Telestream Unveils Production-Ready AI Capabilities Across Its Product Portfolio
Telestream unveiled a suite of production‑ready AI features across its Vantage, Vantage Cloud, EDC, Stanza and Qualify platforms. The rollout adds AI Caption with support for 128 languages, AI Qualify for automated lip‑sync and subtitle validation, AI Speech for real‑time transcription of growing files, AI Vision for frame‑level visual metadata, and AI Media Analyzer for content‑aware inspection. These tools are embedded, explainable and designed for on‑premise, private‑cloud or hybrid deployments, aiming to cut manual effort and accelerate delivery. The company emphasizes secure, customer‑controlled models and ongoing codec compliance work.
ACV Auctions Expands AI Tools as Q4 Revenue Rises
ACV Auctions reported Q4 2025 revenue of $184 million, a 15% year‑over‑year increase, and full‑year revenue of $760 million, up 19% from 2024. The company narrowed its quarterly net loss to $20 million, improving by 23% versus the prior year, while selling 192,757...
Project44 Launches AI Agent to Automate Freight Procurement
Project44 has introduced an AI Freight Procurement Agent within its Intelligent Transportation Management System to automate carrier selection, rate benchmarking, and negotiations across multiple modes. The agent replaces periodic bid cycles with continuous, AI‑driven sourcing using live market data, and...
Coco Robotics Launches New Autonomous Robots for Urban Deliveries
Coco Robotics unveiled Coco 2, its next‑generation autonomous delivery robot that moves beyond sidewalks into bike lanes and permitted roadways. The new platform halves delivery times and triples uptime, thanks to upgraded edge‑computing hardware and a dataset of millions of...
Xanadu and Lockheed Martin Launch Joint Research Initiative for Quantum Machine Learning
Xanadu and Lockheed Martin have announced a joint research initiative to advance quantum machine learning, concentrating on generative modeling with photonic hardware. The collaboration will explore Fourier‑based operations that are infeasible for classical computers, aiming to create quantum primitives that excel...
How China Is Betting Cheap AI Will Get the World Hooked on Its Tech
China is accelerating a strategy to flood the market with low‑cost AI tools, aiming to make its platforms indispensable worldwide. ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0, a text‑to‑video generator, exemplifies this push, while Chinese labs have been accused of harvesting OpenAI‑Claude responses through...
Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) – Agentic Video Editor
Cardboard, a Y Combinator W26 startup, offers an AI‑powered video editor that transforms raw footage into polished, publish‑ready content in minutes. The platform automates framing, captioning, montage creation, podcast clipping, and more, while allowing users to issue natural‑language edit commands....
Muni Industry's Adoption of AI Prompts Regulatory, Other Questions
The University of Chicago’s Center for Municipal Finance released new data showing AI tools are rapidly entering the municipal bond market, giving well‑capitalized banks, advisors and law firms a distinct edge. Regulators, led by the MSRB, are scrutinizing whether AI...
Idemia Public Security, Elenium Team up to Unify Identity Across Airport Experience
Idemia Public Security and self‑service automation firm Elenium have signed an MoU to combine Elenium’s platform with Idemia’s biometric and baggage‑identification tools, creating a seamless, contactless passenger journey from curb to gate. Melbourne Airport’s CEO is pushing for additional Idemia...
80% People Jobless by 2030? AI Ad Featuring Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman 'Predicts' Humans' Future Role
A new AI‑generated advertisement starring Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman predicts that up to 80 % of the global workforce could be unemployed by 2030. The clip, released amid rising concerns about automation, frames AI as the primary driver...
AI Transcription and Note-Taking Technologies: Seven Points for Employers to Consider
AI note‑taking tools are rapidly entering workplaces, with a 2025 survey showing one in five professionals regularly using them to draft meeting notes. These systems can transcribe, attribute speaker comments, generate summaries, and even suggest action items, promising higher engagement...
Google Nano Banana 2 Promises Smarter, Faster Image Generation
Google DeepMind unveiled Nano Banana 2, the Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model that blends the intelligence of Nano Banana Pro with the lightning speed of Gemini Flash. The new model adds real‑time web grounding, sharper visual fidelity, and production‑ready outputs ranging from 512 px to 4K....
