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Merck signs USD $1 billion AI deal with Google Cloud

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Merck deepens Google Cloud tie-up with USD $1 billion AI rollout across research, manufacturing and commercial operations.
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Home Depot rolls out AI voice agents across US stores

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Home Depot deploys AI voice agents across US stores, saying the system spots caller needs four times faster and can help complete purchases.
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Mars expands Google Cloud AI tie-up with Gemini Enterprise

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Mars broadens Google Cloud tie-up, making Gemini Enterprise the core AI layer for employees as it pushes unified search, custom agents and faster workflows.
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Black Box Automation vs. Engineer Control: The partnership redefining Kubernetes FinOps

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Kloia teams with Kubeadapt.io to champion observability-led Kubernetes cost control, putting engineers in charge of savings and safe rightsizing.
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Macy's launches AI shopping assistant on website & app

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Macy's rolls out Ask Macy's, a generative AI assistant that helps online shoppers find outfits, try on looks and get style guidance.
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KPMG launches AI assistant for month-end financial close

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KPMG, Workday and Google Cloud unveil AI digital assistant to speed month-end finance close, automate routine checks and preserve human sign-off.
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Vodafone & Google Cloud launch AI & security tools

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Vodafone and Google Cloud widen their SMB push with new Gemini-based concierge and managed cyber defences, starting in Germany and Greece.
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Valeo expands Google Cloud tie-up with Gemini rollout

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Valeo will equip 100,000 staff with Gemini for Workspace as the automotive supplier deepens its Google Cloud partnership and expands agentic AI in engineering.
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Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre

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Güntner taps former FläktGroup executive Yan Evans to unify its data centre push as AI-fuelled demand drives cooling expansion.
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Banks must modernise core systems, says Temenos report

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Temenos and Bain warn banks that cloud, AI and stablecoins will reshape competition, with core modernisation now key to growth.
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Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage

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Commvault brings Clumio backup service to Google Cloud Storage, targeting AI and analytics users with air-gapped recovery and early access.
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Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge

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Wiz adds Red Agent preview and wider tools for AI code, Databricks, multicloud services and edge risk across cloud environments.
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Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability

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Komodor set to host AI SRE summit as cloud teams weigh practical gains from automation against added risk, cost and operational complexity.
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ClickHouse deepens Google Cloud tie-up with four updates

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ClickHouse broadens Google Cloud partnership with Lakehouse access, Bring Your Own Cloud, Axion migration and Antigravity link.
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Explainer: How Adobe is building agentic marketing

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Adobe is remaking its marketing and design suite around AI agents, tying content, data and commerce into a single workflow system.
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ServiceNow & Google Cloud widen AI agent partnership

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ServiceNow and Google Cloud deepen AI tie-up as quarterly subscription revenue rises 19% and guidance is lifted after strong contract wins.
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SiTime touts precision timing to cut AI data centre energy

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SiTime says sharper synchronisation could trim power waste in AI data centres as operators face mounting scrutiny over grids, emissions and rising demand.
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GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations

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GE Appliances uses Gemini Enterprise to put AI into factories, logistics and supplier work, cutting backorders 25% and speeding shift summaries.
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EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth

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EcoVadis expands workplace AI rollout with Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise to automate internal tasks and train staff to build custom agents.
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ConstructConnect launches AI takeoff boost for estimators

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ConstructConnect rolls out Google Cloud-powered Takeoff Boost to cut hours from estimators' plan tracing with AI-generated measurements.