A cybersecurity startup founded by an ex-Israeli intelligence officer has pulled in $60 million in new funding. The company, Zafran, uses AI to manage threat exposure as attacks grow more severe.
Mike Ng and Nikhil Buduma founded Ambience Healthcare to solve the crushing burden of medical paperwork. Their AI listens to doctor-patient conversations and automatically generates billing codes and notes.
Akido Labs isn’t just selling AI software to doctors. It bought a medical group to build AI directly into care. The goal? To let clinicians see four times as many patients. It’s a huge bet on a new model for medicine.
A new startup called Vinci has come out of stealth with $46M in funding and a bold claim: its AI-powered simulation software runs up to 1000x faster than conventional tools. It’s already being tested by major semiconductor companies.
Marvell Technology is looking to make a massive acquisition to supercharge its AI capabilities. The potential $5+ billion deal for Celestial AI highlights the fierce competition to solve a critical bottleneck.
The 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Manufacturing & Industry is out. It’s packed with founders using tech to solve big physical-world problems, from saving millions of pounds of fruit to building ocean barriers from sand.
This year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Education list is all about AI’s transformative role. Young entrepreneurs are building tools for personalized reading, student research, and even professional sales training, attracting millions in funding and users.
The CEO of digital experience firm Nexthink envisions AI agents taking over routine IT support, acting as a personal manager for each employee. He argues this could finally unlock the productivity gains companies are hoping for from generative AI.
In a candid interview, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna argues the current AI surge is sustainable, not a bubble. He also reflects on the company’s early Watson bet, calling its monolithic approach and focus on healthcare a market misstep. Now, IBM is pushing its Watsonx platform and a long-term quantum play.
The relentless energy demands of AI data centers are upending retirement plans for coal-fired power plants. To meet the need for “five 9s” reliability, companies are investing in retrofits and additives like EES’s CoalTreat to extend the life of these aging assets.
