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IBM to acquire DataStax

February 25, 2025 /

IBM announced its intent to acquire DataStax, an AI and data solution provider. DataStax’s technology will enhance IBM’s watsonx portfolio of products accelerating the use of generative AI, helping companies unlock value from vast amounts of unstructured data.

The acquisition also builds on IBM’s commitment to open-source AI. DataStax is the creator of AstraDB and DataStax Enterprise, NoSQL and vector database capabilities powered by Apache Cassandra; and Langflow, the open-source tool and community for low-code AI application development.

IBM will continue to support, engage, and innovate with the open-source Apache Cassandra, Langflow, Apache Pulsar, and OpenSearch communities in which DataStax participates. IBM’s long-standing commitment to open-source AI includes the open-source IBM Granite foundation models and Instruct Lab, an approach to advancing true open-source innovation around LLMs.

IBM helps clients scale generative AI and transform their business using enterprise data. The acquisition of DataStax enhances these efforts. Their vector database excels at harnessing unstructured enterprise data and accelerating its time to value, and Langflow provides a graphical, low-code design environment and component orchestration for generative AI apps that facilitates collaboration across diverse skillsets.

The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2025-02-25-ibm-to-acquire-datastax,-deepening-watsonx-capabilities-and-addressing-generative-ai-data-needs-for-the-enterprise

Foxit adds multi-document analysis to mobile AI Assistant

February 25, 2025 /

Foxit, a provider of PDF and eSignature products and services, helping knowledge workers to increase productivity and do more with documents, today announced the addition of multi-document analysis to its AI Assistant feature within its mobile apps for iOS and Android. This new and unique capability enhances the AI Assistant’s functionality, enabling users to analyze multiple documents simultaneously directly from their mobile devices.

The introduction of multi-document analysis caters to the evolving needs of professionals who require efficient tools to manage and process large volumes of information. The new feature is designed to simplify workflows by allowing users to:

  • Summarize Multiple Documents at Once: Create concise summaries for all uploaded documents, saving time by avoiding the need to review each individually.
  • Ask Questions Across Files: Get answers that draw insights from multiple documents simultaneously, ideal for comparing contracts, reports, or research materials.
  • Extract Key Information: Pinpoint critical data, such as deadlines or figures, or find patterns and trends from across multiple files in seconds.

The multi-document analysis feature is now available in the latest update to Foxit’s PDF Reader and PDF Editor mobile apps for iOS and Android.

https://foxit.com

Adobe brings Photoshop to iPhone & expands web version

February 25, 2025 /

Adobe announced it is bringing Photoshop to mobile and expanding the web experience, with Photoshop on iPhone available today and Android coming later this year. The new mobile app is designed for a new generation of image and design enthusiasts to the potential of Photoshop in an easy-to-use mobile interface. Photoshop’s new app brings existing customers the ability to make edits anywhere.

Adobe’s new Photoshop Mobile and Web plan delivers more advanced image editing and design capabilities to mobile and web creators, including tools for precise selections, targeted adjustments, advanced color corrections, expanded access to commercially safe AI with Firefly-powered generative AI tools, full format support for opening and editing any Photoshop document and more. The new offering allows creators to work on the same project across devices.

Photoshop is also introducing a new Photoshop Mobile and Web plan which enables more creative power and precision with expanded access to Photoshop on the web and advanced editing features on mobile.

The free Photoshop mobile app offers premium upgrades through a new Photoshop Mobile and Web plan at $7.99/month or $69.99/annually, which includes additional features on mobile and iPad, along with access to Photoshop on the web.

https://news.adobe.com/news/2025/02/photoshop-mobile-web

MongoDB acquires Voyage AI

February 24, 2025 /

MongoDB, Inc., a database for modern applications, announced it has acquired Voyage AI, a provider of embedding and reranking models for AI applications. Integrating Voyage AI’s technology with MongoDB will enable organizations to easily build trustworthy, AI-powered applications by offering accurate and relevant information retrieval deeply integrated with operational data.

The risk of hallucinations has limited the use of AI applications for mission-critical use cases. These hallucinations typically occur when the AI model lacks sufficient understanding or context of data within an enterprise.

Companies need high-quality retrieval that ensures the most relevant information is extracted from their data with precision. Voyage AI’s advanced embedding and reranking models enable applications to extract meaning from specialized and domain-specific text and unstructured data—ranging from legal and financial documents to images, code, and enterprise knowledge bases. Their models are trusted by Anthropic, LangChain, Harvey, and Replit. Currently, Voyage AI’s embedding models are the highest-rated zero-shot models in the Hugging Face community. Voyage AI’s expertise in embedding models and retrieval architectures will enhance MongoDB’s AI capabilities to solve challenging problems with building and scaling AI applications.

