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…
BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leader in mission-ready AI for national security, announced today the acquisition of certain technologies from CargoSeer, Ltd., a company specializing in AI-enhanced cargo scanning and trade risk management. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Greenway Health, a leader in modern healthcare technology, has unveiled its Agentic AI Factory, developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The platform is billed as the first AI production engine designed specifically for healthcare, promising to accelerate innovation, streamline EHR workflows, and return clinicians to patient care.
Way.com, the tech-enabled platform known for parking, insurance, and vehicle services, has unveiled its AI-powered Repair & Maintenance platform, a first-of-its-kind solution that merges shop automation with direct access to over 10 million car owners. The platform promises to streamline daily shop operations while driving new business to local repair centers.
Rapid Care, an AI-driven healthcare technology company, has acquired DeepDoc, an advanced platform for medical record analysis and summarization, signaling a step-change in how healthcare organizations manage complex clinical and administrative workflows
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.
Artificial intelligence often lives in lofty demos and abstract promises. NEC Corporation, however, is making a case that AI’s real value lies in unglamorous—but transformative—business execution. That approach earned NEC five wins across multiple categories at the Newsweek AI Impact APAC & EMEA Awards, a program that recognizes organizations using AI to solve practical, everyday challenges at scale.
The race to redefine the in-car experience just took a meaningful step forward. Neusoft Corporation and Cerence AI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop next-generation, large language model (LLM)-based voice AI solutions for the global automotive market—a move that underscores how conversational AI is becoming central to vehicle differentiation.
BOSTON, Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AI is rewiring the digital economy in real time, forcing marketers to decode new consumer behaviors and rethink their playbooks. In a survey of top marketing leaders, 67% say they expect major disruption to the consumer journey, and nearly all are bracing for meaningful shifts ahead. To understand which…
