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Fresh capital will help the fintech widen lending and banking services in the Philippines, where many consumers remain underbanked.
Enterprises get tighter controls for autonomous AI agents and Cloud SQL backups as Rubrik expands its Google Cloud security stack.
The rollout aims to help businesses run autonomous AI agents more securely, while easing data, networking and sovereignty constraints.
Its new fabric promises lower latency and more bandwidth for training, as Google links up to 134,000 TPU 8t chips across sites.
Customers will soon get faster, cheaper AI training and inference as Google Cloud adds new TPUs, GPU instances and networking.
Marketplace sales tripled in EMEA and Asia-Pacific last year as Google Cloud rewarded Ping Identity for work on passwordless access and AI controls.
The split design could help firms train larger AI models faster while cutting costs and response times for production workloads.
Compliance-heavy finance teams could cut manual pricing disputes as KPMG and Google Cloud roll out Gemini Enterprise tools at Cardinal Health.
AI agents are set to erode ad-funded web traffic, forcing businesses to pivot from screen-based funnels to metered API revenue.
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI returns as Google pushes reusable, sector-specific playbooks into production across 19 industries.
Retailers are using Google’s new AI suite to speed up shopping and support, with Bunnings already live and UCP adoption starting to grow.
Businesses facing faster AI-driven cyberattacks will get new Google Cloud tools to spot threats, block fraud and secure agents across workloads.
Businesses can now let Gemini agents run for hours or days, while new controls aim to keep AI workflows traceable and secure.
Businesses gain a single control plane for AI agents as Google Cloud folds developer tools, employee apps and partner software into Gemini Enterprise.
The rollout aims to cut time lost switching between apps by letting Gemini draw on emails, files and chats in one workwide context.
The launch aims to let firms and software agents use Salesforce data and workflows inside coding tools and collaboration apps, cutting build times by up to 40%.
Demand for AI agents is driving Google Cloud to broaden its stack with new security tools and eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units.
The hire strengthens Cogna’s push overseas as it seeks to scale its AI platform for utilities, gas and construction customers.
The retailer says the shift will improve system performance and set up its next phase of AI tools for operations and internal workflows.
Households could keep fridges and medicines powered through outages, as the 2kWh backup is now on Kickstarter from AUD $1,147 equivalent.