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Srikapardhi February 18th, 2025 11:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

Stc Group and SambaNova Launch Sovereign AI Cloud Platform in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's stc Group has partnered with AI solutions company SambaNova to introduce an inferencing-as-a-Service cloud platform to provide Saudi enterprises with sovereign AI capabilities. Through its AI arm, stc.AI, stc Group launched a Large Language Model (LLM) sovereign cloud platform, which will run what the company calls the world’s largest open-source frontier model. "Powered by the fastest inference speeds for Llama 405B, one of the most powerful AI large... Read More

Kripa B February 18th, 2025 10:38 AM 0 COMMENTS

Accenture and Google Cloud Expand AI and Cloud Collaboration in Saudi Arabia

Accenture is collaborating with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of cloud solutions and generative AI (GenAI) capabilities within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in order to address local data, operational and software sovereignty needs. "This initiative aims to help organizations create new business opportunities and improve customer experiences by establishing a modern digital core and scaling generative AI agents to enhance operational efficiency and enterprise intelligence," the companies said... Read More

Kripa B February 18th, 2025 10:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Proposes New Authorisation Model for Telecom Infrastructure and Services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations on the terms and conditions for network authorisations under the Telecommunications Act, 2023. The move aims to streamline regulatory processes, enhance ease of doing business, and support the growth of the telecom sector. According to the statement, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had sought TRAI's inputs on the framework for granting authorisations to entities establishing, operating, maintaining, or expanding telecom... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 18th, 2025 7:11 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Recharge Plans with JioHotstar Subscription

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom in India, has several prepaid recharge plans with JioHotstar subscription. Note that the JioHotstar subscription plans are not new. Only the older Disney+ Hotstar plans now instead bundled JioHotstar. This is because JioStar recently introduced JioHotstar, a merged version of the Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema. Let's take a look at the plans from Vi that are offering JioHotstar subscription to the cutomers at no... Read More

Kripa B February 18th, 2025 12:35 AM 0 COMMENTS

Adobe Launches Firefly Video AI Model in Beta, Ensuring IP Safety

Adobe has expanded its generative AI portfolio with the launch of the first public beta version of Firefly Video Model, an AI tool designed for video creation within the new Firefly application. This addition enhances Firefly's multi-modal capabilities, integrating video, image, and vector generation within a single platform to streamline creative workflows. "The new Firefly Video Model— the industry's first commercially safe AI video generation model — powers Generate Video... Read More

Kripa B February 17th, 2025 10:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Zomato Launches AI-Powered Customer Support Platform, Nugget

Food and grocery delivery company Zomato has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, no-code customer support platform for businesses worldwide, the company's co-founder and Group CEO, Deepinder Goyal, said on February 17. The AI platform, called Nugget, is the first product from Zomato Labs, the company’s incubator for in-house innovations. Zomato may launch more software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings through Zomato Labs in the future. Also Read: Meesho Launches Gen AI-Powered Voice Bot... Read More

Srikapardhi February 17th, 2025 9:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Zain KSA and Nokia Partner to Develop 5G Cloud RAN and AI RAN Solutions

Zain KSA, the telecommunications and digital solutions provider in Saudi Arabia, and Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop 5G and 5G-Advanced solutions through Cloud RAN and AI RAN technologies. The MoU was signed during LEAP 2025, the global tech event hosted in Riyadh. Also Read: Samsung Accelerates AI Integration into RAN, Demonstrates AI-RAN Technologies Transformation with Cloud RAN This collaboration aims to accelerate digital transformation in... Read More

Kripa B February 17th, 2025 7:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Icertis Integrates DeepSeek into Its AI-Powered Contract Intelligence Platform

AI-powered contract intelligence company Icertis has integrated its platform with DeepSeek R1 as part of its OmniModel strategy. This strategy provides "customers the choice to leverage different AI models while solving complex contracting challenges to optimise both outcomes and costs," Icertis announced on February 17. Also Read: Armis Integrates Nvidia AI Technologies to Enhance Critical Infrastructure Security Efficiency Through AI-Powered Contracts By connecting DeepSeek's AI with Icertis technology, enterprises can... Read More

Kripa B February 17th, 2025 6:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

SingTel Plans to Sell Stake in Bharti Airtel via Rs 8,500 Crore Block Deal: Report

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) is reportedly planning to sell its stake in Bharti Airtel through a block deal valued at approximately Rs 8,500 crore, reported CNBC-Awaaz on February 17, citing sources. The company's board is expected to meet this week to discuss the proposed sale as part of its broader capital management strategy. Also Read: Has Postpaid Lost Its Appeal in India’s Telecom Industry? Previous Stake Sale SingTel currently holds... Read More

Kripa B February 17th, 2025 5:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Fal Raises USD 49 Million to Scale AI-Powered Video Infrastructure

Fal, an AI infrastructure platform for media creation, has raised USD 49 million in Series B funding led by Notable Capital and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Kindred Ventures, and First Round Capital. This brings fal's total funding to USD 72 million. As part of the investment, Jennifer Li (a16z) and Glenn Solomon (Notable) will join the company's Board of Directors, the company announced in a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 17th, 2025 2:51 PM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi 15 Launch Date, OnePlus 13 Mini Battery Tipped

Xiaomi, a Chinese OEM (original equipment maker), is soon going to launch the Xiaomi 15 series for the global markets. The Xiaomi 15 series will be the company's flagship phone series for the global market in 2025. The launch will take place at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, 2025 in March. In China, Xiaomi will launch the Xiaomi 15 Ultra later this month. It is very much possible that... Read More

Tanuja K February 17th, 2025 2:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vivo T4x Launch Soon in India, Could Feature 6500mAh Battery

Vivo will soon launch a new smartphone in India. The new phone has been confirmed by the brand and its name is Vivo T4x. The new device from Vivo will launch soon, but its confirmed launch date has not been shared by the brand yet. We expect the launch to take place some time in March as the company launched a new phone just a few hours back in India.... Read More