News•Feb 17, 2026
What Happens to a Car when the Company Behind Its Software Goes Under?
Modern vehicles increasingly rely on cloud‑based software to operate core functions, making them vulnerable if the underlying service provider collapses. Recent bankruptcies of Fisker and Better Place left owners with bricked cars and no recourse, highlighting a new failure mode beyond mechanical breakdowns. OEMs are exploring initiatives like Catena‑X to create standardized software bills of materials and alternative vendor marketplaces. The risk extends to used‑car markets, where long‑term support is uncertain.
By Ars Technica – Cars Technica
News•Feb 17, 2026
FirstLook 1.0 Launches with New Player Relationship-Tracking Features
FirstLook 1.0 launched after extensive playtests with studios like Krafton, Skybound and Bad Robot Games. The platform, now used by Remedy Entertainment, System Era, Dreamhaven, Avalanche Studios, Build A Rocket Boy, 11 Bit Studios and New Tales, adds creator campaign management...
By GamesBeat
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 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)
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 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
News•Feb 17, 2026
Cloud On Demand & StorVault Announce Partnership to Strengthen Local Data Protection
Cloud On Demand and South African backup specialist StorVault have announced a partnership that combines scalable cloud delivery with locally‑grounded, immutable data protection. The joint offering targets ransomware, hardware failures and endpoint vulnerabilities that threaten hybrid workforces, while delivering point‑in‑time...
By IT News Africa
News•Feb 17, 2026
TNS Upgrades TNS Data Usage Optimizer with Launch of Interactive Customer Portal
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has upgraded its Data Usage Optimizer (DUO) with an interactive customer portal, giving buy‑side and sell‑side firms direct, on‑demand access to cost‑analysis tools. The portal transforms raw vendor entitlement files into actionable dashboards that pinpoint unused...
By FX News Group — Feed
News•Feb 17, 2026
Operational Discipline in Streaming Is Now Non-Negotiable
Streaming operators are moving from growth‑focused strategies to strict cost discipline as subscriber acquisition slows and infrastructure expenses rise. Igor Oreper argues that profitability now depends on tightly controlled workflows, AI‑driven automation, and smarter cloud‑native architectures. He highlights concrete levers...
By Streaming Media
News•Feb 17, 2026
Cintoo Embraces Ricoh-Native 360 Data
Cintoo has launched a new 360 Edition that natively ingests Ricoh 360° video and merges it with 3D scans, BIM and CAD models in a single cloud‑based environment. The platform offers unlimited automatic camera‑path processing, manual alignment tools, and Gaussian‑splat visualisation for...
By AEC Magazine
News•Feb 17, 2026
Aptean Unveils Aptean Intelligence as a Service
Aptean, a global provider of industry‑specific enterprise software, announced Aptean Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS), a managed AI‑agent offering built on its AppCentral 2.0 platform. The service delivers custom, industry‑trained AI agents that embed into existing workflows, handling everything from...
By AI-TechPark
News•Feb 17, 2026
Mondrian Picks FundGuard to Update Investment Ledger
Mondrian, a European asset manager, has selected FundGuard’s cloud‑based investment ledger to replace its legacy accounting system. The new platform will provide real‑time transaction processing, automated regulatory reporting, and seamless integration with tokenisation workflows. Migration includes historic data transfer and...
By Funds Europe – ETFs
News•Feb 17, 2026
Retail Brand Monitoring Software: Track What Customers Say
Retail brand monitoring software transforms the way retailers listen to digital word‑of‑mouth, using AI to aggregate mentions across social, review sites, forums and emerging AI‑generated answers. The tools deliver real‑time alerts, sentiment scores and competitor share‑of‑voice, turning scattered feedback into...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Feb 17, 2026
How to Use Zapier for Social Media Automation
Zapier, the leading AI‑orchestration platform, enables marketers to automate repetitive social‑media tasks such as posting, resharing, and responding. By linking content sources—RSS feeds, blogs, or AI writers—to networks like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, teams can maintain a constant presence without...
