Federal government agencies will be able to easily tap IBM’s artificial intelligence, quantum computing and emissions software under a $725 million five-year technology program signed by the Commonwealth. The agreement locks in IBM as one of eight vendor-sourced agreements that give federal agencies access on preferred terms to key cloud, main frame, desktop and enterprise software, hardware, and support services.
Snowplow, the industry leader in data creation and behavioral data, has announced the acquisition of Sydney-based Poplin Data, Snowplow’s exclusive integration and enablement partner in Australia and New Zealand. The acquisition of the data-specialist consulting firm, which helps organizations achieve a competitive advantage through deployment of sophisticated data-led strategies, has supported customers within the Snowplow ecosystem for six years.
The Consumer Data Confidence Research by Visa reports that almost eight out of 10 (77%) of Singaporean consumers want the option to control their data rather than leaving it up to the discretion of companies and government.
“Ask Meta AI anything” is what you now see instead of the traditional search bar across Meta apps such as Facebook and Instagram. Meta AI will still perform the basic search function but will also answer questions and chat with you. It should hardly be a surprise when a tech company launches a genAI solution these days but this is a bold challenge to Google and Open.ai (it’s also available as a standalone tool at Meta.ai).