Artificial Intelligence

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.

OpenAI: S$300 Million Commitment For ‘OpenAI For Singapore’ Initiative

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 22, 2026

OpenAI announced the launch of “OpenAI for Singapore,” a partnership with Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) designed to support the country’s National AI Strategy. The initiative includes a commitment of more than S$300 million and marks the company’s first Applied AI Lab outside of the United States.

Google: Intelligent Eyewear Launching This Fall With Gemini-Powered Features

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google announced at Google I/O 2026 that it is launching a new category of intelligent eyewear powered by Android XR and Gemini, with audio glasses arriving later this fall. The company said the glasses are designed to provide hands-free assistance, contextual information and app integration without requiring users to constantly look at their phones.

Grant Thornton Advisors: AI And Technology Services Expansion Through MCA Connect Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Grant Thornton Advisors announced it has signed an agreement to acquire MCA Connect, a consulting and technology firm focused on manufacturing and distribution companies. The deal is designed to strengthen Grant Thornton Advisors’ end-to-end digital, data and AI capabilities while expanding its technology-led advisory offerings.

Google AI Studio: Bringing Ideas To Life With Android App Support, Workspace Integrations, And Mobile Development Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google announced a major expansion of Google AI Studio at Google I/O 2026, introducing new capabilities designed to help developers and creators rapidly build and deploy applications across the Google ecosystem. The updates include native Android app development support, Google Workspace integrations, a new mobile app, enhanced design customization tools, and free deployment options for new builders.

Google: Universal Cart Introduced To Power Agentic Commerce Across Search, Gemini And YouTube

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google announced the launch of Universal Cart at Google I/O 2026, introducing an intelligent shopping cart designed to work across merchants and Google services as the company expands its push into agentic commerce. The new shopping experience is powered by Google’s AI systems and Shopping Graph, which contains more than 60 billion product listings.

Google Workspace: New AI Features Add Voice Tools, Image Creation And Personal AI Agent

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google announced a series of new AI-powered features and products for Google Workspace, introducing conversational voice capabilities across Gmail, Docs and Keep, a new image creation and editing app called Google Pics, expanded AI Inbox functionality and a 24/7 personal AI agent named Gemini Spark.

OpenAI: New Guaranteed Capacity Offering Lets Customers Secure Long-Term AI Compute

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

OpenAI announced a new offering called Guaranteed Capacity, enabling customers to secure long-term access to compute resources for powering artificial intelligence products, agents, and workflows.

YouTube Unveils Ask YouTube Conversational Search And Gemini Omni Remix Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

YouTube announced several AI-powered updates at Google I/O 2026, introducing new ways for users to search for content and create videos across the platform.

Analog Devices: $1.5 Billion Acquisition Of Empower Semiconductor Expands AI Power Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Analog Devices announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Empower Semiconductor in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.5 billion. The deal is designed to strengthen Analog Devices’ position in high-density, energy-efficient power delivery systems for AI infrastructure and other compute-intensive applications.

Meta: $200 Billion Louisiana AI Data Center Reshapes Rural Economy And Politics

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Meta is building what could become the world’s largest artificial intelligence data center campus in rural Louisiana, a project known internally as Hyperion. According to a Bloomberg feature, the development has rapidly transformed Richland Parish’s economy, infrastructure, politics, and culture as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes aggressively to expand the company’s AI computing capabilities, according to Bloomberg.

Mistral AI Acquires Emmi AI Acquired To Build Industrial Engineering AI Stack

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Mistral AI announced it is acquiring Emmi AI in a strategic deal designed to strengthen Europe’s industrial AI capabilities and create what the company describes as the leading AI stack for industrial engineering.

Nexalin: $1.3 Million PONM Acquisition Expands AI-Integrated Neurostimulation Platform Ahead Of FDA Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Nexalin Technology announced it has acquired PONM from GreenLight Ventures in a $1.3 million stock transaction designed to strengthen the digital infrastructure behind Nexalin’s HALO Clarity neurostimulation platform and Nexalin NeuroCarevirtual clinic.

