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Shield AI to Acquire Software Simulation Company Aechelon and Raise $2B at $12.7B Valuation
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shield AI today announced it is raising $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation and $500 million in fixed-return preferred equity financing. The Series G is led by Advent International and co-led by the Strategic Investment Group of JPMorganChase’s Security and Resiliency Initiative, with participation from existing investors Snowpoint Ventures, Innovation X Advisors, Riot Ventures, Disruptive, Apandion, and others. Funds managed by B...
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o9 Launches APEX: The Agile, Adaptive, Autonomous Planning and Execution Capability to Accelerate Enterprise Value Creation in the AI Era
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--o9, a leading software company that is powering enterprise planning and decisioning models across 30-plus industry verticals with its groundbreaking, AI-powered Digital Brain platform, today reported key highlights from 2025, including strong new client adoption, more than 130 successful go-lives, and 28 consecutive quarters of ARR growth. These results reflect growing demand for faster, learning-driven decisioning in a business environment shaped by volatility, uncerta...
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VHA Deploys Salesforce-Powered Agentic Operating System, Saving Thousands of Staff Hours for Front-Line Veteran Care
SAN FRANCISCO & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salesforce, the world’s #1 AI CRM, and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system, today announced the deployment of a new agentic operating system to simplify incident response and improve Veteran care across its more than 150 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical and outpatient centers. Across these medical centers, the VA serves between 16 million and 18 million Veterans. To best support them,...
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Advent Expands Defense Focus With Commitment to Invest up to $1 Billion in Next-Generation Defense Technology
BOSTON & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advent, a leading global private equity investor, today announces a commitment to invest up to $1 billion in next-generation defense technology companies. The commitment builds on Advent’s long-established investment strategy in the defense sector, where it has consistently backed businesses supporting national security priorities. The firm’s approach reflects a sustained focus on identifying and scaling technologies that are critical to maintaining a strategic...
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ConcertAI Appoints Missy Jerome as Chief People Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ConcertAI, a leading oncology real-world evidence and AI SaaS technology company, today announced the appointment of Missy Jerome as ConcertAI’s Chief People Officer. In her role, Jerome will lead workforce design, driving transformation across talent, leadership, culture, and systems to attract industry leading talent and build high-performance teams across technology, AI, and life sciences disciplines. As Chief People Officer, Jerome will serve as a strategi...
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Union Pacific Corporation Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release Date
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) will release first quarter 2026 financial and operating results on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET. Parties interested in participating via teleconference may dial 877-407-8293. International callers may dial 201-689-8349. A live webcast of the presentation and materials will be available in the investor relations section of Un...
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Genesys Reports Record Fourth Quarter as Organizations Accelerate the Adoption of AI-Powered Experience Orchestration
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesys®, a global cloud leader in AI-Powered Experience Orchestration, today announced a record-setting fourth quarter (Nov. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026) finish to its fiscal year 2026. The Genesys Cloud™ platform ended the fourth quarter with nearly $2.6 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR)i, growing more than 35% year-over-year. This performance propelled the company to reach nearly $3 billion of total revenue in fiscal year 2026, representing a 13% growth rate...
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UnitedHealthcare Introduces AI Companion Empowering People with Simpler Navigation, Personal Experience
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealthcare today introduced Avery, a generative AI companion that creates a simpler, more coordinated health care experience for members while empowering customer advocates to more efficiently respond to members. Available to eligible members through the UnitedHealthcare® app or myuhc.com®, Avery learns from people’s interactions with it and provides powerful self-serve capabilities. Avery adapts to the user, offering a more personalized experience based on the individu...
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New Survey from LegalZoom Reveals Compliance Is Weighing on Small Businesses in 2026
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LegalZoom.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: LZ), America’s #1 online legal services company, today released a new survey revealing that 33% of small business owners say compliance requirements have prevented them from pursuing new business opportunities. The most often missed opportunities include expanding into new areas (46%), securing new partnerships or investment (44%), hiring (43%), and launching new products or services (41%). To better understand the current sta...
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Spirent Announces Landslide M6 Platform for Validating Next-Generation Mobile Core Networks at Scale
HOLMDEL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirent Announces Landslide M6 Platform for Validating Next-Generation Mobile Core Networks at Scale...