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Siemens Opens CATCH, its New R&D Innovation Hub to Accelerate Additive Manufacturing for Industry to Collaborate with Industrial 3D Printer Makers

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Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss looks at how Siemens is growing the market for industrial additive manufacturing by opening CATCH, its latest innovation and collaboration hub, where customers can meet with Siemens experts and 3D printer vendors to brainstorm and find answers to their most pressing additive manufacturing problems.

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Google Cloud Next ‘21: More Mature, Transformational, and Sustainable

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The Google Cloud Next ’21 event was an opportunity for Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to present the future direction of Google Cloud. Futurum Research analyst Fred McClimans breaks down the key announcements and explains how their focus on customer transformation and sustainability is a sign of Google Cloud’s growing maturity.

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6G Technology Will Have a Major Impact on Devices, Materials, and Communications — Here’s What’s Ahead

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6G technology will have a big impact on devices, the market, and on communications in remote areas and beyond and Futurum’s Shelly Kramer takes a quick look at the market and some of the players. While we’re a ways away from the realities of 6G, it’s exciting to think about what’s ahead. It’s also exciting to see many leaders in Big Tech already making progress and getting involved. Some early industry players in the 6G space include Nokia, who heads project Hexa-X, the European Commission’s flagship 6G research initiative, and Ericsson, who will manage the technical aspects of the program. Other partners (today anyway) include Siemens, Intel, Telefonica, TIM, and Orange. 5G’s all the buzz today, but 6G, that’s going to be a whole different ballgame.