The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence—particularly the training of large-scale models that are used to power many of today’s widely used applications—is driving renewed growth in electricity demand. A new report released today from EPRI and Epoch AI forecasts that training a leading model could require more than 4 gigawatts (GW) of power by 2030—enough to power…
Two quantum experts disclose high hopes and realities for the emerging space The clock is ticking down to the realization of quantum AI and the sought-after “quantum advantage.” In many boardrooms, however, quantum remains mysterious: full of promise, but not fully understood. Still, desire to profit from being first on the scene is already driving significant spending….
Talview, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, has been awarded its first U.S. patent — Patent No. US 12,361,115 B1, granted on July 15, 2025, for Alvy, its Agentic AI proctoring solution. This milestone underscores Talview’s commitment to innovation and its impact on corporate hiring, education, and certification. Alvy is designed to both protect and assist, detecting sophisticated cheating tools…
MetAI,a Taiwan-based member of NVIDIA’s Inception startup program, is building AI-powered simulation environments powering the next generation of industrial and physical AI. As part of its mission to accelerate simulation-driven AI development, MetAI is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse technologies, including NVIDIA USD Search microservices, into its digital twin generation platform, MetGen—enabling the development of 3D SimReady environments from 2D CAD blueprints, beginning with the warehousing industry. MetGen,…
Nimble Gravity, a global consultancy specializing in AI, data, and software engineering, has acquired Fog Solutions, a premier data and AI firm recognized for its expertise in Microsoft Azure and Databricks and its rapid delivery of AI-enabled and cloud data solutions. This acquisition brings 50 additional data and AI experts—primarily based in the U.S.—into Nimble Gravity’s…
Strategic partnership brings first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence capabilities to North American inspection services PROtect, LLC, a leader in safety, reliability, and compliance services, today announced a strategic partnership with sentin GmbH to integrate cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) into their industrial inspection services. This collaboration makes PROtect the first North American inspection provider to offer comprehensive AI-powered inspections…
$63M acquisition brings physician AI team and datasets to Doximity’s AI suite Doximity, Inc. (NYSE: DOCS), the leading digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, today announced that it has acquired Pathway Medical Inc., a Montreal-based startup specializing in medical AI and evidence-based clinical reference. Physicians make up half of Pathway’s team. Over the past seven…
SignalWire, the leader in Programmable Unified Communications (PUC), today announced the open beta of its fully open source Call Fabric SDK and Reference App. This milestone release empowers developers to quickly build, customize, and launch modern communications apps, including intelligent solutions powered by the SignalWire Voice AI Agent across web, iOS, and Android. The new…
Analysts to Explore the Latest AI Trends at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, September 8-10 on the Gold Coast AI agents and AI-ready data are the two fastest advancing technologies on the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company. These technologies are experiencing heightened interest this year,…
Businesses can now combine the visual world with conversational intelligence for more natural and responsive AI interactions SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOUN), a global leader in voice AI and conversational intelligence, today announced the launch of Vision AI – an advanced visual understanding engine natively integrated with SoundHound’s voice-first platform. Inspired by how the human…