Bilt Doubles Down on Dining With New Orchestration Platform Aimed at Unifying the Guest Experience
Bilt is expanding from its housing‑focused rewards program into restaurant technology with the launch of Bilt Hospitality for Restaurants. The new orchestration platform sits atop existing POS, reservation, CRM and communication systems, unifying guest data from reservation through payment. By tapping its millions‑member residential network, Bilt enables restaurants to carry loyalty benefits and payment credentials across venues. The rollout, announced on March 20, includes collaborations with renowned chefs such as Thomas Keller, signaling strong industry endorsement.
Opkey Introduces AI-Powered Release Advisor to Address Growing Complexity in Enterprise SaaS Updates
Opkey unveiled Release Advisor, an AI‑driven tool that automates analysis of Oracle and Workday SaaS updates. The solution promises to shrink release‑analysis cycles from five‑to‑seven weeks to as little as three days, cutting effort by 60‑80 percent. It launches in...
EdNova Wants to Simplify How Liberian Graduates Access Their Transcripts
EdNova Group has launched TranscriptDove, a digital platform that streamlines the request, issuance, and verification of university transcripts in Liberia. The system replaces weeks‑long manual processes with an online workflow that logs every step, provides QR‑code verification, and maintains a...
Datadog Bets DIY AI Will Mean It Dodges the SaaSpocalypse
Datadog is preparing to launch an updated AI model, Toto‑Open‑Base, built with 151 million parameters and trained on more than two trillion time‑series data points harvested from its own observability platform. The company argues that a domain‑specific model will outperform generic large‑language...
PPG Launches New PPG InsightsNav for Seastock Coatings
PPG has introduced InsightsNav, a cloud‑based analytics platform that consolidates seastock coating purchase data for shipowners and operators. The tool standardizes fragmented records into interactive dashboards, enabling real‑time spend visibility and predictive budgeting. By highlighting port‑level pricing and order‑consolidation opportunities,...
Turning Claims Documents Into Decisions
Wisedocs unveiled an AI‑powered decision intelligence platform that transforms raw claims documents into structured, decision‑ready insights across the entire claims lifecycle. The solution automates document classification, deduplication and timeline creation, while AI analyzers flag risk signals, inconsistencies and treatment outliers....
ClearCompany Rebrands as ClearCo, Signaling Its Evolution Into an AI- and Agent-Powered Unified Talent Platform
ClearCo, formerly ClearCompany, announced a rebrand to emphasize its evolution into an AI‑ and agent‑powered unified talent platform. The new identity signals a shift from a recruiting‑only tool to a full‑life‑cycle solution that connects hiring, onboarding, performance, compensation and analytics....
Great Documentation Takes More than AI
Documentation has evolved from a support add‑on to a core product experience, especially as AI becomes the primary way users learn and make decisions. Modern AI systems not only read documentation but also use it to generate answers, so any...
Guideline's Path to Product-Market Fit — The Early Decisions That Powered Its Acquisition by Gusto
Kevin Busque, former TaskRabbit VP, discovered that only 36% of employees used the company’s 401(k) plan, exposing costly, clunky legacy systems. He co‑founded Guideline in 2015 to build a transparent, fee‑free retirement platform for SMBs, designing the entire software stack...
Vonage and ServiceNow Expand Their Partnership
Vonage, now part of Ericsson, launched a native integration of its Contact Center with ServiceNow Voice, embedding enterprise‑grade voice and AI directly into ServiceNow Customer Service Management and IT Service Management workflows. The integration enables real‑time transcription, automatic incident categorization,...
I Stopped Paying for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Separately — This App Accesses All of Them for Less
The author stopped paying separate premium plans for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, which together cost roughly $60 a month, and switched to Fluent, an app that aggregates AI models via API keys. Fluent lets users tap into OpenAI, Anthropic, Google,...
Headliner Launches Video Templates for Podcasters and Creators
Headliner has introduced Video Templates, a new feature that lets podcasters and other creators brand, caption, and publish video clips or full‑length episodes in minutes without design expertise. The tool integrates into Headliner’s clipping wizard, offering a four‑step workflow that...
