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| Tokens.com Acquires AI and Robotics Business Tokens.com announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Simulacra Corporation. Simulacra owns and operates three subsidiaries focused on the integration of artificial intelligence and high quality, humanoid robots that improve the human experience through connection, learning and play. |
| IBM and The Government of Spain Collaborate to Advance National AI Strategy IBM announced that the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, and the Senior Vice President of IBM and Director of IBM Research, Dario Gil, met at the Moncloa Complex, where they celebrated the new agreement reached between the Executive and IBM that will allow the development of foundational models for Artificial Intelligence, native in Spanish and co-official languages. |
| ZTE Reinforces Commitment To Boosting SIDS Resilience ZTE announced that it has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting Small Island Developing States (SIDS) resilience and prosperity through universal connectivity and digital transformation. The announcement came during the Partner2Connect gathering at the Second Preparatory Committee Meeting in New York City. |
| KMD Commissions T-Systems T-Systems announced that KMD has commissioned T-Systems to operate its mainframe infrastructure. This infrastructure is a high-performance and highly scalable IT environment optimized for business-critical applications and data processing. Starting in the first half of 2025, T-Systems will take over responsibility for operations. The contract has a duration of seven years, with the option to extend. Both companies did not disclose the contract volume. |
| IBM Unveils World First IBM Quantum System One On A University Campus Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM announced the world's first-ever IBM quantum computer on a university campus. Building on RPI's bicentennial celebration of 200 years of firsts, IBM Quantum System One will significantly enhance educational and research opportunities for the university, as well as with other academic institutions and organizations across the New York region that wish to partner with RPI. |
| Cloudflare Enters Observability Market Cloudflare announced an entrance into the observability market with the acquisition of Baselime, the cloud-native observability platform. By integrating Baselime’s technology with Cloudflare’s developer platform, Cloudflare will be uniquely positioned to bring deep knowledge of serverless platforms and developer experience together to solve the challenges of observability for serverless apps. |
| VIAVI Unveils Advances in 6G and AI Research Viavi announced milestones in 6G and AI research based on the company’s 6G Forward Program. As 6G is the first AI-native generation of wireless communications, data sources such as a 6G city-scale digital twin will be vital for training other elements of the network such as the 6G AI-Native Air Interface. |
| Cloud Software Group and Microsoft Sign Eight-year Strategic Partnership Cloud Software Group and Microsoft announced they are deepening their collaboration through an eight-year strategic partnership agreement. The agreement will strengthen the go-to-market collaboration for the Citrix virtual application and desktop platform and support the development of new cloud and AI solutions with an integrated product roadmap. Additionally, Cloud Software Group will make a $1.65 billion commitment to the Microsoft cloud and its generative AI capabilities. |
| Churchill Downs Selects SAP SAP announced that Churchill Downs Incorporated has selected the GROW with SAP solution to support the company’s financial technology transformation as CDI continues to grow within the racing, online wagering and gaming entertainment industries. |
| Oracle and Palantir Join Forces to Deliver Mission Critical AI Solutions Oracle and Palantir announced a partnership to provide secure cloud and AI solutions aiming to power businesses and governments around the world. Oracle’s distributed cloud and AI infrastructure, combined with Palantir’s leading AI and decision acceleration platforms, will help organizations maximize the value of their data. |
| Companies Launch Consortium to Address AI Impact on the Tech Workforce Cisco announced that alongside a group of eight companies including Accenture, Eightfold, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft and SAP as well as six advisors have launched the AI-Enabled Information and Communication Technology Workforce Consortium focused on upskilling and reskilling roles most likely to be impacted by AI. |
| Telefonica Tech and Childrens Health Ireland Announce Partnership Telefonica announced that it is the successful vendor for the tender to provide numerous infrastructure technology solutions to Children’s Health Ireland for the new digital children’s hospital. When the new children’s hospital opens in 2025, digital technology will be involved in everything from electronic health records to the systems controlling the building. Digitisation fosters information exchange and helps doctors optimise their decisions and provide the best care for patients. |
| Subex Releases Business Assurance Global Benchmarking Survey Subex announced the first ever Business Assurance Global Benchmarking Survey. This pivotal new survey explores how Revenue/Business Assurance functions in the telecoms industry have matured, assessing the strategic deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and their impact on tangible ROI achievement. |
| Zayo Unveils Infrastructure Upgrades Zayo announced its latest round of critical infrastructure upgrades, including its newest long-haul dark fiber route connecting Columbus to Pittsburgh and a highly sought-after 400G-enabled wavelength route connecting Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. Zayo is also expanding its leading IP network with the addition of 27 critical IP points of presence and 400G peering locations across North America. |
| Keysight Becomes a Validated Test Tool Provider Keysight announced that it has had a test tool validated for the FiRa 2.0 Certification release, covering physical layer conformance testing. The latest FiRa PHY Technical and Test Specifications introduce enhancements to the performance and interoperability test requirements for ultra-wideband device conformance tests. |
| Vodafone and Nokia Test New Technology To Eliminate Gaming Lag Vodafone announced that a new Internet technology has been successfully tested by Vodafone and Nokia which could greatly improve the home broadband experience for customers, particularly when gaming or making video calls. |
| Nokia and Vodafone Conduct Trial of L4S Technology Over an End-to-end PON Nokia and Vodafone announced they are collaborating to test the viability of L4S technology over passive optical networks, which could greatly improve the experience of residential customers engaged in everyday internet activities like video conferencing and gaming. |
| Anritsu Enhances Protocol Test Solution for GEO Satellites Anritsu announced the protocol test solution for Non-Terrestrial Network devices for GEO satellites, which extends the functionality of the Signalling Tester MD8430A to support the NTN NB-IoT defined in 3GPP Release 17. |
| Ekinops Delivers new 800G Solution Ekinops announced the availability of its new PM_800FR04 pluggable module for the Ekinops360 WDM optical transport system based on its FlexRate technology. With the market for 800G transport reaching critical mass, Ekinops now offers a high-performance solution capable of regional distances at full line rate and long-haul transport at 400G. |
| Salesforce Announces the Beta Availability of Einstein Copilot for Tableau Salesforce announced the beta availability of Einstein Copilot for Tableau, a new capability designed to help users in every role and function explore data with AI assistance. |
| IBM watsonx Brings Gen AI to Masters Tournament Digital Platforms IBM and the Masters Tournament announced several new fan features coming to the Masters app and Masters.com digital experience for this year's event. Powered by generative AI capabilities built from watsonx IBM's AI and data platform fans this year will have access to shot-by-shot Hole Insights offering detailed, data-driven projections and analysis for each hole on course. |
| Cloudflare Powers One-Click-Simple Global Deployment with Hugging Face Cloudflare announced that developers can now deploy AI applications on Cloudflare’s global network in one simple click directly from Hugging Face, the leading open and collaborative platform for AI builders. |
| Prosoluce Chooses IP Infusion IP Infusion announced that Prosoluce has chosen to upgrade its backbone network with IP Infusion software and 100G open networking hardware from Edgecore Networks. Open networking systems integrator Pine Networks, which specializes in open, disaggregated, and virtualized solutions, guided Prosoluce through this journey of backbone upgrade. |
| Fortinet Introduces Upgrades to its Real-Time Network Security OS Fortinet announced the latest version of its FortiOS operating system and other major enhancements to the company’s cybersecurity platform, the Fortinet Security Fabric. |
| Veracode acquires Longbow Security Veracode announced the acquisition of Longbow Security. The acquisition marks the next exciting phase of Veracode, underscoring the company’s commitment to help organizations effectively manage and reduce application risk across the growing attack surface. |
