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Quest Trusted Data Management Platform Makes It Easier for Organizations to Create Reusable Data Products
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Quest Trusted Data Management Platform Makes It Easier for Organizations to Create Reusable Data Products

Quest Software unveiled the Trusted Data Management Platform, a unified suite that combines data modeling, cataloging, governance, quality, and a marketplace to deliver AI‑ready data across enterprises. The solution promises up to 54% faster data‑product delivery, up to 40% cost...

By SD Times
Mass General Brigham Evaluates Emerging Healthcare Technologies
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Mass General Brigham Evaluates Emerging Healthcare Technologies

Mass General Brigham is actively scouting emerging health technologies, with AI‑assisted robotics at the forefront. The system envisions robots handling specimen transport, medication delivery, and post‑operative equipment sterilization to ease staff workload and reduce sharps injuries. A limited COVID‑era pilot...

By MobiHealthNews (HIMSS Media)
Communicators Drive Workplace AI Adoption
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Communicators Drive Workplace AI Adoption

Generative AI is now a strategic priority, with 90% of surveyed leaders citing productivity and efficiency as primary motivators. A new Institute for Public Relations study shows communicators act as translators between IT and the broader workforce, often becoming early...

By O’Dwyer’s PR
HIMSS26: Former AMA President Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld Gives Keynote to Kick Off Physicians’ Forum
NewsFeb 17, 2026

HIMSS26: Former AMA President Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld Gives Keynote to Kick Off Physicians’ Forum

Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, former AMA president and global CMO of Aidoc, opened HIMSS26’s Physicians’ Forum with a keynote titled “From Hype to Healing: Real‑World AI Integration in Clinical Practice.” He warned that clinicians are overwhelmed and that AI must...

By Healthcare Finance News (HIMSS Media)
Colliers Going All-In on AI, CEO Hennick Says
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Colliers Going All-In on AI, CEO Hennick Says

Colliers announced a multiyear, record‑high AI investment, raising its IT capital expenditures to a level never seen in the company’s history. The spend is expected to deliver productivity gains and higher margins within two to three years across its commercial...

By Facilities Dive
How CathWorks Leaned on Its Partner Medtronic to Succeed
NewsFeb 17, 2026

How CathWorks Leaned on Its Partner Medtronic to Succeed

CathWorks, an AI‑driven startup that creates non‑invasive FFR assessments from routine angiograms, survived the pandemic by leaning on Medtronic’s early minority investment and strategic guidance. After automating its 3‑D coronary modeling to cut analysis time from 22 minutes to two,...

By Medical Design & Outsourcing
Indicio Introduces Wallet-Based Passport Verification for AI Travel Chats
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Indicio Introduces Wallet-Based Passport Verification for AI Travel Chats

Indicio has launched Proven AI for Digital Travel, enabling travel companies to verify a passenger’s digital passport within chatbot and AI‑assistant interactions. The solution uses a wallet‑held Digital Travel Credential (DTC) that is cryptographically validated without querying a central database. By...

By Mobile ID World
Dynatrace Announces Accelerated Growth and Innovation with AWS
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Dynatrace Announces Accelerated Growth and Innovation with AWS

Dynatrace announced accelerated growth by surpassing $1 billion in AWS Marketplace sales and earning the AWS Financial Services Competency. The company reported sustained triple‑digit growth over three years, driven by cloud‑native procurement demand. It also secured the AWS Agentic AI Specialization,...

By Database Trends & Applications (DBTA)
Amid the Madding Crowd, Startups Find Their 'Target' Elusive
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Amid the Madding Crowd, Startups Find Their 'Target' Elusive

Startups at the India AI Impact Summit are grappling with soaring stall fees and a disappointing quality of visitors, prompting doubts about the return on their investment. Tightened security for VIP delegations and on‑site organizational chaos have further hampered exhibitors’...

By Mint AI
SS&C Blue Prism: On the Journey From RPA to Agentic Automation
NewsFeb 17, 2026

SS&C Blue Prism: On the Journey From RPA to Agentic Automation

SS&C Blue Prism is guiding customers from traditional robotic process automation (RPA) toward agentic AI automation. The firm highlights the limitations of rule‑based RPA for handling unstructured, context‑driven data and showcases its emerging platform that embeds large‑language‑model agents into workflows....

