Thursday, 27 August 2026
Cathay Innovation has announced the launch of a $1 billion global venture capital fund dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence (AI), marking a pivotal moment in the race to fuel next-generation tech disruptors. This fund, the firm’s largest to date, is backed by industry giants including Sanofi, TotalEnergies, and BNP Paribas Cardif, and is aimed at driving growth in AI-powered start
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced the latest addition to the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches: the MTG-B4000. This new timepiece features a distinctive frame developed in a process of collaboration between human designers and AI technology. The MTG-B4000 joins the MT-G line of timepieces, all of which utilize a unique construction that makes the most of the properties of both meta
Led by SignalFire, the round fuels growth of AI-powered conversation intelligence platform built for face-to-face sellers Siro, the AI-powered conversation intelligence platform for in-person sales, today announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by SignalFire, with participation from 01 Advisors, StepStone Group, and existing investors CRV, Fika Ventures, and Index Ventu
Phyn, the industry leader in intelligent water solutions, has been acquired by a powerhouse group of investors led by entrepreneur and television personality Jonathan Scott. This strategic acquisition transitions Phyn from Belkin's ownership to a newly independent company backed by a high-profile group of investors with deep experience in technology, real estate and entertainment united in the
Silverside AI, an AI innovation lab founded by creative agency Pereira O'Dell and global independent network Serviceplan Group, is announcing a strategic partnership with Vivaldi Group, a leading global strategy and business reinvention consultancy. Together, the two firms will launch co-branded solutions and strategic programs that guide Fortune 500 companies through AI adoption— b
Parcel Perform champions the need for businesses to 'Think Bigger on AI.' As Artificial Intelligence (AI) fundamentally reshapes how consumers discover, evaluate, and choose online shops, e-commerce sales are increasingly won through superior experience and demonstrable reliability. "The dawn of AI Commerce fundamentally changed the rules for attracti
Weaviate, the AI-native vector database, tannounced that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Weaviate runs on AWS, providing a foundation for customers to build and scale secure GenAI applications from development to production, boosting productivity, increasing business growth, and improving user experience. To support enterprises looking to
Backed by $4.5 million in seed funding, New Gen is reshaping digital commerce for human and AI shoppers. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As AI platforms like ChatGPT reshape how people and AI agents search and shop, brands are under pressure to deliver seamless, intelligent experiences. Between July 2024 and February 2025, traffic to U.S. retail websites from generative AI sources g
Finch AI, developer of superpowered tools for analysts, announced its entry into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Intelligence Community Marketplace (ICMP), joining a select group of technology vendors with experience supporting unique and important national security needs. "We look forward to bringing our products and capabilities to the AWS IC Marketplace because we know it's a first-stop for th
Persist AI, a pioneer in AI-driven robotics for pharmaceutical formulation development and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC), announced the launch of its innovative Cloud Lab platform following the successful closure of an oversubscribed $12 million Series A financing round. The new platform allows pharmaceutical companies to develop formulations using Persist AI's state-of-the-art ro
Applify, a leading technology consulting company, announced that it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), with a shared vision to accelerate the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This collaboration empowers businesses to leverage the full potential of AI &
GMI Cloud, a fast-rising provider of GPU-as-a-Service infrastructure purpose-built for AI, announced today it is among the first GPU cloud providers to contribute to NVIDIA DGX Cloud Lepton, a recently announced AI platform and marketplace designed to connect the world's developers with global compute capacity. As an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, GMI Cloud wi
Saifr®, a leading AI technology company incubated within Fidelity Labs, announced an expansion of its integration with Microsoft bringing a Saifr compliance AI agent to Microsoft Azure AI Foundry. This marks the next step in Saifr's mission to meet clients where they work, after Saifr AI models were added to the Microsoft Azure AI Foundry model cataloglast year. Now Microsoft customers can b
New AI-based solution empowers trademark professionals to evaluate trademark risk and generate evidence-backed arguments with speed, ease, and confidence Clarivate Plc a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced the launch of RiskMark, an AI-powered solution combining global CompuMark trademark data and Darts-ip litigation data to evaluate trademark risk. Leverag
Investment to accelerate France's digital transformation and economic growth with a focus on new hires, AI private cloud services and a digital hub in Sophia-Antipolis As part of "Choose France," Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, announced that it will invest up to €100 million over three years in France to strengthen the
With hybrid work and digital complexity on the rise, TeamViewer ONE empowers organizations of any size and across industries to solve IT problems faster, simplify support, and power a frictionless, productive work environment where employees stay seamlessly connected. TeamViewer, a global leader in digital workplace solutions, launches TeamViewer ONE, a unified digital workplace mana
Together AI, the leading AI Acceleration Cloud, announced the acquisition of Refuel.ai, a specialist in transforming unstructured data into structured, high-quality datasets for AI applications. This strategic move strengthens Together AI's platform by integrating Refuel's purpose-built models and orchestration capabilities, enabling developers and enterprises to build, deploy, and optimiz
The round was led by OM/VC (formerly Vectr Fintech) and MS&AD Ventures. New investors include Citi North America and Rustem Family office. Returning investors include 500 Global, Epic Angels, 1982 VC, and Big Sky Capital. CrediLinq operates in the embedded finance sector, enabling B2B platforms to offer financing solutions. Its AI-powered technology infrastructure integrates into online p
HUMAIN the new full-stack AI company, owned by PIF, and built to redefine what's possible, has announced a landmark partnership with Luma, a global leader in multimodal generative AI innovation, known for its breakthrough video models, real-time 3D neural rendering, and cinematic AI. Together, the two companies aim to reshape the future of entertainment, across gaming, cinema, advertising, and
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Arm and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG)announced that Arm and SBG will contribute USD 15.5 million to CMU to support its partnership with Keio University (Keio), a collaboration to accelerate the global advancement of AI. A year ago, the United States and Japan launched a research partnership to accelerate advancements in AI on a global scale. The partnership w
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BR) has been awarded a new U.S. patent on its large language model (LLM) orchestration of machine learning agents. These patented methods and systems are behind BondGPT, Broadridge's award-winning GenAI application first demonstrated in the market in the LTX e-trading platform, a Broadridge subsidiary. BondGPT was released in June 2023, followe
- Orderfox, a leading provider of AI-based solutions for big data-driven market analysis and procurement, announces its collaboration with Microsoft. As part of this, Gieni AI – the interactive AI agent for market analysis – will be accessible through Microsoft 365 Copilot. The agreement marks the beginning of a collaboration lasting at least five years. The shared mission: turning d
