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Accenture, SAP To Jointly Deliver Solutions For Oil&Gas Industry

Accenture and SAP will deliver new joint offerings, based on the SAP HANA platform, called Upstream Production Operations, for the oil and gas industry. Extending the existing relationship between the two companies and expanding their portfolio of hydrocarbon management solutions, the joint offerings will consist of solutions, services and training for energy companies’ production operations.

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Cloud security company Wiz has raised $1 billion in a funding round.

Augment raises $227M 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Augment, an AI coding assistance startup, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of a $227 million Series B funding round.

Dropzone AI raises $16.85M

Dropzone AI, a company that delivers pre-trained autonomous AI analysts that work alongside human analysts on security operations teams, has raised $16.85 million in a Series A funding round.

Akamai to acquire Noname Security for $450M

Akamai Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire San Jose, California-based, privately-funded API security company Noname Security, for approximately $450 million.

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson — The Guardian

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