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Memory solutions manufacturer Kioxia Corporation has commenced site preparation and other related work for the construction of Fab3, a new manufacturing facility at the Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, to expand production capacity for advanced three-dimensional flash memory BiCS FLASH. Fab3 will be constructed on land south of Fab2, targeting operations to commence in fiscal 2029. Detailed plans for Fab3 regarding construction schedule and equipment investments will be determined based on market trends.

Investment firm Clearlake Capital Group has formed a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate full-stack AI adoption and digital modernisation across its portfolio companies. While point-solution AI adoption focuses primarily on model access, this partnership provides Clearlake's portfolio companies with direct access to Google Cloud’s complete, end-to-end AI stack - empowering these companies to build scalable, production-grade AI capabilities across their operating models.

European financial technology provider payabl. has expanded its relationship with Visa to extend access to real-time dispute management tools for merchants across the UK and EU. Through the collaboration, payabl. will offer Visa’s Rapid Dispute Resolution (RDR) services, enabling merchants to resolve disputes automatically at the pre-dispute stage and help prevent costly chargebacks before they happen. The solution also helps enhance the customer experience by enabling merchants to issue refunds virtually.

Cybersecurity company Resecurity and the National Cybercrime Unit of the Ecuadorian National Police (CiberPOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for technical cooperation to strengthen the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrimes. The cooperation focuses on the operational capabilities of CiberPOL through the exchange of cyber threat intelligence (CTI), technical assistance, technological collaboration, and professional capacity building.

Citi Issuer Services, acting through Citibank N.A., has been appointed by Agilyx ASA as Depositary Bank for its sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme. Ranjeet Bhatia, chief executive officer of Agilyx, commented: "U.S. investor interest in Agilyx and the European recycling opportunity has grown considerably. Establishing a sponsored ADR program with Citi that makes it materially easier for U.S. investors to invest in our business is a natural step in the development of our shareholder base."

The Cloud Enhanced Open Software Defined Mobile Wireless Testbed for City-Scale Deployment (COSMOS), a National Science Foundation PAWR (Platform for Advanced Wireless Research) platform led by Rutgers University/WINLAB together with Columbia University and New York University, is collaborating with Intel and Airspan Networks to integrate, test, and evaluate the OCUDU (open source CU/DU) software stack in the context of end-to-to open source 5G deployments, paving the way to NextG.