Artificial Intelligence

NEC: CSG Systems Acquisition Completed To Expand AI-Driven Digital Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

NEC Corporation announced that it has completed its acquisition of CSG Systems International, with its wholly owned subsidiary Netcracker Technology set to lead the combined business operations and integration efforts.

Graphon AI: $8.3 Million Seed Raised For Pre-Model Intelligence Layer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Graphon AI emerged from stealth with $8.3 million in seed funding to build what it describes as the first pre-model intelligence layer designed to help AI systems reason across complex multimodal enterprise data. The round was led by Novera Ventures founder and managing director Arvind Gupta, with participation from Perplexity Fund, Samsung Next, GS Futures, Hitachi Ventures, Gaia Ventures, B37 Ventures, and Aurum Partners.

Mongoose AI: Seed Extension Raised To Launch Governed AI Agents For Health Plans

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Mongoose AI announced the launch of a new category of governed AI agents designed specifically for health plans, alongside an oversubscribed seed extension co-led by Vertical Venture Partners. The funding round also included participation from Overstory Partners, Connecticut Innovations, and a group of strategic healthcare executives, including current and former chief information officers and customer experience leaders from national and regional health plans.

Iceotope: $26 Million Raised For AI Infrastructure Liquid Cooling Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Iceotope announced it has raised $26 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development of its precision liquid-cooling technology for next-generation AI infrastructure. The round was led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures, with participation from existing investors Edinv, ABC Impact, Northern Gritstone, and British Patient Capital.

Flick: $6 Million Raised For AI-Native Filmmaking Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Flick, an AI-native filmmaking platform founded by Zoey Zhang and Ray Wang, announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding. The round included backing from True Ventures, GV, Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, N1, and angel investors.

Amberd.ai Partners With RL Jones To Streamline Tariff Refunds And Cross-Border Logistics Operations Using AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 14, 2026

Amberd.ai announced a partnership with R.L. Jones Customhouse Brokers to deploy an AI decision platform designed to streamline tariff refund management and cross-border logistics operations tied to IEEPA tariff processes.

Adaption: AutoScientist Automates Model Training And AI Research Loops

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Adaption announced the launch of AutoScientist, a new system designed to automate the research and development loop behind AI model training and alignment. The company said the platform enables users to co-optimize training data and model recipes automatically, with the goal of making advanced model adaptation accessible beyond a small group of frontier AI researchers.

Microsoft: AI-Powered Security System MDASH Tops Industry Benchmark

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Microsoft announced a major advancement in AI-powered cybersecurity with the unveiling of its new multi-model agentic security system, codenamed MDASH, which helped researchers identify 16 previously undisclosed vulnerabilities across the Windows networking and authentication stack. The findings included four Critical remote code execution flaws affecting components such as the Windows kernel TCP/IP stack and the IKEv2 service.

Anthropic: Claude For Small Business Launches To Help SMBs Adopt AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Anthropic announced “Claude for Small Business,” a new offering designed to bring its AI assistant directly into the software platforms commonly used by small businesses. The package includes integrations, prebuilt workflows, reusable AI “skills,” and training programs aimed at helping smaller companies automate operational tasks without needing dedicated AI teams.

Boomi To Buy Lunar.dev To Strengthen Governed Enterprise AI Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Boomi announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Lunar.dev, a company focused on AI and MCP gateway technology, as the company looks to expand governance, observability, and scalability capabilities for enterprise AI deployments.

Fractile: $220 Million Raised To Build Next-Generation AI Inference Hardware

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Fractile announced it has raised $220 million to accelerate the development of a new generation of inference hardware designed to dramatically increase the speed and efficiency of frontier AI systems.

Recursive: $650 Million Raised At $4.65 Billion Valuation For Self-Improving AI Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Recursive, a new artificial intelligence research company founded by former leaders from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta AI, Salesforce AI, and Uber AI, announced it is emerging from stealth with a mission to develop self-improving AI systems capable of conducting experiments to safely improve themselves through automated scientific discovery.

Broadridge Deploys Agentic AI Across Capital Markets And Wealth Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Broadridge Financial Solutions announced that its agentic AI capabilities are now live in production across capital markets and wealth management workflows, enabling financial institutions to automate operational analysis, prioritization, and exception resolution at an institutional scale.

Outmarket AI: $17 Million Series A Raised To Power The Intelligence Era Of Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Outmarket AI, an AI platform purpose-built for the insurance industry, announced it has raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Permanent Capital Ventures, with participation from SignalFire, Fika Ventures, TTV Capital, and Dash Fund. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $21.7 million.

Mongoose AI Launches Governed AI Agents For Health Plans And Closes Oversubscribed Seed Extension

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Mongoose AI announced the launch of a new category of governed AI agents designed specifically for health plans, alongside the closing of an oversubscribed seed extension co-led by Vertical Venture Partners. The financing round also included participation from Overstory Partners, Connecticut Innovations, and strategic healthcare executives from national and regional health plans.

BranchLab: $26 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI Platform For Pharma Commercialization

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

BranchLab announced a $26 million Series A financing round led by McKesson Ventures, with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Sanofi Ventures, and AIX Ventures. The financing brings the company’s total funding to $35 million.

Robo.ai Appoints Mansoor Ali Khan As CTO Of Newly Acquired Neurovia

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Robo.ai has appointed Mansoor Ali Khan as Chief Technology Officer of Neurovia AI Limited following its recent acquisition of the company. Khan will lead the development of Neurovia’s proprietary edge‑processing and data compression technologies and oversee product adaptation for AI industry clients.

