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Telecom

Orange, Bouygues and Free sign €20bn MoU to acquire SFR

A French telecoms consortium has agreed to buy SFR from Altice France for €20.35bn, in one of Europe's largest-ever telecoms transactions.
A French telecoms consortium has agreed to buy SFR from Altice France for €20.35bn, in one of Europe's largest-ever telecoms transactions.
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Telecom

Boeing and Gilat clear line-fit milestone for Sidewinder IFC antenna

Boeing will offer Gilat's Sidewinder multi-orbit electronically steered antenna as a factory line-fit option for in-flight connectivity providers.
Boeing will offer Gilat's Sidewinder multi-orbit electronically steered antenna as a factory line-fit option for in-flight connectivity providers.
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Cloud Infrastructure

Orange signs MOU to acquire SFR stake in €20bn consortium deal

Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Free–iliad will acquire SFR from Altice France in a €20.35bn deal set to reshape French telecoms.
Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Free–iliad will acquire SFR from Altice France in a €20.35bn deal set to reshape French telecoms.
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Datatech

Bouygues Telecom signs MoU to acquire SFR in €20.35bn consortium deal

Bouygues, Orange and Free-iliad have signed a memorandum of understanding to carve up SFR's assets from Altice France in a €20.35bn transaction.
Bouygues, Orange and Free-iliad have signed a memorandum of understanding to carve up SFR's assets from Altice France in a €20.35bn transaction.
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AI & ML
Data Centres
Semiconductors

STMicroelectronics doubles data centre revenue target to $1bn for 2026

ST has raised its 2026 data centre revenue ambition to roughly $1bn, citing AI infrastructure demand and capacity ramp-up progress.
ST has raised its 2026 data centre revenue ambition to roughly $1bn, citing AI infrastructure demand and capacity ramp-up progress.
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AI & ML
Data Centres
Semiconductors

Soitec posts €592m FY26 revenue as AI photonics offset RF-SOI slump

Soitec's full-year revenue fell 34% to €592m, but Photonics-SOI crossed $100m for the first time as AI data-centre demand accelerated.
Soitec's full-year revenue fell 34% to €592m, but Photonics-SOI crossed $100m for the first time as AI data-centre demand accelerated.
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Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

Lumine Group acquires Synamedia's Video Network unit in 16th carve-out

The TSX-V listed media software acquirer will operate the business independently under the Quortex brand, targeting broadcasters, telcos and streamers.
The TSX-V listed media software acquirer will operate the business independently under the Quortex brand, targeting broadcasters, telcos and streamers.
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Enterprise Software

British Land Appoints Joanne McNamara as New CEO

British Land has appointed Joanne McNamara as CEO, bringing over 20 years of real estate experience from Oxford Properties, with a start expected by November.

British Land has appointed Joanne McNamara as CEO, bringing over 20 years of experience from Oxford Properties to lead its £10.1 billion portfolio from November.
 


British Land: new CEO appointed

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AI & ML
Enterprise Software

ToltIQ launches Blueprints to automate PE deal document creation

ToltIQ's new Blueprints feature converts existing firm templates into reusable AI-populated documents across private equity deal pipelines.
ToltIQ's new Blueprints feature converts existing firm templates into reusable AI-populated documents across private equity deal pipelines.
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Enterprise Software
Semiconductors
Datatech

3D Systems wins EU MDR Class IIa cert for NextDent jetted denture line

3D Systems has secured EU MDR Class IIa certification for its NextDent Jetted Denture Solution, enabling a European commercial launch on 4 May, two months
3D Systems has secured EU MDR Class IIa certification for its NextDent Jetted Denture Solution, enabling a European commercial launch on 4 May, two months
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AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Marketing

Quantum Metric: AI referrals boost loyalty but spike abandonment

Quantum Metric's 2026 benchmark finds AI-referred customers convert well but are twice as likely to abandon after a single friction point.
Quantum Metric's 2026 benchmark finds AI-referred customers convert well but are twice as likely to abandon after a single friction point.
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AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

Cloudera launches zero-copy ServiceNow connector for hybrid AI

Cloudera's new integration lets enterprises run AI workflows against ServiceNow data in-place, removing data movement and cutting governance risk.
Cloudera's new integration lets enterprises run AI workflows against ServiceNow data in-place, removing data movement and cutting governance risk.
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Cybersecurity
Enterprise Software

Enterprise Vault spins out as standalone unit under Cloud Software Group

Cloud Software Group has restructured Enterprise Vault as a dedicated business unit focused on compliance, governance, and data control for regulated industries.
Cloud Software Group has restructured Enterprise Vault as a dedicated business unit focused on compliance, governance, and data control for regulated industries.
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AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Cybersecurity

Gigamon survey: AI now implicated in 83% of security breaches

Gigamon's 2026 Hybrid Cloud Security Survey finds breach rates up 18% year-on-year as AI-powered attacks outstrip defenders' network visibility.
Gigamon's 2026 Hybrid Cloud Security Survey finds breach rates up 18% year-on-year as AI-powered attacks outstrip defenders' network visibility.
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AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Data Centres

Greece deploys world's first national wildfire satellite system

OroraTech's four-satellite Hellenic Fire System, launched via SpaceX, gives Greek fire services real-time wildfire detection across the entire country.
OroraTech's four-satellite Hellenic Fire System, launched via SpaceX, gives Greek fire services real-time wildfire detection across the entire country.
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Enterprise Software
Datatech

IBA launches myQA StarTrack³ 2D ion chamber array for linac QA

IBA's next-generation detector array promises water-tank-quality linac beam QA in under five minutes from a single setup.
IBA's next-generation detector array promises water-tank-quality linac beam QA in under five minutes from a single setup.
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AI & ML
Data Centres
Semiconductors

Micron ships 245TB 6600 ION SSD, claiming density record

Micron says its 6600 ION is now shipping as the highest-capacity commercially available SSD, targeting AI data lakes and hyperscale storage.
Micron says its 6600 ION is now shipping as the highest-capacity commercially available SSD, targeting AI data lakes and hyperscale storage.
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AI & ML
Cybersecurity
Enterprise Software

Jitterbit adds deep message inspection to MCP Gateway for AI governance

Jitterbit's Harmony platform gains an MCP Gateway with real-time message inspection to monitor, mask and audit AI agent activity across enterprise systems.
Jitterbit's Harmony platform gains an MCP Gateway with real-time message inspection to monitor, mask and audit AI agent activity across enterprise systems.
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AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Datatech

JLT Mobile Computers and Visy to demo rugged port tech at TOC Europe

The Swedish rugged-computing vendor will showcase two vehicle-mounted computers and AI-powered vision solutions at Hamburg's TOC Europe from 19–21 May.
The Swedish rugged-computing vendor will showcase two vehicle-mounted computers and AI-powered vision solutions at Hamburg's TOC Europe from 19–21 May.
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Enterprise Software
Semiconductors

Microchip Technology adds CPLD-like logic to low-cost PIC MCUs

Microchip's new PIC16F13276 and PIC18-Q35 families integrate programmable logic hardware into a single chip from $0.32 at volume.
Microchip's new PIC16F13276 and PIC18-Q35 families integrate programmable logic hardware into a single chip from $0.32 at volume.
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