Eighty-four percent of hiring managers believe high school graduates lack the preparation required for today's workforce, a gap that experts argue takes root long before graduation. Seeking to address this, EdTechQuest has launched Sculoo, a platform designed to foster self-regulation and leadership in elementary students through five-minute daily sessions.
Sidus Space, the Cape Canaveral-based aerospace firm, is transitioning its business model from prototype development to full-scale commercialization. Founder and CEO Carol Craig issued a shareholder letter on July 21, 2026, outlining a shift in priority toward recurring revenue, customer adoption, and strengthening the company's defense-focused pipeline.
Greenville-based Southern First Bancshares reported a significant financial expansion for the second quarter of 2026, with net income climbing to $11.2 million. This 70% year-over-year increase reflects robust loan growth and a strategic shift in deposit management that has bolstered the bank’s capital position and margins.
Non-technical professionals are adopting OpenAI’s Codex at three times the speed of software engineers, according to new data from the company. This shift, which sees business staff now comprising 20% of the platform's five million weekly users, validates a growing trend toward democratizing software development through automated agents.
A collection of high-precision CNC equipment from Santa Clara-based Lor-Van Manufacturing and Apex Machining will hit the auction block starting July 28. The online sale, managed by Tiger Group, features a suite of industrial machinery with a total replacement value estimated at $6 million.
While most natural products rely on standard carbon and oxygen, a rare class of metabolites incorporates exotic elements like boron, arsenic, and fluorine. A new review from Pusan National University maps how these atypical atoms drive unique biological functions, offering a blueprint for sustainable drug discovery and advanced biocatalysis.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has appointed RKD Group as its agency of record to modernize its fundraising efforts. The partnership aims to leverage advanced data analytics and integrated marketing to deepen donor engagement, ultimately fueling the organization’s long-term mission to fund research and secure a cure for the disease.
As global payment standards shift toward 8-digit identification and complex digital wallet tokenization, Sunny Isles Beach-based BinBase has released an updated database designed to prevent transaction misrouting. The firm’s new architecture utilizes an 11-to-6 digit waterfall lookup system to replace outdated, less precise legacy tables.
With investor home purchases sliding 6% year-over-year, Ladera Ranch-based Truss Financial Group has introduced a $1 million DSCR HELOC. The program targets the liquidity trap facing property owners who hold significant equity but are sidelined by high interest rates and the need to preserve existing low-rate first mortgages.
With over two decades of experience navigating the diagnostics and life sciences sectors, Trevor Brown has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer at DCN Dx. Based in Carlsbad, California, the company specializes in end-to-end support for diagnostic developers, ranging from initial assay concept through to commercial market entry.
Health plans and providers often struggle to balance innovation with clinical safety when deploying AI. League is attempting to bridge this gap with Forge, a new platform designed to help organizations build, test, and run agentic experiences that adhere to strict healthcare compliance standards rather than relying on general-purpose models.
Managed service providers and internal IT teams now have access to Dex, an autonomous AI engineer that executes end-to-end technical tasks. Unlike traditional software models, the platform charges a flat fee of $1.99 per successfully resolved ticket, shifting the cost structure from per-seat licensing to a performance-based service model.
St. Petersburg-based 5x5 Technologies has appointed licensed Professional Engineer Pankaj Taneja as Director of AI Micro Edge Intelligence Platforms. Reporting directly to CEO Anne Zink, Taneja will oversee the company's efforts to integrate advanced analytics into wireless infrastructure to support the growing demands of distributed AI deployment.
PlayOn Sports has added two senior executives to its leadership team, appointing Dave Bottoms as Chief Product Officer and Celia Poon as Chief Financial Officer. The move signals an aggressive push to scale the company's digital ecosystem, which currently connects more than 100 million fans across 8,500 U.S. high schools.
A custom-engineered notch and pocket plate, central to a modern clutch assembly, has earned Burgess-Norton the Automotive – Transmission Grand Prize at the 2026 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards. The recognition highlights a shift toward precision powder metal processing in high-performance propulsion systems.
