The Future of Software Outsourcing As the global economy continues to expand, the software outsourcing industry is experiencing unprecedented growth. A report by MarketsandMarkets predicts that by 2022, the software outsourcing market will reach a staggering $88.9 billion, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6%. This impressive growth is driven by several […]
Microsoft and SITA Launch New Innovation Center in South Africa Microsoft and SITA (the State Information Technology Agency) have partnered to launch the Microsoft SITA Ndivho Innovation Centre in Centurion, South Africa. The establishment of the new center forms part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between SITA and Microsoft South Africa in October […]
Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales to Launch 5G into Space Telecommunications company Ericsson, aerospace company Thales, and wireless technology manufacturer Qualcomm Technologies, have announced they plan to launch 5G across a network of Earth-orbiting satellites. Following the approval for satellite-driven 5G non-terrestrial networks (5G NTNs) from the 3GPP global telecommunications standards’ body; Ericsson, Thales and Qualcomm […]
UK and South Korea Reach Data Sharing Agreement The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced reaching a new agreement with South Korea to allow organizations and businesses share data with fewer restrictions and no contractual safeguards, such as existing International Data Transfer Agreements and Binding Corporate Rules. This agreement is expected to boost data-dependent trade […]
Meta Launches 200 Language Translation Open Source AI Model Meta AI has just announced a newly built single AI model called “No Language Left Behind” (NLLB), which currently translates 200 different languages, considered as a significant breakthrough in machine translation capabilities. Meta AI researchers created NLLB as an effort to develop high-quality machine translation capabilities […]
Google Plans to Open New Engineering Center in Sao Paulo Google has announced that it plans to open a new multidisciplinary engineering center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, an innovation hub that will be sited within São Paulo University campus and aimed at increasing Google engineering workforce in the country. The new facility will also be […]
Accenture Opens Cloud and AI Technology Center in India Accenture has just opened its newest Advanced Technology Centers in India (ATCI), precisely located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. While currently recruiting for various roles, the new facility is focused on advancement across cloud, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality/metaverse and other digital platforms. “We are […]
Google Turns Intel oneDNN AI Libraries as Default on TensorFlow Google has turned-on Intel oneDNN as a default library on the latest version of its open source artificial intelligence and machine learning software platform, TensorFlow 2.9. Intel oneAPI Deep Neural Network Library, oneDNN, is also an open source cross-platform performance library of basic deep learning […]
HPE and SiPearl Partner to Deliver HPC and AI Solutions Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and SiPearl, a European high-performance and microprocessor designer, have just announced a partnership to jointly develop HPC and AI solutions. Based on this partnership, HPE and SiPearl will jointly develop an end-to-end supercomputing offering that combines HPE’s supercomputing solutions and SiPearl’s […]
IBM has announced the expansion of its quantum computing roadmap which includes plans for new modular architectures and networking that will allow its quantum systems to have larger qubit-counts, aimed at achieving large-scale and practical quantum computing. IBM’s quantum roadmap was introduced in 2020, and so far, the company has made notable achievements across milestones […]