Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Airkit.ai, a creator of AI powered customer service applications and experiences.

Siemens Mobility has completed the first test runs with the Mireo Plus H hydrogen powered train in Bavaria. The two-car trainset will enter passenger service in mid-2024

Amazon and Anthropic announced a strategic collaboration that will advance generative AI by bringing together their respective technology and expertise in safer generative artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the development of Anthropic’s future foundation models and make them widely accessible to AWS customers.

Rockwell Automation announced a partnership with Everactive, a Santa Clara, CA-based supplier of wireless and batteryless condition-monitoring solutions to Increase Customer Productivity and Sustainability for industrial customers

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that they have initiated a feasibility study to increase energy and resource efficiency across industries in the Rotterdam industrial cluster to contribute to ambitious regional decarbonization goals.

Cisco and Splunk, the cybersecurity and observability provider, announced a definitive agreement under which Cisco intends to acquire Splunk to Help Move Organizations to Threat Detection and Prevention

Smart factories, or software-defined factories, are playing a crucial role in amplifying the speed at which manufacturers can innovate. By breaking down the barriers between IT and OT, manufacturers can embrace collaboration with new functionality and proactively strengthen and speed up operations

IOTech, the open edge computing provider, announced a new partnership with Advantech, a provider of industrial Internet of Things (IoT) hardware and automation technology, to deliver advanced edge data processing solutions for smart manufacturing and industrial automation.

Infosys and NVIDIA  announced that they have expanded their strategic collaboration with the aim to help enterprises worldwide, drive productivity gains with generative AI applications and solutions.

In construction, about 70% of rework can be traced back to the disconnect between design and what’s actually constructible, and Autodesk is announcing multiple solutions to support project teams in making everyday decisions earlier without the need for technical expertise or specialist applications.