
AI startup Skygen.AI announced the closing of a $7 million seed round as it emerges from stealth. Founded by 19‑year‑old Mike Shperling, the company aims to deliver autonomous execution layers that automate software tasks across CRM, ERP and banking systems. The funding will accelerate product development and market rollout.

EVA Live, a provider of proprietary AI ad‑server technology, began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker GOAI, marking its public debut. The listing follows nearly a decade of growth and positions the company to tap the $500 billion digital advertising...
zSpace, a provider of AR/VR solutions for education, announced a $3 million strategic investment from Planet One Education, closed on Jan 27, 2026 via convertible preferred stock and warrants. The funding will strengthen its balance sheet, support working capital, and...

Minitab, a global leader in data management and analytics, announced it has acquired Scytec, a manufacturing technology firm specializing in real-time machine data collection and OEE software. The acquisition expands Minitab’s ability to gather shop‑floor data from CNC machines, PLCs,...

Pegasystems Inc. announced it has acquired assets from Sweden-based Adopteq, including InvestigatorPlus and MigratorPlus, to launch its new AI-powered Notes to Blueprint solution for modernizing legacy Lotus Notes applications. The acquisition enables enterprises to transform and retire outdated Lotus Notes...

Swiss deep‑tech firm LatticeFlow AI announced the acquisition of Dublin‑based AI Sonar Ltd, a CloudSphere subsidiary, to integrate its AI discovery platform into LatticeFlow’s evidence‑based AI governance suite. The deal gives LatticeFlow full ownership of AI Sonar’s IP and engineering...

Digital Realty announced it will acquire CSF Advisers, the owner of the TelcoHub 1 data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, along with adjacent land for future expansion. The acquisition, expected to close in the first half of 2026, expands Digital Realty’s...

Nukkleus Inc., a strategic acquirer in aerospace and defense, announced the acquisition of 100% of Israeli UAV and counter‑UAS firm Nimbus Drones Technologies. The deal was paid with 1.85 million Nukkleus shares and a $3.25 million convertible note, expanding Nukkleus’ portfolio into...
AZIO AI, a newly formed AI infrastructure company, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the AI division of Azio Corp. The transaction will transfer AI-focused operations, customer relationships, and related commercial activity to AZIO...
Calsoft has rolled out a human‑on‑the‑loop interface framework for its multi‑agent AI system, targeting enterprise supply‑chain operations. The design distinguishes data‑gathering and reasoning phases, giving sales representatives live access to order status, SOPs, and regional policies while preserving human approval...
Jones, the AI-driven insurance verification platform for construction and real estate, announced veteran SaaS executive Paul Szemerenyi as its new chief executive officer. The change follows co‑founder Omri Stern’s move to the board to focus on long‑term strategy and innovation....
Enterprises are racing to deploy generative AI models, but lab performance alone isn’t enough. Generative AI red teaming flips traditional testing by deliberately provoking models with adversarial prompts to uncover hidden failure modes. This process reveals security leaks, bias, hallucinations,...
illumynt announced a 60% year‑over‑year revenue increase for 2025, driven by demand from hyperscalers and data‑intensive enterprises. The company expanded its Columbus, Ohio, site to over 190,000 square feet and designated it as a Global Innovation Center of Excellence. The...

ConverSight announced a strategic partnership with Katana Cloud Inventory to embed its AI employee, Athena, into Katana’s real‑time inventory platform. The joint QuickStart AI for Katana offers SMB manufacturers, e‑commerce, wholesale and retail firms three months of free access, delivering...

Seerist has launched AskAnna, an AI‑powered natural‑language Q&A tool that taps the company’s proprietary event models and Control Risks’ human‑generated analysis to deliver fully sourced intelligence answers. The platform instantly synthesizes thousands of vetted reports, providing line‑item attribution and transparent...

Doceree, the AI‑powered operating system for healthcare marketing, closed 2025 as the largest directly integrated point‑of‑care (POC) engagement platform in the United States, leveraging over 150 native EHR connections including Epic and Oracle Cerner. The company reported a roughly 50%...

Feedzai, the AI-native risk‑operations platform, has partnered with Matrix USA to create a global Center of Excellence that accelerates AI‑driven fraud and anti‑money‑laundering (AML) deployments for banks. The collaboration blends Feedzai’s real‑time detection engine with Matrix USA’s advisory and integration...

R Systems unveiled GCC Copilot, an AI‑assisted service that helps mid‑market and large enterprises launch, scale, and optimize Global Capability Centers with accelerated speed. The platform promises operational readiness within 90 days and up to 30% cost reduction through AI‑driven...

PayZen, an AI‑driven patient affordability platform, announced Ken Brause as its new chief financial officer. Brause brings finance leadership experience from fintech firms DailyPay and OnDeck, focusing on strategic finance, capital markets, and scaling fast‑growing businesses. His role will oversee...

