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NetDragon to Invest in Open-Q Education Ecosystem via Q101 Token

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited announced plans to invest in the decentralized, AI-driven Open Quest Academy education ecosystem and will receive Q101 utility tokens in return. The initiative aligns with UNESCO's educational equity goals and aims to promote global collaboration in digital learning.

January 21, 2026

AI Startup Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Round at $4.5 Billion Valuation

AI startup Humans& has raised $480 million in a seed round valuing the company at $4.5 billion. The round included investors such as Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, GV, and SV Angel, and was founded by former researchers from OpenAI, xAI, and Alphabet.

January 21, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Warns Against Selling AI Chips to China

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei cautioned that U.S. plans to allow advanced AI chip sales to China could have serious national security consequences, comparing the move to selling nuclear weapons to North Korea.

January 21, 2026

Loftware Report Finds Supply Chains Accelerating AI and Cloud Modernization

Loftware’s 2026 Top 5 Trends Report reveals that companies worldwide are rapidly modernizing supply chains using connected networks, AI, and cloud platforms to improve resilience and efficiency amid global disruption.

January 20, 2026

Silicon Labs Launches Simplicity SDK for Zephyr at CES 2026

Silicon Labs announced the Simplicity SDK for Zephyr at CES 2026, providing enterprise-grade support for the open-source RTOS and enabling faster IoT development with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi integration.

January 20, 2026

Central Introduces CTRL AI Agent Runtime for Back-Office Operations

Central has unveiled CTRL, an AI agent runtime designed for executing mission-critical back-office workflows with human oversight and full auditability.

January 20, 2026

BOS Semiconductors Selects Ceva AI DSP for Next-Gen ADAS SoC

BOS Semiconductors has licensed Ceva’s SensPro AI DSP architecture for its Eagle-A automotive SoC, designed to enhance real-time perception and sensor fusion in advanced driver assistance systems.

January 20, 2026

Engine Data Science Names Chris Oswald as CTO to Lead Platform Innovation

Engine Data Science, LLC has appointed Chris Oswald as Chief Technology Officer to oversee global technology strategy, platform innovation, and engineering operations as the company expands its enterprise offerings.

January 20, 2026

Decisions and ProcessMaker Acquire SAP Automation Firm Configurable Management

Decisions and ProcessMaker have acquired Configurable Management, an SAP-focused automation company, to expand their capabilities in data migration and validation across SAP environments.

January 20, 2026

SoftwareOne Launches GenAI Multi-Agent Cost Optimization System

SoftwareOne has introduced a new GenAI multi-agent cost optimization system that helps organizations measure and improve the cost, accuracy, and performance of their AI agents.

January 20, 2026

MulticoreWare to Join Qualcomm Authorized Design Center Program

MulticoreWare announced plans to join Qualcomm Technologies' Authorized Design Center Program to support scaling and productization of AI workloads across Snapdragon Digital Chassis platforms.

January 20, 2026

EngineersMind Unveils AI-First Global Strategy for 2026

EngineersMind Corp. announced it will pursue an AI-first global growth strategy in 2026, following a year marked by 200% client growth and expansion in the Middle East.

January 20, 2026

Anduril Adopts Dirac AI for Factory Work Instructions

Anduril Industries has chosen Dirac as its partner for AI-powered work instruction authoring across its manufacturing operations, significantly reducing authoring times and improving production efficiency.

January 20, 2026

LER TechForce to Acquire Resource Solution Division from Siemens’ Altair Unit

LER TechForce has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Resource Solution division from Siemens’ Altair business unit, expanding its workforce and talent management capabilities.

January 20, 2026

SYSPRO Acquires Evocon to Expand Shopfloor Monitoring Capabilities

SYSPRO has acquired Evocon, an Estonia-based provider of real-time production monitoring and OEE solutions, to strengthen its digital shopfloor capabilities and deliver enhanced operational insights to manufacturers.

January 20, 2026

EQT Life Sciences and Gimv Co-Lead €51 Million Series B for Exciva’s Alzheimer’s Therapy

EQT Life Sciences and Gimv have co-led a €51 million Series B funding round for Exciva to advance its lead candidate, Deraphan, into Phase 2 clinical trials targeting agitation in Alzheimer’s disease.

January 20, 2026

webAI Names Dr. Paul J. Maykish Chief Intelligence Officer and Launches Intelligence Lab

webAI has appointed Dr. Paul J. Maykish as Chief Intelligence Officer and launched the webAI Intelligence Lab to develop secure, sovereign AI systems for public and enterprise sectors.

January 20, 2026

Jon Peddie Research Publishes Comprehensive AI Processor Market Report

Jon Peddie Research has released an extensive report analyzing the rapidly expanding AI processor market, highlighting over $28.5 billion in investments and activity from 120 startups.

January 20, 2026

Thoughtworks Introduces AI/works Platform for Enterprise System Modernization

Thoughtworks has launched AI/works, an agentic development platform designed to modernize legacy systems and accelerate enterprise software delivery. The platform integrates AI-driven reverse engineering and automated code generation to reduce modernization timelines from years to months.

January 20, 2026

Automation Anywhere and OpenAI Develop AI-Native Agentic Solutions for Enterprises

Automation Anywhere has introduced a new generation of AI-native agentic solutions built in collaboration with OpenAI, combining its Process Reasoning Engine with OpenAI’s advanced reasoning models to enable autonomous enterprise operations.

January 20, 2026

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