Commure: $70 Million Raised At $7 Billion Valuation For AI Healthcare Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Commure, an AI platform focused on healthcare operations, announced that it raised $70 million in financing at a $7 billion post-money valuation. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Morgan Stanley, and Kirkland & Ellis.

Rightbrain AI: £3 Million Raised To Help Enterprises Safely Deploy AI Across Existing Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Rightbrain AI has raised £3 million in funding to expand its enterprise AI platform designed to help organizations securely deploy and manage artificial intelligence tools across existing business systems. The round was led by NPIF II, with participation from existing investors Salica Investments and NYDIG.

Primer: $100 Million Series C Raised To Accelerate AI Payments Platform And US Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Primer announced a $100 million Series C funding round to accelerate the development of AI-powered payment infrastructure and expand its footprint in the US market.

StitcherAI: $3 Million Raised To Launch IT Investment ROI Platform For AI Spend Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

StitcherAI announced the general availability of its IT Finance intelligence platform designed to help enterprises evaluate whether AI and technology investments are generating measurable business returns. The company also revealed it launched with $3 million in pre-seed funding led by Founders Co-op, with participation from Sunshine Lake VC, Ascend, and Plug and Play Ventures.

Intercontinental Exchange and Ornn Launching Suite Of GPU Compute Futures Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Intercontinental Exchange and Ornn announced plans to launch a suite of GPU compute futures contracts based on Ornn’s Compute Price Index (OCPI), creating new price discovery and hedging tools for the rapidly expanding AI compute economy.

Anthropic: Andrej Karpathy Joins To Focus On Frontier LLM R&D

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Andrej Karpathy announced that he has joined Anthropic, signaling his return to frontier large language model research and development during what he described as a formative period for the industry.

KPMG: Claude Integrated Across 276,000-Person Workforce In Strategic Alliance With Anthropic

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

KPMG announced a global alliance with Anthropic to integrate Claude across its core business operations and workforce of more than 276,000 employees worldwide. The initiative will embed Claude into KPMG’s Digital Gateway platform, which is used by the firm’s professionals and clients for tax, legal, advisory, and other business services across 138 countries and territories.

Socket: $60 Million Series C Raised At $1 Billion Valuation To Help Enterprises Secure AI-Generated Code

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Socket announced it has raised $60 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation as enterprises accelerate adoption of AI coding tools and seek better ways to secure third-party open source dependencies entering production environments. The round was led by Thrive Capital with participation from a16z, Abstract Ventures, and Capital One Ventures.

Google DeepMind: Project Genie Expands With Street View-Powered Real-World Simulation

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google DeepMind announced a major expansion for Project Genie, its experimental world model platform, by integrating Google Street View imagery into the experience, allowing users to generate interactive virtual environments grounded in real-world locations.

Google Reveals Gemini For Science, An AI Research Tool And Science Skills Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google introduced Gemini for Science, a new collection of AI-powered scientific tools and experiments designed to accelerate discovery and support researchers across disciplines. The initiative combines multiple Google DeepMind technologies, including Co-Scientist, AlphaEvolve, Empirical Research Assistance (ERA), and NotebookLM, to streamline key parts of the scientific method.

Google Unveils Gemini Omni, An AI Model That Can Create Videos From Any Input

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google announced Gemini Omni, a new family of AI models designed to combine Gemini’s reasoning capabilities with advanced content creation features, starting with video generation and editing. The first model in the lineup, Gemini Omni Flash, is rolling out to the Gemini app, Google Flow, YouTube Shorts, and YouTube Create App.

Viktor: $75 Million Series A Raised For AI Employee Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Viktor announced a $75 million Series A funding round led by Accel as the company continues expanding its AI employee platform for businesses. The company said it reached a $15 million annualized revenue run rate within 10 weeks and is positioning its product as an “AI coworker” that can autonomously execute workflows and business tasks.

Google Unveils Gemini 3.5 To Enable Long-Horizon Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2026

Google unveiled Gemini 3.5, its newest family of AI models designed to combine frontier-level intelligence with agentic capabilities, enabling developers and enterprises to execute complex, long-horizon workflows more efficiently. The launch begins with Gemini 3.5 Flash, a model focused on coding, multimodal reasoning, and high-speed autonomous task execution.