Cloud & data centers

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1. IT law & regulation · Artificial intelligence · Cloud & data centers

   Democrats plan AI legislation starting in 2027

   After taking control of Congress, Democrats want to introduce bills from January 2027 aimed at big tech and data centers. Plans include safety checks for advanced AI models, liability for harm, and protection of households from higher electricity bills.

   Full story at Analytics Insight ↗
2. Cloud & data centers · Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   Protesters storm unfinished Microsoft data center in Amsterdam

   Around 100 activists scaled the fences of an unfinished Microsoft data center campus in Amsterdam on Friday and blocked construction. Hundreds more protested against the AI industry outside.

   Full story at Futurism ↗
3. Cloud & data centers

   Amazon Cognito Plus gets a higher uptime commitment

   From November 1, 2026, user pools on the Plus plan are covered by a 99.99% SLA, up from 99.9%. Essentials and Lite stay at 99.9%.

   Full story at aws.amazon.com ↗
4. Cybersecurity · Cloud & data centers · DevOps & containers

   AWS Security Hub adds an SBOM inventory

   Security Hub gives security teams a continuously updated view of software packages on compute resources. It builds on SBOMs from Amazon Inspector for EC2, ECR and Lambda, with no extra configuration.

   Full story at aws.amazon.com ↗

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