Ant Group has reported a record research and development (R&D) investment of $5.17 billion (RMB 35.03 billion) in 2025, marking its fifth consecutive year of increased spending and underscoring the company's commitment to advancing artificial intelligence as a driver of innovation, accessibility...
Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world's largest artificial intelligence server provider, accelerated its global leadership in AI factories and sovereign AI infrastructure by showcasing at VivaTech its end-to-end integration capabilities that also stand up the world's most state-of-the-art, r...
A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed organisations remain locked into AI systems they cannot easily change, reinforcing the growing importance of AI sovereignty to maintain business continuit...
The National Council on Ageing (NCOA), the national voice for every person's right to age well, has released a new research series examining the promises and risks of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in home- and community-based care that helps older Americans and individuals with d...
Coherent has broken ground on an expanded manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, marking a significant step in strengthening the United States' advanced semiconductor and AI infrastructure supply chain.
The expansion will increase production capacity for indium phosphide (InP) wafers, a critical...
Unframe, the managed AI delivery platform for global enterprises, announced that it is acquiring Swish AI. The acquisition will strengthen Unframe’s enterprise AI platform and expand its AI-native data capabilities.
The acquisition follows Unframe's May announcement that it had crossed $100 m...
Relativity, a legal data intelligence company, announced at its RelFest London event the general availability of aiR Assist and custom analyses in Relativity aiR for Review. Both capabilities will be standard in the RelativityOne offering by the end of June, extend...
Alipay launched a major AI agent upgrade, enabling its one billion users to find services more easily and execute daily tasks with the help of its AI agent interface.
The update makes Alipay the world’s first super app to evolve into an AI-native platform.
“Alipay has always purs...
Unilever is partnering with Accenture to scale the use of AI-enabled digital twins across its global manufacturing network. The next-generation technology will help factories improve quality, boost efficiency and respond more quickly to consumer demand. The multi-year programme marks a further ...
A key outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Slovakia was the announcement of an India Chair on Artificial Intelligence at a Slovak university, underscoring the growing importance of technology, innovation and digital cooperation in bilateral relations.
The initiative forms par...
ANNAM.AI, India's first Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, hosted at IIT Ropar, has entered into a strategic partnership with Syngenta to accelerate the development of AI-driven solutions for climate-smart agriculture in India.
The collaboration was formalised through ...
OpenAI has unveiled the OpenAI Partner Network, a new global ecosystem designed to help organisations move from AI experimentation to measurable business outcomes through a network of consulting, systems integration, technology and data partners.
As part of the initiative, OpenAI announced a $150 m...
Google has unveiled DiffusionGemma, an experimental open-source AI model designed to explore a fundamentally different approach to text generation using diffusion techniques. Released under the Apache 2.0 licence, the model aims to significantly accelerate text generation while enabling new types of...
Anthropic has been compelled to suspend access to its flagship AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, following a US government export-control directive issued on national-security grounds.
The company said it received the order at 5:21 p.m. ET, requiring the immediate suspension of access to the two mod...
Thales has unveiled Gladiator Training Data Analytics, a new artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to help armed forces convert vast amounts of training exercise data into actionable intelligence that can enhance operational readiness and decision-making.
The platform addresses a longst...
Anthropic has announced a multi-year global alliance with DXC Technology aimed at accelerating the adoption of its Claude AI platform across some of the world's largest enterprises and government organisations.
Under the partnership, DXC will train tens of thousands of Claude-certified forward-depl...
NTT DATA Group, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, announces that the Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Kazuhiko Nakayama as NTT DATA Group’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 12, 2026. Yutaka Sasaki, former President and C...
LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world’s largest enterprises, announced AI 1000, a strategic workforce transformation initiative anchored by a dedicated Centre of Excellence (CoE). The program will develop a pool of 1,000+ AI-certified engineers, including Forward Deployed Engineers...