DesignVerse Raises $5.5 Million Seed Funding To Advance AI‑Driven Modernization Of Mission‑Critical Enterprise Software

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

DesignVerse, an AI enterprise software startup whose platform has already helped modernize aviation infrastructure across Europe, has raised more than $5.5 million in seed funding. The company said the round underscores growing demand for AI systems capable of safely upgrading mission‑critical software used in sectors where reliability, auditability, and strict compliance are non‑negotiable. DesignVerse’s technology has been adopted by organizations responsible for critical infrastructure, including EUROCONTROL, which coordinates air traffic across Europe.

Anduril Raises $5 Billion Series H At $61 Billion Valuation For Defense Industrial Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Anduril has announced a $5 billion Series H funding round, bringing its valuation to $61 billion and marking one of the largest private raises in the defense technology sector. The round was led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, reflecting a dramatic shift in investor appetite toward companies building advanced defense capabilities.

SAP And Palantir Deepen Alliance To Power Next‑Generation AI Migration For Enterprise ERP

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

SAP and Palantir have expanded their strategic partnership to introduce new AI‑supported data migration capabilities designed to help enterprises modernize their core systems and advance toward SAP’s vision of the Autonomous Enterprise. Announced at SAP Sapphire, the collaboration brings together SAP’s agent‑led migration toolchain and Business AI with Palantir’s AIP to simplify and accelerate some of the most complex data migration scenarios facing global organizations.

Thomson Reuters And Anthropic Expand Partnership To Connect Claude With CoCounsel Legal

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Thomson Reuters has expanded its partnership with Anthropic through a new Model Context Protocol integration that connects Claude directly to CoCounsel Legal. The integration allows legal professionals to move seamlessly between general‑purpose AI and citation‑grounded legal workflows, bringing fiduciary‑grade standards into environments where accuracy and verifiability are essential. The company positioned the move as a response to the widening gap between fast, convenient AI tools and the rigor required for professional legal work.

Owkin To Build AI Agents As Part Of Multi-Year K Pro License Agreement With AstraZeneca

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Owkin, the agentic AI company focused on drug discovery and development, has announced an agreement with AstraZeneca to develop biopharma agents as part of a three-year licensing deal for K Pro, Owkin's AI Scientist platform for biopharma decision-making.

Google Introduces Gemini Intelligence To Make Android More Proactive And Personalized

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Google is ushering in a new era for Android as it evolves from an operating system into what the company calls an intelligence system. With the introduction of Gemini Intelligence, Android devices are becoming more proactive, more context‑aware and more capable of handling everyday tasks automatically while keeping users in control of their data.

Google Unveils Googlebook, A New Laptop Category Built For Gemini Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2026

Google has introduced Googlebook, a new class of laptops designed around Gemini Intelligence and built to merge the strengths of Android and ChromeOS into a single, intelligence‑first computing experience. The company describes Googlebook as the next evolution of personal computing, shifting from an operating system to what it calls an “intelligence system,” with proactive assistance, seamless device interoperability, and premium hardware at the center.

Vapi Raises $50 Million Series B After Reaching One Billion Calls On Its Enterprise Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Vapi, the leading platform for deploying configurable voice agents at scale, has announced a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing total funding to $72 million. The round was led by Peak XV with participation from M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer Venture Partners, and earlier investors. The raise follows 10-times growth in enterprise annual recurring revenue and the milestone of one billion calls processed on the platform, which now supports more than one million developers and more than 2.7 million unique agents created.

KMS Technology Appoints Jason Wojahn As CEO To Advance AI-Native Enterprise Execution Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

KMS Technology announced the appointment of Jason Wojahn as Chief Executive Officer as the company accelerates its focus on AI-native enterprise execution and workflow orchestration.

Exaforce Raises $125 Million Series B To Scale AI-Native Security Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Exaforce has announced a $125 million Series B financing round, one of the largest ever in the emerging AI security operations center space, bringing the San Francisco-based company's total funding to $200 million. The round includes participation from HarbourVest, Peak XV, Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, Seligman Ventures, and AICONIC. The capital will be used to scale the company's AI-native security operations platform, deepen its real-time reasoning capabilities, and expand globally, including into Japan and Europe. The raise comes just one year after Exaforce's $75 million Series A.

Forus Raises $160 Million To Build AI-Powered Network Connecting Doctors, Pharmacies, Payers, And Biopharma

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Forus, formerly known as Tandem, has announced it has raised more than $160 million to accelerate its mission of connecting the fragmented systems that stand between medical breakthroughs and the patients who need them. The New York-based company is backed by Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint, BoxGroup, and Pear VC. The raise comes as provider adoption of the platform has grown 10 times year-over-year for the past two years, driven entirely by word of mouth.

Ditto Raises €7.6 Million To Transform European Healthcare With AI For Patients

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Ditto, the Rotterdam-based patient-facing healthcare AI app, has raised €7.6 million to fund its European rollout. The round is led by Heal Capital, with participation from Optiverder and Rubio Impact Ventures. The company won the 2026 Dutch National Healthcare Innovation Award and has been recommended to all policyholders by health insurer Menzis.

SAP Unveils Autonomous Enterprise Vision With Unified AI Platform And Deepened Industry Partnerships

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

SAP has introduced the Autonomous Enterprise at SAP Sapphire 2026 in Orlando, a comprehensive framework designed to enhance the world's most critical business workflows by uniting AI agents with enterprise processes, data, and governance. The announcement centers on a unified SAP Business AI Platform, the launch of SAP Autonomous Suite, a redesigned user experience called Joule Work, and a €100 million fund to accelerate customer adoption. The company also deepened partnerships with Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Palantir.