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IBM to acquire Confluent

(www.confluent.io)
443 points abd12 | 1 comments | 08 Dec 25 13:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.333s | source
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jhickok ◴[08 Dec 25 14:44 UTC] No.46192776[source]▶
“With the acquisition of Confluent, IBM will provide the smart data platform for enterprise IT, purpose-built for AI.”

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2025-12-08-ibm-to-acquire-confluent...

I don't understand how this acquisition is relevant for AI.

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1. SoftTalker ◴[08 Dec 25 15:56 UTC] No.46193789[source]▶
As I read the release, it just sounded like "something something something data, something something something AI."

AI is just the lastest buzzword. Everyone has it, because they have to. Don't look behind the curtain.