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As federal agencies look to implement agentic artificial intelligence to speed up workflows in 2026, AI infrastructure providers say data organization is a critical first step to making agentic solutions effective. Public sector leads at AWS, Oracle and Cisco said clients want to pivot away from chatbot capabilities to focus on more actionable investments in AI systems, including domain-specific models that can handle specific tasks, according to a Nextgov/FCW report. To get there, however, data must be structured to be made actionable. “Agentic AI is where the industry is headed, is where our customers are headed. It’s where they’re demanding outcomes,”…

Baidu BIDU and Alibaba BABA are among China’s most established technology conglomerates, operating within the domestic tech sector. AI and cloud computing have become central areas of competition. Large Chinese technology platforms are investing heavily in AI models, cloud infrastructure and enterprise-facing software as businesses increasingly adopt data-intensive and automated solutions. Within this environment, both Baidu and Alibaba are competing across overlapping segments of AI infrastructure, foundation models and cloud-based enterprise services.While Alibaba expanded from its e-commerce base into cloud computing, Baidu leveraged its search platform to build an AI-centric ecosystem spanning models, infrastructure and applications. This convergence has intensified…

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced the RA6W1 dual-band Wi-Fi 6 wireless microcontroller (MCU), along with the RA6W2 MCU that integrates both Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) technologies. These connectivity devices address the growing demand for always-connected, ultra-low-power IoT devices across smart home, industrial, medical, and consumer applications. Renesas also launched fully integrated modules that accelerate development with built-in antennas, wireless protocol stacks, and pre-validated RF connectivity. Ultra Low Power Operation for Always-Connected IoT Today’s IoT devices must always stay connected to improve application usability and response time, while maintaining the lowest…

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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alphabet (GOOGL, Financials) spin off SandboxAQ has landed a major government contract in Bahrain to strengthen the country’s digital defenses against future cyber threats. The deal will roll out SandboxAQ’s AQtive Guard platform to secure sensitive data across more than 60 government ministries. Bahraini officials said the initiative targets long-term risks posed by quantum computing, which could one day render current encryption systems obsolete. The project reflects growing global concern over harvest now, decrypt later attacks, in which hackers store encrypted data for future exploitation once quantum capabilities mature. The deployment of SandboxAQ’s AI…

These days, large language models can handle increasingly complex tasks, writing complex code and engaging in sophisticated reasoning. But when it comes to four-digit multiplication, a task taught in …

Key PointsAI data centers are consuming more increasingly-expensive electricity than the industry anticipated.Keeping data centers cool enough to remain operational has also surfaced as a challenge.Most investors have yet to realize Vertiv’s book of future business continues to outgrow revenue.To date, Nvidia has been the centerpiece stock of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. And rightfully so. The world’s been waiting on computer processors powerful enough to turn lofty AI ambitions into reality. Nvidia delivered, with its silicon now serving as the heart and soul of most artificial intelligence platforms.As the AI movement evolves though, unexpected challenges are coming to light.…

Volcano Engine, the cloud computing unit of Chinese tech giant ByteDance, said on Monday it has secured an “exclusive AI cloud partnership” with the Spring Festival Gala – a marquee slot that underlines the company’s ambition to turn its artificial intelligence cloud business into a national-scale platform.Volcano Engine said the deal – built on “cutting-edge multimodal large models and cloud computing technologies” – would see it “play a pivotal role in broadcasting, online interactions and live video streaming” of the events, one of the country’s most-watched television broadcasts.The partnership also highlights how China’s tech groups and an expanding field of…

Carnegie Investment Counsel reduced its position in shares of Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT – Free Report) by 56.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,445 shares of the company’s stock after selling 43,4

Nightfood Holdings Inc. Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN — Nightfood Holdings, Inc. dba TechForce Robotics (OTCQB: NGTF) (“TechForce” or the “Company”), a leading AI-driven service-robotics platform focused on hospitality, food service, and commercial automation, provides an update on its manufacturing and production-scale strategy as the Company prepares to meet current demand and anticipated growth in the coming year. TechForce currently sources production through its established manufacturing partner in Beijing, China, which serves as the Company’s exclusive manufacturing and technology partner for select robotic platforms in the United States market. While this facility has consistently…