By Zapier – Blog
News•Feb 17, 2026
Paket Mutfak Raises $3.8M to Grow Multi-Brand Cloud Kitchen Model
Turkish cloud‑kitchen software startup Paket Mutfak announced a $3.8 million financing round, bringing its total capital to $12.3 million. The round was led by existing backers Nokta Yatırım Holding, Ünlü & Co, and Fırat İşbecer, with new investors including Ali Sabancı and...
By Tech.eu
News•Feb 17, 2026
How to Use Close Forms with Workflows (and Never Miss a Lead Again)
Close’s native Forms and Workflow tools let inbound teams capture a prospect’s information and instantly trigger a series of automated actions. When a form is submitted, a lead is created or updated in the CRM, assigned to an owner, set...
By Close Sales Blog
News•Feb 16, 2026
Mortgage Originator Maestro AI Announces $1.2M Pre-Seed
Maestro AI, an AI‑powered platform for mortgage origination, secured $1.2 million in pre‑seed funding led by New Stack Ventures, with participation from Family VC, ZFO, Roark’s Drift, and local angels. Founded by industry veteran David Rogove—who previously built and sold Wemlo...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 16, 2026
OneKloudX Partners with Epicor for Industry-Specific Cloud ERP Demand
OneKloudX has partnered with Epicor to add the cloud‑based Kinetic and Prophet 21 ERP platforms to its service portfolio, targeting manufacturers and distributors in Australia and New Zealand. The consultancy will deploy these solutions using its FlexSafe implementation methodology and provide on‑site...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 16, 2026
NetSuite Next Brings AI-Centric ERP to the UAE as Oracle Redefines How Businesses Work
Oracle NetSuite unveiled NetSuite Next at SuiteConnect Dubai, positioning AI as the operational core of its cloud ERP for the UAE market. The platform introduces Ask Oracle, a natural‑language assistant that delivers context‑aware insights across the entire data set, and...
By ERP News
News•Feb 16, 2026
When ERP Falls Short: How No-Code Platforms Are Reshaping Business Systems
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) remains a cornerstone for integrated business processes, but high licensing fees, lengthy implementations, and costly customizations limit its appeal for small and mid‑sized firms. Larger enterprises also struggle to adapt rigid ERP modules to regional or...
By ERP News
News•Feb 16, 2026
This Week in SaaS Feb 10 - 16, 2026
SaasRise launched a 16‑week, $5k‑per‑month B2B SaaS Growth Program for companies with $1M+ ARR, focusing on ABM, outbound, and paid‑media scaling. February saw a wave of large AI‑centric SaaS funding rounds, highlighted by Garner Health’s $118M and Bretton AI’s $75M...
By SaasRise
News•Feb 16, 2026
Vault Radar 2025 Recap: Expanding Visibility, Deepening Integration, and Simplifying Security
HashiCorp's Vault Radar, launched in 2025, expanded its secret‑sprawl detection across developer tools and cloud services, adding integrations for Jira, VS Code, Amazon S3, Slack, and AWS Secrets Manager. The platform introduced real‑time IDE scanning, direct remediation through Vault, webhook alerts,...
By HashiCorp Blog
News•Feb 16, 2026
bb.q Chicken Deploys Deliverect Platform Across All U.S. Restaurants to Streamline Digital Operations
bb.q Chicken, a fast‑growing Korean fried‑chicken franchise, has rolled out Deliverect’s digital ordering and menu‑management platform across more than 250 U.S. locations. The integration links its Toast POS with Uber Eats, DoorDash, GrubHub, and other marketplaces, consolidating menu updates, order...
By Restaurant Technology News
News•Feb 16, 2026
5 Video Generators That’ll Blow Your Mind in 2026
AI video generators have matured from glitch‑filled demos to production‑grade tools, and five platforms now dominate 2026. Seedance 2.0 lets creators act as directors by blending images, video, and audio inputs for photorealistic physics. OpenAI Sora 2 focuses on social‑media...