NODA AI Raises $25M Series A for Defense AI
Defense AI startup NODA AI announced a $25 million Series A round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners and joined by Booz Allen Ventures, Draper Associates, Bloomberg Beta and Alumni Ventures. The Austin‑based company builds AI software that orchestrates mixed fleets of autonomous...
New York Counties to Roll Out AI Assessment Tool
New York State’s Association of Counties and Computer Aid, Inc. are launching a public AI assessment dashboard that lets the 57 counties and five NYC boroughs rate generative AI tools on a standardized 10‑point framework. The platform will display cost,...
Survey: Nearly 90% of Legal and Tech Pros Say Operational Gaps, Not Regulation, Threaten Defensibility
Exterro’s latest survey of over 400 legal, IT, data‑governance and security professionals reveals that operational shortcomings, not regulatory uncertainty, now pose the greatest threat to defensible eDiscovery. Nearly 90% of respondents flagged budget limits, skill gaps and fragmented governance as...
Machine Learning May Enable Earlier Detection of CKD Risk Factors
A recent study demonstrates that a machine‑learning pipeline combining advanced feature selection with ensemble classifiers markedly improves chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk prediction. Gradient‑boosting models achieved the highest performance, reaching 98% accuracy, 99% recall and an AUC of 0.99, while...
How to Use Claude Skills to Pressure Test Your Writing with Synthetic Feedback
The article explains how to leverage Anthropic's Claude AI skills to generate synthetic feedback that pressure‑tests written content. By prompting Claude with specific critique templates, writers receive instant, objective comments on tone, structure, and audience alignment. The guide walks through...
Claude Opus 3 Is Being “Retired” — Here’s What That Actually Means
Anthropic announced the retirement of Claude Opus 3 as its default, generally available model while keeping limited access for paid subscribers and API requests. The company introduced its first formal model‑retirement process, citing the linear cost and operational complexity of supporting...
Google's Nano Banana 2 Takes Aim at the Production Cost Problem That's Kept AI Image Gen Out of Enterprise Workflows
Google DeepMind unveiled Nano Banana 2, a Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model that delivers Pro‑level text rendering, subject consistency, and image search at roughly half the cost of the Nano Banana Pro tier. The new offering reduces per‑image pricing to...
7 Haulage and Logistics Startups Reshaping Freight in 2026
Global logistics generated over $11 trillion in 2023 but remains largely manual, prompting a surge of tech‑driven startups. Seven firms—Aurora Innovation, Flexport, Gatik, Sennder, HydroHaul, Faramove, and project44—are scaling autonomous trucks, AI routing, hydrogen fuel, and real‑time visibility platforms. Collectively they...
Burger King’s AI “Patty” Moves AI Into Frontline Execution
Burger King is piloting an AI assistant named “Patty” inside employee headsets, embedding it within the BK Assistant platform to guide crew members, monitor equipment, and analyze service language. The system connects to the cloud‑based point‑of‑sale, enabling near‑real‑time inventory updates,...
Eko Health Deploys SENSORA AI Cardiac Detection Platform at Wayne General Hospital
Eko Health has partnered with Wayne General Hospital in Mississippi to roll out its SENSORA AI‑assisted cardiac detection platform across emergency and primary‑care units. The system pairs a digital stethoscope with FDA‑cleared AI that analyzes heart sounds in under a...
700MW Data Center Could Be Built at Port of Dunkirk, Northern France
The Dunkirk Port Authority has opened a 21‑hectare brownfield site for a potential AI‑focused data center, offering developers a power connection ranging from 400 MW to 700 MW. Power will be supplied by RTE from the nearby Flanders Maritimes substation, with a...
3D Software Helps Cardiologists Plan Ahead for TAVR Complications
Sentara’s high‑volume TAVR center adopted the AI‑enabled DASI 3‑D planning platform to move beyond static CT measurements. The software dynamically simulates valve frame expansion, calcium deformation, and tissue interaction, allowing clinicians to test multiple valve sizes and depths before the...