Miami-based consulting firm Samaha & Associates has secured a senior credit facility from Lafayette Square to fuel its next phase of growth. The investment supports RM Capital Partners’ platform acquisition of the firm, which specializes in guiding credit unions and banks through complex technology modernizations and system migrations.
Since the start of 2024, Westport-based private credit firm Great Rock Capital has locked in $1.2 billion in new capital commitments. The firm has already deployed $900 million of that total, signaling a sharp uptick in demand for the specialized, asset-based financing solutions required by mid-market companies across North America.
Managing security for growing organizations requires more than manual oversight, and Promevo is pushing back against that complexity with major upgrades to its gPanel platform. By introducing an advanced Rules Engine and deep Drive Labels visibility, the company aims to turn reactive security tasks into automated, real-time administrative workflows.
SpecialtyRx has opened an 11,000-square-foot facility in Roanoke, Virginia, marking the company’s 15th regional pharmacy. This expansion aims to accelerate medication delivery for long-term care providers across Virginia and West Virginia, while establishing a logistical foothold for future growth into North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
After three decades of research in applied cybersecurity, the firm formerly known as QDSC has rebranded as CypherGenics. The company is pivoting to address the vulnerabilities of aging public key infrastructure by deploying its patented FASTKAT technology to protect edge devices and critical systems against future quantum-based threats.
Twenty-seven historic sites and organizations across the United States have secured $3 million in funding to protect landmarks of Black history. The grants, issued by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, aim to safeguard locations ranging from civil rights sites to modernist architecture during the nation’s 250th anniversary year.
At the 2026 Training Industry Conference & Expo, TalentLMS challenged the industry standard of measuring success through course completions. Instead, the company urged organizations to pivot toward capability engineering, using AI to drive measurable business impact rather than relying on fragmented experiments that fail to address fundamental organizational needs.
Maryland-based AiRISTA has launched a modernized version of its Sofia real-time location system, aiming to capture enterprise and government clients by prioritizing cross-platform compatibility. The update shifts away from single-vendor lock-in, allowing organizations to integrate diverse wireless technologies—from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth—into a unified, security-hardened management interface.
Genpact has secured the exclusive Rising Star designation in the 2026 ISG Provider Lens report for the Databricks ecosystem, marking the company as a standout performer in modernization and AI enablement. The recognition highlights a shift in market perception regarding how data infrastructure translates into tangible, agentic business outcomes.
Laboratory testing influences 70% of clinical decisions, yet remains one of healthcare's least managed benefits. According to the 2026 Lab Trend Report from Avalon Healthcare Solutions, diagnostic spending is rising significantly faster than utilization, forcing health plans to confront widening price gaps and the rapid complexity of precision medicine.
Salt Lake City-based Ivanti is shifting enterprise security away from reactive firefighting, introducing predictive remediation to its Neurons platform. By combining automated patch management with governed workflows, the company aims to help IT teams close vulnerability gaps before they trigger service-level agreement failures or security breaches.
Charlotte-based GCG Advisory Partners has accelerated its expansion in the first half of 2026, reporting a 200% surge in EBITDA following its recapitalization with BharCap Partners. The wealth management aggregator added $1.1 billion in new assets across four strategic acquisitions, effectively finalizing its three-tier national operating model.
As infrastructure managers grapple with increasingly volatile water-related risks, Boulder-based Divirod has appointed Michael R. Dyson and Nicolas Sauvage to its board of directors. The additions aim to bridge the gap between the company’s proprietary GNSS-Reflectometry sensing technology and large-scale commercial deployment across industrial and public sectors.
With only 4 to 5% of pets in the United States covered by health insurance, most owners face the full burden of retail pharmacy prices. A new partnership between Buzz Health and VetHubRx aims to close this affordability gap by embedding real-time discount pricing directly into the veterinary e-prescribing workflow.
Silicon Valley startup MyDecisive has emerged from stealth mode with a $12 million funding round, aiming to overhaul enterprise IT operations. Founded in 2023 by industry veteran Ari Zilka, the firm provides an AI-driven DevOps platform designed to govern, secure, and scale production systems for Fortune 500 companies.
