Advantech (2395.TW) is doubling down on edge AI innovation through a new collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Edge Impulse, a Qualcomm company. The goal: to accelerate the deployment of next-generation edge AI solutions powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 processor.
Cognizant is going all-in on Anthropic’s Claude, the family of large language models that’s been quietly challenging OpenAI’s dominance in enterprise AI. The company announced that it’s embedding Claude — along with Anthropic’s agentic tooling — across its engineering platforms and client services to help businesses move from AI pilots to large-scale deployments.
At its annual Inspire EMEA conference in London, NetDocuments unveiled a heavyweight addition to its growing interoperability ecosystem: Thomson Reuters. The collaboration connects Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Legal directly to NetDocuments through the company’s new ndConnect framework — a move that could redefine how law firms balance AI innovation with data governance.
Espresso AI, a new optimization platform founded by ex-Googlers, has launched a large language model (LLM)-driven solution designed to transform Databricks into what it calls an “agentic lakehouse.” The company claims its technology can reduce data warehouse costs by up to 50% while boosting utilization and performance—all without manual tuning.
In a year defined by geopolitical volatility, talent shortages, and macroeconomic uncertainty, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) didn’t just survive—they evolved. According to a new study by the Upwork Research Institute, SMBs turned crisis into catalyst by leaning into AI, flexible workforces, and relentless experimentation.
