Salesforce and Google Bring Gemini to Agentforce, Enable More Customer Choice in Major Partnership Expansion

Agentforce will be able to use Google’s Gemini models, allowing agents to work with images, audio, and video, handle more complex tasks using Gemini’s multi-modal capabilities and two-million-token context windows, and act using real-time insights and answers grounded in Google Search with Vertex AI Salesforce Service Cloud will become more tightly integrated with Google Customer Engagement Suite, bringing enhanced AI-enabled contact center capabilities including real-time … Continue reading Salesforce and Google Bring Gemini to Agentforce, Enable More Customer Choice in Major Partnership Expansion

Impact Newswire27/02/202527/02/2025

Europe

€45 million in EU funding: E.ON, Eldrive and ZSE expand European charging infrastructure for electric trucks and cars

Joint Press release 02/21/2025 A consortium led by E.ON receives €45 million in EU funding to expand charging infrastructure for electric cars and commercial vehicles in Europe. The DRIVE-E project is one of 39 innovative projects lately selected by the European Union to develop alternative fuel infrastructure. It will create a total of 1,400 new public charging points by the end of 2027. This includes … Continue reading €45 million in EU funding: E.ON, Eldrive and ZSE expand European charging infrastructure for electric trucks and cars

Impact Newswire26/02/202526/02/2025

United States

Lambda Raises $480M to Expand AI Cloud Platform

New capital positions Lambda as the leading platform for large-scale AI cloud infrastructure, AI inferencing, and open source AI chat Press Release – February 19, 2025 – SAN JOSE, Calif. – Lambda, the AI Developer Cloud, today announced it has raised a $480 millionSeries D, bringing the total equity capital raised to date to $863 million. The round was co-led by Andra Capital and SGW … Continue reading Lambda Raises $480M to Expand AI Cloud Platform

Impact Newswire19/02/202519/02/2025

United States

ISG to Assess Google Cloud Partner Ecosystem

Upcoming ISG Provider Lens™ reports will study service provider offerings for enabling AI, other workloads on the Google Cloud platform Press Release – February 06, 2025 – STAMFORD, Conn. – Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm, has launched a research study evaluating service providers supporting enterprise use of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for AI and other workloads. “The … Continue reading ISG to Assess Google Cloud Partner Ecosystem

Impact Newswire12/02/202512/02/2025

Europe

Kamel Ghribi Joins Global Leaders at Vatican Summit on Children’s Rights

On February 3, 2025, The Vatican hosted the Inaugural International Summit on Children’s Rights, a landmark event that convened global leaders to address the pressing issues affecting children worldwide. Among the distinguished attendees was Kamel Ghribi, President of GKSD Investment Holding Group and a renowned advocate for children’s welfare. Titled “Love Them and Protect Them,” the summit featured panel discussions on various aspects of children’s … Continue reading Kamel Ghribi Joins Global Leaders at Vatican Summit on Children’s Rights

Emmanuel Benson04/02/202520/02/2025

United States

PayPal Ventures Invests in Formance

News – Jan 29, 2025 – Formance, the Open Source financial infrastructure provider, today announced the successful close of a $21 million Series A funding round co-led by PayPal Ventures and Portage, with participation from Y Combinator, Hoxton Ventures, and AXC. This milestone comes on the heels of a 10x increase in Formance’s revenue over the past 12 months. Founded in 2021 by Clément Salaün, … Continue reading PayPal Ventures Invests in Formance

Impact Newswire03/02/202503/02/2025

Asia

Tata Steel becomes India’s first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities to develop steel pipes for transportation of hydrogen

Press Release – Mumbai, January 29, 2025 ~ Company successfully developed hydrogen-compliant API X65 grade steel pipes, contributing to the National Green Hydrogen Mission of India ~ Tata Steel becomes India’s first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities to develop pipes for the transportation of hydrogen, marking a significant milestone towards achieving the country’s National Hydrogen Mission. The API X65 ERW pipes processed at Tata … Continue reading Tata Steel becomes India’s first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities to develop steel pipes for transportation of hydrogen

Impact Newswire03/02/202503/02/2025

Africa

GEAPP and Rockefeller Foundation Advance New Energy Access Projects in More than a Dozen African Countries

Press Release – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | January 28, 2025 ― During the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and The Rockefeller Foundation introduced nearly two dozen new energy access projects in 11 African countries and across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the largest regional economic organization in Africa. The projects are funded through … Continue reading GEAPP and Rockefeller Foundation Advance New Energy Access Projects in More than a Dozen African Countries

Impact Newswire31/01/202531/01/2025