
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 The acquisition enables enterprises to transform and retire outdated Lotus Notes...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...

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.
Claryx.ai launched an AI‑powered advisory platform that integrates with cloud accounting software like Xero and QuickBooks. The solution analyzes financial data to surface trends, risks, and opportunities, delivering real‑time, actionable insights in plain language. It targets accounting firms seeking to...

Ceres AI announced a refreshed integration with John Deere Operations Center, allowing growers to view high‑resolution Ceres insights directly within the platform. The upgrade adds layered field‑level intelligence, automatic syncing of field boundaries, and streamlined data setup. By merging imagery,...

Arlo Technologies and Samsung SmartThings have expanded their partnership to embed Arlo's Smart Security SaaS platform directly into the SmartThings app, starting with U.S. consumers. The collaboration builds on last year’s AI‑powered object detection integration, adding new security services such...
Realbotix Corp. announced a strategic partnership with FUTR Corp. to embed FUTR’s AI Agent platform into Realbotix’s humanoid robots, creating a physical AI assistant. The pilot, slated for the first half of 2026, will let users link their FUTR AI...

VoAgents unveiled an enterprise‑grade voice AI platform that automates inbound and outbound phone interactions with human‑like conversation quality. The solution leverages a multi‑model architecture, supporting OpenAI, Anthropic and other large language models, and continuously self‑learns from each call. Early adopters...

GoML and EMB Global have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate enterprise generative AI adoption across India and South Asia. The partnership combines EMB's data‑driven delivery framework and regional go‑to‑market reach with GoML's production‑grade generative AI engineering expertise. Together they...

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...

TomTom unveiled its Orbis Lane Model Maps, an AI‑driven mapping solution that delivers lane‑level geometry, connectivity and markings across entire road networks. The service is already live with full lane‑level detail for Germany and is being scaled to additional countries....

HiStranger, a Korean AI firm specializing in Emotion AI, will debut its Insight Flow multimodal platform at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The platform captures physiological signals such as PPG, EEG, and facial expressions to deliver real‑time emotional analytics, and...

RiseLink used CES 2026 to unveil its latest ultra‑low‑power Wi‑Fi and edge‑AI system‑on‑chips, positioning the technology as a foundation for next‑generation smart devices. CEO Dr. Pengfei Zhang will speak on the official CES Smart Home panel alongside industry giants, while the...

CrafterCMS announced the release of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Client Plugin, an open‑source extension now listed on the CrafterCMS Marketplace. The plugin delivers a ready‑made LLM chat client built on Spring AI, enabling developers to connect any MCP‑compliant large...

Luxbit.ai announced the completion of a scheduled internal upgrade to its artificial intelligence system, revamping the platform’s architecture and processing workflows. The staged rollout involved extensive internal testing and validation, resulting in no user‑facing disruptions. The revised architecture aligns with...

FemtoAI reported a breakout year in 2025, shipping over 100,000 units of its Sparse Processing Unit (SPU) accelerator and closing a new funding round. The company launched its first commercial product, an AI‑powered OTC hearing aid sold by NewSound on...

Dot Ai, an AI‑driven SaaS provider of asset‑intelligence solutions, has entered a three‑year strategic partnership with ambient‑IoT specialist Wiliot. The deal enables commercialization of the first true industrial implementation of Wiliot’s tag, featuring a patent‑pending plasmonic folded ground‑plane that improves...

The AI data‑center sector is transitioning from a niche GPU race to a capital‑intensive ecosystem encompassing power, cooling, real‑estate, and high‑speed networking. Analysts estimate global investment in AI‑ready facilities could reach $5.2 trillion by 2030, driving new public‑market entrants and “neocloud”...

Applied Digital announced it will spin out its cloud computing unit and combine it with Nasdaq‑listed EKSO Bionics in a non‑binding term sheet, creating a new company called ChronoScale. The merged entity will focus on GPU‑accelerated infrastructure for demanding AI...

Cloudhands Inc. announced that it will launch a unified AI platform that lets users switch seamlessly among leading models such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google while preserving conversation history and tasks. The platform promises unified access, workflow orchestration, and persistent...

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...

Nexa Cards, a global fintech firm offering crypto‑enabled stored‑value cards, has entered exclusive talks to acquire OX Agency, a specialist in facial‑recognition and AI‑driven identity verification. The deal aligns with Nexa’s strategy to internalize security and compliance functions, integrating real‑time...

Artificial intelligence has moved beyond advisory roles to actively making economic decisions such as setting credit limits, pricing, and resource allocation. These algorithmic actions occur at machine speed and often without explicit human approval, turning AI into an economic actor...

MuleRun has launched Creator Studio, the first platform dedicated to building, publishing, and monetizing AI agents at scale. The service offers a three‑step workflow—registration, code upload, and commercialization—allowing creators to move from prototype to revenue quickly. Alongside the launch, MuleRun...

The article argues that the 12‑month MVP model is obsolete as AI‑driven "vibe coding" enables rapid prototype creation. It contrasts Lovable.dev’s quick, polished landing pages with Google AI Studio’s production‑ready React/TypeScript output powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro. Google’s platform integrates natively with...

MeetKai and the GSMA announced a joint initiative to close the AI language gap for low‑resource languages, targeting the roughly 7,000 world languages with fewer than 20 currently supported by high‑resource AI models. The partnership will create culturally aligned language...

