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1+ min ago (380+ words) SR Technical Consultants announced today the upcoming launch of its new Strategic Reputation, Insight, & Response (SRI) Framework, set to go live on January 1, 2026. This comprehensive managed service ... SR Technical Consultants Launches Strategic Reputation, Insight, & Response Framework USA, December 8, 2025 -- Pennsylvania, USA, December 8, 2025 " SR Technical Consultants announced today the upcoming launch of its new Strategic Reputation, Insight, & Response (SRI) Framework, set to go live on January 1, 2026. This comprehensive managed service is designed to assist community-focused businesses, banks, nonprofits, and politicians in transforming their corporate reputation management into a proactive risk management strategy. The SRI Framework integrates continuous 24/7 multi-channel monitoring with hyper-local sentiment analysis and competitive "Share of Voice" benchmarking. This enables organizations to detect operational weaknesses and emerging market trends in real time. Unlike traditional reputation monitoring, the service extends beyond passive listening by incorporating automated compliance auditing, helping clients mitigate legal…...

1+ min ago (398+ words) IBM has agreed to acquire cloud-native enterprise data streaming platform Confluent in a move designed to expand its portfolio of tools for building AI applications The company said Monday in a release that it sees Confluent as a natural fit for its hybrid cloud and AI strategy, adding that the acquisition is expected to "drive substantial product synergies" across its portfolio. Confluent connects data sources and cleans up data. It built its service on Apache Kafka, an open-source distributed event streaming platform, sparing its customers the hassle of buying and managing their own server clusters in return for a monthly fee per cluster, plus additional fees for data stored and data moved in or out." IBM expects the deal, which it valued at $11 billion, to close by the middle of next year. Confluent CEO and co-founder Jay Kreps stated in…...

1+ min ago (1711+ words) " Making great presentations more accessible. This project aims to enhances multilingual accessibility and discoverability while maintaining the integrity of original content. Detailed transcriptions and keyframes preserve the nuances and technical insights that make each session compelling. Overview " AWS re:Invent 2025 - Building High-Performance, Secure networks for Hybrid and Multicloud (HMC209) In this video, Brandon Wright from Equinix and Ranga Thittai from AWS discuss building high-performance, secure networks for hybrid and multicloud environments. Ranga covers customer use cases for AWS Direct Connect, emphasizing Gen AI workloads, migrations requiring hundreds of petabytes, and the benefits of dedicated connectivity with MACsec encryption. Brandon presents Equinix Fabric, a global software-defined network spanning 270+ data centers with 56 AWS Direct Connect on-ramps and five nines uptime SLA. He demonstrates Fabric Cloud Router's performance, showing 9.5 Gbps throughput and 63ms latency between Seattle and Ashburn. Two case studies highlight a financial services…...

4+ min ago (163+ words) Youngsters in Vijayawada praised for innovative technologies, including affordable prosthetic hands and autonomous drone delivery systems. Published - December 08, 2025 11:59 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA NTR District Joint Collector S. Ilakkiya appreciated the innovative efforts and ideas of youngsters after touring an exhibit, organised by the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH) at the Collectorate in Vijayawada on Monday. Important exhibits included Vishnu Assistive Technologies Private Limited's prosthetic hand, which is over 60% less expensive than current models, and provides natural movement without the need for electronics or sensors, according to a press note from the district administration. The firm sought funds for widespread distribution as well as certification help. SRM University-A.P.'s Team Skyworks demonstrated an autonomous drone last-mile delivery system that uses docking stations to distribute packages. The group asked the government for permission to conduct test flights and for assistance in scaling up the…...

5+ min ago (262+ words) A major institutional partnership was announced on December 8th, with global crypto exchange Crypto.com and European crypto ETP issuer 21Shares forming a strategic alliance to expand regulated access to the Cronos (CRO) ecosystem. The core aim of the alliance is to bring new, regulated investment products tracking the Cronos (CRO) token to market. This includes the development of a CRO private trust and an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). This is a significant step in the institutionalization of Layer 1 altcoins outside of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Cronos is an Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain supported by Crypto.com. By launching regulated ETPs and trusts, the partnership will unlock substantial institutional capital that is legally or strategically restricted to exchange-listed, compliant products. This flow of capital is intended to strengthen the entire Cronos ecosystem, enhancing its liquidity and utility. This move aligns with 21Shares' reputation as…...

