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Planet Labs Secures $12.8 Million NGA Maritime Intelligence Contract for Asia-Pacific Monitoring

Planet Labs has been awarded a $12.8 million contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to enhance maritime domain awareness in the Asia-Pacific region. The company will partner with SynMax Intelligence to deliver advanced vessel detection and monitoring capabilities using daily satellite imagery and AI-powered analytics.

Major Intelligence Contract Award

Planet Labs has reportedly secured a $12.8 million contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide maritime data and analytics services across the Asia-Pacific region, according to recent announcements. The contract, revealed on October 16, represents Planet’s first prime award under the NGA’s Luno program and signals growing government reliance on commercial space capabilities for intelligence gathering.

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Oracle Co-CEOs Defend Data-Center Expansion, Unveil AI Ecosystem Strategy for Profitability

Oracle’s newly appointed co-CEOs are making their case to investors for the company’s aggressive data-center expansion. The executives position Oracle as uniquely capable of delivering “applied AI” through bundled infrastructure and services.

In their first major investor presentation since taking leadership, Oracle‘s dual chief executives are defending the company’s massive infrastructure investments while outlining a clear path to profitability through artificial intelligence services. Mike Sicilia and Clay Magouyrk, who assumed their roles last month, are positioning the technology giant as a comprehensive AI ecosystem provider capable of delivering what they term “applied AI” to enterprise customers.

Strategic Defense of Data-Center Expansion