Upcoming Research On Digital Twins For Data Centers
An upcoming research initiative will evaluate digital‑twin technology for data centers, aiming to identify high‑ROI use cases that surpass basic spreadsheet analysis. The study will assess available solutions, pinpoint scenarios—such as infrastructure vendor selection—that deliver quick, measurable value, and define...
This March 23, We’ll Be Introducing the Gemini Advantage in Google Marketing Platform.
Google Marketing Platform announced the "Gemini advantage" at NewFront on March 23, showcasing AI‑powered Gemini models across its entire suite. The rollout promises deeper visibility into the consumer journey, real‑time data activation, and reduced fragmentation for advertisers. Leading brands will demonstrate...
FDA Clears Six Indications for Qure.ai's Chest X-Ray Reporting Tool
The FDA granted 510(k) Class II clearance to Qure.ai’s qXR-Detect, adding six new chest‑X‑ray detection indications. The tool now flags findings across lung, pleura, mediastinum/hila & heart, bone, hardware and other regions, expanding the company’s U.S. portfolio to 26 FDA clearances. The clearance...
Researchers Aim to Visualize Brain Activity at True Speed
Johns Hopkins researchers, led by Adam Charles, secured a four‑year, $2.7 million NIH grant to build an AI‑enhanced optical imaging system that can record brain activity 20 to 50 times faster than current methods. The platform will translate voltage spikes and...
E-Con Systems to Showcase Next-Gen Edge AI and Multi-Camera Vision Solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026 and Embedded World 2026
e-con Systems will unveil its next‑generation edge AI and multi‑camera vision solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose and Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg. The company will demo Darsi Pro, a production‑ready platform built on NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX that handles eight HDR GMSL...
Can Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy Launch Boost QCOM Shares?
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, a custom‑tuned version of its flagship mobile processor designed for Samsung’s upcoming S26 Ultra worldwide and the S26+ and S26 in select markets. The chip integrates a third‑generation Oryon CPU, next‑gen Adreno GPU, Hexagon...
OpenAI Wants to Get the Government Hooked on ChatGPT
OpenAI is rapidly embedding its generative AI tools across the U.S. federal landscape, with 37 agencies and roughly 80,000 employees now using ChatGPT. The company is offering the technology at deep discounts and has secured a fast‑track pathway to deploy...
Model Context Protocols Can Serve as Healthcare AI Guardrails
FDB’s Virginia Halsey introduced Model Context Protocols, a set of contractual guardrails for healthcare AI. The protocols require AI models to achieve a predefined confidence threshold before influencing clinical decisions and restrict their behavior to approved use‑cases. By embedding these...
Finding Value with AI and Industry 5.0 Transformation
Industry 5.0 moves beyond the technology‑centric focus of Industry 4.0, orchestrating AI, cloud, IoT and digital twins to augment human capabilities and drive sustainability. A new EY‑MIT report shows most industrial firms still prioritize efficiency, leaving growth‑oriented and human‑centric initiatives...
Meet The Producers Resurrecting Dead Hollywood Pitches Using AI
Deadline’s new column Rendering highlights a podcast, Films Not Made, launched by producers Amy Hobby and Avi Zev Weider that uses generative AI to resurrect abandoned Hollywood pitches. The show runs AI‑enhanced scripts, storyboards and even AI‑generated trailers for projects...
Top Cloud Providers to Outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026
Eight of the world’s largest cloud providers will collectively invest about $710 billion in AI servers and data‑center infrastructure in 2026, a spend that eclipses Ireland’s entire GDP. The capex represents a 61 percent year‑over‑year increase, underscoring the rapid scaling of AI...
ChatGPT Ecommerce Traffic Converts 31% Higher than Non-Branded Organic Search
Visibility Labs analyzed 94 ecommerce sites in 2025 and found that traffic referred from ChatGPT converted at a 1.81% rate, 31% higher than non‑branded organic search. While ChatGPT visits surged 1,079% over the year, they accounted for only 1.48% of...
MasterClass Is Working With OpenAI to Build a Business School for the AI Era
MasterClass, OpenAI, and the University of Chicago Booth School have launched MasterClass Executive, an AI‑powered, 12‑week alternative to traditional MBA programs. Priced at $2,500, the cohort‑based course blends Zoom lessons, AI tutoring, and in‑person sessions on Booth’s campus. Applicants face...
