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Microsoft confronted sharp scrutiny in a London tribunal as a £2.1 billion lawsuit alleged it inflated costs for thousands of UK businesses running Windows Server on AWS, Google Cloud, and Alibaba. The claim argues Microsoft steers customers toward Azure through higher licensing fees and degraded performance elsewhere. Microsoft disputes the accusations, insisting its integrated model strengthens competition as regulators continue probing cloud market dynamics.

European cloud providers intensified their fight against the EU’s approval of the VMware-Broadcom merger, arguing that regulators ignored clear warnings about potential price shocks. CISPE claims Broadcom signaled plans to wring higher returns from VMware’s entrenched customers through steep pricing and bundling shifts. The group now asks the General Court to revisit the decision, citing a growing list of disputes from major enterprises that allege unfair licensing changes.

Researchers at Wiz uncovered a zero-day flaw in Gogs after they traced unusual malware activity back to the platform. Attackers now exploit the bug to overwrite files and run malicious commands, and they’ve already hit more than 700 exposed servers. The activity began in July, marked by strange auto-generated repositories. Wiz urges administrators to shut off open registration and restrict internet access before the intrusions spread further.

EVEO has closed a strategic investment of up to R$100 million from XP Asset Management, marking a defining moment for one of Brazil’s long-standing cloud providers. The funding arrives as demand for domestic infrastructure intensifies, giving EVEO room to expand capacity across its data centers and sharpen its technology portfolio. For a company that began as a small teenage project in 1998, the deal signals a rare blend of longevity, maturity, and market confidence.

OnliveServer has broadened its U.S. dedicated server lineup as businesses look for more control and predictable performance in their hosting environments. The updated platform spans Tier III facilities in Missouri, Florida, and Texas, offering single-tenant machines built for heavy traffic and data-driven workloads. With newer CPU options, stronger security layers, and full administrative access, the expansion reflects rising demand for stable, managed infrastructure across competitive digital sectors.