SK Telecom is carving its AI infrastructure business out of SK Broadband and bringing in KRW 3.08 trillion (about $2.2 billion) from KKR and the IMM Investment-Stonebridge consortium to accelerate the buildout. The new company, SK Horizon, will operate and expand AI data centers and submarine-cable infrastructure, initially targeting 318 MW of capacity. The restructuring…
The Australia–India technology relationship is moving beyond trade and education into a more strategic phase focused on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. Deakin University researchers have secured multiple competitive grants under the Australia–India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP), funding collaborations with Indian institutions on post-quantum cryptography, digital public infrastructure, AI adoption and critical…
Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the infrastructure behind workplaces, classrooms, smart buildings and immersive experiences. That convergence will be a central theme at InfoComm India 2026, which returns to Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Centre from September 16–18 with an expanded education programme covering AI, enterprise IT, cybersecurity, digital signage, collaboration and immersive technology. The…
AI coding tools can now generate working applications in minutes, but turning those prototypes into software that regulated companies can actually deploy remains a harder problem. Knack is targeting that gap with a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server that connects AI development tools to a managed relational backend with access controls, audit logging and…
Brazil is becoming a larger proving ground for enterprise AI, and global technology services firms are positioning themselves to capture demand as companies move beyond experimentation. Blend360, an AI services and data engineering provider, has established a Brazilian legal entity and local team, expanding its delivery footprint into Latin America’s largest economy. The company plans…
Shipping has long been one of ecommerce’s most operationally repetitive functions: checking orders, correcting addresses, comparing rates, choosing packaging, buying labels and tracking deliveries. Ship.com is betting that the next step is not simply automating those tasks, but handing more of the workflow to AI agents. The company has launched SHIP AI, an AI-powered shipping…
The consumer journey is beginning to change at the point where brands have traditionally fought hardest for attention: the moment shoppers decide what to consider. New research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) suggests that artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a trusted intermediary between consumers and brands, with 31% of surveyed consumers already using AI during…
Autonomous-driving development is increasingly becoming a data and computing problem as much as a software problem. At Automotive World 2026, TIER IV plans to demonstrate an integrated software-defined vehicle (SDV) development workflow that connects automated driving-data labeling, end-to-end AI model development and in-vehicle computing. The demonstration will combine the company’s Co-MLOps platform, a reference end-to-end…
Microsoft and Saudi AI company HUMAIN are taking a step toward making Arabic-language artificial intelligence a more integrated part of enterprise software. The companies announced a long-term strategic collaboration that plans to bring HUMAIN’s ALLAM Arabic large language models to Microsoft’s AI ecosystem, including Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft 365 Copilot, while pairing HUMAIN specialists with…