By Artificial Intelligence News
MindBridge Announces Global Partnership with Genpact to Elevate Audit Analytics and Risk Consulting
NewsFeb 17, 2026

MindBridge Announces Global Partnership with Genpact to Elevate Audit Analytics and Risk Consulting

MindBridge, an AI‑powered financial intelligence firm, announced a global partnership with Genpact to embed its analytics platform into Genpact’s Enterprise Risk Consulting engagements. The collaboration will allow Genpact to deliver full‑population risk scoring, anomaly detection, and continuous controls monitoring for...

By CPA Practice Advisor
[Industry News] G2 Esports and Theta Labs Launch AI Agent Sami
NewsFeb 17, 2026

[Industry News] G2 Esports and Theta Labs Launch AI Agent Sami

G2 Esports partnered with Theta Labs to launch Sami, an AI‑powered mascot that answers fan questions across League of Legends, Counter‑Strike 2, VALORANT, Rainbow Six Siege and Call of Duty. The agent runs on Theta EdgeCloud’s hybrid edge‑cloud platform, leveraging...

By MCV/Develop
Announcing Our Investment in Temporal: Agents Make Mistakes. Your Workflows Can’t.
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Announcing Our Investment in Temporal: Agents Make Mistakes. Your Workflows Can’t.

Lightspeed announced a strategic investment in Temporal’s $300 million Series D, positioning the durable‑execution platform as essential infrastructure for AI‑driven agents. Temporal’s technology lets agents recover from failures, maintain state, and run for extended periods without manual intervention. The company reports 380%...

By Lightspeed » Ideas
AI-Powered Worksite Safety Startup Fyld Raises £32m Series B
NewsFeb 17, 2026

AI-Powered Worksite Safety Startup Fyld Raises £32m Series B

London‑based AI startup Fyld has closed a £32 million Series B round, led by Energy Impact Partners with participation from Partech’s Growth Impact Fund. The funding will fuel the expansion of its real‑time safety and compliance platform for frontline workers into the...

By Sifted
Mistral Seals First Acquisition Deal with Cloud Startup Koyeb
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Mistral Seals First Acquisition Deal with Cloud Startup Koyeb

Mistral AI announced its first acquisition, buying French serverless cloud startup Koyeb. The move aims to accelerate Mistral's AI compute offering and build a sovereign AI cloud platform. Mistral, founded in 2023, has raised nearly €2.8 bn and is valued at...

By Sifted
Cloud Startup Render Raises Funding at $1.5 Billion Valuation as AI-Built Apps Boom
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Cloud Startup Render Raises Funding at $1.5 Billion Valuation as AI-Built Apps Boom

Render announced a $100 million financing round that lifts its valuation to $1.5 billion, reflecting the surge in AI‑generated applications. The San‑Francisco startup reports revenue growth exceeding 100 percent and a developer community of more than 4.5 million users. It runs on AWS and...

By CNBC – Markets
HaystackID Launches AI Governance Services to Help Organizations Operationalize Responsible, Defensible AI Oversight
NewsFeb 17, 2026

HaystackID Launches AI Governance Services to Help Organizations Operationalize Responsible, Defensible AI Oversight

HaystackID announced the launch of HaystackID® AI Governance Services, a portfolio designed to help enterprises move from AI policies to an execution‑ready governance operating model. The offering arrives as the EU AI Act has been in force since February 2025 and...

By EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model)
GE HealthCare Expands $35M BARDA Contract to Develop AI-Powered Trauma Ultrasound
NewsFeb 17, 2026

GE HealthCare Expands $35M BARDA Contract to Develop AI-Powered Trauma Ultrasound

GE HealthCare has secured a $35 million expansion of its BARDA contract to accelerate AI‑powered ultrasound development for trauma care. The funding will support both hardware and software to create point‑of‑care devices that automatically detect lung collapse and intra‑abdominal bleeding. The...

By HIT Consultant
Hackajob Announces Its AI Recruiting Agent Has Surpassed $1 Million in ARR
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Hackajob Announces Its AI Recruiting Agent Has Surpassed $1 Million in ARR

Hackajob announced that its AI recruiting agent, Archer, generated $1 million in annual recurring revenue within just 90 days of launch, making it the fastest‑growing AI‑native recruiting product. The platform qualified 35,000 double‑opt‑in introductions, achieved a 20:1 candidate‑to‑hire ratio and blocked...

