BigHat Biosciences has raised $75 million in Series C financing as the clinical-stage biotechnology company expands an AI-native platform that combines protein design models with autonomous laboratory experimentation. The company says the funding will support its data-generation infrastructure and advance AI-designed therapeutics, including BHB810, which entered Phase 1 clinical testing in September 2026. The next…
AudioEye has published research suggesting that web accessibility can materially affect how effectively AI agents complete tasks on websites. In tests involving 1,560 agents across six commercial AI models, the company reported that task completion fell from 96% on an accessible version of a website to 31% on an inaccessible version, while median token consumption…
Stand8 has launched the Stand8 Model Gateway, an enterprise AI infrastructure layer designed to help organizations route individual AI tasks across different models while controlling cost, security and governance. Deployed inside a customer’s AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud environment, the gateway is intended to help enterprises move AI applications from proof of concept into…
Leopard Imaging and Lumotive have introduced Sirius Max, a solid-state 3D perception platform that combines RGB imaging, iToF depth sensing and programmable beam steering for robotics and edge AI systems. The GMSL2 camera platform is designed to give autonomous machines software-controlled depth scanning and real-time RGB-depth fusion, with the companies targeting applications ranging from humanoid…
webAI has secured a $30 million commitment from Forge AI Deployment to build and deploy private, specialized AI systems for enterprise customers. The partnership combines webAI’s local-first AI platform with Forge’s implementation and deployment services, targeting organizations that want AI models tailored to proprietary data and workflows while running on infrastructure they control. The enterprise…
H2O.ai is expanding its presence in Singapore with a forward-deployed AI lab focused on applying artificial intelligence to locally relevant problems, from financial crime and healthcare to robotics and climate-related prediction. CEO and founder Sri Ambati says the strategy is designed not only to deploy AI for customers, but to build local engineering expertise and…
CarLocal.io is expanding an AI answer engine and dealership visibility platform designed to help automotive retailers surface in conversational search. The move comes as vehicle shoppers increasingly use AI to research purchases, while many dealerships have yet to adapt their digital infrastructure for AI-powered discovery. CarLocal combines answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, structured dealership…
Avalara has launched Versori by Avalara, an agentic integration fabric designed to help developers connect enterprise systems with its tax and compliance services. The platform uses specialized AI agents to analyze APIs and schemas, generate integration logic, test connections and deploy governed connectors, giving enterprises another approach to integrating AI-driven compliance into ERP, billing, e-commerce…
Unity is giving developers an early path to build applications for Meta’s upcoming VR Glasses, bringing support to its game engine months before the hardware reaches retail. Available through Unity 6.6 and Meta’s latest XR development tools, the integration is designed to let studios adapt existing Quest applications or develop new experiences around eye and…
