Microsoft to build Pentagon’s $10B ‘war cloud’

The Pentagon has announced that it’s giving $10 billion to Microsoft for a big cloud computing contract, leaving another major company stunned. RT America’s Faran Fronczak has the story. For the first time ever, China now has more wealthy people than the US. How did that happen? And what does it mean for the trade war and the global order? Professor of economics and author Richard Wolff weighs in. A state of emergency has been declared in California, as more wildfires are igniting throughout the state. Powerful Santa Ana winds are fueling a new fire in the Los Angeles area by the world famous Getty Center. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte reports from the ground. As we approach another election year and ramp up media coverage of campaigns and issues a common thread among Americans today is political fatigue. So what do voters want to hear? RT America’s Sara Montes de Oca was at Politicon 2019 asking that question.