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I have been blogging here for the last 20 years. Every Tuesday and Thursday, quite consistently, for two decades. But last year, without planning it, I got tired and stopped. Not sure why. It didn’t correspond with any life events. Nothing interesting or notable happened. I just stopped. I did find joy on TikTok and amassed a small group of like-minded followers there. I enjoy my YouTube as well, and my weekly podcast is going strong with nearly 900 (!) episodes of interviews with cool people. I’ve also recently started posting on Mastodon (a fediverse (federated universe)) Twitter…

Google is expanding its push into consumer finance in India with the launch of a UPI-linked credit card, betting on a country of more than 1.4 billion people where fewer than 50 million currently hold a credit card. On Wednesday, Google entered India’s growing co-branded credit card market with the launch of Flex by Google Pay, partnering with private lender Axis Bank to expand access to credit in the country’s UPI-driven payments ecosystem. India’s rapid adoption of digital payments through the government-backed Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed how consumers pay but has not translated into broad access to credit.…

TCS’ acquisition of Coastal Cloud comes in response to mounting pressures reshaping the Salesforce services market. As Salesforce expands further into Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled capabilities such as Agentforce and Data Cloud, the talent  and solutioning requirements have outpaced what traditional providers can typically build organically.   The recent platform advancements are aimed at automating parts of the value chain, potentially reducing the volume of traditional work available to Global System Integrators (GSIs) and intensifying the pressure to acquire specific capabilities. A few specialist Salesforce service providers have been quicker to build these new-age skills through more agile, hands-on delivery models.  For a provider such as TCS that has historically anchored in large-scale implementations and has gone down an organic route, the competitive gap risk has become more visible as the…

As our team prepares for Capacity Middle East 2026, we’ve rounded up the best resources to help you brush up on important topics before you go.

The integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is fundamentally changing how startups:  Manage Resources Execute Workflows Scale Operations With this shift, the ability to automate complex processes is moving from a competitive advantage to a baseline requirement for sustainable growth.  Entrepreneurs who embrace these automation technologies early will be better equipped to:  Scale Operations Without Massive Hiring  Eliminate Costly Human Errors  Maximize Team Productivity On Core Tasks  In this blog, we will walk you through the powerful automation opportunities AI and ML bring to startups, enabling founders to:  Streamline Operations Reduce Costs Empower Founders to Focus On Strategic Growth…

Key Takeaways EngageOne software introduces new AI-powered agents that make managing customer communications faster, safer, and more accurate. Sentiment, Readability, and Contextual Rewrite Agents help teams deliver clarity, compliance, and empathy in every communication. Customers stay in control with Precisely’s principles of Value, Control, and Trust. EngageOne AI Agents reduce manual work and review time while improving communication quality. Why Many Customer Communications Still Miss the Mark In most organizations, creating and managing customer communications still feels harder than it should. Teams spend hours searching for templates, rewriting content, and routing approvals. Every small change must be checked for tone,…

We’re pleased to officially launch VMware Cloud Foundation usage meter v9.0 (VCF usage meter), previously branded as VMware vCloud Usage Meter, available from May 7, 2025. VCF Usage Meter overview VCF usage meter is a virtual appliance deployed on a vCenter Server instance within a VMware Cloud Foundation private cloud. It plays a critical role in metering product CPU CORE consumption across the VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) environments and creating usage reports. This release brings new metering capabilities, better security, and support for VCF 9.0 (when GA). VCF usage meter 9.0 is a mandatory metering tool for all VMware…

Each year, several security solution providers – including Sophos – sign up for MITRE’s ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluations, a full-scale cyber attack emulation covering one or more scenarios based on real-world threat actors and their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). The evaluation is designed to provide a realistic (and transparent – the results are publicly available) appraisal of security solutions’ performances, based on end-to-end attack chains which include initial access, persistence, lateral movement, and impact. Emulations typically include a multi-device ‘customer’ environment, complete with endpoints, servers, domain-joined devices, and Active Directory-managed users. 2025 marked the fifth year of Sophos participating –…

Sonocharge Energy Raises $23.5M Financing Round Shannon Bresnahan   |   Uncategorized Cleantech San Diego member and Southern California Energy Innovation Network (SCEIN) company Sonocharge Energy – an innovative tech company enabling the world’s batteries to last longer, charge faster and be safer – has successfully raised a $23.5M financing round led by ClimateTech venture capital firm Cycle Capital, with participation of Honda, current investors Khosla Ventures, Temasek, and non-dilutive funding partners.   “Sonocharge Energy is the first investment out of our Fund V, a venture growth fund focused on electrification, power electronics and photonics. We’re thrilled to partner with Honda, Khosla Ventures…

The Apple Foundation Models provides a large language model (LLM) that Apple has optimized to run locally on end-user devices, such as laptops, desktops, or mobile devices. Traditional LLMs operate in data centers equipped with high-powered GPUs, which require substantial memory and substantial power. Bringing that functionality to an end-user device requires significant changes to the model. In Apple’s case, the two most important changes to produce Foundation Models are reducing the number of parameters and quantizing model values. These reduced models still contain all the inherent risks of LLMs, such as hallucinations, while these changes to fit onto an…