By eWeek
News•Feb 16, 2026
Stayntouch Partners with Regency Hotel Management
Stayntouch has signed a partnership with Regency Hotel Management to roll out its cloud‑based property management system across 27 independent Regency hotels. After a seven‑month evaluation, Regency chose Stayntouch for its mobile‑first, tablet‑driven platform, enabling properties to go live in...
By Hotel Business
News•Feb 16, 2026
Jacaruso Launches Lead Shark
Jacaruso Enterprises unveiled Lead Shark, an AI‑driven SaaS platform tailored for hotel sales teams. The tool consolidates prospecting, verified contact intelligence, market data and competitor analysis to accelerate outreach. Built on two decades of hotel sales experience, it serves both...
By Hotel Business
News•Feb 16, 2026
Passwork 7.4 Enhances Enterprise Security with Centralized User Vault Restrictions
Passwork has launched version 7.4, adding centralized restrictive settings for User vaults. Administrators can now block adding users, sending passwords, creating links, and shortcuts across all personal vaults. The controls apply automatically to existing and new vaults, tightening data‑leak defenses and...
By Help Net Security
News•Feb 16, 2026
Hoot Host’s Launch and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 2/16/26
Digital payments and real‑estate markets saw notable shifts on Feb. 16, 2026. Hoot Host rolled out an expanded SaaS platform integrating PayPal, Square and Stripe, while cryptocurrency exchange OKX obtained a Malta Payment Institution license to extend stablecoin payment services across the...
By Digital Transactions
News•Feb 16, 2026
ZIWO Raises Strategic Debt Investment From Amplify Growth Fund
UAE‑based AI contact‑centre platform ZIWO has secured a strategic growth credit investment from Ajeej Capital’s Amplify Growth Fund, with the amount undisclosed. The funding will finance ZIWO’s expansion across the GCC, deepen regional partnerships, and accelerate the rollout of advanced...
By Wamda
News•Feb 16, 2026
City of Atlanta Modernizes Constituent Services with Oracle Permitting, Licensing, and Embedded AI
The City of Atlanta announced an expansion of its partnership with Oracle and Deloitte to deploy Oracle Permitting and Licensing (OPAL) across planning, zoning, code enforcement and inspections. The new ATLcloud Permitting solution builds on the city’s existing Oracle Fusion...
By ERP News
News•Feb 16, 2026
Bring IT Named Celigo Partner of the Year 2026
Bring IT, a global cloud ERP consulting firm, has been named Celigo Partner of the Year for 2026. The award recognizes the company’s consistent delivery of high‑quality integrations, deep platform expertise, and measurable client impact. Celigo highlighted Bring IT’s scalable...
By AiThority
News•Feb 16, 2026
Intuos Receives €720K for Non-Commercial Aviation Operations and Safety
Intuos, an Italian startup focused on non‑commercial aviation efficiency, closed a €720,000 investment round led by Argo, Techstars, Ventive and other investors. The funding will accelerate development of its two‑part platform that digitises flight operations and adds real‑time IoT telemetry...
By Tech.eu
News•Feb 16, 2026
Intelliflo Launches AI-Powered IQ Suite
Intelliflo has introduced intelliflo IQ, an AI‑driven suite embedded in its cloud platform for financial advisers. The suite includes an intelligent engagement assistant that automatically records client meetings, extracts key information, and updates more than 190 fact‑find fields, cutting administrative...
By Fintech Global
News•Feb 16, 2026
I Tested Sentai, the AI Voice Companion for Seniors – and Now I Get Why It’s More than Just Another...
TechRadar’s Graham reviews Sentai, a UK‑made AI voice companion built for seniors living independently. The speaker delivers reminders, medication prompts, and conversational companionship while deliberately avoiding constant listening or surveillance. In testing, Sentri handled emotional cues, emergency alerts, and privacy...
