Rostelecom to launch AI accelerator programme
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 15:00

Rostelecom to launch AI accelerator programme

Russian national operator Rostelecom announced at the Kazan venture forum plans to launch an accelerator for supporting Russian AI start-ups. Participants will be selected based on the efficiency and scalability of their solutions, the group said. Companies interested in participating in the X.Tech programme can submit their applications online and may participate in pilot projects and partnerships with Rostelecom. 

US hyperscaler interest shifts inland in search of reliable power supply - Synergy research
UNITED STATES 12:40

US hyperscaler interest shifts inland in search of reliable power supply - Synergy research

US hyperscale operators are increasingly investing in data centre capacity away from well-established hubs on the east and west coast, with the likes of Oregon, Nevada and Virginia all ceding market share, according to data insights from Synergy. While northern Virginia's data centre fleet remains the largest nationally, expenditures on incremental capacity have shifted as operators look to capitalise on wider availability of power resources, particularly with the prospect of gigawatt-scale AI infrastructur

Seseko and Microsoft South Africa provide AI, robotics and coding training at 48 schools
SOUTH AFRICA 12:32

Seseko and Microsoft South Africa provide AI, robotics and coding training at 48 schools

Digital firm Seseko has partnered with Microsoft South Africa to hold the first phase of its AI, robotics and coding programme, reaching 48 underserved schools in all nine provinces. Participating schools have been equipped with robotics kits and CAPS-aligned learning materials, enabling practical, hands-on learning that bring abstract concepts to life in the classroom. Teachers have undergone specialised training and received South African Council for Educators (SACE) accreditation.The programme has contri

Milesight strengthens industrial networking presence with new Milesight Networks subsidiary
GLOBAL 12:03

Milesight strengthens industrial networking presence with new Milesight Networks subsidiary

China-based IoT solutions vendor Milesight has established a dedicated subsidiary for marketing industrial-grade cellular routers. The new Milesight Networks unit will initially supply 4G industrial cellular routers as well as 5G devices from Milesight's existing UR and UF product families, including the lightweight UR41 model for 4G IoT access and the 5G-powered UF51 with dual-band Wi-Fi access.

Anthropic launches Project Glasswing AI cybersecurity project with help from Nvidia, Microsoft, Cisco
GLOBAL 10:35

Anthropic launches Project Glasswing AI cybersecurity project with help from Nvidia, Microsoft, Cisco

Anthropic announced a new collaboration with major AI infrastructure and service providers to leverage its Claude Mythos AI model in cybersecurity. Dubbed Project Glasswing, the initiative is backed by Broadcom, Cisco, Apple, Google, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, Nvidia, Linux Foundation, Palo Alto Networks, and Amazon Web Services. Claude Mythos Preview is a general-purpose language model unveiled by Anthropic on 07 April that remains unavailable to the public. Anthropic said the model is exceptionally talente

Accenture, Google Cloud open sovereign AI innovation hub in Brussels
BELGIUM 10:21

Accenture, Google Cloud open sovereign AI innovation hub in Brussels

Accenture and Google Cloud have opened a Sovereign Cloud & AI Innovation Center in Brussels. The new site will work with public sector customers on AI applications, focusing on data control, security and compliance issues. They aim to respond to the growing concerns over digital sovereignty in critical sectors such as finance, health and defense, where AI has multiple applications but requires greater oversight of sensitive data. The centre will help customers find the right balance of innovation and contro

Fastly and LaLiga tackle sports piracy with AI-backed system
SPAIN 10:01

Fastly and LaLiga tackle sports piracy with AI-backed system

Fastly, a global edge cloud platform provider, has partnered with Spain's football league LaLiga to enhance efforts against illegal streaming of live sports. The aim is to curb the growing problem of piracy, which costs LaLiga clubs between EUR 600 million and EUR 700 million annually, said the partners, who have begun developing advanced tools to help rights holders secure their content.  

Cisco moves to acquire Galileo Technologies to expand Splunk AI monitoring suite
GLOBAL 09:28

Cisco moves to acquire Galileo Technologies to expand Splunk AI monitoring suite

Cisco has lined up a deal to acquire Galileo Technologies with the aim of expanding agentic AI oversight in its AI observability suite Splunk. The deal is slated for completion prior to the end of Cisco's 2026 fiscal year on 25 July. Galileo's AI observability technology will augment the existing AI Agent Monitoring tool in Cisco's Splunk Observability Cloud, used to monitor AI agent performance, quality and token usage. The integration is expected to achieve deeper visibility and safeguards to circumvent r

Brabant AI cluster and development agency team up
NETHERLANDS 08:30

Brabant AI cluster and development agency team up

BOM, the regional development agency for the Dutch province of Brabant, announced a new partnership with the AI Innovation Center, based at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. They will work together to help scale up AI companies in the region. The aim is to bring together the campus ecosysteem with the investment and development capabilities at BOM and improve the international attractiveness of the area for new AI companies with growth potential.

Nexus Core Systems to build MAD 12 bln AI factory in Morocco
MOROCCO 08:03

Nexus Core Systems to build MAD 12 bln AI factory in Morocco

Nexus Core Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build an AI factory worth an estimated MAD 12 billion with the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, the Ministry of Investment, Convergence and Public Policy Evaluation, and the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE). The MoU was signed at Gitex Africa 2026 from 07-09 April in Marrakech.

Snap and Qualcomm clinch deal to power future Specs products with Snapdragon XR chip
GLOBAL 07:48

Snap and Qualcomm clinch deal to power future Specs products with Snapdragon XR chip

Qualcomm said it will supply Snap's Specs subsidiary with its extended reality system-on-chip (SoC) to empower a future-generation smart glasses product that seamlessly blends digital experiences with the physical world using see-through lenses. The product, also called Specs, is scheduled to launch later in the year. It follows the incorporation of Snap's dedicated Specs business unit in January.