By HRTechFeed
Palo Alto Networks To Acquire ‘Agentic Endpoint’ Security Startup Koi
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Palo Alto Networks To Acquire ‘Agentic Endpoint’ Security Startup Koi

Palo Alto Networks announced it will acquire AI‑agent security startup Koi, a move aimed at strengthening visibility and protection for AI‑driven workloads on endpoint devices. While the purchase price was not disclosed, a prior report suggested a $400 million valuation. Koi’s...

By CRN (US)
Nearly 90% of the Largest U.S. Healthcare Systems Use UKG
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Nearly 90% of the Largest U.S. Healthcare Systems Use UKG

UKG announced its presence at ViVE 2026 and HIMSS 2026, showcasing its Workforce Operating Platform tailored for healthcare. The platform, already used by nearly 90% of the largest U.S. health systems, combines HR, payroll and AI‑driven workforce management to boost productivity and...

By HRTechFeed
McLaren Health Care Partners with Bunkerhill Health for AI-Powered Cardiovascular Screening
NewsFeb 17, 2026

McLaren Health Care Partners with Bunkerhill Health for AI-Powered Cardiovascular Screening

McLaren Health Care has launched Michigan’s first AI‑driven cardiovascular screening program in partnership with Bunkerhill Health. The initiative uses Bunkerhill’s Carebricks platform to analyze routine chest CT scans for incidental coronary artery calcium and aortic valve calcium, biomarkers of heart...

By HIT Consultant
Apple Music’s iOS 26.4 Beta Introduces AI-Powered Playlist Tool
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Apple Music’s iOS 26.4 Beta Introduces AI-Powered Playlist Tool

Apple Music is testing an AI‑powered playlist generator called Playlist Playground in the iOS 26.4 beta. The tool lets users type natural‑language prompts—such as “morning coffee music” or “disco songs that defined the 1970s”—to create 25‑track playlists with custom titles and...

By Music Business Worldwide (MBW)
Prima Mente Unlocks Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Diagnostics with Epigenome Model
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Prima Mente Unlocks Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Diagnostics with Epigenome Model

AI biology firm Prima Mente has launched Pleiades, a 7‑billion‑parameter epigenetic foundation model that reads DNA methylation in cell‑free DNA to diagnose early‑stage Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. In real‑world cohorts the model achieved 89% detection accuracy, rising to 97% when combined...

By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
Best AI Features for Enhancing UGC Video Quality
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Best AI Features for Enhancing UGC Video Quality

AI tools are reshaping how brands source and contract user‑generated video, shifting focus from pristine production to post‑production fixability. By leveraging AI for audio cleanup, stabilization, denoising, upscaling, color correction, masking, and reframing, marketers can scale UGC faster and at...

By Influencer Marketing Hub
Tolion Health AI Forms Scientific Advisory Board with Leading Experts in Alzheimer’s, Brain Health, and Artificial Intelligence
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Tolion Health AI Forms Scientific Advisory Board with Leading Experts in Alzheimer’s, Brain Health, and Artificial Intelligence

Tolion Health AI announced the creation of a Scientific Advisory Board composed of leading neuroscientists, Alzheimer’s researchers, and AI experts to steer its clinical validation and research strategy. The board follows the launch of Tolion Brain Coach, a free AI‑powered...

By Digital Health Global
SurrealDB 3.0 Wants to Replace Your Five-Database RAG Stack with One
NewsFeb 17, 2026

SurrealDB 3.0 Wants to Replace Your Five-Database RAG Stack with One

SurrealDB launched version 3.0 alongside a $23 million Series A extension, bringing total funding to $44 million. The new release consolidates relational, vector and graph capabilities into a single Rust‑native engine, letting AI agents store memory, business logic and multimodal data transactionally. By...

By VentureBeat
SpendRule Launches AI-Powered Contract Intelligence Platform with OSF HealthCare and MemorialCare
NewsFeb 17, 2026

SpendRule Launches AI-Powered Contract Intelligence Platform with OSF HealthCare and MemorialCare

SpendRule has launched an AI‑driven contract intelligence platform that adds a fourth validation layer—contract terms—to traditional three‑way matching in hospital accounts payable. The solution targets the $323 billion purchased‑services spend category, where industry analysts estimate $32 billion in preventable overpayments each year....

By HIT Consultant
Daffodil Health Raises $16.3M for AI Claims Automation
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Daffodil Health Raises $16.3M for AI Claims Automation

Daffodil Health announced a $16.3 million Series A round, bringing its total capital to $20.9 million. The San Francisco startup uses AI and large‑language models to automate health‑plan administration, focusing on out‑of‑network pricing and payment‑integrity workflows. Funds will accelerate product development and expand...

