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AI Modernization enables secure, scalable intelligence by integrating analytics, vector search, and self-service access across enterprise data. Artificial intelligence (AI) has crossed the hype threshold. Today, organizations no longer ask whether to adopt AI — they ask how to do it responsibly, eff...

Spangle has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-generated shopping experiences.

Gmail is also bringing several AI features that were previously available only to paid users to all users.

There’s an open secret in the world of DevOps: Nobody trusts the CMDB. The Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is supposed to be the “source of truth”—the central map of every server, service, and application in your enterprise. In theory, it’s the foundation for security audits, cost analysis,...

Cameron D’Ambrosi named Head of Strategic Partnerships for NA and EU FaceTec, the global leader in 3D Face Verification software, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Cameron D’Ambrosi as Head of Strategic Partnerships for North America and the European Union as an important addition to its ex...

Running AI models on your machine unlocks privacy, customization, and independence. In this in‑depth guide, you’ll learn why local AI is important, the tools and models you need, how to overcome challenges, and how Clarifai’s platform can help you orchestrate and scale your workloads.

Learn why Clarifai is moving to Pay-As-You-Go credits, what’s changing, and how prepaid billing brings more predictability, flexibility, and control.

SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure IT management and observability software, today announced it has been named Sterling’s Software Partner of the Year at the 2025 Sterling Technology Summit. The award underscores the close collaboration, trust, and alignment between Solar...

eInfochips, an Arrow Electronics company and a leading provider of engineering research and development services, today announced that it has been awarded “IoT Development Service Provider of the Year” in the 10th annual IoT Breakthrough Awards, which honor global innovators in the Internet of Thing...

Cooper brings extensive board leadership and executive experience to help advance Truepic’s mission of scaling authenticity across digital ecosystems Truepic, the enterprise leader of Visual Risk Intelligence in the AI era, announced the addition of Kerry Whorton Cooper to its industry Board of Advi...

High-precision anonymization of unstructured data promotes data utilization within the bank MUFG Bank (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Junichi Hanzawa; hereinafter, “the Bank”) has officially adopted the data anonymization solution from Toronto, Canada-based Private AI for its MU...

The feature, which is expected to roll out in the coming weeks, will offer a dedicated space for conversations with ChatGPT about health.

Vanessa Larco, partner at Premise and former partner at NEA, thinks 2026 will finally be the year of consumer AI.  Larco, who’s been investing in consumer and prosumer for years, thinks we’re about to see a shift in how consumers spend time online, with AI powering “concierge-like” services. The que...

Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year.

Vanessa Larco, partner at Premise and former partner at NEA, thinks 2026 will finally be the year of consumer AI.  Larco, who’s been investing in consumer and prosumer for years, thinks we’re about to see a shift in how consumers spend time online, with AI powering “concierge-like” services. The que...

Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center.

Company Honored for Driving Public Sector Innovation and Impact Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced that it has been named Government Partner of the Year for 2025 by NetDocuments, the #1 trusted cloud-based content management and productivity pl...

Articul8's valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A.

Aligned with the goals of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), the collaboration will advance best practices that reinforce hospital sustainability and support high-quality care and financial wellness. TruBridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBRG), a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions f...

Significant rise in annual rankings reflects strong growth in adoption of company’s managed security services and continued excellence in protecting healthcare organizations and defense contractors Clearwater today announced that it has been ranked #36 on MSSP Alert‘s 2025 Top 250 Global Managed Sec...

Legendary Texas AEC leader selects unified solutions to drive growth and efficiency Unanet, the leader in AI-first ERP and growth software for project-based businesses, today announced that Ford, Powell & Carson (FPC) selected Unanet to enhance its strategic decision making, streamline and automate ...

New release adds durable, replayable MQTT streaming, native Parquet support for analytics pipelines, and enhanced multi-tenancy to support event-driven IoT and data workloads at scale EMQ, a global leader in MQTT messaging and IoT data infrastructure, today announced the release of EMQX Enterprise v...

Collaboration focuses on the development of two advanced edge AI concepts in anesthesiology and neonatal care designed to help improve patient care. NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and GE HealthCare (NASDAQ: GEHC) today announced a collaboration to pioneer new advancements in edge AI innovati...

A key challenge of product management is reducing the time between idea generation and gaining validation to move forward (or kill it).