Artificial Intelligence

Brain Corp And UC San Diego Announce The Advancing Foundational Intelligence Layer For Physical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Brain Corp announced an expanded research collaboration with the University of California San Diego aimed at advancing semantic mapping and contextual intelligence technologies for autonomous robots operating in complex commercial and industrial environments.

Arizona State University: Data Centers Can Raise Nearby Temperatures By Up To 4 Degrees, Study Finds

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Heat pollution from data centers can increase air temperatures in nearby downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Arizona State University in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Modal Labs: $355 Million Raised At $4.65 Billion Valuation For AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Modal Labs has raised $355 million in a Series C funding round that values the company at $4.65 billion, according to Reuters. The funding round was led by Redpoint Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from Accel and Menlo Ventures, according to Reuters.

Coupa Buying Tonkean To Accelerate Agentic Intake And Orchestration For Global Trade

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Coupa announced it is acquiring Tonkean, an AI-native intake and orchestration platform, in a move designed to accelerate autonomous workflow automation and agentic trade capabilities across Coupa’s global network of buyers and suppliers.

Zscaler To Acquire Symmetry Systems For AI Agent Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Zscaler announced plans to acquire Symmetry Systems, a company focused on identity mapping and data access for AI security. The acquisition is designed to strengthen Zscaler’s Zero Trust platform with foundational visibility into how AI agents, applications, identities, and enterprise data interact across organizations.

Anthropic: Nearly $45 Billion Computing Deal With SpaceX To Power Claude AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Anthropic has agreed to pay SpaceX nearly $45 billion over the next three years as part of a major computing infrastructure agreement designed to support the rapid expansion of its Claude artificial intelligence platform. The deal was disclosed in regulatory filings tied to SpaceX’s initial public offering and highlights the escalating race among AI companies to secure large-scale compute capacity.

Exa Raises $250 Million In Series C Funding For AI Search Infrastructure In Series C Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Exa, an AI-native search infrastructure company building search tools for AI agents and applications, announced a $250 million Series C funding round at a reported $2.2 billion valuation. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz as the company accelerates development of search systems designed specifically for AI workloads rather than traditional human web browsing.

Motorola Solutions: AI And Resilience Software Hub Opens In Boston

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Motorola Solutions, a provider of mission-critical communications and safety technology solutions, announced the opening of a new AI and resilience software hub in Boston, Massachusetts. The new facility will serve as a key research and development center focused on applied AI and cloud-based mission-critical software designed to support emergency coordination and collaboration between enterprises and first responders.

Palabra.ai: $1 Million ARR Reached As Real-Time AI Voice Translator Grows 17x In Six Months

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Palabra.ai, a real-time AI voice translation company backed by Seven Seven Six, announced that it has surpassed $1 million in annual recurring revenue after growing 17x over the past six months. The company said its ARR increased from approximately $60,000 in October 2025 to $1 million by April 2026.

Cranium AI Acquires Aiceberg To Expand Agentic AI Governance Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Cranium AI announced the acquisition of Aiceberg in a move designed to strengthen its end-to-end AI security, governance, and agentic AI platform.

Scapia: $63 Million Raised For AI-First Travel Fintech Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Scapia, an Indian travel-fintech company, announced it has raised $63 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst, with continued participation from existing investors Peak XV Partners and Z47. The company said the funding will be used to accelerate growth across India, strengthen its AI-first product strategy, expand its brand presence, and hire top AI talent across engineering, product, data science, and design.

Doozy Robotics: Seed Funding Fuels Global Expansion Of Physical AI Industrial Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Doozy Robotics, a Singapore-based physical AI humanoid company focused on autonomous industrial workforces, announced a global expansion across the United States, GCC, and Asia as it prepares for a planned Series A fundraising round. The company said the expansion is supported by seed-stage backing from investors including Cocoon Capital following what it described as strong commercial traction.

Pivot: $40 Million Series B Raised For Enterprise AI Procurement Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Pivot announced it has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the total amount raised since the company’s founding in 2023 to $70 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Forestay Capital and Notion Capital, with participation from Greyhound, procurement industry veterans, and existing investors including Hedosophia, Visionaries Club, and Emblem.

Digital Brands Group: AI Partnership With Renov AI To Expand Ecommerce And Brand Technology Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2026

Digital Brands Group announced a strategic partnership with Renov AI to accelerate the development of its growing suite of AI-powered tools across commerce and brand ecosystems.

Kordata Dynamics: AI-Powered Precision Clinical Trials Platform Launches With Pre-Seed Backing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Kordata Dynamics has emerged from stealth with the launch of an AI-powered precision clinical trials platform designed to improve the speed, quality, and accessibility of clinical research. The company also announced a pre-seed funding round backed by MAVRK Celestia Fund, Kern Venture Group, and Digital Neural Infrastructure Holdings (DNIH).

