Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Social media giant Reddit has launched a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Perplexity, alleging that it illegally scraped user posts to train its AI model, marking the latest data-rights clash between content owners and the AI industry. The complaint filed in New York federal court on Wednesday also…
Uniphore, the Business AI company, today announced the close of its $260 million Series F round. NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake, and Databricks invested in the round and were joined by financial and sovereign investors including NEA, March Capital, BNF Capital, National Grid Partners, and Prosperity7 Ventures. The new capital will accelerate innovation on its AI and…
NTT Data has acquired Alchemy Technology Services, a specialist insurance technology consultancy. The acquisition strengthens NTT Data’s capacity to support insurers with digital transformation, core system implementation, and complex regulatory requirements. Image supplied Alchemy brings expertise in speciality insurance, including regulated markets such as the London Market, complementing NTT Data’s existing network of more than…
Real-time data has become the backbone of modern digital ecosystems, from gaming platforms and e-commerce to logistics and social media. Yet, as data grows exponentially and changes by the second, organisations face an ongoing challenge: how to process, scale, and manage massive streams of information efficiently, without compromising performance or accuracy. In the second episode…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today unveiled visionary new products, strengthening its enterprise-grade data platform for AI innovation. As the era of AI shifts from initial pilots to mission-critical agentic applications, AI-ready data on modern enterprise-grade data infrastructure delivers the results needed for AI-driven businesses. The new NetApp AFX decouples performance and…
Heba Zaki, regional sales director for CEEMEA, Quest Software. The majority of AI projects fail– largely because of data quality issues. With AI rapidly becoming the key competitive advantage for businesses, data quality, data products and data security are essential for AI success. This is according to speakers at an Executive Forum hosted by Quest Software…
Vodacom has launched its ambitious Summer 2025 specials, featuring a blend of aggressive data bundles, extended free access to premium streaming services, and a massive rewards program designed to make eight customers millionaires. The promotions cater to both prepaid and contract customers and are available until the end of February. Read: Sony ULT Field 5…
MTN SA is decommissioning its data centres. Mobile network operator MTN South Africa is decommissioning two of its data centre facilities as part of a broader strategy to streamline its infrastructure footprint and optimise operational efficiencies. The company confirmed to ITWeb that it is currently optimising its data centre portfolio as part of a broader…
Keith Heyde stands on site in Abilene, Texas, where OpenAI’s Stargate infrastructure buildout is underway. Heyde, a former head of AI compute at Meta, is now leading OpenAI’s physical expansion push. OpenAI It wasn’t how Keith Heyde envisioned celebrating the holidays. Rather than hanging out with his wife back home in Oregon, Heyde spent late…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaking on a panel at Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy. Remo Casilli/Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday that gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within the next 10-20 years and that continuously available solar energy meant they would eventually outperform those based on Earth. Speaking…
