International Business Machines Corporation
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2020
IBM collaborates with CBSE on AI curriculum for schools
IBM said it is collaborating with the Central Board of Secondary Education to integrate artificial intelligence into the grade 11 and 12 curriculum for the 2020–21 academic year. The curriculum is to be introduced in about 200 schools across 13 states.
2020
IBM and Verizon announce 5G and edge-computing collaboration
Verizon Business and IBM announced a collaboration on 5G and edge-computing innovation, including plans to develop industrial solutions and use Verizon’s networks and capabilities alongside IBM’s expertise.
2020
IBM settles Pentagon claims over alleged network security failures
IBM agreed to pay the U.S. government $900,000 to settle claims that it failed to provide contracted network security services and submitted false claims. The allegations concerned hacking attacks on the National Defense University; the settlement does not establish that the allegations were proven.
2020
IBM Project Debater wins the 2020 SAIL award
IBM's Project Debater received the World Artificial Intelligence Conference's top SAIL award on July 9, 2020.
2020
IBM signs agreement to acquire WDG Automation
IBM announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian robotic process automation software developer WDG Automation. The article does not state the financial terms.
2020
Siemens and IBM jointly launch a service lifecycle management solution
Siemens and IBM jointly announced a new solution for service lifecycle management, further deepening their cooperation.
2020
IBM names PionerasDev as an Open Source Community Grant recipient
IBM announced PionerasDev as the latest recipient of its Open Source Community Grant, with a grant comprising $25,000 in cash and $25,000 in technology awards for education and career-development activities.
2020
IBM announces donation of trusted AI toolkits to Linux Foundation project
IBM announced that it would donate a series of open-source toolkits to the Linux Foundation's LF AI Foundation project, and said it was working with the foundation to formally transfer them.
2020
IBM releases COVID-19 data analysis toolkit
IBM's open-source data and AI technology center was releasing a new toolkit to help developers and data scientists answer questions about the pandemic, including by obtaining, cleaning, and preparing data for analysis.
2020
IBM announces Watson Works
IBM announced Watson Works, a suite of selected products incorporating Watson AI models and applications to help businesses return to work safely after pandemic-related shutdowns.
2020
IBM launches SkillsBuild Reignite in India
IBM launched SkillsBuild Reignite in India, a digital learning platform offering job seekers and entrepreneurs free online coursework and mentoring support. The platform includes additional coursework and personalized coaching for entrepreneurs seeking help with their businesses.
2020
IBM sues former executive over planned move to Microsoft
IBM filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court alleging that former executive Rodrigo Kede Lima violated a non-compete agreement and misused trade secrets, and seeking the return of nearly $1.3 million in stock options. Lima disputed IBM's claims and argued that IBM had no legitimate interest in preventing him from accepting a Microsoft role.
2020
IBM sues former executive over non-compete and trade secrets
IBM sued former executive Rodrigo Kede Lima, accusing him of violating a non-compete agreement and misusing trade secrets; Lima disputed IBM's claims.
2020
Wipro and IBM announce hybrid-cloud collaboration
Wipro announced a collaboration with IBM to develop hybrid-cloud offerings and help Wipro customers migrate, manage and transform workloads and applications.
2020
IBM announces exit from facial recognition business
IBM announced that it would exit the facial recognition business.
2020
IBM announced it would exit facial-recognition research
IBM said it would exit facial-recognition research, citing concerns that the technology could exhibit racial and gender discrimination and opposing its use for mass surveillance, racial profiling, or violations of fundamental rights and freedoms.
2020
IBM makes FHE toolkits for macOS and iOS available
IBM made fully homomorphic encryption toolkits for macOS and iOS available on GitHub; Linux and Android versions were expected in a few weeks.
2020
Futurism Technologies partnered with IBM
Futurism Technologies partnered with IBM to help clients secure their data.
2020
IBM layoffs reported across at least five states
A report said IBM laid off employees in at least five US states. An employee said the number affected could be in the thousands and that he and his 12-person team lost their jobs.
2020
IBM cuts jobs
IBM said it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs. The company declined to disclose how many positions were affected; it said affected U.S. employees would receive subsidized medical coverage through June 2021.