ModelOp announced that its ModelOp Center AI lifecycle management platform is now listed on AWS Marketplace. Enterprises can purchase the solution directly through their AWS accounts, consolidating contracts and billing on a single invoice. The offering promises faster deployment of...

iManage announced the appointment of Mike Eichsteadt as Vice President of AI Engineering, reinforcing its push to embed practical, governed AI across its knowledge‑work platform. Eichsteadt will lead efforts to scale applied AI, improve data quality, and ensure responsible deployment...

SHOW Token has launched an AI‑driven, Web3‑based platform aimed at modernizing film production. The utility token is embedded in the platform to grant access and incentivize participation rather than serve as a speculative asset. By combining blockchain’s transparent contribution tracking...

Voxel, a computer‑vision AI firm, announced that CEO Vernon O’Donnell will speak at the invite‑only EHS Management Institute event in New Orleans, Jan 25‑27 2026. His session, “From Pilot to Practice: Securing Buy‑In with AI‑Driven Safety,” will focus on rapid implementation, domain...

Fibocom has introduced the LE271-GL, a global LTE Cat.1 bis module that delivers single‑SKU connectivity for IoT devices worldwide. The 17.7 mm × 15.8 mm chip is pin‑compatible with existing Fibocom families, supports both FDD‑LTE and TDD‑LTE bands, and registers on networks in under...

Cloudflare’s inaugural 2026 App Innovation Report finds that organizations that modernize their application stacks are three times more likely to realize tangible AI returns, while legacy‑bound firms face heightened security exposure. The study shows 93% of leaders credit software updates...

Lynx Analytics has launched Lumen, an agentic AI framework built for pharmaceutical and biotech workflows. The platform enables AI agents to distill complex clinical and market data, generate HCP personas, and explain forecast drivers with citation‑backed transparency. Its first flagship...
Filevine announced the acquisition of Pincites, an AI‑powered drafting and contract redlining tool built for Microsoft Word. The deal brings Word‑native functionality into Filevine’s Legal Operating Intelligence System (LOIS), enabling litigators to draft, edit, and redline documents while staying connected...
India‑based CuePilot AI, an AI‑powered voice‑native preschool management platform, has been named to the 2026 GSV Cup 50, the global edtech competition that shortlisted 50 startups from more than 3,000 nominations. The selection positions CuePilot as the sole Indian entrant,...
RepRisk, a Microsoft Frontier Firm providing reputational risk data, announced two senior hires to accelerate its AI‑driven business conduct solutions. Mikko Katila joins as Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing client growth, sales and partnerships, while Rebecca Bleasdale becomes Chief Marketing Officer,...
SoftServe announced a dedicated Google Cloud Business Unit to accelerate AI‑driven enterprise transformation, expanding a partnership that began in 2017. The unit concentrates on AI acceleration, data readiness, application modernization, and API integration through SoftServe’s Gemini Enterprise Accelerator and Adaptive...
Duos Edge AI, a subsidiary of Duos Technologies Group, has installed a patented modular Edge Data Center in Hereford, Texas, in partnership with the Hereford Independent School District. The facility delivers on‑premises, low‑latency compute and connectivity to support AI‑enabled educational...
Floating Fleet AI announced the hiring of Norbert Lingaya, a veteran optimization expert, to strengthen its technical leadership. Lingaya brings over two decades of experience from AD OPT, Sabre, and academic research at GERAD, focusing on large‑scale aviation scheduling. The company...
Synheart, a Vancouver‑based startup, launched its Human State Infrastructure (HSI), a privacy‑preserving layer that lets software interpret real‑time physiological and behavioral signals as a native system input. The HSI 1.0 specification defines a canonical JSON contract for on‑device computed human...
lomarlabs and Signal Fusion announced a strategic collaboration to embed predictive behavioural analytics into maritime operations, beginning with a 2026 pilot on Lomar’s fleet. The partnership leverages Signal Fusion’s AI‑driven voice and performance analytics to provide real‑time human‑readiness intelligence, turning...
Teradata reported completing more than 150 AI‑focused engagements in 2025, spanning finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and defense. Its autonomous AI and Knowledge platform integrates structured and unstructured data, operationalizes machine learning, and delivers real‑time insights. The engagements tackled high‑value use cases...
Organizations are spending significant effort drafting AI governance policies, yet most remain static documents that fail to enforce fairness, transparency, and accountability. The article argues that without an active control system, policies become wishful thinking, exposing firms to unmanaged risk....

SoftSnow, an AI consulting firm, announced its new Zapier Silver Solution Partner status, enabling it to embed Zapier’s low‑code automation across 8,000+ apps. The partnership expands SoftSnow’s AI Strategic Transformation methodology with enterprise‑grade security, governance, and scalable workflow design. By...

Tasq AI and BLEND have merged to form a unified platform that delivers a “trust layer” for enterprise AI, combining Tasq’s proprietary data‑refinery technology with BLEND’s global crowd of millions and 25,000 domain experts. The new entity, operating under the...

