IBM releases Granite Embedding Multilingual R2 with a 32K context window and Apache 2.0 license, enhancing long-form document retrieval for enterprises.
Databricks expands Unity Catalog with open APIs and credential vending, enabling secure data access for Spark, Flink, and DuckDB across diverse environments.
ServiceNow and Experian partner to scale agentic AI by embedding trusted data into workflows for autonomous enterprise decision-making.
Shoplazza launches the first AI-native commerce OS, using a multi-agent framework to automate retail operations for 650,000 global merchants.
Amazon Bedrock Advanced Prompt Optimization automates prompt tuning and model migration, reducing engineering time from weeks to hours for enterprise AI teams.
Akamai Technologies enters a $205M LayerX acquisition to integrate browser-based AI security and governance into its Zero Trust portfolio.
NTT DATA's 2026 report shows 95% of firms prioritize sovereign AI, yet only 29% have active plans. Explore the rise of AI Factories and data sovereignty.
Sharon AI secures a $950M deal for its Sharon AI Asia-Pacific expansion, deploying NVIDIA H200 GPUs in NEXTDC data centers to provide sovereign AI infrastructure.
Accenture Federal Services and OpenAI partner to accelerate secure AI adoption across U.S. federal agencies through a new Agentic Lab and workforce training.
Intel and McLaren Racing announce a multi-year Intel-McLaren partnership to drive AI, simulation, and real-time race analytics across F1 and IndyCar.
Boomi acquires Lunar.dev to integrate AI gateway governance into its platform, enabling secure management of autonomous agents and LLM traffic.
AWS and Cisco partner to secure autonomous AI agents with a new automated defense framework for MCP and A2A deployments, ensuring enterprise compliance.
Anthropic is reportedly seeking a $50 billion Anthropic mega-round at a $900 billion valuation to fund next-gen AI models and agentic reasoning.
The OpenAI and SK AX partnership brings ChatGPT Enterprise to South Korea, focusing on localized AI solutions and secure data infrastructure for large firms.
NEXTDC launches the KL1 data center in Malaysia, an AUD$1 billion AI Factory with 65MW capacity and Tier IV standards for high-density GPU workloads.
