AI in Focus of This Year's Infobip Shift Conference
Zadar, Croatia, is again the host for the new edition of Infobip Shift developer conference.
Agentic AI Enters Hyper-Growth Phase
Agentic AI is entering a hyper-growth phase as enterprises accelerate the shift from task-based automation to autonomous, decision-driven systems, according to GlobalData.
Palo Alto Signs $10 Billion Deal with Google Cloud
Palo Alto Networks expanded its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to migrate key workloads to the cloud.
Judge Sides with AT&T Against T-Mobile
A US federal judge sided with AT&T by issuing a temporary restraining order against T-Mobile US.
EU Companies Increase R&D Investments In Key Sectors
EU companies drove strong research and development growth in energy, health, aerospace, and defence in 2024, according to the 2025 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard.
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DT Makes Strategic Investment in Quantum Systems
Deutsche Telekom is forming a strategic partnership with Quantum Systems, the provider of autonomous surveillance drones.
Agentic AI Enters Hyper-Growth Phase
Agentic AI is entering a hyper-growth phase as enterprises accelerate the shift from task-based automation to autonomous, decision-driven systems, according to GlobalData.
Digital Wallets Transaction Value to Surpass $16 Trillion by 2028
The total value of digital wallet transactions will rise from $9 trillion in 2023 to surpass $16 trillion in 2028, a rise of 77%, according to Juniper Research.
Telefonica Records a Large Jump in Profit in 2Q23
Telefonica accelerated growth during the second quarter of the year.
AMD Reports Lower Revenue and Profits in 2Q23
AMD announced revenue for the second quarter of 2023 of $5.4 billion, a gross margin of 46%, an operating loss of $20 million, a net income of $27 million, and diluted earnings per share of $0.02.
Pangu-Weather Model Now Available on ECMWF Website
Huawei Cloud's Pangu-Weather Model, an AI model for global weather forecasting, is now available on the website of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
IBM Completed Acquisition of Apptio
IBM completed its acquisition of Apptio after receiving all required regulatory approvals.
Shanghai Ranked Number 1 Smart City for Asia in 2023
A new study from Juniper Research has selected Shanghai as the leading smart city in Asia in 2023.
ENT Appoints New Member of the Management Board
The Supervisory Board of Ericsson Nikola Tesla appointed Branka Vučemilo Elezović as a member of the Management Board of ENT.
Palo Alto Signs $10 Billion Deal with Google Cloud
Palo Alto Networks expanded its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to migrate key workloads to the cloud.
DT Connects 5G and Public Safety Radio with T Mission
Deutsche Telekom showed the current status of the technology developed to open TETRA networks to all mission-critical services organisations, providing connectivity regardless of the technology they use.
NVIDIA Launches New Generation of Open Models for Agentic AI
NVIDIA announced Nemotron 3, a new generation of open models and data libraries designed for building agentic AI systems across industries.
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Platform
Qualcomm added its latest smartphone platform to its premium-tier Snapdragon range.
Samsung Weary on Smartphone Recovery in H2
Samsung forecasts double-digit profitability in its mobile division on a full-year basis.
Germany to Subsidize Chip Industry with €20 Billion
The German government prepared an amount of €20 billion to be distributed by 2027 to bolster the semiconductor industry.
America Movil Increases Its Stake in A1 Group
America Movil increased its stake in A1 Telekom Austria by a further 5.5% for an undisclosed sum.
Smartphone Shipments Continue to Decline in 2Q23
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 7.8% year over year to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary data from IDC.
T-Mobile Had the Highest Q2 Subscriber Adds in Eight Years
T-Mobile US reported post-paid phone additions of 760,000 in the second quarter of 2023.
IBM and NASA Open Source Geospatial AI Foundation Model
IBM and open-source AI platform Hugging Face announced that IBM's watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model - built from NASA's satellite data - will now be openly available on Hugging Face.