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Intel and Google Deepen Collaboration to Define Core of Heterogeneous AI Infrastructure
Intel and Google announced a multiyear collaboration to advance next-generation AI and cloud infrastructure. The core is reinforcing the central role of CPUs and custom IPUs in heterogeneous AI systems, optimizing performance and efficiency through multi-generational Xeon processors, and expanding co-development of ASIC-based IPUs to improve efficiency and predictable performance at hyperscale.
Intel and Google Deepen Collaboration on CPU and IPU for Heterogeneous AI Infrastructure
Intel and Google announced a multi-year collaboration to advance next-generation AI and cloud infrastructure through aligned Xeon processor roadmaps and expanded co-development of custom ASIC-based IPUs. This reinforces the central role of CPUs in AI system orchestration and the critical value of IPUs in offloading infrastructure tasks to improve efficiency at hyperscale.
Intel and SambaNova Announce Heterogeneous Inference Architecture for Agentic AI
Intel and SambaNova have announced a collaborative blueprint for Agentic AI production workloads. The heterogeneous design combines GPUs, SambaNova RDUs, and Intel Xeon 6 processors to address performance, efficiency, and software compatibility issues, with availability expected in H2 2026.
CrowdStrike Accelerates Vulnerability Assessment with Generative AI
CrowdStrike integrates generative AI into Falcon platform to compress vulnerability assessment from hours to minutes. The system auto-correlates threat intel with asset context, producing actionable remediation guidance, reshaping security response architecture.
Intel Demonstrates AI Performance with Xeon 6 and Arc Pro GPUs in MLPerf Inference
Intel showcased the performance of its Xeon 6 CPUs and Arc Pro B-Series GPUs in the MLPerf Inference v6.0 benchmarks, particularly in handling large language models (LLMs). The results indicate that a system with four Arc Pro B70 GPUs can process 120B parameter models, delivering up to 1.8x higher inference performance in multi-GPU setups.
Intel and CrowdStrike Deepen AI PC Security Integration for Enhanced Endpoint Threat Detection
Intel and CrowdStrike expanded collaboration to deeply integrate Falcon platform with Intel AI PC hardware, leveraging CPU/GPU/NPU on-device AI acceleration and chip-level telemetry. The solution aims to enable real-time threat detection and intrusion prevention without performance loss, addressing generative AI data leakage risks at enterprise scale.
CrowdStrike Extends Falcon Platform with Data Security Features
CrowdStrike has enhanced its Falcon platform with data security capabilities to secure data at rest and in transit, offering unified protection across all environments regardless of location or movement.
CrowdStrike Launches On-Demand Security Expert Service Subscription
CrowdStrike extends its Falcon platform subscription model to professional services with Flex for Services. The offering provides on-demand access to elite security experts for threat hunting, incident response without long-term contracts. This moves product-level threat intelligence advantages to service delivery.
CrowdStrike CNAPP Integrates Threat Intelligence for Risk Prioritization
CrowdStrike adds threat intelligence-based risk prioritization to CNAPP, correlating cloud risks with known adversary TTPs. Integrated with Falcon platform data, it enables security teams to prioritize vulnerabilities and misconfigurations linked to active threat actors.
CrowdStrike Launches Agentic MDR Service Powered by AI Agents
CrowdStrike introduces Agentic MDR service automating security operations through AI agents. The service integrates Falcon platform, Charlotte AI and professional teams for end-to-end automated operations from investigation to remediation.
CrowdStrike Extends Platform to Data Security Layer for Unified Protection
CrowdStrike adds Data Security module to Falcon platform, offering data discovery, classification, and real-time protection for endpoints, cloud, and SaaS. Integrates data security posture management with existing EDR via unified console to prevent data exfiltration.
CrowdStrike Expands Falcon SIEM to Support Third-Party EDR Tools
CrowdStrike has added support for third-party EDR tools to its next-gen SIEM, Falcon, starting with Microsoft Defender. This enables cross-vendor security data integration, improving incident response efficiency and reducing deployment complexity for enterprises.
CrowdStrike Launches AI Agent Security and Shadow AI Governance Solutions
CrowdStrike launched Falcon for AI Security for runtime protection of AI agents, and Falcon Exposure Management for AI to govern shadow AI applications. The solutions cover endpoints, SaaS, and cloud environments, aiming for full lifecycle security of AI applications.
CrowdStrike Falcon SIEM Integrates Third-Party EDR, First with Microsoft Defender
CrowdStrike extends Falcon Next-Gen SIEM to integrate third-party EDR tools, starting with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Customers can now ingest Defender telemetry into Falcon SIEM, breaking the traditional same-vendor SIEM-EDR requirement.
CrowdStrike and NVIDIA Integrate AI Agent Security Solution
CrowdStrike integrates Falcon AIDR with NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails to provide end-to-end protection for custom AI agents, from policy setting to runtime monitoring. The solution addresses core risks like prompt injection and data leakage through closed-loop security control.
CrowdStrike Launches Cloud-Native Containerized Platform Falcon Raptor for Critical Infrastructure Protection
CrowdStrike launched Falcon Raptor, a cloud-native containerized platform designed for air-gapped and critical systems, integrating next-gen AV, vulnerability management, and threat hunting. It supports offline updates via USB and is paired with a government-focused Falcon Nation Suite.
CrowdStrike Integrates XIoT Security Module into Government Platform
CrowdStrike adds XIoT security module to its Falcon Platform for Government, providing integrated visibility and threat detection for OT, IoT, and IIoT assets. The solution uses lightweight sensor technology without requiring additional agents, reducing security complexity for critical infrastructure.
Check Point Integrates Email Security Telemetry with CrowdStrike Falcon
Check Point integrates security telemetry from its Harmony Email & Collaboration solution into CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM platform, enabling automated flow of email security event data. The integration covers detailed information on advanced threats, phishing, and malware attacks, supporting correlated analysis in a unified console for SOC teams.
CrowdStrike Enhances macOS Sensor Network Visibility
CrowdStrike added network connection monitoring to its Falcon macOS sensor, capturing source/destination IPs, ports, and process correlations. This delivers Windows/Linux-level EDR visibility for threat detection against fileless attacks and lateral movement. The update aligns with unified cross-platform security strategy for hybrid Apple device protection.
CrowdStrike Extends XIoT Security to Healthcare with Vertical Focus
CrowdStrike tailored its Falcon for XIoT solution for healthcare environments, using a single lightweight agent for device discovery, vulnerability prioritization and behavior-based threat detection. The solution features non-disruptive deployment to avoid impacting critical medical equipment.