Bobyard, the AI platform automating construction takeoffs and estimates, has closed a $35 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by 8VC, with participation from Pear VC, Primary Venture Partners, Tishman Speyer, RXR, Caffeinated Capital, and Merrick Ventures. The San Francisco-based company has developed computer-vision technology that automates up to 70 percent of

BrainChip Holdings Ltd. has raised $25 million in capital funding to advance development and commercialization of its neuromorphic AI technology. The company, listed on ASX as BRN and on OTCQX as BRCHF, plans to use the investment to expand its product offerings in chips and modules ahead of major demonstrations at CES. The Australian company

Images sit at the center of visual design. They make ideas land faster. They bring early-stage work to life. And when designers can see how images fit within a layout, they make smarter decisions about the overall experience. But the detailed work takes time. Removing backgrounds, erasing unwanted objects, resizing assets for different screens. These

Combining deep software engineering expertise with the power of Gemini Enterprise, these AI agents deliver production-ready solutions across industries, including finance, healthcare, retail and more EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading digital and AI transformation company, today announced the availability of several new, high-impact AI agents on Google Cloud Marketplace. Utilizing an advanced engineering-driven approach,

Combined solution automates identity decisions across human and non-human identities, strengthening Zero Trust security Joint offering eliminates identity silos by integrating PAM, IAM, and IGA into a cohesive, AI-driven framework for enhanced visibility, control and governance BeyondTrust, the global leader in privilege-centric identity security protecting Paths to Privilege, and Ping Identity, a leader in securing digital

AMD and Broadcom Veteran Joins Expanded Executive Team  Quadric® today announced the appointment of Ravi Chakaravarthy as Vice President, Software Engineering effective immediately. Chakaravarthy will lead Quadric’s rapidly expanding software engineering organization, driving development of the company’s market leading embedded AI software stack that powers Quadric Chimera AI processor IP. Prior to joining Quadric, Chakaravarthy led software development

Extends Selector’s AI-powered observability and automation to enterprises operating within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Selector, the industry leader in AI-driven observability and network intelligence, today announced that its flagship platform is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, giving enterprises a streamlined path to deploy Selector’s AI-powered observability platform through their existing Azure billing and procurement

The AI Support Readiness Test is a free online assessment for support leaders that scores their AI readiness and flags risks before they implement automation. LTVplus, a global customer support outsourcing company, today announced the launch of “The AI Support Readiness Test”, a three-minute diagnostic that reveals whether a company’s support operation is truly ready

AWS kicked off re:Invent 2025 with a defensive urgency that is unusual for the cloud leader, arriving in Las Vegas under pressure to prove it can still set the agenda for enterprise AI. With Microsoft and Google tightening their grip on CIOs’ mindshare through integrated AI stacks and workflow-ready agent platforms, AWS CEO Matt Garman

The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), which is intended to provide a neutral, open foundation to ensure that agentic AI evolves transparently and collaboratively. Announced December 9, the AAIF is anchored by founding contributions including Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol, an open protocol for integrating LLM applications and external