Sunday, 30 August 2026
Sawmills, the first smart telemetry data management platform, emerged from stealth with $10M in seed funding. The highly oversubscribed round was led by Team8, with participation from Mayfield and Alumni Ventures. Founded by enterprise software veterans who were previously executives at New Relic, CloudBees, and Tricentis. Sawmills' AI-powered platform allows enterprises to manage the d
A team of researchers has published evidence to show that the world's most advanced generative AIs—Google's Gemini, Microsoft's Copilot, Meta's Meta AI, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, China's DeepSeek, and Groq (Llama)—are sentient. After two years of qualitative research, investigation, and extensive documentation, the team has released its preliminary fin
SkillUp Coalition, the leading career services platform connecting job seekers without a college degree with high-quality training and job opportunities, has launched SkillUp AI — a human-centered, AI agent designed to provide users with personalized career navigation tailored to their unique skills and goals. SkillUp AI represents a collaborative effort to address the c
Milesight, a leader in IP-based video surveillance solutions, is proud to unveil the G2 Series at its 2025 New Product Launch Event, redefining standards in video surveillance, intelligent traffic, and outdoor surveillance. "The G2 Series represents a significant upgrade, with highly precise positioning to meet a broader range of needs. With the G2's arrival, Milesight's product portfolio is now
SteelSky Ventures, the world's leading women's health fund, has made a strategic investment in Posterity Health, a technology-driven platform focused on optimizing the fertility process. This investment represents a crucial step forward in taking a holistic approach to fertility care, as Posterity both improves fertility outcomes and benefits women by minimizing unnecessary invasive tre
OpenEvidence, the fastest-growing platform for doctors in history, has closed a Series A with Sequoia Capital at a $1 billion valuation. This milestone marks OpenEvidence's first institutional investment and brings the company's total capital raised to over $100 million. OpenEvidence is on a mission to organize and expand the world's collective medical knowledge, offering a groundb
Tuya Smart, a global cloud platform service provider, announced the integration of its AIoT platform with cutting-edge AI models including DeepSeek. By leveraging advanced technologies like natural language processing (NLP) and multimodal scene perception, Tuya is driving the transformation of smart devices into "active intelligence," paving the way for AI applications to reach their full potentia
Dubai Internet City has added AED 100 billion to Dubai's GDP over the past 15 years, according to an impact study conducted in partnership with Accenture and incorporating perspectives from a wide array of prominent information and communications technology (ICT) industry figures. "In line with Dubai's visionary roadmap to nurture the technology sector and enhance its role as
Waterdrop Inc., a leading technology platform specializing in insurance and healthcare services with a positive social impact, announced its strategic integration of DeepSeek, marking a significant step forward in its AI-driven insurance ecosystem. The collaboration is poised to accelerate the Company's business growth, enabling innovative breakthroughs in the application of large-scale AI models
SEQUESTO, the globally leading AI-first platform for RFP response automation, has entered a strategic partnership with RevSparkAI, a leader in data-driven business transformation, to expand its technology to the United States. This collaboration between two innovation-driven companies marks a major step in redefining how businesses handle RFPs and business processes in general. &n
SEQUESTO, the globally leading AI-first platform for RFP response automation, has entered a strategic partnership with RevSparkAI, a leader in data-driven business transformation, to expand its technology to the United States. This collaboration between two innovation-driven companies marks a major step in redefining how businesses handle RFPs and business processes in general. &n
TECNO, an innovative, AI-driven technology brand, is advancing the frontiers of multi-skin tone imaging technology with significant updates to its Universal Tone technology. The update includes an upgraded multi-skin tone color card with 372 patches and enhancements to the Multi-Skin Tone Color Restoration Engine, achieving significant improvement in skin tone accuracy. These upgrades ensure more
BITO Lagertechnik, a global leader in innovative storage and order-picking systems, and Locus Robotics, the global leader in AI-driven warehouse automation, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership aimed at delivering integrated, end-to-end solutions for automated order fulfillment. The partnership combines BITO's extensive expertise in the development and manufacturing of high-quality sto
An insightful industry report published by Gimme Credit has revealed that China's DeepSeek has made a significant impact on the artificial intelligence (AI) sector with the launch of its R1 model. The piece penned by Senior Bond Analyst, Saurav Sen highlights how DeepSeek's innovative software approach is reshaping the competitive landscape and challenging the long-st
Senao Networks Inc., a global leader in advanced networking and computing solutions, announces the launch of its latest AI-powered 4K Image Analytics Cameras—SLD0803-VR and SLD0801-FX and will be showcaseing at 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, AI-powered surveillance is transforming the way organizations m
CGI one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, announced its achievement of Select partner program status from Databricks, the data and AI company. This designation underscores CGI's commitment to advancing data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in support of clients worldwide. With more than 100 Databricks-certified consultant
Loxo, a talent intelligence platform and recruiting software company, announced its closing of a growth investment led by Tritium Partners, a private equity firm focused on partnering with talented founders with the goal of building market leading companies. This significant investment will enable Loxo to expand its market reach and further its advantage as an AI-powered recruiting pla
Loffler Companies, a Midwest leader in business technology, has been named the 2024 Managed Service Provider of the Year by YourSix. This award recognizes Loffler's exceptional work in delivering dynamic, future-ready security solutions through its strong partnership with YourSix, combining simplicity, scalability, and AI-powered innovation. YourSix, a leader in Physical Security as a Servic
Grow Therapy (Grow), a leading mental health technology company, announced two new AI-assisted products to help therapists be more present during sessions and give clients clear visit summaries, an expansion of its suite of care-enhancing products. Therapists at Grow are committed to delivering high-quality, high-trust, and personalized care while managing the administrative demands of their
Cordial, the leader in messaging for enterprise retail marketing teams, announces hiring Rob Garf as SVP of Strategy and Insights. Spending his 25-year career as a retail practitioner, industry analyst, strategy consultant and software executive, Garf has helped accelerate digital transformation for iconic brands from around the world. Now, he'll lead the strategy to help Cordial custome
SOBR Safe, Inc., the leader in next-generation alcohol detection technology, and Orbiit, an AI-driven alcohol recovery platform, are proud to announce their first strategic AI partnership, one that will revolutionize the way individuals manage their alcohol use and sobriety. This collaboration represents both a significant commercial development for SOBRsafe, and a major step forward in recov
Starburst, the data platform for apps and AI, announced a record FY25 close, driven by strong demand from enterprise customers: Grew net new customers by 20% and Starburst Galaxy customer growth by 76% year-over-year Achieved record global sales, including significant growth in North America and EMEA Increased adoption of Starburst Galaxy, its flagship cloud product, by 94% year-ove
