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RD20 Conference Brings AI for Energy Workshop to South Africa

The RD20 Conference will take place in Pretoria from October 19 to 23, opening with a workshop on AI applications in energy.

October 07, 2026

Telstra Opens Perth to Sydney Aura Fibre Route

Telstra has opened a Perth to Sydney route on its Aura fibre network, adding capacity between Western Australia, eastern data centres and international cable systems.

October 07, 2026

U.S. News Partners With Candid on AI Surveys for Senior Living

U.S. News & World Report is partnering with and investing in Candid to collect feedback from senior living residents and their families through AI conversations.

October 07, 2026

Silicon Labs Expands AI Developer Tools for IoT

Silicon Labs has expanded its developer platform with an AI SDK beta, a hardware configuration agent, an open source community and Databricks integration.

October 07, 2026

LG CNS Shows AI Tools for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

LG CNS presented AI tools for pharmaceutical factory design, production and quality management at CPHI Milan 2026. The systems cover factory simulation, equipment monitoring, quality control and regulatory reporting.

October 07, 2026

Market Logic Launches DeepSights MCP for AI Assistants

DeepSights MCP connects governed market intelligence to Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Glean and compatible AI agents.

October 07, 2026

NX Group and Japan Airlines Start 747 Cargo Route for AI Equipment

NX Group and Japan Airlines have started a weekly Boeing 747 freighter service connecting Los Angeles with major Asian cargo hubs. The route targets demand for servers, semiconductor equipment and other heavy cargo.

October 07, 2026

Linux Foundation Finds Digital Sovereignty Shapes European Open Source Strategy

A Linux Foundation report finds that 94% of European organizations consider digital sovereignty important, while generative AI tools are increasing open source use and governance demands.

October 07, 2026

ORTEC Included in Gartner Vehicle Routing Market Guide

ORTEC was included as a Representative Vendor in Gartner's 2026 Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling. The guide examines software that creates routes and schedules while accounting for constraints, service requirements, fleet costs and mileage.

October 07, 2026

OVHcloud Upgrades CNCF Membership to Platinum

OVHcloud has upgraded its Cloud Native Computing Foundation membership to the Platinum level. The cloud provider contributes to Harbor and operates thousands of Kubernetes clusters across 20 public cloud regions.

October 07, 2026

xFusion Joins Linux Foundation as Silver Member

xFusion joins the Linux Foundation as a Silver member and will contribute to open source projects for cloud and AI infrastructure.

October 07, 2026

Pinterest Turns Beauty Pins Into Salon Guides

Pinterest's Beauty Guides use AI to turn saved hair and nail ideas into practical instructions for salon visits.

October 07, 2026

LibreOffice Keeps AI Out of Default Installation

LibreOffice will exclude AI from its default installation for the foreseeable future, keeping document processing local and available without a network connection.

October 07, 2026

Anthropic Offers Startups Free Claude Team Access and $1,000 in Credits

Anthropic expanded its Claude for Startups program with a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in API credits for qualifying companies.

October 07, 2026

Melius Raises $25 Million for AI Ad Creation Platform

Melius raised $25 million for its platform that generates advertising campaigns, images and videos. The funding includes a $20 million Series A led by CRV.

October 07, 2026

Meta and Partners Develop Commerce Standard for AI Agents

Meta, Walmart, Stripe and other companies are developing an open standard for communication between AI agents and businesses during online transactions.

October 07, 2026

Mirror Particle builds AI model to predict consumer behavior

Mirror Particle is developing a foundation model that tracks how consumer behavior and motivations change over time.

October 07, 2026

Hark Releases Hark Pro AI Assistant With Free Tier

Hark Pro can access connected services, complete tasks through websites and show users how it navigates the web. The assistant is available for free, with a subscription for heavier use.

October 07, 2026

E&R Engineering to Show CPO Laser Tools at SEMI West 2026

E&R Engineering will present laser processing equipment for co packaged optics and advanced chip packaging at SEMI West 2026. Its five axis system drills fiber array units with accuracy of ±0.5 μm.

October 06, 2026

AI Assistant Market Forecast to Reach $26.75 Billion by 2031

MarketsandMarkets forecasts the AI assistant market will grow from $7.11 billion in 2026 to $26.75 billion by 2031, representing annual growth of 30.4%.

October 06, 2026