COMPANY NEWS: Australian technology distributor, HAT Distribution is thrilled to announce a new distribution agreement with Licenseware, a leader in software licensing automation.

Samsung announced it signed an agreement to acquire UK startup Oxford Semantic, which specialises in knowledge graph technology.

COMPANY NEWS:  The combined organisation will empower customers with a best-of-breed, AI-driven security operations platform fortified with high-integrity data ingestion

Finnish telco vendor Nokia has partnered with Telecom Egypt to bring 5G to Egypt for the first time, introducing the technology to cities including Alexandria, Aswan, Cairo, Giza, and Luxor.

A month after it invested in search engine startup Perplexity, Korean telco SK Telecom (SKT) is investing again to the tune of US$200 million in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure business Smart Global Holdings (SGH).

Japan’s SoftBank has acquired UK chip company Graphcore.

Bathroom and plumbing products supplier Actrol will use Honeywell’s low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant Solstice L40X (R-455A) for their condensing units often found in supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, and standalone equipment.