The universe of Eve Online is expanding in an unexpected direction. Fenris Creations, the developer formerly known as CCP Games, has announced a strategic partnership with Google, seeing the search giant take a minority stake in the studio. This shift comes on the heels of the developer successfully buying back the rights to the Eve…
Recent reports indicate that Anthropic, the creator of the Claude AI models, has agreed to pay Google a staggering $200 billion over the next five years for access to cloud servers and specialized chips. This follows an earlier announcement this month regarding a partnership that granted the AI startup significant infrastructure resources. This massive agreement…
South African hotels are moving to Google Workspace to reduce overheads, improve internal communications and reduce admin time so staff can focus on improving customer experience. This is according to Wilhelm Dubber, director of Rand Data Systems, an IT infrastructure specialist focusing on the hospitality industry. Rand Data Systems, which has served as a trusted…
Alphabet’s blowout cloud growth has reset expectations across major tech companies, leaving investors to recalibrate which firms are delivering the clearest returns. All four of the US tech giants that reported results on Wednesday signalled that spending on AI would not slow down, with combined outlays now set to surpass US$700-billion this year, up from…
Google Photos is set to introduce a new AI-driven feature this summer called Wardrobe, designed to transform your photo library into a “digital closet” for clothing and jewellery. The tool aims to simplify personal organization and help users visualize their daily fashion choices. Read: ASUS launches the dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo laptop The feature functions…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. (Image source: Alphabet) Artificial intelligence (AI) is fuelling a sharp rise in Google Search usage and query volumes, helping power a strong start to 2026 for parent company Alphabet. The tech giant has reported a 22% year-on-year increase in first-quarter revenue to $109.9 billion, marking its 11th consecutive quarter of double-digit…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today shared new innovations that help customers better leverage their enterprise data, by tapping into the benefits of AI with Google Cloud. Enterprises want to use their existing data for AI, but moving and managing that data across multiple environments is complex, slow, and expensive. NetApp is…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced a strategic evolution in its partnership with Google Cloud, which has enabled enterprises to drive AI innovation with their own data stored in the NetApp data platform. After seeing the productivity and innovation benefits customers experienced using Gemini Enterprise integrated with their data in Google…
Google South Africa country director Kabelo Makwane details the internet giant’s strategy for inclusive connectivity access and AI, the rise of YouTube content engagement in SA, appetite for the Africa-based cloud region and how Google aims to help local users create commercially-viable innovations. US-based internet search giant Google is committed to its digital infrastructure investment…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud with a 4-year Enterprise Agreement to accelerate the deployment of the NetApp storage solutions within the Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped (GDC), Google’s sovereign cloud platform delivered by World Wide Technology (WWT). The NetApp data platform within…
