With AI applications and agents increasing the demand for trusted real-time data, IBM plans to combine the Confluent platform with its AI infrastructure software and automation systems. IBM has struck ...

IBM (IBM) revealed today it plans to acquire Confluent (CFLT), a pioneer in data streaming, for about $11B, prompting Confluent shares to surge more than 25% during early Monday trading. Confluent ...

IBM (IBM +0.60%) wants to be an artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse. The tech giant is scooping up data-streaming dynamo Confluent (CFLT 0.03%) to add to its growing collection of AI-enablers.

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