6+ min ago (222+ words) President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration will allow U.S. chipmaker NVIDIA to ship its advanced H200 artificial intelligence processors to approved buyers in China and other countries. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he personally informed Chinese President Xi Jinping of the decision, adding that Xi reacted positively. Under the arrangement, Trump said a 25% payment will go to the United States, which he argued will benefit taxpayers while supporting domestic jobs and manufacturing. Trump added that the Biden administration forced major U.S. tech firms to spend billions developing so-called degraded chips to comply with export restrictions. Washington and Beijing have battled for years over dominance in cutting-edge semiconductor technology that powers modern computing. China escalated that push in August 2024 by announcing limits on antimony exports, a material vital to the manufacture of some weapons systems. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Summer…...

6+ min ago (602+ words) UPDATED 18:27 EST / DECEMBER 08 2025 Unconventional AI Inc., a chip startup led by former Intel Corp. executive Naveen Rao, launched today with $475 million in seed funding. Lightspeed and Andreessen Horowitz led the investment. They were joined by more than a half dozen other backers including Jeff Bezos and Rao, who contributed $10 million. The deal valued Unconventional AI at $4.5 billion. Rao (pictured, second from the left), is the former corporate vice president of Intel's artificial intelligence platforms group. He joined the chipmaker after it acquired Nervana Systems Inc., an AI processor startup he co-founded in 2014," for more than $400 million. Rao later launched another startup called MosaicML Inc. that was bought by Databricks Inc. in 2023 for $1.4 billion. Intel, where Rao worked until 2020, has also developed AI chips that mimic biological neurons to boost processing efficiency. The company refers to those devices as neuromorphic processors....

7+ min ago (136+ words) The president said only a single federal standard can keep the United States ahead in the global AI race, while some states push their own safeguards. Trump Plans Executive Order to Curb State Power Over AI Regulation President Donald Trump said on Dec. 8 that he will sign an executive order this week to establish a single federal rulebook for artificial intelligence (AI) and limit the authority of individual states to regulate the fast-advancing technology, saying the move is necessary to ensure America continues to lead the global AI race. Trump Says He Has "Other Methods" to Impose Tariffs If Supreme Court Limits Powers Trump"s New National Security Strategy: Key Takeaways Trump Officials Signal Tariffs Here to Stay Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling Trump Unveils "America First" National Security Strategy, Ending Global Policing Role...

7+ min ago (136+ words) The president said only a single federal standard can keep the United States ahead in the global AI race, while some states push their own safeguards. Trump Plans Executive Order to Curb State Power Over AI Regulation President Donald Trump said on Dec. 8 that he will sign an executive order this week to establish a single federal rulebook for artificial intelligence (AI) and limit the authority of individual states to regulate the fast-advancing technology, saying the move is necessary to ensure America continues to lead the global AI race. Trump Says He Has "Other Methods" to Impose Tariffs If Supreme Court Limits Powers Trump"s New National Security Strategy: Key Takeaways Trump Officials Signal Tariffs Here to Stay Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling Trump Unveils "America First" National Security Strategy, Ending Global Policing Role...

10+ min ago (426+ words) Software giant Palantir is launching a new fellowship program for neurodivergent talent after video of its CEO Alex Karp's high-energy answers during a live interview in New York City went viral last week. Karp, 58, faced an avalanche of social media snark after he was seen fidgeting in his chair and waving his arms throughout the lengthy interview with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin during the New York Times' DealBook Summit last Wednesday. The viral reaction to his behavior sparked Karp's decision to launch the program, according to Palantir. "While cross-country skiing this morning, Dr. Karp decided to launch a new program: The Neurodivergent Fellowship," the company said in social media posts on Sunday. "If you find yourself relating to him in this video " unable to sit still, or thinking faster than you can speak " we encourage you to apply." Described as…...