Innovation

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

The Nasdaq-listed Israeli firm has begun production of custom shielded RF monolithic parts for an unnamed international government-owned company.

Tower Semiconductor is investing up to $3bn in a dual-track Japan capacity build-out, backed by $1bn in METI grants, targeting $3.6bn revenue

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

CSL Group has bought IoTM Solutions, adding a 30-million-SIM management platform and access to 100-plus mobile operators to accelerate SGP.32 readiness.

The invoice management platform sets out a three-tier model letting CFOs expand AI authority while preserving audit trails and compliance controls.

New research from GDC Festival of Gaming and Appcharge finds direct-to-consumer now accounts for 15% of the mobile gaming in-app purchase market.

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University formalised a partnership with the Bavarian University of Business and Technology during a Munich visit focused on AI and innovation.

OceanBase received a Strong Performer ranking in Forrester's Q2 2026 Wave for Multimodel Data Platforms, scoring highest in five criteria.

Southampton legal-tech firm Zylpha says its new AI-assisted bundle editor cuts creation time by over 20% in internal testing.

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.

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

Nokia will deploy its AirScale portfolio and AI-driven software to modernise Taiwan Mobile's 5G network, targeting automation, capacity and energy efficiency.

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

Cloudera and Mercy Corps have launched VERA, an agentic AI tool cutting humanitarian research time by up to 90% in Colombia and Sudan.

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

The partnership lets sports rights holders distribute fully licensed content to TikTok creators via WSC Sports' AI editing platform, at scale.

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.