New Luma Study Finds AI Has Become Mainstream Among Creative Professionals, But Human Judgment Remains the Industry’s Defining Advantage

Inaugural report unveiled at Brandweek 2026 reveals 81% of creative professionals have released AI-generated content, while 62% worry about overreliance on AI at the expense of human creativityATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luma, a multimodal general intel...

Vibrant Planet Readies for Growth in Multiple Risk Management Markets with Appointment of New Chief Product Officer and Chief...

Jodi Alperstein and Dick Cameron bring deep product and science expertise as Vibrant Planet scales its analytics and software solutions for the wildfire crisisTRUCKEE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vibrant Planet, the technology leader partnering with comm...

JSOC IT and Trava Security Partner on Cybersecurity Compliance and Engineering

Trava's compliance programs and JSOC's engineering teams combine into a single offering for the clients of both companiesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JSOC IT, a cybersecurity and systems integration company, and Trava Security, a cybersecurity and comp...

Input 1 Payments and Premium Finance Now Pre-Integrated with OneShield

Insureds can pay in full or finance the premium in a single flow, at new business, endorsement, and renewalWESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. & MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--Input 1, a provider of billing, digital payments, and premium finance techn...

Sola Launches EBT Chip Support to Help Protect Cardholders from Fraud and Benefit Theft

Enabling software partners to process new chip-enabled EBT cards while support remains limited across the marketBROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#innovation--Sola, a modern payments platform serving businesses and software partners, today announced EB...

SovAI Launches as The AI Factory Architect to Deliver Sovereign AI Compute at the Speed the Market Demands

New company designs, builds and operates behind-the-meter AI compute campuses on three pillars: Sovereign Fuel, Sovereign Power and Sovereign ComputeDANA POINT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AIFactory--SovAI, Inc. today announced its public launch as The ...

Mercury Launches Intelligent Accounting with Mercury Books

The first AI-powered professional accounting software built directly into your bankingSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercury, the technology company providing radically different banking* for over 300,000 customers, today launched Mercury Books, doubl...

HoneyQuote Partners with Growth Catalyst Partners to Scale Coastal Insurance Platform

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HoneyQuote, an AI-enabled insurance brokerage building the infrastructure for coastal insurance distribution, has partnered with private equity firm, Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP), to accelerate its expansion across Florida and...

Data Management Builds Framework for AI to Safely Scale, ISG says

Companies expanding AI prioritize software to support data governance, usability and trust amid ongoing change, new research saysSTAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$III #AI--Enterprises are accelerating investment in data management tools and platforms...

Zip Forward 2026: Zip Expands AI Risk Orchestration to Make Procurement the Enterprise’s First Line of Defense Against AI...

Zip unveils the next evolution of AI Risk Orchestration alongside a Sourcing and PO Management Superagents, new AI data partnerships, an app marketplace, and accrual accounting automation at its annual conference in NYCSAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK--(BUSIN...

New Flo Health Research Suggests Women Don’t Necessarily Need to Change How They Exercise Across Their Menstrual Cycles

Data from more than 5,000 women suggests that physical activity or exercise patterns among non-athletes vary little across the menstrual cycleLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While the practice of tailoring workout type or intensity to specific menstrual phas...

Basic Capital Partners with Check to Bring Embedded 401(k) to Workforce SaaS Platforms

Companies building payroll products on Check's API can now offer employees a built-in 401(k) through Basic Capital, with no separate integration requiredNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Basic Capital, the technology-driven retirement platform, today announc...

A3 Expands Introduction to Industrial Robotics Course with Business Case for Automation

New ROI module helps learners evaluate when and where automation makes business senseANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Automation--The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has expanded its Introduction to Industrial Robotics course with a new m...

Powerus Named by the Department of War as an Industry Participant in Falcon Peak 26.2

Counter unmanned aircraft systems experiment led by U.S. Northern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force 401 at Yuma Proving Ground. Powerus named among 21 industry participants supporting Falcon Peak 26.2. Experiment runs at Yuma Proving Ground t...

Netsmart Honors Clients Driving Innovation, AI Adoption and Measurable Value at CONNECTIONS2026

Award recipients embody the new strategic chapter: Intelligent Platform. Your Community. Endless Possibilities.OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ArtificialIntelligence--Netsmart, an industry-leading technology platform company with a suite of sol...

Bain Capital Ventures Announces $1.6B New Fund to Invest in Founders Building for an Abundant Post-AGI World

Early-Stage Fund Targets AI Infrastructure, Physical AI, Security, ServicesSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) today announced the close of Bain Capital Ventures Fund XI (“Fund XI”) exceeding its target, raising $1.6 billion in...

Vantora Secures More Than $100 Million From Silversmith Capital Partners to Build AI-Native Operating Companies Inside Industrial Enterprises

Investment accelerates the company's proven model that enables the world’s largest industrial companies to own the AI layer of their operations and drive measurable financial impactSANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vantora (formerly UP.Labs) toda...

