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  • Stalagmites adhere to a single mathematical rule, scientists discover

    Stalagmites adhere to a single mathematical rule, scientists discover

    Stalagmites all adhere to a mathematical rule, scientists have discovered after creating equations showing how the dramatic mineral formations develop into different shapes.

    The new mathematical descriptions could help scientists extract more…

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  • IBM Announces New AI Agents on Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace

    IBM Announces New AI Agents on Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace

    – Three new AI agents, built with Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, automate enterprise tasks

    – Additional AI Agents for HR and Supply Chain built on IBM watsonx Orchestrate under development by IBM

    Oct 16, 2025

    ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new AI agents now available on the Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace. The three new agents are designed to help Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications customers achieve new levels of operational efficiency. In addition, IBM plans to release complementary agents for Oracle customers built with IBM watsonx Orchestrate for HR and supply chain to help clients across industries transform businesses processes. 

    IBM Corporation logo. (PRNewsfoto/IBM Corporation)

    IBM Agents Built Directly in Oracle Fusion Applications

    The new agents from IBM Consulting are built with Oracle AI Agent Studio and designed to help organizations automate processes and common workflows within Oracle Fusion Applications. The three new Oracle-validated agents, available on the Oracle AI Agent Marketplace, are:

    • Intercompany Agent – Automates the review of intercompany agreements
    • Smart Sales Order Entry Agent – Helps streamline the sales-order creation process by generating relevant data needed in the order-to-cash process
    • Requisition to Contract Agent – Addresses the complex workflow of converting purchase requisitions to contract purchase orders

    “As AI agents rapidly transform enterprise applications, organizations are seeking new ways to drive productivity, agility, and innovation at scale,” said Kaushal Kurapati, GVP of Product Management for Fusion AI, Oracle. “The new IBM AI agents in the Oracle AI Agent Marketplace, seamlessly built with Oracle AI Agent Studio, will help customers to address their unique business needs and drive growth with speed and confidence.”

    “Oracle and IBM are combining our collective enterprise AI and business transformation expertise to help clients embrace agentic AI as a driver of innovation and competitive advantage,” said Neil Dhar, Global Managing Partner, IBM Consulting. “These new agents will bring the power of AI directly to our joint clients for the greatest potential impact on their business.”

    IBM Plans to Add New watsonx Orchestrate Agents

    IBM also intends to expand the ecosystem around Oracle Fusion Applications with the release of new supply chain and HR agents soon, joining an expanding portfolio of agents announced earlier this year.

    They are built on IBM watsonx Orchestrate, an enterprise-grade AI solution for developing, deploying, and governing AI agents. Watsonx Orchestrate, running on a foundation of Red Hat OpenShift AI, provides a multi-agent approach designed to work with the expansive AI agents offerings embedded within the Oracle AI Agent Studio and Oracle AI Agent Marketplace. It also serves as a multi-agent supervisor to orchestrate agents across both Oracle and non-Oracle applications and data sources. 

    Additionally, Oracle intends to make the IBM Granite 4.0 family of AI models available soon through its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Science via AI Quick Actions.

    For more information about the new agents for Oracle Fusion Applications and an update on the IBM and Oracle partnership visit here.

    To read a new joint study launched at Oracle AI World by the IBM Institute for Business Value and Oracle, “The strategic ascent: How autonomous AI transforms enterprise business operations,” visit here.

    Statements regarding IBM’s and Oracle’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.

    About IBM

    IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain a competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of governments and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit www.ibm.com for more information.

    About Oracle’s Partner Program

    Oracle’s partner program helps Oracle and its partners drive joint customer success and business momentum. The newly enhanced program provides partners with choice and flexibility, offering several program pathways and a robust range of foundational benefits spanning training and enablement, go-to-market collaboration, technical accelerators, and success support. To learn more, visit https://www.oracle.com/partner/.

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    Joel Rushing

    IBM Communications

    joel.rushing@ibm.com

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  • Space Marine 2: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 FAQ

    Hello everyone!

    You probably have a lot of questions about Space Marine 2, so we’ve put together this FAQ to address them.

    What is Space Marine 2

    Space Marine 2 is a third person shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As a…

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  • Ben Stiller gets personal about his parents in ‘Stiller and Meara' – Reuters

    1. Ben Stiller gets personal about his parents in ‘Stiller and Meara’  Reuters
    2. Apple Original Films celebrates the premiere of “Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost”  Apple
    3. Ben Stiller Honors His Parents In ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’  

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  • Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today

    Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today

    Roscosmos Spacewalk 64 – YouTube


    Watch On

    Two cosmonauts will conduct a spacewalk today (Oct. 16), and you can watch the action live.

    Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will venture outside the

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  • Proteomics in Drug Discovery: Applications and Trends

    Proteomics in Drug Discovery: Applications and Trends

    Proteomics has emerged as a critical driver of innovation in drug discovery and development. By enabling comprehensive analysis of the protein landscape, proteomics provides insights that extend beyond genomics and transcriptomics,…

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  • Angel Reese and Suni Lee hit runway at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

    Angel Reese and Suni Lee hit runway at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

    Lee also walked the runway in New York—her fashion debut at the show—representing the brand’s PINK line, walking in sporty attire rather than traditional lingerie.

    Lee, a six-time Olympic medallist, won all-around gold, team silver and…

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  • Azelastine Nasal Spray Shows Preventive Benefit – European Medical Journal Azelastine Nasal Spray Shows Preventive Benefit

    Azelastine Nasal Spray Shows Preventive Benefit – European Medical Journal Azelastine Nasal Spray Shows Preventive Benefit

    AZELASTINE nasal spray reduced PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections versus placebo in a Phase II randomized trial in adults.

    Azelastine Nasal Spray in Preexposure Prophylaxis

    Preexposure options for COVID-19 remain limited beyond vaccination,…

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  • Crosstalk between the epithelial dysfunction and T cell involved oral

    Crosstalk between the epithelial dysfunction and T cell involved oral

    Introduction

    Erosive and ulcerative oral mucosal diseases (ulcerative OMDs) are chronic, recurrent disorders. They are characterized by epithelial barrier breakdown, persistent inflammation and pain, which together lead to substantial reduction…

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  • Fortune Tech: Apple’s new M5 chip, Aligned Data Centers deal, F5 hacked

    Fortune Tech: Apple’s new M5 chip, Aligned Data Centers deal, F5 hacked

    Good morning. Turns out White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks didn’t much like that Jack Clark essay about AI that I linked to in yesterday’s newsletter.

    “Anthropic is running a sophisticated regulatory capture strategy based on…

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