Vodafone and Google have announced a 10-year partnership to enhance services for Vodafone customers in Europe and Africa using Google Cloud and Gemini AI models. The deal will bring improved storage, security, AI assistance, and personalized TV experiences to customers, with plans to offer Google One AI Premium subscriptions in select markets by 2025.
The London Elizabeth Hotel, a historic landmark in London, has partnered with mycloud Hospitality to implement a cloud-based Property Management System (PMS), aiming to streamline operations and improve guest satisfaction. The move reflects the hotel’s commitment to modernization and offering a seamless, tech-driven experience.
Oracle’s first-quarter earnings exceeded forecasts, driven by strong cloud revenue growth, particularly in cloud infrastructure. The company also announced a strategic partnership with Amazon to bring Oracle database services to AWS, further expanding its reach in the cloud market.
Oracle Corp (ORCL) stock surged in early trading on Tuesday after reporting upbeat first-quarter results. Analysts weighed in on the company’s performance, with some expressing optimism about its future growth prospects, particularly in the AI space. Key highlights include strong revenue growth, accelerating RPO, and increased investment in cloud infrastructure.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest film, ‘Cloud,’ explores the dark side of the internet, specifically online grifting, with a chilling blend of action and horror. While the narrative may not be entirely convincing, Kurosawa’s masterful direction and masterful use of suspenseful framing create a uniquely unsettling cinematic experience.
Needham analyst Laura Martin reiterates her ‘Buy’ rating on Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), highlighting the company’s strong position in the evolving AI landscape and its robust growth prospects driven by advertising, cloud infrastructure, and YouTube. She expects Google to be a major beneficiary of the burgeoning Generative AI market and projects significant revenue growth in 2024.
Under Dev Ittycheria’s leadership, MongoDB has made significant strides, including expanding into the cloud, transitioning from open source, and launching a venture capital arm. Ittycheria discusses the company’s growth, the hype surrounding AI, and the future of data storage and management.
IPV announced today the availability of Curator, its award-winning media management platform, in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. This strategic collaboration gives Azure customers worldwide access to Curator’s cutting-edge capabilities, enabling them to harness the scalability, reliability, and agility of Azure to drive hyper-productive content creation in the cloud.
Coca-Cola has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to accelerate its cloud and generative AI capabilities. The partnership includes a $1.1 billion commitment from Coca-Cola to Microsoft Cloud and its generative AI capabilities. The collaboration will see Coca-Cola and Microsoft jointly experiment with new technologies like Azure OpenAI Service to develop innovative generative AI use cases across various business functions. Coca-Cola has already migrated all its applications to Microsoft Azure and has been innovating with generative AI for nearly a year.
