All articles by BV Swagath

BV Swagath

Cadence to pay $140m fine for illegal tech exports to China

Cadence admitted to violating export controls by selling EDA technology to NUDT, connected to China’s military.

EQT and CPP Investments to acquire Neogov

Neogov provides cloud-based human capital management solutions to around 10,000 public sector organisations across North America.

Google Cloud secures $1bn-plus contract from ServiceNow

Although ServiceNow holds agreements with multiple cloud providers, it has chosen not to disclose the specifics of each contract.

Spingence partners with Cooler Master to advance AI in manufacturing

The collaboration aims to enhance enterprise-level processes through solutions in quality inspection, digital simulation, and agentic AI deployment.

STMicroelectronics to acquire NXP’s MEMS sensors business

The deal involves an initial payment of $900m, with a further $50m dependent on meeting certain technical milestones.

Intel plans deep job cuts to streamline operations

The firm’s workforce will shrink from 96,400 in June to 75,000 by year-end, aligning with CEO Tan’s economically-driven investment strategy.

Reka receives $110m investment

The new funding will be used to expedite Reka’s technical development and extend the reach of its solutions.

Alibaba introduces advanced AI coding model Qwen3-Coder

Qwen3-Coder is designed for tasks such as code generation and handling complex coding workflows.

Amazon to acquire AI wristband developer Bee

Bee’s wearable uses AI to convert conversations into transcriptions and produce summaries, to-do lists, among other tasks.

OpenAI to expand UK presence with new government partnership

The ChatGPT developer signed a MoU with the UK government to expand AI security research and invest in infrastructure.