Thursday, 27 August 2026
According to Forrester’s (Nasdaq: FORR) AI Disruption Model, introduced, advancements in AI are disrupting technology markets at an unprecedented pace — enhancing the value of certain products and services while making others increasingly vulnerable to replacement. Two new reports, The Forrester AI Disruption Model: How AI Disrupts Or Accelerates Technology And Serv
Graebel Companies, Inc., a global leader in workforce mobility and managed services, announced the launch of Switch, a new AI-powered virtual relocation assistant integrated into Graebel CitySwitcher®, its relocation guidance platform for self-managed moves. This announcement comes on the heels of a recent talent management technology implementation award win for CitySwitcher.
FalconStor Software announced the general availability of FalconStor Clarity™, an AI-powered selling platform that gives FalconStor channel partners worldwide the intelligence and tools to deliver truly differentiated solutions for the IBM ecosystem and earn deeper customer relationships at every stage of the deal. FalconStor’s first commercially available AI-based offering, Clarity de
Algorand Foundation announced the public launch of AC2 (Agentic Communication and Control Protocol), an open-source, blockchain-agnostic standard for secure peer-to-peer communication between users and AI agents. The specification and reference implementation are available now at github.com/algorandfoundation/ac2. As AI agents increasingly execute payments, sign code, and manage digital
Humanify, the voice of Ai in consumer research, has launched LiveTrack, to provide real-time authentic data to marketers. This month, as India enters the festive season, brands will spend up to 60% of their annual marketing spends to capture consumer spending. Traditionally, research has tried to track the impact of these budgets by asking consumers to recall their experiences weeks after the
Hearing aid innovator Signia, part of WSA, introduced Signia Multi-adaptive Xperience (MaX), the world's first multi-dimensional AI hearing aid platform with 4 DNNs powered by Acoustic Intelligence™, helping wearers fully participate in life's most vibrant, noisy moments. Most hearing aids perform well in one-on-one conversations but struggle to keep up in real-life dynamic settings. That's
EverestLabs has launched Navigator, the first-ever multi-agent AI platform purposely-built for material processing, recovery and recycling facilities, a major upgrade for a sector that is one of the largest and least-digitized layers of the materials economy. Navigator gives plant operators real-time operational intelligence and acts on it to improve efficiency, throughput and financial perf
Boosted.ai, a leader in agentic AI for investment management, announced Alfa Prime, a multi-model AI investment committee that combines large-scale signal monitoring, purpose-built research agents, and structured debate between independent AI models to help investors identify, investigate, and challenge investment ideas within a framework defined by the investment team. Drawing on Boosted.ai
Member Driven Technologies (MDT), a CUSO that helps credit unions navigate complex financial technology ecosystems, announced a partnership with OnTrac AI, an AI development and consulting firm, to extend MDT’s Transformational Consulting capabilities with deeper AI readiness, strategy and implementation expertise. Through the partnership, MDT will offer OnTrac AI’
Overtime, the developer of a voice-first AI platform for billing, collections, and debt recovery, announced a partnership with Columbus-based performance venture OH.io for go-to-market acceleration. Through the partnership, Overtime will join the OH.io portfolio and receive a dedicated pod of go-to-market specialists to support Overtime's top-of-funnel demand engine, including a dedicate
CharmHealth, a leader in healthcare technology solutions for providers, announced Ria, CharmHealth’s AI solutions advisor designed to help prospective buyers evaluate software with speed and directness. By walking visitors through everything from pricing to billing and setup based on the questions she is asked, Ria makes it simple to evaluate CharmHealth’s entire product suite on their
LibAI Lab announced the launch of NewFace.AI, an AI image and video creation platform built for e-commerce sellers, agencies and UGC creators. LibAI Lab's AI image editing and video generation platform has appeared in every edition of Andreessen Horowitz's Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps ranking, from September 2023 through March 2026. NewFace.AI marks its expansion into e-commerce and UGC.
Developed by Crimsontide AI Limited, OpenJM integrated image, video and music generation, speech processing, autonomous agents, and advanced memory capabilities into a unified AI system. At the platform's core is a memory-centric cognitive architecture designed to retain meaningful information, reinforce useful insights and intelligently forget irrelevant data. This allows OpenJM to maintain cont
MillworkSuite released its AI estimating and direct-to-drafting platform for millwork and casework manufacturers. The platform reads a set of PDF architectural drawings, returns a priced scope of work, and sends that same scope into HOMAG iX, Microvellum or CabinetVision as cabinet layouts already positioned on the wall. SMI Cabinetry cut its drafting time in half using MillworkSuite. The com
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) announced the Frontier AI Critical Defense Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative to protect critical infrastructure from AI-driven exploits. Through the program, leaders across operational technology (OT), healthcare, commercial software and open-source communities coordinate with Palo Alto Networks to deploy proactive "virtual patches," neutralizing vulner
EVERSANA, a leading provider of global commercialization services to the life sciences industry announced expanded capabilities of their AI-powered commercialization platform. Originally launched to transform marketing agency operations, the platform continues to evolve with new capabilities supporting medical affairs, market research, field sales team engagement and other commercial fu
Thomson Reuters (Nasdaq/TSX: TRI), a global content and technology company, announced the general availability of the next generation of CoCounsel Legal, a fully agentic AI experience designed to help legal professionals move from research and issue analysis to trusted work product within a single workflow. Purpose-built for legal work and grounded in the trusted authority of Westlaw and Practica
Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is bringing new AI-powered capabilities and connected learning experiences to classrooms for the 2026–2027 school year. The company's biggest back-to-school release yet strengthens the connection between assessment, curriculum, instruction, and practice—helping teachers turn data into action while keeping educators fi
Azilen Technologies is expanding its Industrial AI and IoT Engineering offering by bringing together sensorization, Industrial IoT, edge computing, and AI engineering to turn factory-floor signals into real-time operational intelligence. At IMTS 2026, the company will demonstrate how machine data can move from real-time visibility to predictive insights and smart
Muse Platforms announced the launch of the new AskHercules.app, an AI visibility platform designed to help B2B small and midsize businesses, founders, thought leaders and content creators understand how artificial intelligence platforms perceive and recommend them. Customers increasingly ask AI assistants direct questions about which businesses, experts and solutions they should trust.
BlueFaucet Inc. announced the launch of BlueFaucet, an autonomous AI Agent CRM built for solopreneurs and micro-businesses with fewer than five employees across local services, home services, personal care, and food and beverage. The United States has roughly 29.8 million nonemployer firms — more than 82% of all small businesses. These businesses depend on repeat customers, yet limited
As healthcare becomes increasingly digital, patients are taking a more active role in managing their health while health systems look for ways to make access to care more connected and responsive. AI is emerging as an important part of that shift, particularly when it is integrated directly into existing patient and clinical workflows rather than operating as a standalone tool. In an exclusive con