Augury and MaintainX Partner to Deliver Closed-Loop Maintenance Execution for Frontline Teams
Augury and MaintainX announced an integration that turns Augury’s AI‑driven machine‑health insights into real‑time work orders within the MaintainX platform. The closed‑loop system automatically creates work orders when anomalies are detected, includes diagnostic context, and feeds completion data back to...
Barracuda Expands BarracudaONE Platform and Overhauls Partner Success Program
Barracuda Networks announced a major upgrade to its BarracudaONE platform, adding enhanced email protection for Google Workspace, a broadened SecureEdge Access solution that bundles SASE, zero‑trust, and AI policy controls, and a new AI Security layer that monitors generative‑AI usage...
Exclusive: HG Insights Expands Revenue Growth Intelligence Platform with Agentic Capabilities
HG Insights unveiled its Revenue Growth Intelligence Platform, a unified AI‑driven system that consolidates technographic, buyer‑intent, spend and contact data into a single analytical fabric. The launch includes an early‑access Agent Builder, enabling enterprises to craft custom autonomous AI agents...
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2026 Cloud Challengers Report
Notion Capital released its fifth annual Cloud Challengers Top 100, highlighting 100 emerging European B2B software startups. Over 81 % of the companies are AI‑native, spanning data, developer tools, cybersecurity, fintech, industrial automation, robotics and SaaS. The report uses a data‑driven methodology...
Actabl Launches Integration Connecting ProfitSword Budgets with Hotel Effectiveness to Streamline Hotel Portfolio Labor Planning
Actabl announced an integration that links ProfitSword labor budgets directly to Hotel Effectiveness labor‑planning tools, allowing financial targets to flow automatically into operational schedules. The connection eliminates the manual reconciliation that typically separates finance and operations, cutting hours of work...
Build with ReFiBuy Opens Commerce Intelligence Engine to Developers
ReFiBuy announced early‑access to Build with ReFiBuy, a developer platform that exposes its Commerce Intelligence Engine via REST API, MCP server and CLI. The service lets brands, retailers, partners and AI‑agent builders enrich, distribute and monitor product catalogs for AI‑driven...
Agents for Finance Startup Zalos Raises $3.6M to Transform Finance Departments
Zalos, a London‑San Francisco fintech, raised a $3.6 million seed round led by 14Peaks Capital to develop AI agents that automate finance‑team workflows. The startup’s agents log into existing ERP, CRM, spreadsheet, and banking systems, handling tasks without requiring a stack...
Appcharge Reaches $1 Billion in Annualized DTC Transaction Volume | Exclusive
Appcharge announced that its customers’ direct‑to‑consumer (DTC) transaction volume has reached $1 billion as of March 23, 2026, up from $500 million in July 2025. The Tel‑Aviv‑based firm raised a $58 million Series B round in August 2025 to expand its web‑store and revenue‑pipeline tools for game developers....
Highlight AI Raises $40 Million Series A to Build the Shared Intelligence Layer for the Agentic Age of Work
Highlight AI announced a $40 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures, bringing on former Discord VP of Product Sergei Sorokin as its new CEO. The funding aims to accelerate development of its intelligent operating system that unifies AI agents and...
Didero Raises $30 Million Series A to Bring AI Agents to Global Supply Chains
Didero, a New York‑based software firm, closed a $30 million Series A round led by Chemistry and Headline, with participation from Microsoft’s M12 venture fund. The financing will accelerate development of its AI‑agent platform that embeds directly into ERP, email and spreadsheet...
Procore Integrates with NVIDIA Omniverse DSX
Procore Technologies announced an integration of its construction management platform with NVIDIA’s Omniverse DSX Blueprint, creating a live, high‑fidelity digital twin for AI factories and other critical infrastructure. The solution automatically translates more than 15 BIM and CAD formats into...
RecVue Launches Revenue Recognition on Salesforce AppExchange
RecVue announced the launch of RecVue Revenue Recognition for Salesforce, now listed on the Salesforce AppExchange. The solution automates ASC 606 and IFRS 15 revenue recognition, embedding GAAP‑aligned logic directly within the Salesforce ecosystem. It integrates with RecVue’s Agentforce Revenue Management platform...
Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications Signal Shift Toward Autonomous Enterprise Software
Oracle unveiled Fusion Agentic Applications, embedding autonomous AI agents into its Fusion Cloud suite. The initial rollout includes 22 applications that can reason, decide, and act across finance, HR, supply chain, and customer experience workflows. Agents operate either as recommendation...
4 Ways to Automate Microsoft Copilot with Zapier MCP
Microsoft has paired its Copilot AI assistants with Zapier’s MCP platform, granting Copilot governed access to over 8,000 apps and 30,000 actions. The integration lets users run four ready‑to‑use, no‑code workflows—turning meeting notes into Notion tasks, drafting project status emails...
Accumulus Technologies Launches the Accumulus Connector, Delivering Live Integration Across Regulatory Systems
Accumulus Technologies launched the Accumulus Connector, extending its platform into customers’ existing pharma and biotech systems for live, bi‑directional regulatory communication. The Connector provides real‑time, one‑click global submissions to more than 70 national regulators, eliminating manual data reconciliation. By integrating...
4 Ways to Automate Rillet
Enterprise resource planning systems often delay financial closes, forcing manual reconciliations that can take weeks. Rillet, an AI‑native accounting platform, was built for a continuous close and offers native integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, and Stripe. By leveraging Zapier’s extensive app...
Oracle Endows Fusion Applications with More AI Autonomy
Oracle unveiled a new generation of Fusion Agentic Applications, adding over 20 AI‑autonomous modules across ERP, HCM, SCM and CX. The agents can reason, decide and act on business goals by leveraging existing transactional data, policies and approval hierarchies, while...
How a Nigerian Developer Built an AI Tool Used by A16z Engineers
Nigerian developer Sampson Ovuoba launched Windframe in July 2021 as a visual UI builder that lets developers design interfaces and generate production‑ready code. After a modest start, the tool integrated generative AI in 2023, turning text prompts into responsive layouts....
Cheetah Mobile Inc (CMCM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Aurora Mobile reported Q4 2025 revenue of RMB 105.2 million, up 13% year‑over‑year and 16% sequentially, driven by strong developer subscription and vertical app growth. The company posted its first full‑year GAAP net profit and recorded a 23% YoY increase in...
How Stripe Radar Helps Prevent Free Trial Abuse
Stripe reports a 6.2‑fold surge in abusive free‑trial sign‑ups from November 2025 to February 2026, driven largely by AI startups that rely on costly compute resources. Its AI‑powered Radar tool now offers a one‑click control that predicts and blocks high‑risk trials with...
OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Library to Store Your Personal Files
OpenAI has introduced a new "Library" feature for ChatGPT that lets Plus, Pro and Business users store uploaded files and images in a dedicated cloud location. The library appears automatically in the sidebar and retains files even after the originating...
Dext Launches AI Assist to Automate Everyday Bookkeeping Decisions
UK‑based Dext has introduced Dext AI Assist, an AI agent embedded in its bookkeeping platform that learns individual user preferences to automate nuanced accounting decisions. The tool surfaces transparent, reviewable suggestions, allowing finance teams to retain full control while reducing...
ChatGPT’s Free Ride Is Over — Here’s the Bill
OpenAI announced it will roll out advertisements to free and low‑cost “Go” tier ChatGPT users in the United States. The move follows internal calculations showing each query costs roughly a third of a cent, amounting to about $3 billion in electricity...
18 Best Facilities Management Software Features in 2026
Facilities management software buyers are moving beyond basic feature lists, evaluating platforms on usability, analytics, integration, and vendor partnership. IDC’s SaaS Path Survey gathered feedback from roughly 2,900 organizations, rating vendors across 18 satisfaction metrics that span product capabilities, vendor...
