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• [New] Spotify and Netflix Announce Video Podcast Partnership In a major media partnership, Spotify is teaming up with Netflix to bring a curated selection of video podcasts to the streaming giant's platform, starting in early 2026. Medium
• [New] As Asia's premier sourcing platform for textiles & apparel, TITAS attracts growing interest from both domestic and international organizations eager to explore new business opportunities and product innovation. WTIN
• [New] The VPP Connect API is a critical signal; its adoption rate by third-party DER owners will be a key indicator of Enel's success in becoming the de facto platform for grid services in its key markets. EnkiAI - Find the right insight
• [New] With OpenAI investing in custom accelerators, capacity and latency economics will increasingly shape agent design (more on-device / edge inference, batched planning, and streaming tool calls). Medium
• [New] CrowdStrike is committed to continuous innovation: developing cutting-edge AI capabilities, expanding adversary intelligence coverage, and evolving the Falcon platform to help keep customers ahead of emerging threats. crowdstrike.com
• [New] OpenAI plans to revolutionize ChatGPT, transforming it into a robust operating system platform. OpenTools
• [New] The convergence of digital innovation, diverse consumer preferences and comprehensive platform support points to promising opportunities for jewelry merchants in China's rapidly expanding online marketplace. JEWELLERYNET
• [New] Mastercard and Coinbase are battling it out to acquire stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK in a deal that could be worth $2.5 billion. FinExtra
• [New] The open-source approach could help D-Wave accelerate innovation at the intersection of AI and quantum computing while it focuses on other aspects of its business. Insights
• [New] McDonald's aims to increase its artificial intelligence investments by 2027 and has identified India as a key hub for its data and platform initiatives (Reuters). Simply Wall St
• [New] London-based digital finance firm Revolut has announced it will launch its payment platform in India, marking its first entry into one of the world's largest digital payments markets. Fintech Singapore
• [New] Conceived as a multi-functional platform integrating industry, academia, startups, and government, the CoE will accelerate India's space innovation ecosystem through targeted interventions in capacity building, research and development, and startup acceleration over a five-year roadmap (2025-2030). Fortune India
• [New] Palo Alto Networks approaches vulnerability and exposure management as part of its broader platform strategy, unifying telemetry, policy, and workflow across Cortex Cloud and Prisma Cloud. Software Analyst Cyber Research
• [New] The Meta ecosystem presents significant opportunities for cross-platform integration that could transform how you use WhatsApp Web by 2025. Stanislav Kondrashov
• [New] Collaborations with third-party apps could enhance productivity and e-commerce functionalities directly within WhatsApp Web through improved APIs and cross-platform connectivity. Stanislav Kondrashov
• [New] Open-source frameworks like OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) are gaining traction, helping developers identify and mitigate risks early in the development cycle. Coaio Limited
• [New] Feedzai's AI-powered end-to-end financial crime prevention platform for fraud, risk, and anti-money laundering teams protects more than 70 billion in annualised payment volume across card transactions and bill payments. FinExtra
• In 2025, generative AI will shift from being a novelty to an essential tool in content, campaigns, and marketing operations. My Blog
• As part of AgentKit, developers will have access to performance metric, trace grading, automated prompt optimization, data sets to assess individual agent nodes, and the ability to run evaluations on 2 million weekly, directly from the OpenAI platform. CyberNews
• By late 2026, crowd testing will not just be used for exploratory testing; it will become a core part of hybrid shift-left / shift-right strategies. Ubertesters
• IBM, a pioneer in cloud-based quantum computing with its Qiskit platform, is pursuing a roadmap for fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2030, reinforcing its leadership in enterprise quantum solutions. FinancialContent
• Ahold Delhaize is currently working to use agentic AI as a layer over its retail media platform that will enable media planning and media activation for advertisers with one click. Grocery Dive

Last updated: 19 October 2025