The AI boom is creating a new infrastructure paradox: the same technology driving a surge in data center electricity demand is increasingly being used to help utilities manage the resulting strain. A new survey from National Grid Partners finds that utilities are deploying AI to handle rising interconnection demand, improve grid reliability and control operating…
Salt Security and CrowdStrike are expanding their security integration to give enterprises greater visibility into how AI agents connect to APIs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and internal systems. The integration links Salt’s Agentic API platform with CrowdStrike Falcon Foundry, Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and Falcon Firewall Management, extending protection into the runtime activity of increasingly…
CTIA is calling for the U.S. government to begin a study of the 4 GHz spectrum band within 60 days, arguing that additional licensed mid-band spectrum will be needed as wireless traffic and AI-enabled connectivity expand. The wireless industry association says the band could provide up to 400 MHz of spectrum aligned with emerging 5G…
Cohere and Aleph Alpha have signed a definitive business combination agreement that will bring the Canadian and German AI companies together under the Cohere name, creating a transatlantic provider focused on sovereign AI for governments and regulated industries. The transaction still requires regulatory approval, with the combined company planned to operate from dual headquarters in…
CCI Insurance, a Higginbotham Partner, has rebranded its proprietary CompCorrect platform as RiskCorrect, expanding its focus from workers’ compensation claims management to broader commercial risk management. The platform combines claims, incident, safety and corrective-action data with AI-supported analysis and is now being offered as a standalone solution to companies outside CCI’s existing client base. CCI…
Relativity is renaming its cloud legal-data platform RelativityOne to Relativity aiR, making the company’s previously separate agentic AI capabilities the platform’s central identity. The move reflects a broader shift in legal technology from AI as an add-on toward AI embedded directly into systems that manage sensitive evidence, investigations and regulatory workflows. Relativity puts AI at…
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…
