HyperConnectivity (comms)

Utilidata has announced that the company is working with NVIDIA to develop and deploy a lower-cost, lower-power module to deliver real-time AI at the edge of the grid.

Runiverse, a metaverse gaming platform, has announced its collaboration with Polygon to deliver a gaming experience to players. The announcement is the first step in Runiverse’s roadmap to bring developments and events to the Polygon community.

MemryX Inc., that focused on accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) processing for edge devices, has announced partnership with Nota.ai. This will streamline development, testing, and deployment of AI models on MemryX’s advanced AI accelerator chips.

Tellius, an AI-powered decision intelligence platform has announced Copilot, a new set of GPT-integrated product enhancements that leverage OpenAI’s large language models. The new features automatically generate natural language synonyms, code improvements, and enhanced data stories, adding to the company’s existing AI-powered analytics capabilities to further enable every insights-driven organisation to implement and scale self-service analytics.

New Relic, an all-in-one observability platform, has announced a machine learning operations (MLOps) capability that allows engineering teams to monitor applications built with OpenAI’s GPT Series APIs. With just two lines of code, engineering teams can monitor OpenAI completion queries while simultaneously tracking performance and cost metrics in real-time in a single view with New Relic.

As news of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse continues to dominate the headlines, cybercriminals are running phishing campaigns impersonating SVB and other financial institutions, including M-F-A and Bloomberg. Responding quickly to the 24-hour news cycle, cybercriminals aim to leverage their victims’ potential distress over their financial situation to make them more susceptible to this type of attack, says Jack Chapman, VP of threat intelligence, Egress.

Retail logistics automation has never been more important. In a tough economic market, slow and inaccurate picking can wipe out margin, especially when errors contribute to expensive returns. Staff shortages are adding to inefficiency and workplace stress, making it vital to create a more attractive working environment, preferably one that minimises heavy lifting and enables staff to be quickly productive. 

More and more organisations are failing to get the results that they expect from their investments in engagement technologies. For quite some time now, businesses have been under significant pressure to transform where and how they interact with consumers in order to remain competitive. 

RWS, a provider of technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services, has launched its TrainAI brand, offering clients complete, end-to-end data collection, data annotation, and data validation services for all types of AI data in any language, at any scale. TrainAI builds on years of RWS’s experience as an AI company, providing machine translation and AI training data services to improve the quality of machine learning models and AI applications for the organisations.

SmartSimple Software, a provider of cloud-based solutions for government grants management and corporate giving, has announced the launch of SmartSimple Cloud +AI. This product introduces transformative, end-to-end AI support throughout the entire government grants management lifecycle, streamlining the process, and further reducing administrative burden.

Non-traditional competitors are gaining a firmer stronghold in the B2B market over the past years, gaining stronger momentum as a result of the accelerated adoption of distribution in response to the challenges posed by the global pandemic. Meanwhile, the pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions have also transformed the market dynamics, sending a resounding warning to global distributors that a new, digitised model is sorely needed to streamline their operations, beef up the agility and resilience required to overcome their limitations, and enhance overall customer stratification.

The traditional model of software delivery, often referred to as the ‘generalist’ or super-app approach is the direction many providers were heading in around 40 years ago, broadening out their tools and applications to deliver a wider range of services a business needs. In this way, many were becoming more like ERPs, says Simon Kearsley, CEO of bluQube.

A new partnership between GreenEnergy Expert, Katrick Technologies and independent research and technology organisation a Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) will help the UK reap the benefits of low-level wind energy generation. As a result of the partnership, Katrick expects a prototype of its technology, which uses kinetic energy from wind to generate green energy.

Living Proof, Inc., a science-fueled haircare company originally founded by MIT scientists, is taking its first step into the Metaverse. Living Proof has partnered with experiential e-commerce platform, ByondXR, to launch its debut virtual store.

LinkLive, a cloud-based Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) provider, has partnered with Kasisto, creator of KAI digital experience platform for the financial services industry, to embed KAI into the LinkLive platform. This partnership of two platforms will accelerate the adoption of both platforms at financial institutions across the U.S. and help these clients to deliver exceptional customer experience through every digital channel.

BYTE Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and Airship AI Holdings, Inc., have announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent for a potential business combination.

WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc, a global hologram augmented reality technology provider, has announced development of an AI chip system for holographic face recognition based on edge computing. The system places recognition, acquisition, and analysis at the terminal, improving the optimisation of algorithms for one hand and allowing the establishment of a private domain to protect data security for another. This system can be used in some key departments and enterprises or in controlling high-end factories and the security management of industrial parks, office buildings, flats, etc. It is easy and safe to deploy with high efficiency.

Fashion retailer, Aeropostale and Metaverse provider, MetaversePlus are joining forces to bring the fashion brand to the Metaverse. Through the partnership with Authentic Brands Group, a global brand development, marketing, and entertainment platform, and the owner of Aeropostale, MetaversePlus will design, develop and expand the brand’s presence in Web3 through NFTs, world building, as well as offering members perks and promotions.

Syncron announced that Norgren, a part of IMI plc, a global provider of designing and manufacturing motion and fluid control technologies, has selected Syncron Price to automate and streamline pricing operations, elevate the customer experience and improve efficiency and profitability.

Motive, a provider of automated operations for the physical economy, has announced a series of creations that expand the functionality of its Driver Safety Solution to combat worsening safety conditions. The new AI capabilities further improve the unrivaled accuracy of the Motive AI Dashcam by adding new types of safety and risk triggers that improve protection for drivers and reduce liability for customers.

Savvas Learning Company, a K-12 next-generation learning solutions provider, has announced that it has acquired Whooo‘s reading and its AI-driven technology that enables teachers to determine whether their students comprehend the books they are reading.

Toku Inc, a global solution for token payroll and tax compliance, has announced it has raised $20 million from a consortium led by Blockchain Capital with Protocol Labs, GMJP, OrangeDAO, Orrick, Reverie, Quantstamp, Next Web Capital and angel investors including Protocol Labs founder Juan Benet and Alchemy co-founders Nikil Viswanathan and Joe Lau.

SatixFy Communications Ltd., a provider of satellite communication technology solutions from chip to product, and Kythera Space Solutions, a provider of dynamic management systems for payloads and SATCOM networks, have announced that they have partnered to deliver advanced payload solutions for LEO constellations.

There is not a single business today that does not run on at least one piece of software. Moreover, the rate of digital transformation in recent years has driven the proliferation of software applications in a bid for greater efficiency and agility and to bolster the customer experience. To stay competitive in today’s digital-forward marketplace, businesses must deliver new products to markets faster than ever, says Kevin Thompson, CEO, Tricentis.

Global economic and geopolitical shifts have made optimising supply chains and working capital among the highest priorities discussed in board meetings. Calculum, headquartered in Miami, is addressing this universal problem with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven treasury solution to help companies optimise payment terms, free up cash flow, and improve sustainability.

ThirdEye, a provider of Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence (AR/AI) solutions, has secured a contract from the US Navy through its government partner. The advanced AR technology developed by ThirdEye will be utilised by the US Navy to improve and streamline maintenance aviation activities for both the US Navy and Marines across multiple bases in the US and overseas.

San Francisco, USA. 7 March 2023 – Databricks, a lakehouse company, has announced launch of Databricks Model Serving to provide simplified production machine learning (ML) natively within the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Model Serving removes the complexity of building and maintaining complicated infrastructure for intelligent applications.