Euna Solutions announced the acquisition of GrantExec, an AI‑native startup that streamlines grant discovery for nonprofits, universities and community organizations. GrantExec, founded in 2022, uses artificial intelligence to organize tens of thousands of live grant opportunities from government and private...

Imagen Network, a decentralized AI multimedia platform, announced upgrades to its multimodal AI system, improving integration of visual, textual, and contextual inputs. The enhancements enable creators to generate more expressive, cohesive, and adaptable digital assets on-chain, boosting narrative alignment and...

Seeweb introduced a Serverless GPU service that delivers on‑demand, scalable graphics processing power without requiring local hardware. The offering integrates with existing Kubernetes or cloud environments and is hosted in Europe, ensuring compliance with regional data regulations. By eliminating upfront...

Infortrend Technology unveiled the KS 3000U edge AI server, a turnkey solution that combines compute, storage, and management software to enable AI inference at remote sites. The 2U chassis supports AMD EPYC 8004 CPUs, up to two NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs,...

PulseAI announced the close of a seed round led by Innovation Ulster Limited, with participation from The Mortara Group and The Francis Crick Institute. The capital will fund scaling of its AI‑ECG platform and accelerate FDA 510(k) clearance. Dr. Justin...

X Square Robot announced a $140 million Series A++ round, backed by ByteDance, HongShan and existing backers Alibaba and Meituan. The funding fuels its development of WALL‑A, an embodied AI foundation model that merges VLA with world models for zero‑shot generalization....

ONLC Training is offering a free, instructor‑led online class on January 22, 2026 that introduces small‑business professionals to practical ChatGPT applications. The 90‑minute session covers core capabilities, such as drafting emails, preparing for meetings, summarizing content, and enhancing collaboration, all explained in...

ExpertEase AI, an Australian sovereign AI platform, is now listed on the Microsoft Marketplace, enabling global Microsoft customers to discover and deploy the solution. The service runs exclusively on Azure Australia East and Southeast datacenters, offering voice‑operated, no‑code digital employees...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (AITX) announced a disciplined reduction in operating expenses, cutting monthly payroll from roughly $760,000 to $630,000 and trimming another $50,000 through better purchasing and vendor management. The company also paused development on its HERO and RADDOG...

BitradeX has migrated its primary website from bitradex.com to bitradex.ai, marking a strategic rebrand that embeds artificial intelligence into its corporate identity. The .ai domain underscores the platform’s commitment to merging AI with blockchain for smarter digital‑asset services. BitradeX promises...

Copyleaks’ 2025 AI in Education Trends Report surveyed over 1,000 U.S. students and found that 73% modify their AI usage when they know detection tools are in place. About 36% use AI less, while 37% edit outputs to evade detection,...

CloudMasonry, a Salesforce consulting firm, announced the launch of a dedicated Data & AI Practice led by Landon Harris. The new unit will provide data strategy, cross‑cloud integration, advanced analytics, AI/ML advisory, and intelligent document processing for clients. Harris brings...

Penguin AI unveiled its Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) Coding & Risk Adjustment solution as a Snowflake Native App on the Snowflake Marketplace. The AI‑powered tool automates diagnosis extraction, delivering audit‑ready code suggestions that align with CMS‑HCC models for Medicare Advantage...

Aptean and the American Chemical Society’s CAS division have deepened their partnership by launching a Chemical Modifications module within Aptean GenomeQuest. The new tool blends Aptean’s AI‑driven IP search interface with CAS’s curated biosequence data, allowing users to pinpoint exact...

Ditto announced its entry into Zebra Technologies’ PartnerConnect program as a Premier ISV Partner, linking its edge‑native, offline‑first mobile database with Zebra’s suite of barcode scanners, POS terminals, mobile computers and wearables. The collaboration promises uninterrupted point‑of‑sale and inventory workflows...

AI startup reprai Inc., which offers AI-powered solutions for pharmaceutical sales and marketing, has closed a $1M funding round. The round was announced as the company was named among the 100 Startups to Watch in 2026. The funding will support...

SurePath AI, an AI control plane startup, announced it has raised over $5 million in seed funding to accelerate enterprise GenAI adoption. The capital will support its participation in the 2026 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator with CrowdStrike, AWS and NVIDIA.

Ellucian announced the completion of its acquisition of Anthology’s Student Information Systems (SIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business, expanding its higher‑education technology portfolio. The deal adds over 260 Anthology customers to Ellucian’s ecosystem and aims to deliver AI‑powered solutions...
Astrikos AI announced a strategic investment from Gorilla Technology Group Inc., aimed at supporting its global expansion and development of its Smart Interop Analytical Platform. The funding will help Astrikos scale its AI-driven solutions for smart cities, data centers, and...

VisionWave Holdings Inc. completed the acquisition of Solar Drone Ltd., an autonomous robotics firm and BladeRanger subsidiary. The deal was executed via a share purchase agreement for 1.8 million VisionWave common shares, marking VisionWave's first acquisition since its July 2025 IPO. The...