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Microchip Technology has launched a free SDK bringing sparsity-based CNN acceleration to PolarFire FPGAs, targeting aerospace, defence and space applications.

Parsons subsidiary SGSS secured a five-year IDIQ contract to develop and sustain software for the US Naval Research Laboratory's Blossom Point Tracking Facility.

The NASDAQ-listed consumer health firm secured a non-dilutive $1bn facility to finance up to 70% of its AI-driven supplement brand's marketing

The San Francisco AI startup closed a $100m round co-led by NEA and NAVER Ventures, with Amazon among investors, to build a full-stack

ASUS has released Zenni Claw, a hybrid local-cloud agentic AI assistant for supported Windows 11 devices, launching in beta as a free download.

Beneficient has committed $7.44m in preferred stock to Quartus Capital's second AI-focused growth fund, its second such deal this year.

Bosch has agreed a $225m federal funding deal to support a $2bn silicon carbide semiconductor plant in California, with commercial output targeted for 2026.

Fluence Energy will supply its US-built Smartstack system and full EPC services for Avantus's 200 MW / 800 MWh project in Tulare County.

Kratos Defense has secured a roughly $100 million sole-source prime contract to produce a ground-based modular space domain awareness system.

Microchip is removing licence fees from its MPLAB XC Pro Compilers and Machine Learning Development Suite, giving developers unlimited free access to both tools.

TestMu AI has shipped API calling support in Kane CLI, letting test flows seed data and validate UI against live backend responses in a single

Micron has lifted its US spending commitment to over $250bn through 2035 as construction of its Clay, New York fab moves ahead of schedule.

Micron Technology has secured a Strategic Customer Agreement with Ford to guarantee automotive memory and storage supply, backed by expanded US manufacturing capacity.

Micron will provide $500m to GlobalWafers' Texas wafer plant and sign a 10-year supply deal, anchoring a broader $3bn domestic investment programme.

The Lithuanian web-data infrastructure provider has secured its first outside investment in eleven years, targeting AI agent and web intelligence use cases.

Teads will make TiVo Ads' HomeScreen masthead placements available in its Ad Manager platform across the US, Canada and UK.

Volatus Aerospace has received a Transport Canada Letter of Acceptance for its Canary drone under the new Pre-Validated Declaration process for BVLOS operations.

Nemetschek has acquired HCSS from Thoma Bravo, adding 4,000 North American construction clients as it eyes Middle East expansion.

ASUS has listed its new ExpertBook P5 G2 and B5 G2 business laptops in the US, priced from $2,630 with Copilot+-ready NPU silicon.

The OTC-listed modular AI infrastructure company has added a capital markets veteran to its board as it advances its Regulation A offering.