Voyage AI’s embedding and reranking models will remain available through Voyage AI, AWS Marketplace, and Azure Marketplace.

https://www.mongodb.com/blog/post/redefining-database-ai-why-mongodb-acquired-voyage-ai

Introducing Perplexity Deep Research

February 14, 2025 /

From the Perplexity blog…

Today we’re launching Deep Research to save you hours of time by conducting in-depth research and analysis on your behalf. When you ask a Deep Research question, Perplexity performs dozens of searches, reads hundreds of sources, and reasons through the material to autonomously deliver a comprehensive report. It excels at a range of expert-level tasks—from finance and marketing to product research—and attains high benchmarks on Humanity’s Last Exam.

We believe everyone should have access to powerful research tools. That’s why we’re making Deep Research free for all. Pro subscribers get unlimited Deep Research queries, while non-subscribers will have access to a limited number of answers per day. Deep Research is available on Web starting today and will soon be rolling out to iOS, Android, and Mac. (Be sure update your apps to the latest version.)

Deep Research takes question answering to the next level by spending 2-4 minutes doing the work it would take a human expert many hours to perform. Here’s how it works:

  • Research with reasoning – Equipped with search and coding capabilities, Perplexity’s Deep Research mode iteratively searches, reads documents, and reasons about what to do next, refining its research plan as it learns more about the subject areas. This is similar to how a human might research a new topic, refining one’s understanding throughout the process.
  • Report writing – Once the source materials have been fully evaluated, the agent then synthesizes all the research into a clear and comprehensive report.
  • Export & Share – You can then export the final report to a PDF or document, or convert it into a Perplexity Page and share it with colleagues or friends.

www.perplexity.ai

Sprinklr announces new integration with Bluesky for insights and publishing

February 13, 2025 /

Sprinklr, a unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform for modern enterprises, today announced a new integration with Bluesky for insights and content publishing. The partnership allows Sprinklr customers to integrate Bluesky into global marketing and insights strategies. 

The rapid growth and engagement levels on Bluesky led Sprinklr customers to ask Sprinklr to help them seamlessly integrate the platform into their global strategies.

Customers can now leverage the Sprinklr platform to engage audiences on Bluesky, deliver consistent content, track key metrics, and gather insights to inform brand strategies. Bluesky provides a unique level of control to users over their experiences on the platform. This approach is important and differentiating, as it leads to strong communities tailored toward shared interests. The community on Bluesky is organic and highly engaged, and if brands can create content that engages users in an authentic way, they can get a massive return. With this new API integration, Sprinklr offers customers the ability to:

  • Create, manage, and publish content to Bluesky through Sprinklr
  • Include Bluesky data in social listening dashboards and research
  • Track Broader analytics and insights to inform business strategy

For more information on integrating Bluesky into your social channel strategy, visit the Sprinklr website or contact your Sprinklr representative. 

https://www.sprinklr.com

accessiBe updates accessFlow for native web accessibility

February 13, 2025 /

accessiBe, experts in web accessibility solutions, announced the launch of accessFlow 2.0, the newest addition of its AI-powered web accessibility management solutions that help developers address accessibility barriers at the code level.

Building on accessFlow 1.0, accessFlow 2.0’s newest features simplify accessibility management, from site inception to production, by identifying issues, delivering actionable insights, and implementing fixes through its integration directly into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines. Compatible with frameworks including ReactJS, Angular, and more, accessFlow 2.0 works with existing processes to ensure accessible code is deployed consistently. By embedding accessibility within the software development lifecycle (SDLC), developers can achieve lasting accessibility improvements at a native level across web projects in alignment with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and compliance with regulatory requirements

Empowering Data-Driven Decisions – The enhanced dashboard delivers clear insights into accessibility issues, trends, and priorities.

Streamlined Issue Management – The new Explore Page aggregates and categorizes accessibility issues, allowing users to prioritize and manage them by severity or WCAG rules.

Robust Ticketing Synchronization – accessFlow 2.0 integrates with major ticketing systems like Jira, Asana, and ClickUp.

Real-Time Notifications – Real-time notifications keep users updated on audit results, mentions, full audit failures, and task assignments.

https://accessibe.com

TransPerfect acquires Apostroph Group

February 12, 2025 /

TransPerfect, a provider of language and AI solutions for global business, today announced that it has acquired Apostroph Group, a Switzerland- and Germany-based language service provider (LSP). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Apostroph is an LSP in the DACH region, with significant market share coming from a combination of organic growth and M&A, including its 2017 merger with Germany-based Wieners+Wieners. The company’s global headquarters are in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a total of 10 offices across Switzerland and Germany. Founded in 1994, Apostroph has been headed since 2010 by CEO Philipp Meier. Apostroph will operate as a division within the TransPerfect Global Group and will continue to be led by Meier.

The addition of Apostroph expands TransPerfect’s existing footprint in the highly strategic DACH region, which includes multiple client service, production, and studio facilities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

https://www.transperfect.com

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