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Nordic Capital has agreed to sell life sciences software provider ArisGlobal to Dassault Systèmes. The deal marks a full exit for Nordic Capital following its investment in 2019 and is expected to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory approval.
Trooly has launched its AI research platform in North America and raised nearly $20 million in seed funding. The platform conducts 45-minute interviews with global consumers to deliver detailed insights similar to those from human researchers.
Deliverect and SoundHound AI have partnered to fully automate restaurant voice ordering, connecting SoundHound’s Smart Ordering system directly with Deliverect’s order and menu management platform.
Weathernews Inc. has introduced a smartphone application for its SeaNavigator AI marine weather service, enabling faster vessel monitoring and decision-making through real-time alerts and route management features.
NEST has committed $200,000 to Saint Joseph’s University to launch The Hawk’s NEST, a program focused on applying artificial intelligence and analytics to facilities management and skilled trades across North America.
Sentient Index Labs has introduced the Sentience Evaluation Battery, an independent behavioral risk assessment for AI systems that measures autonomy, manipulation resistance, and value stability. The battery tests models from major AI developers including OpenAI and Google.
AffordableHousing.com announced the AI Housing Navigator, designed to simplify affordable housing processes by providing agency-specific guidance for renters, property owners, and housing agencies. The tool will launch in Delaware and Vermont this September.
Ordway has introduced Ordway Payments, a platform that unifies billing and payment operations while automating invoice matching through AI technology.
KDAN has released the core code of its ComPDF and DottedSign products on GitHub, enabling enterprises to deploy AI document solutions in their own environments with full data control.
Instructure has unveiled Project Athena, an AI study coach in development that connects directly to Canvas LMS to deliver personalized study support grounded in course content. The tool will create quizzes, study guides, and coaching prompts aligned with each student’s learning objectives and assignments.
iQIYI has premiered Mystic Tales: The Spider Lady's Vendetta, the first full-length AIGC internet film in China created entirely with AI tools.
Amap, Alibaba’s location-based services platform, has released a full stack upgrade to its ABot embodied AI system, adding new models for navigation, manipulation, reasoning, memory, and motion control.
TARS presented its AWE 3.5 embodied foundation model at WAIC 2026 in Shanghai, earning the prestigious SAIL Award for technical innovation. The model improves efficiency and performance in real-world robotic tasks through advanced perception and control capabilities.
MegazoneCloud and Korean Re have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on AI transformation projects in the reinsurance sector, focusing on generative AI, big data, and automation technologies.
Agilisium has been named a Select Services Partner in Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network, expanding its work with Claude-powered AI solutions for Life Sciences clients.
Valency has been chosen to join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission as a funded partner in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s HERALD project, supporting the use of AI agents to process extensive nuclear research archives.
Pelico has signed a project agreement with Boeing to use its Manufacturing Orchestration Platform for C-17 Globemaster III maintenance operations, aiming to improve fleet readiness and operational efficiency.
Atombit has announced a strategic alliance with Medallia to transform customer and employee experience data into measurable business outcomes, starting in Italy and expanding across Europe.
Knox Systems has announced a partnership with Microsoft to help software companies deploy secure, compliant solutions on Microsoft Azure Government Cloud. The collaboration aims to accelerate the availability of modern AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise software for U.S. government customers.
Tally has announced a collaboration with Liminal to automate complex billing operations for specialty healthcare providers using its agentic AI platform. The partnership targets inefficiencies in the U.S. revenue cycle management market, valued at over $125 billion.
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