WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on October 26, 2019 - Huge military cloud system!

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: In tech battle for a huge military cloud, Microsoft won to Amazon. The Pentagon’s JEDI cloud-computing system was assigned to Microsoft in a contract valued in $10B. Why #Microsoft won the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure's development? A finger against #Amazon? #JEDI

 

 

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#WR: Was it a political decision??? https://p.dw.com/p/3Ryl3?maca=en-Twitter-sharing

Pentagon awards $10-billion 'war cloud' deal to Microsoft, snubs Amazon

 

 

SOURCES: DW, WSJ, Microsoft. Amazon.com 

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on October 25, 2019 - Is Quantum a new technology leap?

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Is Quantum a new technology leap? In a paper published by Journal "Nature", Google researchers described how they had used a quantum machine to perform, in 200 seconds, a series of calculations that, a current supercomputer needs at least 10,000 years. #Quantum #Google #IBM

SOURCES: Google, IBM, WSJ, NYT, my own database

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on October 24, 2019 - The clouds rebuilt Microsoft's power

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Cloud-computing business rebuilt the Microsoft’s power! When the profits for Windows declined, Microsoft found another way to increase its revenues and profits. In the last quarter, the tech giant reported $33.06 billion of revenues (13.6% up year/year). #Microsoft #clouds

SOURCES: Microsoft news releases, WSJ, my personal database

MY WSJ BLOG COMMENTS - October 24, 2019

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• • Posted In Facebook, Zuckerberg Dig In for Long Haul on Cryptocurrency

  • Yes, "any alternative currency most be based on Trust".  Mr. Zuckerberg doesn't generate Trust.
  Oct 24, 2019 12:52 AM
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• • Posted In Amazon Sells Clothes From Factories Other Retailers Shun as Dangerous

  • Amazon doesn't care if the factories of its products respect worker-safety standards.
  Oct 23, 2019 11:47 PM
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WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on October 23, 2019 - Vladimir Putin: Russian Czar, Middle East Emperor!

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#WR: Vladimir Putin: Russian Czar, Middle East Emperor! @WSJ confirmed Mr. #Putin received Turkish President Erdogan in his Socchi residence to plot the geography of the “safe zone” of northeastern #Syria. After US troops left, he added to his domain, another #MiddleEast enclave.

 

 

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#WR: Russia and its partners will be the new landlords of the Middle East. https://wsj.com/articles/erdogan-seeks-putins-support-to-carve-out-syrian-buffer-zone-11571737838?shareToken=sta0432b5943e741f3a4c4299ecc771e02

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Russia Agrees to Help Turkey Expand Buffer Zone in Syria

The “safe zone” in northeastern Syria envisioned by Turkey and Russia would be free of Kurdish militias, highlighting a rebalance of power in war-torn Syria as U.S. troops leave.

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SOURCES: WSJ

MYBLOG COMMENTS - October 23, 2019

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• • Posted In Opinion | Donald Trump’s ‘Lynching’

  • The expression “lynching” is very heavy. It will generate a polemics with unknown results, but it will not stop the impeachment process.
  Oct 23, 2019 12:46 AM
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• • Posted In Erdogan Seeks Putin’s Support to Carve Out Syrian Buffer Zone

  • Russia and its partners will be the new landlords of the Middle East.
  Oct 23, 2019 12:27 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | All Hillary’s Russian Assets

  • It is remarkable the poverty of balanced arguments of the Democratic candidates. The only they offer is an "idealist socialism" that doesn’t plug in the American culture.
  Oct 22, 2019 1:07 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | All Hillary’s Russian Assets

  • The participation of Ms. Gabbard in the last debate was poor. But the majority of the candidates only fight each other without solid arguments and clear propositions to lead the White House in 2020.
  Oct 22, 2019 12:59 AM
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• • Posted In Canadian Election Too Close to Call as Trudeau Tries to Hang On to Power

  • You made a good question; however till now we don't know if Canadians will give a second chance to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  Oct 22, 2019 12:47 AM
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  • If Joe Biden cannot explain to the American citizens that he is a “clean politician” , he is dead politician.
  Oct 20, 2019 4:55 PM
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• • Posted In U.S. Government Still Uses Suspect Chinese Cameras

  • Yes, US government has to remove Chinese-made electronics because today the advanced surveillance technology opens the doors to be spied for others.  Chinese are expert to spy their our citizens in their own cities.
  Oct 19, 2019 5:03 PM
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• • Posted In Pence Leads U.S. Efforts to Halt Turkey Offensive in Syria

  •  Vice President Mike Pence will not change the mind of a hard man like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.  In the end, Mr. Erdogan will make what he wants to do.
  Oct 17, 2019 3:28 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | Warren’s Middle-Class Tax Dodge

  • Warren dodges the crucial answer: Medicare for all in exchange to middle-class tax. Horrible Deal!
  Oct 17, 2019 3:21 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | Putin Is the New King of Syria

  • Mr. Putin is taking all that the Americans put in the side, plus he is articulating partnerships with all our enemies... He is the new Czar of the World!
  Oct 17, 2019 3:09 PM
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WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on October 22, 2019 - Boeing tries to go out the swamp

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Boeing tries to go out 737 MAX swamp! According to  @WSJ, the US’s largest exporter, after billions of dollars in losses removed Kevin Mc Allister, CEO of the commercial airplanes division. This is the 1st head that falls after the 346 deaths. Will #Boeing recover confidence?

 

SOURCES: WSJ

 

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WORLDRETHINK: Special Twitter tour on October 18, 2019 - Software, God/Devil of Today

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Software is the God/Devil of today! A #software named MCAS continues stopping the 737 MAX in the ground. Boeing updated the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System #MCAS after 346 people died in 2 accidents. Till now, some regulators didn’t give the Okay (?) #Boeing


SOURCES: Boeing: https://www.boeing.com/commercial/737max/737-max-software-updates.page

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Friday, October 11, 2019

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on October 11, 2019 - Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets in the ground

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: The 737 MAX jets continue in the ground. Why? For failure of their #software that killed 346 people. Now, according to @WSJ the #EU Aviation Safety Agency said to US regulators that it is not satisfied with the reconfigured #MAX flight-control computers. What's next? #Boeing

SOURCES: Boeing WSJ, my own database