DataJoint Launches Agentic AI Control Layer for Scientific Workflows
DataJoint introduced DataJoint Agentic AI, a governed execution layer that brings semi‑autonomous AI to scientific workflows while preserving provenance and reproducibility. The platform captures multimodal research data with rich metadata and full computational lineage, enabling AI agents to validate inputs,...
AI Scare Trade Shatters Two Investing Myths
Bloomberg’s Shuli Ren argues that the AI‑scare trade is reshaping equity valuations, pulling US software stocks lower while South Korea’s Kospi soars 44% this year. The article debunks two entrenched myths: that book value is irrelevant and that aging populations...
I Developed an App that Uses Drone Footage to Track Plastic Litter on Beaches
University of Limerick researchers have created a drone‑based system that uses computer‑vision AI to locate plastic litter on beaches and feeds the data into a free mobile app. The platform can identify objects as small as 1 cm from 30 m altitude...
Is AI the End of Lawyers, or the Beginning of Access to Justice?
Generative AI is rapidly entering the legal market, with startups securing billion‑dollar valuations and offering low‑cost, on‑demand advice. While the technology promises to narrow the access‑to‑justice gap for the 93% of low‑income Americans who lack representation, AI “hallucinations” that fabricate...
Clearlake’s Feliciano Tells How to Pick Winners and Losers in AI Disruption
José Feliciano, co‑founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital, told PE Hub that AI‑driven disruption in public tech and software markets is opening compelling opportunities in the private‑equity space. He explained that as public valuations compress, investors can target companies...
Freestar Introduces pubOS, a Unified Publisher Operating System Built to Replace Fragmented Solutions and Navigate the AI Age
Freestar launched pubOS, a unified Publisher Operating System that replaces fragmented ad‑tech stacks with a single, integrated platform. The solution combines Freestar’s proprietary monetization tools—including a custom Prebid wrapper and AI‑driven yield engine—with a marketplace of identity, compliance, and analytics...
Heineken Recruits New Chief to Build ‘Digital Backbone’
Heineken has named Romain Apert, former Mars Petcare CIO, as its new chief data and technology officer, effective May. Apert succeeds Ronald den Elzen, who is stepping down after a 31‑year tenure that saw the launch of a “best‑connected brewer”...
Salesforce Launches Telco-Specific AI Agents to Improve Sales and Customer Retention
Salesforce unveiled Agentforce for Communications, a suite of telco‑specific AI agents designed to automate routine tasks and boost customer engagement. The solution targets a telecom sector facing slowing revenue growth—forecast at 2.9% by 2029—and high churn rates up to 40%....
Confluent Intelligence Adds Streaming Agents Into the Mix to Enable Agent-to-Agent Collaboration
Confluent Intelligence has introduced Streaming Agents, built on Google’s Agent2Agent protocol, to enable AI agents to share real‑time context and collaborate across platforms. The preview feature connects data sources such as BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake and LangChain to third‑party systems like...
Google Opens 'Text Guidelines' To More Advertisers
Google is expanding its AI‑driven "text guidelines" feature to all AI Max and Performance Max advertisers in a global beta. The tool lets brands specify terms or concepts to include or exclude, ensuring AI‑generated headlines and descriptions stay on‑brand, tone‑appropriate,...
We’re Expanding Beta Access to Text Guidelines for All Advertisers Globally in AI Max.
Google is rolling out beta access to text guidelines for all advertisers worldwide within its AI Max platform, covering both Search and Performance Max campaigns. The feature now supports every language and industry vertical, letting marketers define prohibited terms or...
Google Expands AI Max Text Guidelines Globally
Google has opened beta access to AI Max text guidelines for all advertisers worldwide, covering Search and Performance Max campaigns. The new feature supports every language and industry vertical, letting marketers steer AI‑generated ad copy with plain‑language instructions. Brands can...
Trace Raises $3M to Solve the AI Agent Adoption Problem in Enterprise
Trace, a Boston-based workflow orchestration startup, announced a $3 million seed round led by Y Combinator and several venture firms. The company builds a knowledge graph from enterprise tools such as email, Slack and Airtable to give AI agents the contextual...