Lake.com Introduces Tiered Membership Model to Expand Distribution and Revenue Control for Vacation Rental Hosts
Lake.com unveiled two subscription‑based membership tiers—Premium and Portfolio—offering zero‑commission bookings, direct‑booking tools, and enhanced marketing visibility. Hosts can still use the standard 10% commission model, but the new annual plans cost $499 and $3,999 respectively, eliminating fees and adding featured...
Announcing Xero Integrations in Zoho Flow
Zoho Flow has launched a native integration with Xero, the accounting platform used by over 4.6 million businesses worldwide. The integration enables automated workflows that move data between Xero and hundreds of apps, including CRM, e‑commerce, and help‑desk tools. It supports...
Littlebird Raises $11M for Its AI-Assisted ‘Recall’ Tool that Reads Your Computer Screen
Littlebird, a startup founded by the creators of Sentieo, has closed an $11 million Series A round led by Lotus Studio. The company’s AI‑assisted “recall” tool continuously reads a user’s screen and stores contextual information as lightweight text rather than screenshots....
From Phoenix to Dayforce: Auditor General Warns of Risks
The Canadian federal government is replacing the troubled Phoenix payroll system with the Dayforce platform, a project now projected to cost more than $3 billion USD. An Auditor General report warns that slow simplification of pay rules has led to costly...
Integrating AI-Ready Data with Informatica and Snowflake
Informatica and Snowflake partnered in a DBTA webinar to showcase how metadata‑driven governance, data quality and observability can make Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud AI‑ready. The discussion highlighted Informatica’s end‑to‑end data management capabilities, including tag‑based PII masking, automated semantic classification and...
Parcelhero Launches Market-Leading Live Tracking and Streamlined Booking Features
Parcelhero, the UK’s leading courier comparison platform, has rolled out the first phase of a major technology upgrade featuring AI‑powered live tracking and what it claims is the industry’s fastest booking interface. The new system automatically flags customs issues, pre‑fills...
Coveo Adds Conversational Product Discovery to Ecommerce Search
Coveo has launched a conversational product discovery add‑on for its Coveo for Commerce platform, embedding natural‑language interaction directly into ecommerce search. The feature lets shoppers describe needs in plain language, refine queries, compare items and build bundles while the system...
Confirm Launches AI Agents Platform for Performance Management at Transform 2026
Confirm announced the full launch of its Unified AI Agents HR Platform at Transform 2026, offering a single system that handles onboarding, performance management, manager coaching, and employee service desk functions. The solution replaces a patchwork of single‑purpose HR AI...
Nomono Unveils Audio/Video Sync at SXSW to Expand Into a Full-Stack Creator Workflow
Nomono announced Audio/Video Sync within its Studio Cloud platform, letting creators capture professional‑grade microphone audio and automatically align it with video footage. The cloud‑based tool applies AI‑driven sound enhancement, then exports a distribution‑ready video with studio‑quality audio. Targeting the rapidly...
Improve Speed, Cost and Quality Through Cloud PLM
Autodesk promotes its cloud‑based PLM solution, Fusion Manage, as a way to eliminate data silos and accelerate product development. The platform provides a single real‑time system of record for BOMs, change management, quality and supplier collaboration. Early adopters report up...
Thrive Expands Its Managed AI Services with Launch of Its Managed AI Workspace
Thrive has launched a Managed AI Workspace that aggregates 58 large‑language models into a single, governed environment, expanding its managed AI services portfolio introduced six months earlier. The offering pairs with a new Managed Microsoft 365 Copilot option that provides a single‑vendor...
Healthcare Recruiting Platform Lands $14.5M
Carefam, a conversational AI platform for healthcare staffing, emerged from stealth with a $14.5 million Series A led by Pitango HealthTech and backed by Emerge. The solution automates candidate outreach, interview scheduling, and credential verification, escalating only complex decisions to human HR...
SysAid Announces Partnership with Splashtop to Enhance Secure Remote Support Within Its AI-Native ITSM Platform
SysAid announced a partnership with Splashtop to embed secure remote‑access technology directly into its AI‑native ITSM platform. The integration, driven by SysAid Copilot, lets technicians launch attended or unattended remote sessions from within service‑desk tickets with a single click. AI...
