Kyndryl has expanded its strategic alliance with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to advance enterprise adoption of private cloud AI solutions. Announced today, the collaboration combines Kyndryl’s AI consulting and deployment capabilities with HPE’s newly launched Private Cloud AI platform—developed in partnership with NVIDIA—to fast-track AI transformation for enterprise clients.
The company has officially launched the Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure, a powerful new service aimed at simplifying the deployment of high-performance, mission-critical applications across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) regions worldwide.
In 2024, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) didn’t just grow—it ballooned. According to new data from Gartner, the global IaaS market jumped 22.5% year-over-year, hitting a staggering $171.8 billion. The growth confirms what most IT leaders already know: cloud isn’t just the future—it’s the infrastructure backbone of the AI era.
In a bold move signaling its ambitions in secure AI infrastructure, Highrise AI, a subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ, TSX: HUT), has appointed Mark Mendelman as its new Chief Technology Officer. Mendelman, a veteran AI architect with a 20-year career in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), brings deep expertise in building large-scale, resilient AI systems for mission-critical environments.
Artificial Societies, a rising AI startup specializing in human behavior simulation, has unveiled AS, its flagship simulation platform designed to forecast how audiences will respond to marketing content, messaging, and social media posts—before they go live. With an 80% accuracy rate in predicting social media performance, AS is poised to upend the $100B+ global market research industry
Trend Micro is leveling up its partnership with Google Cloud, aiming squarely at the growing complexity of cloud and AI-driven threats in today’s enterprise landscape. The cybersecurity heavyweight announced a significant expansion of its strategic alliance with Google Cloud, delivering new enterprise-focused security tools tailored for AI-first, multi-cloud environments.
Databricks, the cloud-native data and AI powerhouse, is betting big on the Bay Area—again. The company just announced it will open a massive 305,000-square-foot office in downtown Sunnyvale, reinforcing its commitment to Silicon Valley as ground zero for AI innovation.
Doosan Robotics, already a rising name in collaborative robots (cobots), is doubling down on its ambition to become a global leader in intelligent robotics. The company just announced the acquisition of an 89.59% stake in ONExia, a Pennsylvania-based robotics system integrator, for approximately $25.9 million—a strategic move aimed at strengthening its footprint in North America and advancing its vision for the Physical AI era.
Block AI Labs, a rising software development firm founded by tech entrepreneurs Daniel and David Shnader, is rewriting the rulebook on how early-stage startups build and scale technology. With U.S.-based leadership and an elite engineering hub in Medellín, Colombia, the company is bridging geography and cost to deliver affordable, full-stack, AI-integrated solutions to a global roster of startups.
