Google Cloud hosted its first-ever Cloud Summit in Africa on Tuesday, drawing more than 2,500 leaders to the Sandton Convention Centre and unveiling a suite of new agentic AI and connectivity investments aimed at accelerating the continent’s digital transformation. South…
SoftBank Group Corp. announced Tuesday the execution of a $10 billion follow-on investment — the second tranche — in OpenAI Group PBC through its SoftBank Vision Fund 2, bolstering the artificial intelligence company’s capacity expansion plans. The investment closed on…
Sony Interactive Entertainment will discontinue physical disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles beginning in January 2028, the company announced Wednesday on the official PlayStation Blog. In a statement reflecting broader industry trends, new titles will be…
The National Security Agency’s Laboratory for Physical Sciences, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Office, on Monday launched the Quantum Ecosystem Advancement, Growth & Leadership initiative. The QuantumEAGLe program, launched in support of the…
Google on Monday made gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Nano Banana Lite / Nano Banana 2 Lite) generally available and launched Gemini Omni Flash in public preview, expanding its lineup of fast, cost-efficient generative media tools. The updates arrive alongside the shutdown of older…
Google has shut down three Veo video generation models in the Gemini API effective June 30, 2026, forcing immediate migration for any remaining production workloads. The deprecated models — veo-2.0-generate-001, veo-3.0-generate-001, and veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 — are no longer available. Developers must…
Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC) announced Monday it has received its first production order for a high-performance, inference-specific solution, with deliveries scheduled for 2026. The order marks Silicom’s transition from evaluation and proof-of-concept work into commercial production in the AI inference…
BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF) said Monday it has begun shipping production quantities of its AKD1500 neuromorphic processor to multiple customers in defense and wearable applications. The fully digital, event-based chip is now commercially available in both packaged…
Booz Allen Hamilton has partnered with OpenAI to accelerate the deployment of mission-ready artificial intelligence solutions for government and enterprise clients. According to Booz Allen’s official newsroom press release, the collaboration focuses on integrating OpenAI’s advanced models into secure, scalable…
Palantir Technologies has introduced a new intelligent engine powered by NVIDIA Nemotron open models, highlighting the strategic role of open-source AI in serving U.S. government agency needs. Per NVIDIA’s official newsroom announcement on June 29, the deployment underscores open-source innovation…