Tangentia unveiled the TiA EDI Agent, the first AI‑driven autonomous assistant for electronic data interchange (EDI) on its TiA Platform. The agent, nicknamed “Eddie,” overlays predictive intelligence onto existing EDI workflows, enabling real‑time monitoring, error correction, and automated ticketing without...

Seekr and Stephano Slack have formed a strategic partnership to deploy AI agents that automate 401(k) plan auditing and financial data extraction. Leveraging SeekrFlow™, the solution reduces manual extraction from roughly 50 hours to as little as two hours, a...
Skywork.ai unveiled Skywork, a multimodal AI workspace that consolidates text, slide, data visualization, design, web, audio, and research agents into a single platform. The solution promises real‑time collaboration, multilingual document generation, and one‑click website publishing, eliminating the need for multiple...

The article argues that artificial intelligence is transitioning from pure pattern‑matching to true reasoning capabilities. While today’s models excel at spotting correlations and automating tasks, the next generation will explain its logic, generate hypotheses, and infer causality. Techniques such as...

Innoviz Technologies announced the InnovizThree LiDAR, a slimmer, lighter sensor designed for behind‑the‑windshield and roof mounting. Weighing only 600 g, it offers detection ranges beyond 250 m while consuming just 13 W in low‑power mode. The new unit is priced more than 35 %...

Doceree’s 2025 Doceree 360 report predicts that agentic AI will reshape pharma‑HCP engagement by 2026‑27, delivering context‑aware, compliant intelligence at scale. The study forecasts 30‑45% productivity gains and 75‑85% automation of current workflows, freeing sales reps for strategic relationship building. AI...

Colle AI unveiled Dynamic Model Routing, an AI‑driven system that automatically directs NFT‑related tasks to the most efficient blockchain. The feature supports Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, XRP and BNB Chain, cutting latency and resource costs for large‑scale minting. By evaluating network...
Mirantis announced its Silver membership in the Linux Foundation’s newly created Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), positioning the company at the forefront of open‑source autonomous AI development. The membership grants Mirantis participation in AAIF governance, working groups, and the ability to...

The article warns that traditional data‑security metrics such as false‑positive rates focus on precision while ignoring recall, creating a blind spot for missed risks. Vendors often inflate accuracy numbers by measuring only the 20‑30% of data that matches pre‑written policies,...

Trojan Horse Security announced a new initiative that combines artificial intelligence and quantum‑computing techniques to strengthen cyber defenses. The program delivers AI‑enhanced threat discovery, quantum‑resilient risk assessments, and future‑state penetration testing, positioning the firm at the forefront of post‑quantum security....

Teikametrics unveiled Artificial Retail Intelligence (ARI), a patent‑pending GenAI engine that consolidates product listings, advertising, inventory, and insights across Amazon, Walmart and TikTok. The platform promises to automate listing optimization, accelerate full‑funnel campaign launches by three times, and keep inventory...

Oversonic Robotics has signed a supply agreement with STMicroelectronics to deliver custom RoBee cognitive humanoid robots for production and logistics across the semiconductor giant's global fab network. The first unit will operate in ST's advanced packaging and test facility in...

SoftwareOne unveiled a GenAI multi‑agent cost‑optimization system designed to measure and improve AI agents' cost, accuracy, and performance. The platform embeds AI observability, delivering real‑time insights into agent behavior and operational impact. Leveraging its two‑decade AI expertise and 25‑year software‑asset...

Tencent Cloud has officially launched EdgeOne Pages, an edge‑native, full‑stack development platform that lets developers build and deploy web projects without managing servers or environments. Since its October 2024 beta, the service attracted over 150,000 users and more than one...

Fasoo has launched an upgraded AI‑R DLP solution that bolsters data detection, policy control, and auditability for interactions with generative AI services such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The enhancement adds context‑aware analysis of both text prompts and file uploads,...

Intellias will exhibit its AI‑driven IntelliKit platform at CES 2026, highlighting a chip‑to‑cloud automotive technology stack that supports OTA updates, 3D instrument clusters, and generative‑AI voice interaction. New features include a SoundHound‑powered GenAI voice assistant, YOLO v12 computer‑vision on QNX RTOS, and...

Airia has earned AWS Validated Partner status, confirming its AI security, orchestration, and governance platform meets Amazon’s stringent standards. The integration enables Airia to work natively with AWS services such as Amazon Bedrock, offering enterprises a model‑agnostic layer of protection...

Enterprises are shifting from a cloud‑first mindset to a control‑first strategy by adopting private AI, where large language models are trained, fine‑tuned, and served on owned infrastructure. The move is driven by concerns over data leakage, regulatory compliance, and the...

Kamiwaza AI released version 0.8.0, adding native support for NVIDIA DGX Spark and a new Two‑Node Community mode that links two Spark systems into a single compute fabric. The update automates model parallelism, leverages unified memory over 256 GB, and integrates...

Align is accelerating its U.S. expansion to meet soaring AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) data‑center demand. The company is bolstering vendor partnerships to shorten time‑to‑token for clients and has grown its internal Data Center Solutions team. Align appointed Keith Hopkins,...
BigBear.ai and C Speed announced a strategic partnership to fuse BigBear.ai’s ConductorOS AI orchestration platform with C Speed’s software‑defined LightWave Radar. The integration will deliver autonomous, real‑time threat detection and decision support for border security, air‑missile defense, and counter‑UAS missions....