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Lenovo Expands Hybrid AI to Accelerate Enterprise AI Deployment - 📅 - Lenovo has significantly expanded its Hybrid AI Advantage initiative with a new suite of integrated platforms, services, and industry-specific solutions aimed at helping enterprises operationalize artificial intelligence at scale. The new offerings are designed to address key barriers in AI adoption - ranging from infrastructure limitations and technical complexity to workforce readiness - and provide a full-stack framework for building, deploying, and managing AI-driven operations across diverse environments.

With AI investment expected to reach nearly 20% of IT budgets by 2025, Lenovo's latest move is both timely and strategic. Its expanded Hybrid AI Advantage portfolio equips [...]
LINX and ISOC Ghana Launch New Internet Exchange Point in Accra - 📅 - A key milestone in the development of Ghana's digital infrastructure has been reached with the launch of a new collaboration between the London Internet Exchange (LINX) and the Internet Society's Ghana Chapter (ISOC Ghana). The initiative aims to strengthen the region's internet ecosystem through the establishment of a new interconnection hub, LINX Accra, and through broader community capacity-building programs.

As part of its continued expansion in Africa, LINX has confirmed a partnership with global data center operator Digital Realty, which will host the new exchange at its soon-to-open facility ACR2 in Accra. Located strategically near multiple submarine cable landing stations, the [...]
Telxius, Ciena Achieve 1.3 Tb/s Transatlantic Data Transmission - 📅 - Telxius and Ciena have announced a significant breakthrough in transatlantic connectivity with the successful transmission of a 1.3 terabits per second (Tb/s) signal over a single optical wavelength across the Atlantic Ocean. This was achieved via Telxius' 6,600-kilometer Marea submarine cable, which links Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Bilbao, Spain.

The achievement sets a new industry benchmark for both capacity and efficiency in long-haul subsea communications.

In addition to the record-setting data rate, the collaboration between Telxius and optical networking specialist Ciena also established the highest spectral efficiency ever recorded across the Atlantic, achieving 7.0 bits per [...]
HPE Expands ProLiant Gen12 with AI Tools and AMD CPUs for Cloud - 📅 - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has expanded its ProLiant Gen12 server portfolio, introducing new hardware and software capabilities aimed at improving virtualization, edge computing, and operational efficiency. The expansion includes two new server models powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, enhanced automation features in HPE Compute Ops Management, and broader support for the HPE Morpheus VM Essentials virtualization platform.

The additions to the Gen12 lineup reflect HPE's strategy to address the growing complexity and performance demands of enterprise workloads. With a focus on scalability, security, and power efficiency, the new offerings are designed to help organizations [...]
Liberty Networks Expands with New PoPs in Mexico and Peru - 📅 - With the activation of two new regional Points-of-Presence (PoPs) in Mexico and an upgraded PoP in Peru, Liberty Networks, a supplier of enterprise connectivity and digital infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean, increased the reach of its network.

The company's regional expansion plan is supported by the new and improved PoPs, which are situated in Lima, Peru, and Campeche and Chetumal, Mexico. They also improve connection throughout South America and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

This expansion initiative represents a significant turning point in Liberty Networks' regional strategy, reaffirming the company's dedication to breaking into new markets and providing dependable, [...]
OVHcloud Set to Surpass €1B Revenue in FY2025 - 📅 - OVHcloud is on track to exceed €1 billion in revenue for its fiscal year 2025, following a strong third quarter marked by 9.3% organic growth. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, the French cloud service provider reported 9.9% organic growth, driven by international demand, expanding public cloud adoption, and rising interest in sovereign cloud solutions.

For the quarter ending May 31, 2025, OVHcloud generated €271.9 million in revenue. This growth was largely attributed to strong performance in its Public Cloud offering and heightened demand from markets in the United States and Asia-Pacific. According to CEO Benjamin Revcolevschi, the company's strategy of restructuring and [...]
Hosted.com Enhances Website Data Security With SSL Certificate Options - 📅 - Why SSL Matters

The need for online user trust and data protection has never been greater. SSL, also known as TLS (Transport Layer Security), encrypts the data transferred over the connection between a website and its visitors' browsers. This keeps sensitive data - like passwords, personal information, and payment details - safe from prying eyes. But it's not just about security: having an SSL certificate activates the padlock icon and "https" in a browser's address bar, instantly signaling that a website is trustworthy.

Beyond security, SSL certificates play an important role in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). As a confirmed Google ranking factor, having an SSL can positively [...]
Broadcom Unveils VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 for Private Cloud and AI - 📅 - Broadcom has officially launched VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, marking a major milestone in private cloud infrastructure with one of the most comprehensive updates to its platform to date. The release is now generally available, offering enterprises a unified cloud operating model that spans on-premises data centers, edge locations, and hyperscaler-managed infrastructure.

Designed to integrate the performance and control of private infrastructure with the agility and scalability of the public cloud, VCF 9.0 positions itself as a cornerstone for modern application environments, including AI, traditional enterprise software, and cloud-native development.

VCF 9.0 introduces a fully [...]
WPFactory Acquires WooBeWoo Expanding Their Portfolio - 📅 - WooBeWoo, or WBW in short, is one of the successful businesses in the WordPress plugin ecosystem, known for offering some of the most reliable plugins focused on product display and filtering tools for WooCommerce.

With their tools, WPFactory strengthened its position as a one stop solution for WooCommerce store owners.

This acquisition comes as another complementary step of WPFactory's long-term vision to integrate its plugin offerings, ensuring all WordPress and WooCommerce users have access to the full range of the tools they need in one unified ecosystem.

This reflects WPFactory's ongoing commitment to expanding their tools to include all solutions, from store management, [...]
AI Startup Thinking Machines Raises $2B, Hits $10B Valuation - 📅 - A six-month-old artificial intelligence startup, Thinking Machines Lab, has secured $2 billion in funding, pushing its valuation to $10 billion, despite having no product, revenue, or publicly announced roadmap. The funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz and backed by Conviction Partners and other prominent venture capital firms, marks one of the largest early-stage financings in Silicon Valley history.

Murati's role in the development of ChatGPT and GPT-4 at OpenAI has made her a high-profile figure in AI.Founded by Mira Murati, the former Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, Thinking Machines has remained in stealth mode since its inception. The company is reportedly building [...]