Mistral Wins $20 Million U.S. Army Contract for THOR Group 2 Drones
Mistral Inc. has received a $20 million contract from the U.S. Army to supply THOR Group 2 uncrewed aircraft systems and mission payloads, with completion expected by March 2027.
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Mistral Inc. has received a $20 million contract from the U.S. Army to supply THOR Group 2 uncrewed aircraft systems and mission payloads, with completion expected by March 2027.
Oracle and BorderPlex Digital Assets will use Bloom Energy fuel cells to power Project Jupiter, a large AI data center campus in New Mexico, replacing gas turbines and diesel generators with a low-emission microgrid.
Feldspar has introduced a prototype of its surface-based force measurement platform, developed with Cambridge Design Partnership. The system captures real-time ground reaction forces directly from the sports surface and is designed to scale across multiple sports environments.
NSS Labs has released the AI Protection Systems test methodology, a framework for evaluating the security of enterprise AI deployments across eight key dimensions, including prompt injection resistance and data exfiltration prevention.
CGI has launched a high security sovereign AI and data services platform in Finland, providing a KATAKRI-compliant environment for secure AI application development and operation for enterprise and public sector clients.
Conscientia Health has launched a virtual primary care service that integrates mental and physical health care using AI tools. The platform serves over 15,000 patients across all 50 states and includes features for preventive care, chronic condition management, and same-day visits.
PATEO has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to develop an integrated software and hardware AI box solution for vehicles, powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor platform. The system aims to support large AI models in automotive applications and enable deployment across major automakers.
Electrosoft Services has appointed Jamie Holcombe, former CIO of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as its Chief Operating Officer to scale federal program delivery and advance AI-enabled cybersecurity offerings.
Avoca has raised over $125 million across Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds, reaching a $1 billion valuation. The company provides AI tools for service businesses, enabling automated call handling, scheduling, and marketing.
Cantata Health Solutions unveiled new AI tools at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing 2026 Conference, including the Ask Arize assistant and a partnership with Clinically AI to streamline documentation and compliance for behavioral health providers.
Agile Defense has appointed James Nowotny as Vice President of Justice and National Security, where he will lead efforts with the FBI, Department of Justice, and State Department to expand the company’s national security operations.
Pudu Robotics has opened a new U.S. headquarters in Dallas, Texas, as part of its expansion strategy in the Americas. The facility will strengthen regional operations and support continued growth across service, cleaning, industrial delivery, and embodied AI sectors.
Keys Inc. will present its AI-powered ERP platform for the locksmith industry at the Startup Grind Global Conference on April 28, 2026, showcasing new autonomous AI capabilities and its proposed national certification initiative.
Proteotype Diagnostics has been selected as an industrial beneficiary in the EU-funded HER-CARE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network, joining leading European cancer research institutions to advance early detection and personalized treatment strategies for hereditary and early-stage breast cancer.
OpenAI and Microsoft have signed a new agreement that ends Microsoft's exclusive rights to OpenAI's products, allowing the AI company to work with other cloud providers like Amazon and Google while keeping Microsoft as its primary cloud partner.
Marvell Technology has acquired Swiss silicon photonics startup Polariton Technologies to strengthen its optical interconnect capabilities and advance performance scaling to 3.2T and beyond. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Anthropic ran a weeklong experiment called Project Deal where AI agents represented employees as buyers and sellers in a marketplace, completing 186 real transactions worth over $4,000.
Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees and close 6,000 open roles as it increases investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and research.
Cognition AI is negotiating a new funding round that could value the company at $25 billion, more than doubling its previous valuation of $10.2 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Cohere has announced plans to acquire German AI company Aleph Alpha in a deal valued at approximately 20 billion dollars, expanding its presence in Europe and strengthening its focus on sovereign AI solutions.