At IBC 2026, SDMC showcased an AI Home architecture designed to combine cloud intelligence, Edge AI and emerging Physical AI capabilities across connected home devices and services. The demonstration comes as SDMC works with Google Cloud through its Proactive Physical AI Acceleration Program, with a focus on technology co-creation, scenario validation and real-world service pilots….
AI is moving beyond software development and office workflows into highly specialized engineering disciplines. Endra, an AI platform for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering, has launched Endra Power Studio, an agentic platform designed to automate electrical engineering workflows, while acquiring Swiss AI lab Planlabs to accelerate its expansion into mechanical engineering. The construction industry…
AI tutoring products have largely focused on giving students fast answers, but Aristotle is taking a different approach: building an AI system designed around the teaching process itself. The voice-first tutoring platform has raised $5 million in seed funding, led by True Ventures, following a closed beta in which more than 1,000 students completed over…
Enterprise adoption of autonomous AI agents is advancing, but moving those systems from pilots into production remains difficult. A new Harris Poll survey commissioned by Collibra found that nine in 10 surveyed organizations are actively deploying autonomous AI agents, while 76% reported critical roadblocks when attempting to move AI-agent initiatives into full production during the…
AI code generation is becoming a more established part of enterprise software development as engineering teams look to automate repetitive coding work without sacrificing reliability or maintainability. A new 2026 AI Code Generation Emotional Footprint Report from Info-Tech Research Group examines how users perceive major solutions, highlighting trust, satisfaction and customer experience as increasingly important…
Rapta has raised $8 million in a funding round co-led by Voyager Capital and Access Venture Partners to expand its AI-powered manufacturing intelligence platform across defense, aerospace and other high-precision production environments. The company combines computer vision, process intelligence and production-data integration to give manufacturers real-time quality verification, traceability and visibility across complex manufacturing operations….
Apex Intelligence has raised nearly US$50 million across angel and angel-plus funding rounds as it develops foundation models designed to improve themselves through recursive self-improvement (RSI). Founded in June 2026, the company is targeting scientific research rather than conventional AI assistance, with a system intended to generate hypotheses, conduct experiments, validate results and iteratively improve…
Arcfra has released Neutree 1.2, an update to its enterprise AI platform that broadens model support beyond large language models and adds new tools for GPU planning, model governance and API operations. The release introduces the company’s Flex Engine for non-LLM models including MinerU and PaddleOCR, while giving enterprises a unified way to deploy and…
Avnet and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have opened a new research and commercialization facility focused on the hardware side of the AI boom. The Emerging Microelectronics and Ubiquitous Systems Lab (EMUS Lab) will bring researchers, startups and industry partners together around edge AI, physical AI, robotics, high-performance computing and emerging microelectronics, with an…
