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VeriSilicon announced Inuitive, a vision-on-chip processor firm, has adopted its dual-channel Image Signal Processor (ISP) IP, featuring low latency and low power capabilities, into its mass-produced NU4100 vision AI processor. This brings imaging and vision experience to Robots, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR), Drones, etc.

Netcracker Technology announced an alliance with Google Cloud to advance the use of Gen AI tech in the telecom industry. By combining Netcracker GenAI Telco Solution with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, CSPs can harness valuable telecom data and knowledge in a secure and controlled way to bring exceptional benefits to their clients, partners and their businesses.

Merck, a world-renown science and technology company, has announced two new strategic drug discovery collaborations aimed at harnessing powerful artificial intelligence (AI)-driven design and discovery capabilities, further advancing the company’s research efforts. The partnerships, with BenevolentAI, London, U.K., and Exscientia, Oxford, U.K., are expected to help generate several novel clinical development drug candidates with first-in-class and best-in-class potential in key therapeutic areas of oncology, neurology and immunology.

Avaya, a customer experience solutions provider, announced its participation at the 2023 edition of GITEX Global, where the company will illustrate how organizations can choose their own journey to delivering AI-powered customer experiences. Avaya’s major presence at GITEX Global will showcase a range of vertical-specific use cases that highlight the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in delivering outstanding experiences across the customer journey.

Netcracker Technology announced that it has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to support Netcracker’s recently launched GenAI Telco Solution, which unlocks the potential of generative AI technology to deliver exceptional business value to the telecom industry. Netcracker GenAI Telco Solution leverages the power of OpenAI’s ChatGPT through Azure OpenAI Service to create high-value use cases by harnessing telecom data and knowledge.

Lenovo announced new, first-to-market edge AI services and solutions. These solutions are designed to enable mass deployment of remote computing capabilities that will significantly accelerate AI readiness and empower new AI applications for any business. New Lenovo TruScale for Edge and AI brings the proven cost benefits of Lenovo TruScale’s Infrastructure as-a-Service model to the broadest and most comprehensive edge portfolio on the market.

While the digitisation of shipping businesses is not new, AI has taken it a step further, with industry-specific programs being developed which are aimed at taking on particular tasks. This isn’t like the introduction of email for example, which is largely a one-size-fits-most type of application, these are niche programs developed by people with lived experience of the shipping industry, who know how we function and what we need on a day-to-day basis.

VAST Data, the AI data platform company, announced the appointment of new leadership to capitalise on explosive market growth. Marianne Budnik has been named VAST’s Chief Marketing Officer, and will lead all marketing functions like product marketing, field marketing, client advocacy, communications and public relations, content, creative and brand strategy.

Databricks, the Data and AI firm, announced its strategic partnership with Salesforce, the AI CRM. This alliance enables clients to seamlessly merge data from the Databricks Lakehouse Platform with Salesforce Data Cloud. With various integration capabilities, businesses can cut the cost and complexity of moving and copying data while maintaining security, governance, and trust, and use their data and AI models to provide better customer experiences.

VeriSilicon announced that its Image Signal Processor (ISP) IP ISP8000L-FS and Video Processor Unit (VPU) IP VC8000E have been adopted by Hailo, an AI-focused chipmaker in Israel, to help empower its line of high-performance AI vision processors, Hailo-15TM. These selected IPs enable highly efficient implementation of Hailo’s innovative AI solutions across a wide range of applications at reduced time-to-market and engineering costs.