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QAI Ventures launches Asia's first QuantumAI accelerator in Singapore

Tue, 4th Nov 2025
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QAI Ventures has launched Asia's first QuantumAI accelerator in Singapore, aiming to boost startups blending quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
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Cloudera urges telcos to invest in AI or risk falling behind

Fri, 13th Jun 2025
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Cloudera warns telecom firms to invest in AI-driven networks or risk falling behind as data challenges stall sector progress and growth slows.
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Cloudera joins AI-RAN Alliance to boost telecom AI networks

Fri, 6th Jun 2025
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Cloudera has joined the AI-RAN Alliance to advance AI integration in telecom networks, enhancing real-time data and edge AI capabilities across next-gen infrastructure.
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Pelion launches Pelion Plans aiming for global growth

Tue, 8th Apr 2025
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Pelion has unveiled Pelion Plans, a new managed IoT offering, as it aims for global growth and enhances its service reliability for enterprise clients.
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DeepL launches Clarify to enhance AI translation interactivity

Thu, 6th Mar 2025
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DeepL has unveiled Clarify, a new feature aimed at improving interactivity in AI translations for businesses, enhancing user engagement and precision.
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NVIDIA & SoftBank to develop Japan's leading AI supercomputer

Wed, 13th Nov 2024
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NVIDIA and SoftBank are collaborating to create Japan's most powerful AI supercomputer, aimed at bolstering the country's AI initiatives and tech leadership.
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Trustwave & Cybereason announce cybersecurity merger

Wed, 13th Nov 2024
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Trustwave and Cybereason announce a merger to enhance cybersecurity solutions, with SoftBank as the majority investor, set to close in early 2025.
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Apromore appoints Brandee Sanders as new chief marketing officer

Fri, 23rd Aug 2024
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Apromore names Brandee Sanders as new CMO, underscoring its commitment to growth and innovation in the AI and process mining space.
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Ex-Orange VP Miloud Bensaada joins Cubic Telecom as Commercial Chief

Thu, 29th Feb 2024
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Former Orange VP of Sales, Miloud Bensaada, steps into new role as Chief Commercial Officer at Cubic Telecom, strengthening the firm's strategy to dominate the global software-defined connected vehicle and IoT markets.
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Pismo appoints Simon Keys as spearhead the expansion in the Oceania region, including Australia & New Zealand

Fri, 1st Jul 2022
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Pismo, a cloud-native payment processing platform, appoints Simon Keys to lead expansion in Australia and New Zealand amid global growth.
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'Regulatory challenges' kill NVIDIA's Arm acquisition deal

Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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The deal's off but NVIDIA still loses $1.25 billion, which Arm owner SoftBank Group will treat as profit in Q4.
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Hyundai Group buys Boston Dynamics as SoftBank faces mass layoffs

Thu, 1st Jul 2021
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SoftBank purchased Boston Dynamics from Alphabet in 2017, also for an undisclosed amount. Four years later, Boston Dynamics has been sold again.
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Lack in data skills creating greater challenges at work - report

Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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A new report reveals that 92% of employees believe they'd perform better with increased data literacy, while 89% face challenges due to a lack of data skills.
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Cohesity announces $250 million funding, doubles valuation to US$2.5 billion

Fri, 17th Apr 2020
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Cohesity has raised $250m in Series E funding, increasing its valuation to $2.5bn, more than double from its Series D round two years ago.
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Alibaba Cloud forms three-way strategic alliance

Fri, 31st May 2019
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Alibaba Cloud forms strategic alliance with WeWork and SoftBank Telecom China, offering global enterprises innovative solutions and smoother entry into China.
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Cohesity and Softbank partner to offer data services in Japan

Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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data analytics
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The joint venture asserts it will enable Japanese enterprises to back up, store, manage and derive insights from all of their secondary data and applications.
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Singtel, SoftBank amongst four major telcos in new cybersecurity alliance

Fri, 13th Apr 2018
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Singtel, SoftBank,Etisalat, and Telefónica have banded together to create one of the world's biggest cybersecurity alliances.
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Security experts demonstrate that ransomware attacks on robots are possible

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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ransomware
Researchers at IOActive have conducted what could be the world's first ransomware attack on robots, potentially disrupting the booming robotics market.
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SoftBank and NEC offer new business-oriented mobile network service

Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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It can be used at locations where optical fiber lines are not provided or as an alternative to metal-wired lines such as DSL or digital access.
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Simon Segars, CEO of Arm, joins SoftBank Group Board of Directors

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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Arm's chief Simon Segars enhances SoftBank's board, positioning for tech governance and growth post $32bn buyout.