Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the platform connecting consumers with local businesses, announced a planned acquisition of Hatch, an AI-driven lead management and communication platform. The deal, valued at $270 million in cash plus $30 million for employee retention, marks a strategic push to expand Yelp’s AI offerings for service-oriented businesses. “Hatch is solving challenging lead…
As artificial intelligence shifts from a feature to an infrastructure layer, one long-running internet reform effort is reshaping itself for what comes next. Project Liberty, the initiative founded by civic entrepreneur Frank McCourt, has announced a slate of leadership appointments and organizational changes aimed at accelerating its core mission: building a digital ecosystem where individuals—not platforms—control their data.
Generative AI isn’t just rewriting how businesses operate—it’s quietly reshaping how the next generation thinks, learns, and creates. That shift was on full display today in Hong Kong, where the exhibition and awards ceremony for the 2nd Generative AI Art Creation Competition, “Words as Brushstrokes – Poetry in Motion,” drew educators, technologists, and students into a vivid showcase of art-meets-algorithm innovation.
At UMEX 2026, the global unmanned systems exhibition in Abu Dhabi, SIRBAI unveiled the Middle East’s first AI-powered autonomous drone swarm technology, marking the company’s entry into the defense sector. The platform enables multiple drones to operate collaboratively with high autonomy, even in complex, contested, or GPS-denied environments, promising a significant leap in modern battlefield capabilities.
Swiss deep-tech leader LatticeFlow AI is expanding its footprint in enterprise AI governance with the acquisition of AI Sonar Ltd, a Dublin-based subsidiary of CloudSphere Ltd. Announced at the World Economic Forum, the deal positions LatticeFlow AI to offer the industry’s first end-to-end, evidence-based AI governance solution, connecting on-prem discovery with centralized SaaS governance operations. The platform will cover GenAI, agentic AI, and traditional AI systems, ensuring enterprises can govern AI at scale while maintaining security and privacy.
Generative AI is steadily moving from pilot projects into mission-critical operations—and not just in the private sector. This week, CloudMoyo announced that its IntelliDoc Analyze (CDA) platform is being deployed to modernize contract lifecycle management for AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit provider of HIV/AIDS care.
AI is quietly reshaping clinical trials—and not just by speeding up drug discovery. In a notable milestone for medical imaging and respiratory research, Brainomix has been selected by Boehringer Ingelheim to provide AI-powered imaging biomarkers as a co-primary endpoint in a Phase 3 pulmonary fibrosis study.
That’s the central tension revealed in Redwood Software’s “Manufacturing AI and Automation Outlook 2026,” a new global study based on a survey of 300 manufacturing professionals conducted by independent research firm Leger Opinion. The findings point to a widening automation gap: while AI ambitions are sky-high and investments in OT, ET, and IT automation are well underway, most manufacturers remain stuck in the middle of the maturity curve.
This week, the company unveiled DDC Evora™, a new agentic AI platform designed to handle complex customer interactions with human-like understanding while driving measurable operational gains. The launch positions DDC squarely in the growing market for AI systems that go beyond scripted workflows and rigid decision trees—systems that can interpret intent, adapt in real time, and collaborate with human agents rather than simply deflect calls.