CoreWeave signs up Anthropic as latest AI cloud customer
UNITED STATES 06:48

CoreWeave signs up Anthropic as latest AI cloud customer

CoreWeave announced a new contract to provide computing capacity for Anthropic. The company will support the development and deployment of Anthropic's Claude family of AI models under the multi-year agreement, with the first compute power coming online later this year.

UNITED KINGDOM 10 APR

Google Search offers agentic restaurant bookings in AI Mode in UK

Google has announced the launch of agentic restaurant bookings in AI Mode in Search in the UK. The new agentic capabilities in AI Mode allow users to describe what they are looking for with their preferences and needs (such as number of diners, dog-friendly, vegan etc), time and date. AI Mode will search across multiple booking platforms and websites to provide real-time availability matching these options. 

EUROPE 10 APR

EU Commission publishes AI Continent Action Plan progress report

The European Commission has published information about the progress of the Continent Action Plan launched a year ago to foster Artificial Intelligence innovation and acceleration. It said visible advances have been made by each of the five pillars, namely infrastructure, data, talent, adoption, and trustworthy AI. It added that the European AI Innovation month from 14 October to 17 November 2026 will showcase Europe's progress.

CANADA 10 APR

Motorola Solutions acquires HyperYou to expand agentic AI assistance in 911 call handling

Motorola Solutions announced that it has acquired HyperYou, a developer of agentic AI technology used to process non-urgent calls to emergency dispatch centres. The acquisition enables Motorola Solutions to expand agentic AI functionality in its emergency response control room suite, Command Center, while building on its existing Assist AI tool, which provides intelligence and administrative support for first responders and dispatchers.

GLOBAL 10 APR

Norton 360 adds agentic AI protections

Gen Digital's Norton subsidiary has announced the beta launch of an agentic AI protection tool that helps Norton 360 customers use AI agents safely. Created by Gen's Threat Labs and AI Foundry subsidiaries, AI Agent Protection extends the security perimeter in Norton360, Norton's consumer-grade platform suite available in monthly and annual subscriptions. The technology is compatible with various GenAI and agentic AI tools, including Claude Code, Cursor and OpenClaw. This beta release is currently available

GLOBAL 10 APR

Harmonic updates hybrid video streaming platform

Harmonic has announced further updates to its hybrid video streaming platform, which enables streaming services to automate content storage policies across cloud and on-premises resources. The US vendor said its platform now has Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations enabling standardised AI access to operational data. Consequently, streaming providers can integrate their own AI agents with Harmonic's central management technology. The MCP can be leveraged to build intelligent functions supporting automa

GLOBAL 10 APR

Amazon CEO defends huge AI investments, confirms Leo launch in mid-2026

Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy has defended the company's plans to invest USD 200 billion in capital expenditure this year. In a letter to shareholders ahead of the AGM, he compared AI to the start of its cloud computing business AWS, saying the company needed to invest heavily in the near term in order to realise the significant long-term potential income. He also confirmed that the Amazon Leo satellite internet service is "officially scheduled" to launch in mid-2026, based on contract commitments with governme

GLOBAL 10 APR

OpenAI introduces USD 100 monthly Pro subscription for ChatGPT

OpenAI has added a new cheaper 'Pro' subscription to its ChatGPT range, at USD 100/EUR 103 per month. The plan offers near-unlimited access to most all of its models and tools, as well as increased use of the Codex coding platform. It's part of the company's efforts to attract more business users to its AI services. 

GLOBAL 10 APR

Fitbit AI coach expands to more countries in Europe, Asia

The Fitbit personal health coach is expanding to more countries and languages, in its public preview first launched last year. Google said the service is now rolling out in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.

JAPAN 10 APR

NTT Docomo develops AI tool to analyse team dynamics from chat data

NTT Docomo and Nara Institute of Science and Technology have developed an AI-based technology that estimates team dynamics in real time by analysing workplace chat messages. The system is designed to infer a team's shared mental model (SMM), a measure of how well members share understanding of roles, workflows and responsibilities, using data from platforms such as Slack and Microsoft Teams. The companies said the technology enables continuous monitoring of team conditions without relying on surveys or manu

JAPAN 10 APR

NTT trials AI-based live sports streaming with local radio integration

NTTSportict has conducted a live broadcast trial combining AI-generated video and local radio commentary for a regional baseball game in Wakayama Prefecture. The initiative was carried out as part of a joint project with local authorities and NTT West, using AI camera technology to stream the opening home game of the Wakayama Waves in the Kansai independent league.

GLOBAL 10 APR

Intel and Google expand partnership on AI and custom processing units

Intel Corporation and Google have announced a multiyear collaboration to develop AI and cloud infrastructure, focusing on the role of CPUs and custom infrastructure processing units in large-scale systems. Under the agreement, Intel Xeon processors will continue to be deployed across Google Cloud infrastructure to support AI, inference and general-purpose workloads. The companies said they will align across multiple generations of Xeon processors to improve performance, energy efficiency and overall cost of

UNITED STATES 10 APR

CoreWeave and Meta expand AI cloud deal to USD 21 bln through 2032

CoreWeave has signed an expanded long-term agreement with Meta Platforms to provide AI cloud capacity through December 2032, in a deal valued at approximately USD 21 billion. The agreement extends an existing relationship between the two companies and will support Meta's development and deployment of artificial intelligence, particularly the scaling of inference workloads. The capacity will be delivered across multiple locations, using a distributed infrastructure model intended to support performance, resi

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