Eglin Federal Credit Union Becomes First Florida-Headquartered Financial Institution to Partner with Carefull

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eglin Federal Credit Union (Eglin FCU) has partnered with Carefull, the financial safety platform built to protect older adults and their families from scams, fraud, and financial exploitation. The partnership ...

Orion Ascent 2027: Registration Now Open for the Financial Industry’s Signature Wealthtech Event

Advisors and their teams head to Orlando February 22–24 to Unlock what comes next — with a keynote from Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk, sessions with Libby Greiwe and Michael Kitces, hands-on AI workshops, and a final-night celebration to close it...

Light & Wonder Announces Transition of SciPlay CEO

Oliver Chow to provide interim executive oversight as Light & Wonder reaffirms its commitment to SciPlayLAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Light & Wonder, Inc. (ASX: LNW) (together with its subsidiaries, “Light & Wonder,” “L&W” or the “Compan...

Bitwarden Research Reveals Gap Between Privileged Access Risk and PAM Adoption

84% of respondents rate securing privileged access as extremely or very important, yet 55% report no PAM solution in place, and 20% report an incident tied to overprivileged accessSANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bitwarden, the trusted leader i...

Your Best Customers Are Using AI to Find You. Your AI-Made Ads Are Losing Them.

Net Conversion's new consumer survey finds 54% trust a brand less when its advertising looks AI-made, even as most now embrace AI for shopping research.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Net Conversion, the Orlando-based impact media agency, today releas...

TeraSignal Introduces Industry-First Analog Wave Processor (AWP) for 200G/Lane AI Interconnects

AWP brings wave-domain signal processing to 200G/lane linear connectivity for 1.6T and 3.2T AI infrastructureIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--ECOC 2026 — TeraSignal, a leader in intelligent connectivity for AI infrastructure, today introduced AWP...

Intangles Opens First U.S. Headquarters in Dallas-Fort Worth to Meet Growing Demand for Fleet Technology Built on Physics Based...

Irving, Texas Hub Anchors U.S. Growth for Digital Twin Platform Trusted in More than 500,000 Vehicles Across Six Continents to Protect Uptime and Cut CostsDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intangles, whose digital twin technology is trusted by fleet owners wor...

Origami Risk Recognized in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS P&C Core Platforms, North America

Company Also Named in Inaugural Agentic Core Category of the Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Property and Casualty Insurance, 2026 Key Takeaways: Origami Risk has been recognized in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS P&C Core Platforms, North Ame...

Matic Becomes Among the First Home Robotics Companies to Adopt and Scale NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 2, Doubling On-Device...

News Summary: Matic, the vision-first home robot company, is among the first to adopt and explore NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 2 when it's released next year. Matic, the only edge AI-enabled, privacy-first home robot, will deliver even more perception an...

MGID Upgrades CPA Tune to Boost Campaign Conversion Rate by Up to 237% Over Manual Optimization

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MGID, the global advertising platform, today announces the launch of a major upgrade to CPA Tune, its automated bid optimization engine. Backed by data from over 30,000 tracked conversions across 13 verticals and 19 market...

IonQ, ORNL, NVIDIA, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Show AI Method Reduces Quantum Optimization Trade Off

An AI model directly generated quantum circuits, making accurate large-scale optimization faster and more affordable with constant runtime as problems growTORONTO & COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world's leading full-stack ...

Ginkgo Datapoints Announces Partnership with TuneLab to Close the Gap between AI Models and Lab Data

Integration puts Ginkgo’s biological data generation services at the heart of the industry’s most prominent AI-driven drug discovery networkBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) today announced that its Ginkgo Datapoints offering has en...

MSI Economics Report Finds America’s Power Buildout Is Gated by Execution Constraints, Not Demand

Annual Generation Construction Spend Set to Double to $150B by 2030, But Equipment Lead Times, Interconnection Queues, and Labor Will Determine How Much Gets BuiltBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MOCA Systems, Inc. (MSI) announced a new special report from MS...

Preview of Q1 2027 Financial Trade Show Guide Now Available from William Mills Agency

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--William Mills Agency, the leading fintech public relations and marketing firm, announced the release of a preview edition of its 2027 Financial Trade Show Guide ahead of Atlanta Fintech Week, providing financial services profe...

Morningstar Survey: Asset Owners Increase U.S. and Private Market Exposure as AI Risks Rise

Findings show that global asset owners increased exposure to U.S. assets and private markets while identifying generative artificial intelligence, inflation, and energy and supply chains as leading investment concerns.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morning...

Fall ‘26 Spotlight: HubSpot just made its most foundational product release, giving teams a new way to work and...

The all-new Breeze Assistant is the one tool you need to put HubSpot agents to work; just describe what you’re trying to do, and it handles the rest. It’s built on a strong foundation: every agent action runs on a CRM that stays current automaticall...

