may be needed to end violations of antitrust law

Oct 20, 2020

The federal government’s complaint against Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL.O, which alleges that Google acted unlawfully to maintain its position in search and search advertising on the internet, was joined by 11 states.
The government said Google has nearly 90% of all general search engine queries in the United States and almost 95% of searches on mobile.
The lawsuit marks the first time the U.S. has cracked down on a major tech company since it sued Microsoft Corp MSFT.O for anti-competitive practices in 1998.
The European Union fined Google $1.7 billion in 2019 for stopping websites from using Google’s rivals to find advertisers, $2.6 billion in 2017 for favoring its own shopping business in search, and $4.9 billion in 2018 for blocking rivals on its wireless Android operating system.

Wizz Air CEO expects smaller airline industry after pandemic

Oct 20, 2020

While aircraft deliveries are down sharply as airlines struggle to preserve cash, Wizz Air has continued to add to its Airbus fleet during the crisis. Together with India’s IndiGo it makes up about a quarter of Airbus deliveries.

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