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• [New] For the best experience, the global presence of IBM Cloud affords the opportunity for organizations to deploy their workloads in several locations that are close to their worldwide customer base. The importance of securing data in the cloud
• Powered by generative AI capabilities built from watsonx - IBM's AI and data platform - fans in 2024 will have access to shot-by-shot Hole Insights offering detailed, data-driven projections and analysis for each hole on course. IBM Newsroom
• International Business Machines Corp will be providing AI training for university faculty and students, offering free online courses on generative AI and other topics through IBM SkillsBuild, and introducing a roadmap of new course offerings in generative AI. Yahoo Finance
• StreamSets will add data ingestion capabilities to watsonx, IBM's AI and data platform, while webMethods will give clients and partners additional integration and API management tools for their hybrid multi-cloud environments. Blogger
• UAlbany will be able to access an IBM advanced GPU cluster via the IBM Cloud for training AI foundation models. Campus Technology
• In the pursuit of unlocking the true potential of AI, leaders can now leverage the combined strengths of Cloudera Data Platform and IBM watsonx. IBM Blog
• IBM Media Retention Services helps clients address security and compliance risks and helps them protect sensitive data stored on damaged media components that need to be replaced. IBM Newsroom
• IBM has a wide range of contingency plans and disaster recovery solutions to help prepare your business to face a variety of threats including cloud backup and disaster recovery capabilities and security and resiliency services. IBM Blog
• The IBM Sustainability Accelerator applies IBM technology, including IBM watsonx, an AI and data platform and AI assistants, to support populations vulnerable to environmental threats around the world, with a new RFP and sustainability topic announced each year. IBM Newsroom
• IBM announced the expansion of IBM technology expert labs capacity in India, focused on helping clients to fully realise the potential of technologies like AI, hybrid cloud, and cybersecurity. BusinessLine
• Aligned with IBM's commitment to skill 30 million people by 2023 and train 2 million learners in AI by the end of 2026, the collaboration with CTE Gujarat contributes to addressing the prevailing skills gap in the global workforce. MarketScreener
• IBM will leverage its expertise in cloud transformation to design a secure and resilient digital platform, to be deployed on a hybrid multi-cloud environment that is capable of integrating emerging technologies in the future, such as generative AI. Mahindra Echo
• In addition to the AIU, UAlbany will gain access to an IBM advanced GPU cluster via the IBM Cloud for training AI foundation models. insideHPC
• After the ChatGPT eye opener in 2023, whereby people and organizations were initiated as to the opportunities made possible by Generative AI, it is the turn of IBM's stock to profit as enterprises start using the technology to make their corporate operations more productive in 2024. Seeking Alpha
• IBM launched watsonx to help businesses capitalize on the opportunities of generative AI and foundation models. IBM Blog
• IBM Threat Intelligence created its proof of concept using a man-in-the-middle approach that made it possible to monitor a live conversation. VentureBeat
• IBM will continue to find improvements in both the physical hardware, controls, and firmware to improve the qubit quality before error correction. Quantum Computing Report
• EDGE3 will embed IBM watsonx, IBM's AI and data platform, to help coaches navigate the increasingly complex world of recruiting and retaining student-athletes interested in playing college football. IBM Blog
• IBM researchers have uncovered a new method for hijacking voice calls using generative AI, a development that could have significant implications for financial institutions and others who manage sensitive data. it World Canada
• IBM, a legacy behemoth in the tech sector, boasts a robust enterprise-level cybersecurity business with a suite of advanced solutions powered by artificial intelligence, including threat intelligence and cloud security. Yahoo Finance
• IBM recently introduced the IBM Framework for Securing AI - helping customers, partners and organizations around the world better prioritize the defensive approaches that are most important to secure their generative AI initiatives against anticipated attacks. Security Intelligence
• On what's known as Music's Biggest Night, The Recording Academy and IBM will use generative AI to create content for Grammy Awards social channels and give music fans a way to engage with AI-generated content. Digiday
• IBM Quantum System Two is the modular-architecture quantum computing platform that we will use to realize parallel circuit executions for quantum-centric supercomputing. IBM Research Blog

Last updated: 14 April 2024