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Oregon Tech Partners with Google Public Sector to Advance Student and Faculty Research

Oregon Institute of Technology recently announced it is collaborating with Google Public Sector to implement Google Cloud's AI and high-performance computing across the institution.

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Newly Launched Agentic AI Foundation Brings Together Tech Giants for Open Source AI Development

The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation, bringing together Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and other major tech companies to advance open source development of autonomous AI systems.

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IBM to Acquire Data Infrastructure Firm Confluent in AI Push

IBM has agreed to buy data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash, marking the technology giant's largest acquisition in years as it seeks to capitalize on surging enterprise demand for artificial intelligence capabilities.

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ASU Teams Up with Grammarly to Deploy Agentic AI Assistant

Arizona State University recently partnered with Grammarly to integrate agentic AI into teaching and learning, becoming the first university to deploy Grammarly's Superhuman Go AI platform.

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Teams Gains 3D Meeting Capability as Microsoft Retires Mesh Platform

Microsoft has moved its Mesh 3D meeting capabilities into Teams through a new immersive events feature, now generally available.

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New AI Command Center Helps Track AI Agents and Control Costs

Data protection platform AvePoint has launched a command center to help organizations monitor artificial intelligence agents, addressing security risks and rising expenses as organizations deploy more automated AI tools.

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Veeam Data Platform Update Extends Security, Hypervisor Support, Appliance Simplicity

Veeam Software has introduced Veeam Data Platform v13, a broad update focused on cyber resilience, workload protection and operational simplicity for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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University of Kentucky Initiative to Advance AI Efforts Across the Campus and State

The University of Kentucky has launched CATS AI (Commonwealth AI Transdisciplinary Strategy), a campuswide effort aimed at advancing AI across the institution's 17 colleges, libraries, research centers, and institutes; its academic and healthcare enterprises; and throughout the state.

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AI Giants Forge Major Alliance with Multibillion-Dollar Investments and Massive Azure Compute Deal

Microsoft, Nvidia and Anthropic have formed a partnership that blends new investments with a large multiyear cloud commitment, tightening ties among three major players in artificial intelligence.

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Copilot Gets Expanded Role in Office, Outlook, and Security

Microsoft has doubled down on its Copilot strategy, announcing new agents and capabilities that bring deeper intelligence and automation to everyday workflows in Microsoft 365.