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AI, startups, tech and digital transformation — Kazakhstan & the world
Today, March 17, 2026, at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference in Los Angeles, Corning announced Corning GlassWorks AI Solutions products. These developments optimize space, increase network capacity, and prepare infrastructure for exponential AI growth. This is critical now because network operators are building infrastructure to support future demands from artificial intelligence.
On March 17, 2026, Google officially completed the deal to purchase Wiz, a leader in cloud and AI security. The acquisition will enable Google to integrate Wiz technologies into Google Cloud, strengthening the company's position in the enterprise security market. The deal underscores growing demand for AI solutions amid accelerated business digitalization. For startups, this signals new opportunities for mergers with tech giants.
At MWC 2026, analyst Rob Enderle summarized 10 announcements signaling the transition from ordinary smartphones to AI-oriented gadgets. Samsung at GTC 2026 presented LPDDR6 for smartphones with bandwidth of 30-35 Gbps and a 15% reduction in power consumption. This is changing the mobile industry right now, making AI accessible on edge devices.
Vulnerabilities in Skia and V8 enable remote code execution via a malicious website. This poses a critical threat to browsers used in corporate networks. Companies are urgently patching systems to prevent mass compromises. The incident is relevant today, as exploits are spreading rapidly.
At QCon London 2026, Form3 engineers shared their experience launching an active-active-active multi-cloud architecture for bank payments. This solution arose from regulator requirements to reduce concentration risks in a single cloud. Today, March 17, 2026, the Form3 story highlights real challenges and benefits of platform engineering in DevOps.
Form3 faced a requirement from the UK banking sector regulator to diversify cloud providers after 2021, when concerns arose about systemic risks of concentration on a single supplier. The company completely overhauled its architecture, migrating from an AWS-specific stack to a cloud-agnostic solution with Kubernetes, NATS JetStream, and CockroachDB. The solution proved its effectiveness during a major Google Cloud outage last summer, when payments continued seamlessly through the other clouds.
American Corning Incorporated announced breakthrough AI solutions for optical fiber networks at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2026), held March 17-19 in Los Angeles. Innovations include multicore fiber for increased density, micro-cables for inter-center connections, and co-packaged optics for GPU scaling. This is critical for AI infrastructure, where bandwidth demand is growing exponentially amid the generative AI boom.
On March 16, 2026, MarketBeat included Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz in the list of key fintech stocks to watch. The Kazakh superapp reached 190 million shares and client accounts totaling 7.5 trillion tenge as of 2025. This underscores Kaspi's dominance in Central Asia's digital payments right now, as the ��egion accelerates digitalization.
Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV), a leader in cloud technologies for life sciences, has acquired Ostro — an AI-based brand engagement platform. This will allow the integration of advanced AI tools into the commercial stack for pharmaceutical clients. The deal underscores the growing demand for AI in healthcare, especially as investors are actively investing in deep-tech.
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