Tech News Hub: WEEKLY NEWS INSIGHTS

The week started off with how VMware Assists Partners in Capitalising on the Multi-Cloud Opportunity. VMware, a leading provider of cloud infrastructure and digital workspace technology, recognises the benefits of a multi-cloud approach and is helping partners to capitalise on this opportunity.

OpsRamp, a leading digital operations management platform that offers artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) and hybrid cloud infrastructure monitoring, has been acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The acquisition also strengthens HPE's presence in the hybrid cloud management market, which is projected to grow rapidly in the coming years.

With every passing day, AI is making its way into different industries, transforming them in unimaginable ways. Adobe, the software giant, has recently introduced a new AI-powered tool called Firefly, which promises to revolutionise the field of image creation and editing.

Adobe introduces Firefly generative AI, which allows users to type and edit images. The development of Firefly has been ongoing for several years, and the result is a generative AI tool that is highly accurate and realistic.

A recent incident in Ecuador involving the explosion of USB devices at media outlets has raised concerns about the safety of journalists and press freedom in the country. Exploding USBs were used to target journalists in Ecuador and at least five media outlets received threatening envelopes containing unknown USB devices, which caused explosions when plugged into computers.

Furthermore, Google has opened access to Bard, its AI-powered chatbot, which is competing with similar services from Microsoft and OpenAI. The search giant is initially rolling out the service to users in the US and UK who can sign up for a waitlist on the Bard website. Google has announced the availability of Bard its ChatGPT competitor with plans to expand access to Bard to additional countries and languages over time.

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Our last story featured Viirtue, a wholesale voice and UCaaS provider Raises $10.8 Million in Funding to Optimise the Communications Industry. Viirtue's mission is to provide a go-to-market strategy for wholesale and retail through agent partner and white label partner programs. The company continually seeks ways to evolve and offer the best products and services in the industry, and this latest funding is expected to help it achieve this goal.

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