Sonar: AI Code Verification Leader Acquires Gitar To Expand Into AI Code Review

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Sonar announced the acquisition of Gitar, expanding its AI code verification platform to include AI-powered code review capabilities designed for the agentic software development era.

MoneyFlare: AI Crypto Trading Bot Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

MoneyFlare announced the launch of its AI Crypto Trading Bot, an automated trading platform that leverages artificial intelligence to manage digital asset trading workflows through automated execution and continuous market monitoring.

Heallexa: AI Powered Healthcare Directory Launches With Over 6 Million Provider Profiles

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Heallexa, an AI-powered healthcare directory, officially launched a platform designed to help patients find and request appointments with healthcare providers more efficiently. The company said the platform includes more than 6 million healthcare provider profiles spanning doctors, dentists, therapists, chiropractors, specialists, clinics, and other healthcare professionals.

Dell: Enterprise AI Infrastructure And Agentic AI Take Center Stage At Dell Technologies World 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Dell Technologies unveiled a broad wave of enterprise AI infrastructure, storage, cybersecurity, and partner ecosystem announcements this week at Dell Technologies World 2026 in Las Vegas, positioning itself as a major player in the shift toward on-premises and hybrid AI deployments.

Overwatch AI: $1.5 Million Raised To Reduce Flight Disruptions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Overwatch AI, a platform designed to help pilots, cabin crew, and aviation operations managers quickly access critical information and make faster operational decisions, announced it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding.

Farther: $150 Million Series D Raised For Intelligent Wealth Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Farther, an intelligent wealth management platform, announced it has raised $150 million in Series D funding led by General Atlantic, with participation from existing investors.

Vêtir: $5.5 Million Series A Raised At $150 Million Valuation For AI Luxury Fashion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Vêtir, an AI-powered luxury wardrobe operating system focused on transforming how consumers get dressed, shop, and manage their wardrobes, announced the successful first close of its Series A financing, raising $5.5 million at a $150 million valuation.

Datavault AI And Wellgistics Health Create $4 Billion DelivMeds AI Venture

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Datavault AI announced a binding term sheet with Wellgistics Health to form DelivMeds AI, Inc., a new healthcare-focused company expected to integrate blockchain-enabled healthcare infrastructure, AI-powered pharmacy services, biometric verification technologies, drone logistics intellectual property, and consumer health platforms. The combined transaction package carries an expected approximate asset value of $4 billion, subject to an independent fairness opinion.

Halsa Global: Voice iQ Conversational Intelligence Platform Launches For Salesforce Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Halsa Global announced the launch of Voice iQ, an AI-powered conversational intelligence and agent quality assurance platform built natively on Salesforce. The platform is designed to help organizations analyze customer conversations, automate quality reviews, and improve coaching workflows directly within Salesforce environments.

Integrated Home Care Services: AI-Powered In-Home Benefit Management Platform Created Through Dina Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Integrated Home Care Services (IHCS), a national in-home benefit manager, announced the acquisition of Dina, an AI-enabled care coordination and referral management platform, in a deal designed to create a comprehensive platform for in-home benefit management.

Procurement Sciences: AI Government Contracting Platform Acquires HigherGov

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Procurement Sciences announced the acquisition of HigherGov, expanding its AI-powered government contracting platform and creating what the companies describe as the largest AI-driven growth platform in the sector. The combined company now serves more than 3,000 government contractors, including close to half of the industry’s Top 100 contractors, and has contributed to more than $100 billion in AI-assisted awarded contracts.

Alacriti: Growth Investment Raised To Expand AI-Driven Payments And Money Movement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

Alacriti, a payments-focused fintech company, announced a strategic growth equity investment led by Sageview Capital, with participation from BMO Capital Partners and Curql Fund. The funding will support the company’s expansion across payments modernization, fraud prevention, AI-driven intelligence, and digital money solutions.

VastAdvisor: AI-Based Wealth Management Platform Launches Native CRM Integrations With Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, And HubSpot

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2026

VastAdvisor announced the launch of native integrations with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and HubSpot, expanding its AI-powered organic growth platform for wealth management advisors.

Addepar: AI Innovation Expanded Across Agents, Data And Workflow Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2026

Addepar announced a series of new AI, data, and workflow automation capabilities at its annual AddeConf26 conference, expanding the company’s push to embed artificial intelligence directly into the workflows used by investment professionals. The updates build on the earlier launch of Addison, Addepar’s native AI experience, and are designed to help firms unify data, improve operational intelligence, and support more informed investment decision-making across increasingly complex global portfolios.

DICK’S Sporting Goods: Agentic AI Coach Experience Launched For Athlete Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2026

DICK'S Sporting Goods announced the launch of Coach by DICK'S, an agentic AI-powered conversational experience designed to support athletes throughout their sports journeys. Integrated into the DICK'S mobile app, the new digital Coach is intended to provide tailored recommendations, training guidance, product education, and personalized support based on each athlete’s sport, goals, interests, and preferences.