By MobiHealthNews (HIMSS Media)
URecruits’ Agentic AI Helps Recruiters Cut Admin Tasks and Reduce Candidate Ghosting
NewsFeb 17, 2026

URecruits’ Agentic AI Helps Recruiters Cut Admin Tasks and Reduce Candidate Ghosting

uRecruits has launched an Agentic AI platform that automates core recruiting tasks such as job creation, resume parsing, candidate ranking, and interview scheduling. The autonomous agents cut administrative work by up to 60 % and reduce candidate ghosting by 50 %, while...

By HR Tech Series
As FDA Moves Away From Animal Testing, AI and Organoids Can Shine
NewsFeb 17, 2026

As FDA Moves Away From Animal Testing, AI and Organoids Can Shine

The FDA is actively phasing out animal‑testing requirements for certain therapies, a move echoed by the NIH and codified in the pending FDA Modernization Act. This regulatory shift opens the door for artificial intelligence and human‑derived organoid models to become...

By BioSpace
Knorr Bremse Accelerates AI Transformation Through Strategic AWS Partnership
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Knorr Bremse Accelerates AI Transformation Through Strategic AWS Partnership

Knorr Bremse has entered a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services to fast‑track its AI transformation, leveraging AWS cloud and AI services to modernise technology, processes and organisational structures. The collaboration introduces an AI operating model, autonomous industrial solutions and a...

By Global Railway Review
Tower and Scintil Announce Availability of First Heterogeneously Integrated DWDM Lasers for AI Infrastructure
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Tower and Scintil Announce Availability of First Heterogeneously Integrated DWDM Lasers for AI Infrastructure

Tower Semiconductor and Scintil Photonics announced the world’s first heterogeneously integrated dense‑wavelength‑division‑multiplexing (DWDM) laser sources for AI infrastructure, leveraging Scintil’s SHIP technology on Tower’s high‑volume silicon photonics platform. The LEAD Light module combines monolithic laser sources with silicon photonics to...

By Semiconductor Today
AI Needs Its Own Risk Class: Lockton Re
NewsFeb 17, 2026

AI Needs Its Own Risk Class: Lockton Re

Lockton Re, together with Lockton International and Armilla AI, released a report urging insurers to treat artificial intelligence as a distinct risk class. The study maps AI‑related exposures across cyber, errors‑and‑omissions, casualty, D&O and employment lines, exposing coverage silences and...

By Carrier Management
The Death of Page One: AI Storefronts Rewrite Retail Strategy
NewsFeb 17, 2026

The Death of Page One: AI Storefronts Rewrite Retail Strategy

AI‑driven storefronts are replacing traditional search results with a narrow set of algorithmically ranked product recommendations. Retailers now face a paradigm shift where page‑one SEO is obsolete, and product visibility hinges on metadata and AI governance. The article argues that...

By E-Commerce Times
Over-Privileged AI Drives 4.5 Times Higher Incident Rates
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Over-Privileged AI Drives 4.5 Times Higher Incident Rates

Teleport’s 2026 State of AI in Enterprise Infrastructure Security report reveals that AI workloads with excessive access rights suffer a 4.5‑times higher incident rate than those governed by least‑privilege controls. Seventy percent of surveyed security leaders say AI systems enjoy...

By Infosecurity Magazine
Talking Transports: AI’s Demand for Power Is Good for Transports
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Talking Transports: AI’s Demand for Power Is Good for Transports

AI’s expanding power appetite is quietly reshaping freight demand, especially for transport providers serving the oil‑and‑gas sector. Pinch Transport’s flatbed less‑than‑truckload network moves pipe, tanks and heavy equipment across U.S. and Canadian basins, with volumes tied to crude‑price cycles rather...

By Bloomberg — Business
S45 Introduces AI-Based Platform for IPO Execution
NewsFeb 17, 2026

S45 Introduces AI-Based Platform for IPO Execution

S45 has launched India’s first AI‑enabled investment‑banking platform to streamline IPO execution. The system replaces manual spreadsheets with real‑time demand analytics, eligibility checks, and regulatory tracking. In a pilot covering 26 listings, the platform helped raise Rs 1,120.8 crore and achieved an...

By The Economic Times – Markets
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability

Robotic platforms once confined to operating rooms are now entering rehabilitation, driven by sensor integration and real‑time data processing. Analysts project the global medical robotics market to exceed $30 billion by 2030, with assistive devices gaining a larger share. ATDev’s founders...

