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| Verizon to Acquire Frontier Verizon and Frontier announced they have received all regulatory approvals and expect to close the acquisition on January 20, 2026. The pending transaction will bring Frontier’s lightning-fast fiber internet together with America’s best 5G mobile network. Upon closing, Verizon will have an expanded reach of almost 30 million fiber passings across 31 states and Washington, D.C., delivering better value and more choices to millions more customers across the country. |
| AST SpaceMobile Awarded U.S. Missile Defense Agency Contract AST SpaceMobile announced that it was awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility. |
| Kaspersky Releases Cybersecurity Vendor Whitepaper Kaspersky announced the release of Protection beyond detection: Why trust and transparency decide your cybersecurity future, a new whitepaper based on an independent transparency and accountability assessment of 14 leading cybersecurity vendors. Kaspersky emerged as one of the most transparent vendors assessed, consistently exceeding industry norms across data handling, supply chain trust and customer verification capabilities. |
| CrowdStrike and Nord Security Announce Strategic Partnership CrowdStrike and Nord Security announced a strategic partnership to redefine SMB cybersecurity. The collaboration combines CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon platform with Nord Security’s secure access and credential management solutions to deliver enterprise-grade protection that’s simple, accessible, and built for every business. |
| Keysight Unveils Machine Learning Toolkit Keysight announced the release of the new Machine Learning Toolkit in the latest Keysight Device Modeling Software Suite. This new solution reduces model development and extraction time from weeks to hours, enabling faster Process Design Kit delivery and Design Technology Co-Optimization applications. |
| Comarch Signs New Contract with ExxonMobil Comarch announced it has signed a new contract with ExxonMobil to implement its loyalty management solutions in Europe. This agreement marks a significant expansion of the existing cooperation between the two companies, which began in the United States. The new project will see Comarch deploy its technology to enhance ExxonMobil's loyalty initiatives across key European countries. |
| Cloudflare Acquires Astro Cloudflare announced that The Astro Technology Company team, the creators of the Astro web framework, will be joining Cloudflare. Astro is a popular JavaScript web framework used by major brands like Unilever, Visa, and NBC News, as well as hundreds of thousands of developers, to build fast, content-driven websites. |
| SAP to Scale AI-Assisted Agriculture SAP and Syngenta announced a multiyear strategic technology partnership to accelerate AI-assisted innovation across Syngenta’s global operations. |
| IBM Introduces IBM Sovereign Core IBM announced IBM Sovereign Core, the industry's first AI-ready sovereign-enabled software for enterprises, governments and service providers to build, deploy and manage AI-ready sovereign environments. |
| Cloudflare Acquires Human Native Cloudflare announced it has acquired Human Native, an AI data marketplace that connects creators and AI developers. The acquisition will make it easier and faster for AI developers to discover and access the content they need, and in turn help creators and publishers optimize how their data can be surfaced to AI companies willing to pay. |
| Salesforce Announces General Availability of Slackbot Salesforce announced Agentforce 360 with Slack as the conversational interface where people and agents work together, connecting knowledge, actions, and data in real time. The idea is simple: Use Slack’s intuitive, familiar UI to connect every employee with reliable intelligence grounded in conversational data, customer data and metadata, and deterministic workflows. |
| Verint Receives CX Automation Award from TrustRadius Verint announced it won two TrustRadius 2026 Buyer’s Choice awards based on customer reviews. Most notably, Verint CX Automation earned top ratings in the Contact Center category. |
| Camunda Releases Agentic AI Report Camunda announced the release of its 2026 State of Agentic Orchestration and Automation report, revealing almost three-quarters of organizations admit there is a gap between their agentic AI vision and the current reality. |
| Omdia Reveals Results From Smartphone Market Study Omdia announced that according to their latest research, the global smartphone market grew 4% year on year in Q4 2025, supported by seasonal demand and improved inventory discipline, even as rising component costs began to weigh on a few vendors. |
| Kaspersky Releases White Paper Kaspersky announced the release of Protection beyond detection: Why trust and transparency decide your cybersecurity future, a new whitepaper based on an independent transparency and accountability assessment of 14 leading cybersecurity vendors. Kaspersky emerged as one of the most transparent vendors assessed, consistently exceeding industry norms across data handling, supply chain trust and customer verification capabilities. |
| IonQ Announces New CISO IonQ announced that national security leader and technology advocate Katie Arrington will join its executive team as Chief Information Officer, reporting to IonQ Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Inder Singh, beginning January 19, 2026. |
| Ericsson Launches 5G Standalone Network in Italy Ericsson announced that alongside Wind Tre they have switched on the first 5G Standalone mobile service in Italy, marking a milestone in the digitalization of the country. |
| Nokia Releases AI Study Results Nokia announced that their commissioned research finds that an overwhelming majority of technology and business leaders in the U.S. and Europe believe that current networks will require substantial evolution and investment to meet the demands of the AI supercycle. |
| VIAVI Expands Edge Monitoring Platform VIAVI announced enhancements to its XEdge cloud-based edge monitoring and assurance platform with new sensors that strengthen data collection capabilities for private 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi networks at the edge. |
| Cloudflare Report Warns of a Technical Glass Ceiling Cloudflare announced its inaugural 2026 App Innovation Report. Findings from the report reveal a stark divide, with companies that prioritize application modernization, i.e.,updating tech stacks to move away from outdated systems, able to successfully use AI and stay secure, while those stuck with technical debt are falling behind and facing rising costs. |
| AOK Bayern Deploys NiCE CXone NiCE announced that AOK Bayern, one of Germany’s largest statutory health insurance providers, has successfully deployed NiCE CXone on the EU Sovereign Cloud, modernizing customer service for more than 4.5 million insured members across Bavaria. The deployment underscores the growing role of CX AI platforms in enabling large, regulated organizations to modernize how they engage and support customers. |
| MetTel Launches Expense Management Solution MetTel announced the launch of its Utilities Expense Management solution for general availability, promising millions in cost savings and tracking consumption data to advance sustainability objectives for federal and commercial clients by automating operations and eliminating wasted expenses across siloed utility accounts. |
| NTT DATA Forms New Company to Build Submarine Cable NTT DATA announced the joint establishment of a new company, Intra-Asia Marine Networks to construct and operate a large-scale submarine communication cable, Intra-Asia Marine Cable, connecting Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, with additional connectivity to Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan. |
| CTECC and ZTE Redefine Disaster Response ZTE announced that in collaboration with China Telecom, it has jointly built an integrated Air-Space-Ground-Intelligence Emergency System, setting a new standard for disaster response. |
| CrowdStrike to Acquire Seraphic CrowdStrike announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Seraphic Security, the leader in browser runtime security. The web browser has become where work, communication, and productivity happen. It is where modern applications execute and AI agents operate. Extending the power of the Falcon platform to the browser makes it off-limits to adversaries and safe for the human and agentic workforce. |
