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TD SYNNEX signs KUKA robot distribution deal
Robotics

TD SYNNEX signs KUKA robot distribution deal

Partners in five launch markets will gain access to KUKA's autonomous mobile robots as TD SYNNEX pushes into industrial automation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
BlackLine taps S3NS cloud in France as Thales signs on
Data sovereignty

BlackLine taps S3NS cloud in France as Thales signs on

The deployment gives regulated firms in France a locally controlled option for finance software amid tighter scrutiny of data sovereignty and cloud compliance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Melbourne overtakes Sydney in Australia data centre boom
Data centers

Melbourne overtakes Sydney in Australia data centre boom

Melbourne's faster approvals are helping it pull ahead of Sydney, as Australia's data centre pipeline expands by 5.2GW and shifts beyond the east coast hubs.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
F5 & Oracle plan OCI security tie-up for AI threats
Public Cloud

F5 & Oracle plan OCI security tie-up for AI threats

Cloud customers could gain extra protection against automated attacks as Oracle and F5 plan to embed web application and API security into OCI.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Britain's forgotten middle - why mid-market businesses hold the key to the UK's growth ambitions
Software-as-a-Service

Britain's forgotten middle - why mid-market businesses hold the key to the UK's growth ambitions

Mid-sized firms face a policy blind spot that could slow AI adoption, despite contributing GBP £2.7 trillion in turnover in 2025.

By Musidora Jorgensen • 5 min read • Yesterday
Groundup.ai launches GINA V2 for industrial maintenance
Manufacturing

Groundup.ai launches GINA V2 for industrial maintenance

It aims to cut downtime by telling plant operators not just that something is wrong, but which fault is likely and what to fix first.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Google launches llm-d 1.0 for distributed AI inference
Open source

Google launches llm-d 1.0 for distributed AI inference

The open-source stack aims to cut latency and boost accelerator use for AI workloads that now arrive in bursts and compete with interactive requests.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
Google adds Cloud Logging for BigQuery Python UDFs
eCommerce

Google adds Cloud Logging for BigQuery Python UDFs

The update lets data pipelines keep running when bad rows appear, while malformed Python UDF records are captured in Cloud Logging for later repair.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today
Google says AI coding tests must track execution paths
Large Language Models

Google says AI coding tests must track execution paths

Google says teams should judge AI coding agents on what they execute, after internal tests showed final replies can hide successful tool use.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Oracle launches Claw-powered supply chain agentic apps
Manufacturing

Oracle launches Claw-powered supply chain agentic apps

The tools aim to help supply chain teams cut waste, balance scarce capacity and speed approved decisions across planning, logistics and procurement.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
Google Cloud sets out three-layer AI agent plan for biotech
Artificial Intelligence

Google Cloud sets out three-layer AI agent plan for biotech

Biotech researchers could gain tighter control over sensitive data and slower simulations as Google Cloud separates planning, computation and oversight.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Oracle deepens OpenAI tie-up with new business tools
Enterprise Resource Planning

Oracle deepens OpenAI tie-up with new business tools

The deal widens access to AI inside corporate systems, with a free-to-start SMB bundle offering USD $12,000 in cloud credits a year.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Cerebras to bring fast AI inference to Oracle cloud
Semiconductors

Cerebras to bring fast AI inference to Oracle cloud

The addition will give Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers a faster option for AI agents, with Cerebras inference due in calendar year 2027.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
Oracle adds semantic layer to Autonomous AI Lakehouse
Data Analytics

Oracle adds semantic layer to Autonomous AI Lakehouse

The update aims to help firms and AI agents make better decisions from enterprise data by adding shared definitions, governance and planning tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Today
Oracle adds AI networking upgrades to Acceleron
Storage

Oracle adds AI networking upgrades to Acceleron

The changes aim to reduce bottlenecks and outages for customers running large AI workloads across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

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MKSK relaunches Oracle HCM scheduling tool as ScheduleX
Human Capital Management

MKSK relaunches Oracle HCM scheduling tool as ScheduleX

Payroll and HR teams may cut rota-to-payroll processing by up to 90 per cent as the Oracle Cloud HCM tool moves into the X Cloud Platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
DayOne, Blue Whale to study Singapore virtual power plant
Data centers

DayOne, Blue Whale to study Singapore virtual power plant

The study could ease peak load pressure on Singapore's grid as AI demand rises, while testing whether data centres can help balance power use.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today