DAVOS, Switzerland and DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global technology group e& and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a strategic collaboration to advance towards an enterprise-grade agentic AI foundation at e&, starting with policy, risk, and compliance. Unveiled at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the initiative reflects e&’s move beyond traditional natural language processing (NLP)-based chatbots toward governed, action-oriented AI embedded in core enterprise systems. e& and IBM have introduced an agentic AI solution built on IBM watsonx Orchestrate – a product offering more than 500 tools and customizable, domain-specific agents from IBM and its partners – to…
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First-to-market integration of on-demand GPU compute and on-demand networking simplifies how enterprises deploy and scale AI workloads. CULVER CITY, Calif. and SEATTLE, Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — PacketFabric, a leading Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) provider, and Massed Compute, a provider of high-performance, managed GPU infrastructure, today announced the first-to-market, operationalized combination of GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) and Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), delivering a production-ready platform for enterprise AI workloads. Soon, customers will be able to discover, size, and order GPU resources through the PacketFabric portal, pairing on-demand GPU compute from Massed Compute with PacketFabric’s high-performance, on-demand connectivity—moving beyond standalone infrastructure components to a unified solution. The offering will launch with…
What to Watch after OpenAI’s Ad-testing and Google’s UCP Launch for Agentic Commerce Integration? SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The race to commercialize AI has reached a pivotal moment. While the industry tracks OpenAI’s move into consumer ad-testing and Google’s strategic launch of the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) last week, the shift toward autonomous commerce transaction models is quickly becoming a dominant market theme. Today, Deeplumen, an AI technology company focused on infrastructure for the next generation of commerce, announced the release of its UCP SDK for Java. This open-source initiative follows Google’s launch of the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open…
Company Deploys 64 Next-Generation GPUs at Norway Site, Marking Entry into Neocloud Operations VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bitzero Holdings Inc., (CSE: BITZ) (OTC PINK: BTZRF) (FSE: 000) (“Bitzero” or the “Company”), a provider of sustainable blockchain and high-performance compute (HPC) data center infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of eight NVIDIA Blackwell B300 servers, totaling 64 GPUs, to be deployed at its Namsskogan, Norway facility in partnership with Hydra Host. The deployment, expected to be completed in Q1 2026, represents Bitzero’s first direct investment in GPU compute hardware and marks the Company’s entry into neocloud operations. The servers will be…
New lab advances webAI’s mission to build accessible, sovereign, and defensible intelligence for real-world deployment AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — webAI today announced the appointment of Dr. Paul J. Maykish as Chief Intelligence Officer and the launch of the webAI Intelligence Lab, a dedicated unit focused on building accessible, sovereign, and defensible intelligence across public sector and enterprise environments. Dr. PJ Maykish joins webAI to lead the newly formed Intelligence Lab after serving as a Vice President for technology strategy at the Special Competitive Studies Project and Director for Technology Competition at the National Security Council. A 24-year veteran of…
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Automation Anywhere, the leading provider of Agentic Process Automation (APA) and agentic solutions, today announced a new generation of AI-native agentic solutions developed in collaboration with OpenAI, designed to help enterprises achieve faster time-to-value and more autonomous operations. The collaboration brings together Automation Anywhere’s Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) — which determines what enterprise action should happen next and securely orchestrates work across systems — with OpenAI advanced reasoning models. Together, they enable a full reasoning-to-action loop: OpenAI models for reasoning and interpretation, and PRE for governed execution inside enterprise environments. “Traditional solutions automate work by following rigid steps, much like humans…
Thoughtworks’ agentic development platform developed to support both technology modernization and greenfield development. CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, today announced the launch of AI/works™, a new agentic development platform that sets the standard for modernizing legacy systems and building new industrial-grade technology products and platforms in the AI era. We believe the platform allows us to build higher quality technology while fundamentally improving the economics of the building, maintaining, and operating enterprise-grade technologies. For decades, Thoughtworks has shaped many of the practices that define modern software delivery, including Agile,…
LONDON, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zadarma, a global VoIP service provider, announces the launch of the Zadarma AI Voice Agent. This virtual assistant handles calls, uses a natural, realistic voice, and communicates with customers during and outside business hours. The AI voice agent uses your existing knowledge base to provide customers with accurate information. It can also transfer calls to a live agent when needed. The AI agent is available 24/7 and supports eight languages. What sets the Zadarma AI Voice Agent apart is its unique combination of multilingual support, built-in integration with cloud PBX and CRM, and cost efficiency without compromising on…
Confidential AI platform empowers enterprises to unlock and scale AI on their most sensitive data SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — OPAQUE, the Confidential AI company defining the trust layer for enterprise AI, today announced a $24 million Series B funding round led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from returning investors including Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures, Thomvest, and new investor and strategic partner, Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). This brings OPAQUE’s total funding to $55.5 million and values the company at approximately $300 million post-money. From theory to mandate within a year, Confidential AI has been adopted and endorsed by…
DETROIT and NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Benzinga, a leading provider of real-time financial data and market intelligence, today announced an expansion of its channel distribution with Nordot, a global distribution and syndication network,enabling news organizations and digital publishers worldwide to access and redistribute Benzinga’s financial data APIs at scale. Under the expanded distribution, Nordot customers can integrate a range of Benzinga APIs —including market news, corporate actions, and structured financial datasets— directly into news platforms, mobile feeds, and aggregation environments. This enables publishers to deploy data-driven financial content quickly while maintaining consistent metadata, reliability, and editorial standards across distribution…