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Accenture and Google Cloud Partners to Unveil Gemini Enterprise Business Group to Drive Agentic AI Deployments
Accenture and Google Cloud have announced the formation of the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group. This dedicated global organization is engineered to assist enterprise clients in scaling Google’s Gemini Enterprise ecosystem and unlocking production-grade value during the agentic AI era. Functioning as a core pillar of the broader Accenture Google Business Group, the new entity…
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Telit Cinterion Introduces Edge AI SDK to Run Machine Learning Models on Selected 4G and 5G Cellular Modules
Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solutions enabler, announced both its edge AI SDK and planned AI-enabled cellular module variants. The SDK runs machine learning models on a module’s own hardware without the need for an external AI accelerator or companion processor. Expected in Q4 2026, the edge AI SDK incorporates LiteRT, formerly…
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Qualcomm Announces Multi-Generational Product Collaboration with Amazon to Build Next-Generation AI Data Center Infrastructure
Qualcomm Technologies, announced a multi-generation collaboration with Amazon to enable customized silicon at scale for large-scale AI data centers, working together on AI inference. In addition, the companies are working on optical connectivity solutions extending up to 1.6T and future-generation solutions. As AI workloads grow exponentially – driving unprecedented demand for compute, storage, networking and…
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Datamaran Appoints Bert Sinnema as Chief Technology Officer
Datamaran, the AI-powered risk and governance software provider, announced the appointment of Bert Sinnema as Chief Technology Officer. Based out of the company’s Leeuwarden office in the Netherlands, Sinnema will lead Datamaran’s global engineering and product teams, including the engineering hub in Valencia, Spain, driving the technology and product vision behind the platform that helps…
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Abnormal AI Brings OpenAI Daybreak Models Into AI Cloud Security to Protect Against Rogue AI
Abnormal AI announced AI Cloud Security, extending its behavioral AI engine to the cloud to detect risky or malicious AI agent behavior inside customer environments, with OpenAI models supporting investigation and response: fighting bad AI with good AI. Announced alongside OpenAI’s Cyber Summit as part of the Daybreak Defense Network, AI Cloud Security is in private preview…
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Docusign Agreement Layer for the Agentic Enterprise Coming to Every Agent
Docusign announced it will open its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server to every AI agent on September 30. With the Docusign MCP generally available globally, agreement intelligence and governed action – powered by AI engine Docusign Iris – are now callable natively from Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Slack, and any MCP client, directly accessible by…
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SoundHound AI Completes Acquisition of LivePerson, Creating a World-Leading Omnichannel Conversational AI Powerhouse
SoundHound AI, a global leader in voice and agentic AI, announced the successful completion of its acquisition of LivePerson, Inc., and the appointment of John Collins as the combined company’s Chief Financial Officer. With the transaction officially closed, SoundHound AI immediately expands its market footprint, with a customer base that includes 25 of the Fortune…
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CIOFirst’s Weekly Roundup: NVIDIA, Deloitte, IBM, Tech Mahindra, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike and More
Welcome to CIOFirst’s Weekly Roundup – your trusted briefing on the forces redefining enterprise IT strategy, AI-native infrastructure, data engineering, cybersecurity, and large-scale digital transformation. This week’s highlights spotlight accelerated AI cloud platforms, next-generation silicon and connectivity, governed data pipelines, industrial AI alliances, and the growing need to translate cyber risk into board-level business impact.…
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Yugabyte Unveils Global Partner Program to Power the Next Generation of Enterprise AI Infrastructure
Yugabyte, the distributed AI database experts, announced the new Yugabyte Partner Program, a unified global initiative built to help partners modernize enterprise database workloads and deliver AI-ready applications. Database modernization is now an immediate business priority as organizations seek to lower infrastructure costs while preparing data platforms for AI-powered applications. Organizations increasingly rely on trusted…
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Synology Launches ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, Bringing Expanded Platform Support and Advanced AI-Driven Security
Synology launched ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, the latest software update for its ActiveProtect data protection appliances. This release introduces expanded platform coverage, cross-platform recovery, and enhanced security, with future updates bringing AI-driven threat mitigation. “Managing fragmented backup infrastructure drives up costs and slows recovery. The ActiveProtect appliance unites purpose-built storage with powerful data management software into…