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Synopsys, Inc. announced at Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Forum 2026 its latest collaborations with Samsung Foundry on advanced nodes, including an expanded portfolio of production‑ready, AI-powered EDA tools, certified interface IP, and silicon-based test capabilities, enabling customers to bring differentiated AI and multi-die designs to market faster and with measurably…

Siemens announced the latest continued collaboration with Samsung Foundry, reinforcing joint efforts to enable advanced semiconductor design and manufacturing workflows for the global fabless ecosystem. Through close engineering alignment, Siemens continues to qualify and deploy its electronic design automation (EDA) software - including design, verification, simulation and silicon manufacturing enablement…

Autodesk, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MaintainX, a leading modern maintenance and operations solution, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.6 billion. Autodesk’s strategy is to converge design, make, and operate workflows, ensuring data and insights flow seamlessly in a continuous lifecycle. With the creation…

Siemens has announced the expansion of the Simcenter advanced engineering simulation and test solutions portfolio with Simcenter™ PhysicsAI™ software, which empowers engineers to almost instantly evaluate bold design concepts and variations. Simcenter PhysicsAI brings proven geometric deep learning technology in Siemens’ Simcenter™ STAR-CCM+™ software to accelerate AI-powered design exploration. The…

ModuleWorks has announced the availability of its SmartRoughing technology as an add-in for Autodesk Fusion®. The add-in provides direct access to physics-based roughing within the Fusion 3-axis workflow, enabling cutting conditions to be optimized automatically rather than manually tuned. SmartRoughing is a physics-based 3-axis roughing solution designed to reduce manual optimization…

IMAGINiT Technologies launched Clarity 2027. Compatible with the latest versions of Autodesk Revit, Revit Server, AutoCAD and Civil 3D — with Revit support spanning the last five releases — Clarity 2027 delivers deeper AI integration through a new MCP connector, expanded automation capabilities including batch and Python script execution, and the ability…

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, announced the launch of an autonomous finance platform that transforms core finance and accounting operations using Gemini Enterprise. While enterprises make significant investments in core ERP and SaaS platforms, finance and accounting operations continue to rely heavily on manual intervention. The new platform is…

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Accenture have established a joint venture to support the chemical firm’s AI-enabled reinvention, with the aim of optimizing corporate operations and building a sustainable operating model to meet the ongoing challenge of productivity improvement in Japan. The new company, Rix Business Partners, was established through DIA-RIX,…

Centric Software® is pleased to announce that Grupo 3corações has selected Centric PLM™ to drive go-to-market innovation. Centric Software delivers innovative, integrated, end-to-end AI-powered enterprise solutions to take products from concept to commercialization. Food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care, grocery and multi-category retail teams can plan, design, develop, formulate,…

Wipro Limited, a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company, announced its expanded partnership with ServiceNow to implement and scale the impact of agentic AI workflows across core enterprise functions such as IT, HR, procurement, and cybersecurity. Under this expanded partnership, Wipro will integrate Wipro Intelligence™, its unified suite of AI-powered…