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Ciklum Partners with ClickHouse for Agentic AI and Analytics

Ciklum and ClickHouse have formed a strategic partnership to support enterprise adoption of Agentic AI and real time analytics. Ciklum is also a launch partner in ClickHouse's House Mates partner program.

August 18, 2026

Stripe to Buy OpenRouter for More Than $7 Billion

Stripe has reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter for more than $7 billion. OpenRouter gives developers access to hundreds of AI models and helps them switch between providers.

August 18, 2026

Ontario Unveils Data Center Playbook for AI Infrastructure

Ontario has proposed a Data Center Playbook that would guide approvals for new data centers, require large facilities to cover electricity costs, and support data sovereignty.

August 17, 2026

Arkestro Director Tahmeeda Bushra Khorasani Wins 2026 Women in Supply Chain Award

Arkestro Director of Supply Chain Innovation and Supplier Ecosystem Tahmeeda Bushra Khorasani has been named a 2026 Women in Supply Chain Award recipient in the Trailblazer category.

August 17, 2026

Deployable Energy and Hornbeck Offshore Plan Maritime Nuclear Battery Projects

Deployable Energy signed an MOU with Hornbeck Offshore to explore Unity Nuclear Battery deployments for maritime, defense, offshore power, and floating data center uses.

August 17, 2026

US to Warn AI Partners Against Joining China Framework

The US is preparing a warning to countries aligned with its AI partnerships that they could be excluded if they join China's rival framework. The draft focuses on Pax Silica, AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals.

August 17, 2026

Afriex Adds Global Innovations Bank for Settlement Services

Afriex has partnered with Global Innovations Bank for sponsor and settlement banking services to support its payments API, faster settlement, Global USD Account access, and expanded regulatory coverage.

August 17, 2026

Taiwan Weeks 2026 to Focus on AI and Capital Markets

Taiwan Weeks 2026 will run from Nov. 3 to 13, with events covering AI, ETFs, financial resilience, and capital market access.

August 17, 2026

Industrial Defender and Fortress Add AI Vulnerability Correlation for OT Security

Industrial Defender and Fortress Information Security have integrated OT asset intelligence with AI vulnerability correlation to help critical infrastructure teams map new vulnerabilities to affected assets.

August 17, 2026

L7 Informatics Releases L7|ESP 2026.1 for Precision Sciences

L7 Informatics has released L7|ESP 2026.1, adding the L7|SYNAPSE AI framework, faster evaluation performance, and compliance modeling for precision sciences operations.

August 17, 2026

Yanolja Rolls Out AI Concierge for Hotels Worldwide

Yanolja is rolling out an AI concierge for hotel operations after a preview across more than 1,000 hotels in India.

August 17, 2026

U.S. Army to Evaluate Hunter WOLF Ground Vehicle with 82nd Airborne

The U.S. Army will evaluate BLADE's Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Polk on August 20, 2026.

August 17, 2026

Lightera to Expand Fiber Manufacturing for AI Infrastructure

Lightera plans to expand global manufacturing capacity for optical fiber and optical fiber cable, with new capacity expected to begin coming online in the second half of FY2028.

August 17, 2026

TRM Launches AI Practice and OMNI AI Studio for Asset Management

TRM launched its AI for Asset Management Practice and OMNI AI Studio to help industrial organizations connect AI with enterprise asset management workflows.

August 17, 2026

Molex Invests in CAEPlus for AI Data Center Cooling

Molex has made a strategic investment in CAEPlus to support active liquid cooling technology for AI and high performance computing data centers.

August 17, 2026

VastAdvisor Raises $1 Million for AI Wealth Management Growth Platform

VastAdvisor closed a $1 million SAFE round to fund its AI platform for organic growth in wealth management. The company plans to use the funding for product development and market expansion.

August 17, 2026

Hanbat Researchers Use AI to Optimize Thermal Energy Storage

Hanbat National University researchers developed a physics informed neural network framework to speed design optimization for latent heat thermal energy storage systems.

August 17, 2026

PhaseV Survey Says 88 Percent of Sponsors Face Trial Reporting Delays

PhaseV released survey findings saying 88% of biopharma sponsors spend at least five weeks on critical trial reporting and data workflows. The company also described AI Conductor, a platform for trial documentation and statistical programming.

August 17, 2026

GEEKOM Runs DeepSeek V4 Flash on Four A9 Mega Mini PCs

GEEKOM has deployed DeepSeek V4 Flash across four A9 Mega mini PCs connected through USB4, creating a local AI cluster for private enterprise use.

August 17, 2026

Spin Master to Acquire Hapiko, Maker of AI Sticker Tool for Kids

Spin Master has agreed to acquire Hapiko, the Brooklyn company behind Stickerbox, an AI powered tool that turns children's spoken ideas into printable stickers.

August 17, 2026
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