By Medical Design Briefs
Will AI Eat Your Revtech Stack?
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Will AI Eat Your Revtech Stack?

The episode examines how AI is reshaping revenue technology (revtech) stacks, contrasting two dominant narratives: AI as a replacement that could shrink seat‑based pricing, and AI as an augmentor that boosts productivity without major headcount cuts. It highlights that AI’s...

By Forrester Blogs
MeitY, IVCA Mobilise ₹500 Cr VC Commitments For AI Startups
NewsFeb 17, 2026

MeitY, IVCA Mobilise ₹500 Cr VC Commitments For AI Startups

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, MeitY and the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) announced a collective ₹500 crore VC commitment from 16 member funds to accelerate Indian AI startups. Sixteen investors, including Accel, Antler and Prosus, pledged...

By Inc42
TCS, Wipro to HCL Tech: Why Are Experts Bullish on IT Stocks After AI Summit 2026, Infosys Collaboration with Anthropic?
NewsFeb 17, 2026

TCS, Wipro to HCL Tech: Why Are Experts Bullish on IT Stocks After AI Summit 2026, Infosys Collaboration with Anthropic?

Indian IT giants TCS, Wipro and HCL Tech are gaining investor confidence after the AI Summit 2026 highlighted the sector’s rapid AI adoption. Infosys announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic to embed large‑language models into its service portfolio, signaling a...

By Mint (LiveMint) – Markets
With the Rise of AI Generated Grievances- How Should HR Professionals Respond?
NewsFeb 17, 2026

With the Rise of AI Generated Grievances- How Should HR Professionals Respond?

HR teams now confront an influx of AI‑crafted grievance letters, which appear polished but often lack substantive detail. These documents tend to be overly legalistic, repetitive, and sometimes embed inaccurate case references, complicating investigations and prolonging resolution. Experts advise returning...

By Employer News (UK)
Checkmarx Enhances IDE-Native Agentic Application Security in Kiro
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Checkmarx Enhances IDE-Native Agentic Application Security in Kiro

Checkmarx announced that its AI‑driven Developer Assist tool is now embedded directly within the AWS Kiro integrated development environment. The integration scans source code and dependencies in real time, surfacing security findings inside the IDE and synchronizing them with the...

By SD Times
Hilton and Winnow Voted ‘World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership’
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Hilton and Winnow Voted ‘World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership’

Hospitality giant Hilton and food‑waste tech firm Winnow have been named World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership 2025 at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards in Dubai. Their Green Ramadan 2025 program, using AI‑powered smart meters across Hilton kitchens, achieved a...

By Breaking Travel News
Experian Launches Insurance Marketplace App on ChatGPT
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Experian Launches Insurance Marketplace App on ChatGPT

Experian has launched an Insurance Marketplace app on ChatGPT, enabling users to compare auto insurance rates from 37 carriers via conversational AI. The service offers real‑time quotes, customized recommendations, and leverages Experian’s data expertise. The company says the tool could...

By Carrier Management
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen in India for Summit on Artificial Intelligence
NewsFeb 17, 2026

Executive Vice-President Virkkunen in India for Summit on Artificial Intelligence

Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen will represent the European Union at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, underscoring the EU’s push for stronger AI cooperation with India. She will lead an industry roundtable on AI skills and talent mobility...

By EU Digital Strategy – eIDAS tag
AIG’s Zaffino: Outcomes From AI Use Went From ‘Aspirational’ to ‘Beyond Expectations’
NewsFeb 17, 2026

AIG’s Zaffino: Outcomes From AI Use Went From ‘Aspirational’ to ‘Beyond Expectations’

AIG announced that its generative‑AI platform, AIG Assist, has dramatically outperformed the aspirational goals set at last year’s Investor Day. The tool now handles over 370,000 commercial‑line submissions, edging toward a 500,000 target for 2030, while cutting processing time without...

By Carrier Management
WooCommerce May Gain Sidekick-Type AI Through Extensions via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
NewsFeb 17, 2026

WooCommerce May Gain Sidekick-Type AI Through Extensions via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster

WooCommerce is evolving into an AI‑agnostic coordination layer through the open Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing AI agents such as OpenAI’s ACP and Shopify‑Google’s UCP to plug directly into its ecosystem. Automattic’s James LePage says the platform will support native...

By Search Engine Journal