Quantum
AWS Expands Quantum Services with Alpine Quantum Technologies Trapped-Ion System
The device is now available via the Amazon Braket service in the Europe (Stockholm) Region (eu-north-1).
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Indian IT
TCS Wins 5-Year NHS Supply Chain Deal to Modernise Core IT and Cloud Infrastructure
TCS will deploy cloud- and AI-enabled solutions aimed at improving efficiency, resilience and frontline service delivery across one of the UK’s largest healthcare supply networks.
Policies
Global Tech Groups Urge Governments to Protect Strong Encryption as Foundation of Digital Trust
The letter comes amid growing global efforts to regulate or mandate government access to encrypted data for criminal and national security investigations.
SaaS
AppsFlyer Launches Eight-Product Upgrade to Boost AI Automation and Data Collaboration
The announcement underscores AppsFlyer’s evolution from mobile attribution pioneer to Modern Marketing Cloud.
Acquisition
Salesforce Completes Informatica Acquisition
The acquisition integrates Informatica’s data catalog, integration, governance, quality, privacy, metadata and master data management (MDM) capabilities into Salesforce’s platform.
AI Models
Google Cloud Rolls Out Gemini 3 for Enterprise Use
Gemini 3 Pro reportedly achieved a breakout 1501 Elo score at the LMArena Leaderboard.
Indian IT
HCLTech and NVIDIA Launch New Physical AI Innovation Lab in California
The facility becomes part of HCLTech’s global AI Lab network and will support organisations in experimenting with, incubating and scaling advanced physical AI applications.
Funding
Israeli Startup Tenzai Raises $75 Mn to Build ‘Autonomous Hacker’ AI for Enterprise Security
Tenzai’s platform uses AI agents to actively hack, exploit, and remediate vulnerabilities in enterprise software.
AI Models
Google DeepMind Launches WeatherNext 2 — AI Model Delivers Ultra-Fast, High-Resolution Forecasts
The system promises faster, more accurate, and higher-resolution global predictions, according to a blog post by Google.
Acquisition
Cisco Acquires EzDubs to Make Real-Time, Voice-Preserving Translation Core to Webex
According to Cisco, this acquisition marks an “all-in” bet on AI: it promises to make collaboration more seamless, inclusive, and borderless by breaking down language barriers in real time.
Chips
Huawei Aims to Double GPU Efficiency with New AI Infrastructure Push
The technology, expected to be unveiled at a forthcoming AI industry conference, could raise chip utilisation rates to around 70 percent, up from the current 30–40 percent.
Partnerships
ARM Embraces NVIDIA NVLink Fusion to Strengthen Neoverse Compute Ecosystem
Arm’s decision to license NVLink IP allows its Neoverse-based CPU designs to communicate directly with NVIDIA GPUs, bypassing traditional interconnects like PCIe.