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On May 18, 2026, in response to surging enterprise demand for AI infrastructure, Google and Blackstone unveiled a US-based joint venture to provide high-performance compute services. The venture will combine da...

Cisco IQ is meant to unify all functions into a single interface, combining inventory, professional services delivery and document exchange. Cisco IQ is generally available for SaaS deployments, with the on-premises deployment mode slated to be in general availability by July 2026, and the air-gapped version to follow later. Cisco IQ comes in three tiers: Basic, Standard, and...

Claude developer Anthropic has completed a Series H funding round, raising $65bn and bringing its post-money valuation to $965bn.

According to Anthropic, the funding round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital. Co-leads included Capital Group, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, GIC, ICONIQ, and XN.

The round also saw participati...

EQT, a global private markets firm, has entered into a partnership with Google Cloud to encourage the adoption of AI across its more than 300 portfolio companies worldwide.

The collaboration is intended to give EQT-backed firms greater access to Google Cloud’s AI technology stack, expertise, and related services.

Under the terms of the partnership, EQT’s p...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has formed a strategic partnership with Mistral aimed at providing advanced AI capabilities to enterprises globally.

The agreement establishes TCS as the first global systems integrator for Mistral Forge, which is an enterprise-focused platform designed for building AI models using proprietary and domain-specific data.

The c...