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Aura has announced plans to acquire Qoria through an Australian scheme of arrangement, with the combined company set to trade on the ASX under the ticker AXQ. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, will create a global leader in online safety and wellbeing solutions.
Cognizant and Uniphore have announced a strategic partnership to develop domain-specific AI solutions that combine small language models and AI agents tailored for enterprise workflows. The collaboration will initially target the Life Sciences and Banking and Capital Markets sectors.
Loop AI has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Nyca Partners to expand its AI platform for restaurant and retail back-office operations, with Osama Bedier joining the company's board.
Johnson Controls has introduced a Reference Design Guide Series for 1-gigawatt AI data centers, providing detailed thermal architectures for water-cooled, air-cooled, and absorption chiller systems integrated with advanced building controls.
DC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Knexus, an applied AI company serving U.S. government agencies. The partnership aims to accelerate Knexus's growth and expand its AI solutions for defense and civilian missions.
Tencent Cloud EdgeOne has introduced free AI Crawler Control and CAPTCHA Page features through its Basic Bot Management suite, giving developers tools to block unauthorized AI scraping and manage automated traffic effectively.
Yellow.ai has launched Nexus, a Universal Agentic Interface designed to autonomously manage enterprise workflows and customer interactions, available now for enterprise customers.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services is expanding the GW RhythmX AI Precision Care Platform across its 200 primary care clinicians after a successful pilot that improved efficiency and patient care insights.
Deep EigenMatics has secured the top global ranking for new U.S. patent families in AI drug discovery methods for 2025, surpassing all major pharmaceutical companies in patent output during its first year of operation.
Shield Technology Partners has received a $100 million investment from Thrive Holdings to enhance its AI-driven IT services platform and pursue strategic acquisitions across the United States.
San Francisco-based startup Principle has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-driven strategic foresight platform that simulates competitive futures for enterprises.
Tyler Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire For The Record for $258 million, integrating courtroom recording and AI transcription tools into its Courts & Justice portfolio.
CloudForge has emerged from stealth with $3.95 million in funding to enhance its AI-powered sales and procurement platform for the metals supply chain. The round included investments from Zero Infinity Partners, Resolute Ventures, and Bienville Capital.
The 2026 International AI Safety Report, chaired by Yoshua Bengio, details major advances in general-purpose AI capabilities and growing safety concerns, including misuse in cybersecurity and biological research.
Massimo Group has entered a non-binding letter of intent to acquire FST Development Company Limited, an AI technology firm specializing in intelligent hardware and system-level solutions. The deal aims to integrate AI capabilities into Massimo’s mobility and health technology operations.
Fieldguide has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, bringing its valuation to $700 million. The company plans to expand its AI-native platform that integrates agentic AI with human professionals for audit and advisory services.
Google has launched WAXAL, a new open dataset featuring over 11,000 hours of speech data across 21 African languages. Developed with partners including Makerere University, the University of Ghana, and Digital Umuganda, the dataset aims to improve speech recognition and synthesis tools for African languages.
Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured a $17.5 million contract from armasuisse to supply Black Hornet 4 nano-drones for integration with the Swiss Armed Forces' Piranha 8x8 vehicles, enhancing reconnaissance capabilities.
Consensus has announced a strategic partnership with NewEdge Growth to combine AI-powered demo automation with revenue operations and go-to-market consulting, streamlining B2B sales processes and accelerating revenue generation.
MITO AI has secured $4.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners to advance its collaborative AI-powered video creation platform for filmmakers and creative teams.
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