HubSpot and OpenAI Deepen Partnership to Bring AI Transformation to Every SMB

HubSpot launched the first and most popular CRM integration for ChatGPT to help businesses connect their customer context everywhere they work. Today, we are launching the first CRM integration with ChatGPT Ads for customers to build, manage, and me...

Amazon raises minimum starting pay for full-time core operations employees to $20/hour, with average pay reaching nearly $24/hour, and...

Amazon invests more than $1.5 billion in higher pay for U.S. core operations employees, alongside new benefits designed to help teammates’ money go further.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it is raising pay across the bo...

Figment Offers Managed Validator Services on Arc at Mainnet Launch

Figment, a genesis validator on Arc since testnet, will provide outsourced validator operations for institutions on Arc.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Figment, the largest non-custodial provider of staking infrastructure, today announced it is offering Ma...

PilotFish, Inc. to Present Real-Time HIPAA X12 270/271 Eligibility Verification at X12 Fall 2026 Standing Meeting

Live demonstration will showcase the PilotFish Product Suite, combining graphical integration, AI-assisted development, and standards-based automation for real-time healthcare interoperabilityMIDDLETOWN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PilotFish, Inc., a lead...

Wire 3 Surpasses Halfway Point of 100% Fiber Network Build Serving Deltona & DeLand

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wire 3, a Florida-based, 100% fiber internet provider, today announced its privately funded $60 million network in Deltona and DeLand has reached the halfway point of construction, marking a major milestone for tho...

Lightstorm Vision Acquires Outsyders to Accelerate 3D Content Creation at Scale

Outsyders' production-proven AI-driven pipeline—powering noted projects for Disney, IMAX, Samsung, and Google—joins Lightstorm Vision to bring high-quality 3D to new productions and existing content libraries at scaleMANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS...

AreaHub Launches Environmental Intelligence+™ API to Power Enterprise Investments and De-Risk Decisions

The launch includes a powerful API connected to AreaHub’s leading location, environmental, and climate data suite, enabling better due diligence, insurance underwriting, risk management, and resilience planning.MT. KISCO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Riskm...

ARGO Enhances Behavioral Health CareChain® With AI-Powered Clinical Narrative to Strengthen Medical Necessity Documentation

RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BehavioralHealth--ARGO today announced the release of its new Clinical Narrative enhancement in Behavioral Health CareChain® Version 5.4, designed to help behavioral health organizations streamline utilization revie...

Chime Opens New Office in New York City

New Flatiron hub puts Chime at the heart of its largest metropolitan marketNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$CHYM--Chime® (Nasdaq: CHYM), America’s #1 choice for banking1, today opened its new office at 122 Fifth Avenue, establishing its East Coast hub in M...

Augmodo Unveils Wearable Owl Mini and Owl Pro: Shrinking Physical AI Into Smallest, Smartest Smartbadge™ Ever Built

Six hardware generations developed in 24 months, shaped by workers who wear it. Augmodo is making jobs easier with smarter, lighter Smartbadge™: Physical AI moving at software speedSEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ai--Augmodo, which builds physical AI assis...

Shape Digital Launches New Technology to Reduce Emissions on FPSOs

Shape Lumen, the company's new solution, identifies the root causes of unplanned gas flaring, anticipates risks, and accelerates GHG analyses.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shape Digital, an industrial AI company that develops digital decision-making platf...

Littelfuse Announces Senior Leadership Transition

Deepak Nayar to transition to Special Advisor to the CEO role, ahead of his retirement at the end of 2027 following a distinguished career Dr. Karim Hamed to lead combined Electronics and Semiconductor businesses to drive long-term growth and operat...

Rune Debuts RELIC, the First Drama-Free Data Center Powered by Solar, With $40M in New Funding

Investors include Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Activate Capital, Committed Capital, Timeless Partners, and Logos Fund. RELIC units bring GPUs online in as little as six weeks and can be deployed in 60 minutes. Solar plant...

Pivot Bio Opens Nominations for its 15 Under 20 Fields of Promise Honors, Recognizing the Next Generation Shaping Agriculture’s...

New program will honor 15 individuals between the ages of 13 and 20 whose leadership, innovation and service are making a difference in agriculture and rural communitiesMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pivot Bio, one of the world’s leading agtech compani...

CADDi Raises $114 Million in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

Funding will accelerate the global expansion of CADDi’s next-generation Manufacturing AI Data PlatformCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AIEngineering--CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announce...

Orca Security Launches New Global Partner Program and AI-Powered Partner Success Platform

Integrated program and platform help partners grow more profitably, work more efficiently and drive customer value across the full lifecycle.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orca Security, a leader in cloud and AI security, today announced its new glo...

Empathy Expands Relationship with Transamerica to Bring Empathy Caregiving Support™ to Eligible Policyholders

Building on services offered through Transamerica to help families navigate loss and legacy planning, Empathy is making Caregiving Support available to eligible policyholders and beneficiaries facing one of life's most demanding transitionsNEW YORK--(...