By TechRadar
News•Feb 16, 2026
Legora and Tandem Health CEOs Reject Anthropic and OpenAI Threat
Swedish AI startups Legora and Tandem Health said they do not view US frontier AI labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI as threats to their business models. Legora, a legal‑tech platform serving over 400 firms and valued at $1.8 billion, argues...
By Tech.eu
News•Feb 16, 2026
IFlytek’s Audio Transcription Tool Reaches 100 Million Users
iFlytek’s iFlyrec audio transcription app has surpassed 100 million users, becoming the company’s second core product to hit nine‑figure adoption. The service relies on a subscription‑based SaaS model rather than advertising or subsidies, delivering over 60% gross‑profit growth for three straight...
By KrASIA
News•Feb 15, 2026
ZeroDrift Announces $2M Round to Automate Compliance
ZeroDrift emerged from stealth with a $2 million pre‑seed round led by a16z speedrun, aiming to automate compliance for financial‑services communications. The AI‑native platform acts as a real‑time firewall that encodes SEC, FINRA and firm‑specific policies into machine‑readable rulepacks. By integrating...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 15, 2026
The Enterprise AI Land Grab Is On. Glean Is Building the Layer Beneath the Interface.
Glean is repositioning from an enterprise search tool to the connective intelligence layer that sits between large language models and corporate data. By abstracting model access, deep‑integrating with SaaS applications, and enforcing permissions‑aware governance, it enables AI agents to act...
By TechCrunch Enterprise
News•Feb 14, 2026
FTC Digs Deeper Into Microsoft’s Bundling and Licensing Practices
The FTC has intensified its antitrust investigation into Microsoft by issuing civil investigative demands to at least six competing firms in the business‑software and cloud markets. Regulators are probing Microsoft’s practice of bundling AI, security and identity tools with Windows,...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Airbnb Says a Third of Its Customer Support Is Now Handled by AI in the US and Canada
Airbnb announced that its custom‑built AI agent now resolves roughly one‑third of customer‑support issues in the United States and Canada, and the company plans to extend the capability worldwide to cover about 30% of all tickets within a year. The...
By TechCrunch Apps
News•Feb 13, 2026
SaaS Sales Team Structure and Compensation
After months of marketing effort, SaaS firms often hit a bottleneck in converting leads to revenue. The article outlines a clear revenue‑org model: marketing creates demand, sales closes deals, and customer success drives retention and expansion. It recommends adding a...
By SaasRise
News•Feb 13, 2026
SaaS Marketing Team Structure and Roles
Early‑stage SaaS founders often run marketing as a one‑person, ad‑hoc function, which works at half‑million ARR but becomes fragile at $5 M and dangerous beyond $15 M. The article argues that marketing should be treated as a system that builds awareness and...
By SaasRise
News•Feb 13, 2026
SaaS Customer Success Team Structure and Compensation
Most SaaS founders focus on sales while neglecting customer success, a misstep that limits net revenue retention (NRR). The article explains that a dedicated CSM team, sized at roughly $1‑2 million ARR per manager, is essential for reducing churn and driving...
By SaasRise
News•Feb 13, 2026
Tech Tracker: Toast and Instacart Team up to Tackle Emergency Restaurant Supply Challenges
Toast, a restaurant POS leader, has teamed with Instacart to launch a joint solution for emergency inventory replenishment. The integration lets operators order pantry staples, produce, and cleaning supplies through Toast’s interface and receive same‑day deliveries, often within an hour....
By Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN)
News•Feb 13, 2026
How to Have Influence without Traffic or Readers
Influence in content marketing no longer depends on massive traffic; it can be built through strategic internal positioning and content operations. By aligning content with stakeholder priorities, marketers can shape decisions, secure resources, and drive product direction without a large...
By Superpath