Tech Industry

Embedded Payments Drive Fintech M&A Focus, Says PYMNTS

Fintech M&A targets embedded payments, Serie A extends its CBS deal, and schools scramble after Google’s Gemini rollout.

The Early Scale: Dreamforce Focuses on AI, But Lacks Concrete ROI Data

Dreamforce 2026 spotlights AI but lacks ROI insights, urging leaders to validate AI investments. SHRM advises HRs to shift to continuous benefits management, while the EU delays new MDR standards to 2028, offering medtech firms strategic respite.

The Early Scale: EU's MDR delay shifts medtech timelines to 2028

EU extends MDR timeline, AI becomes universal in revenue but ROI lags, CMOs struggle with AI budget surprises. Here's what leaders should do about it.

AI use is spreading, but professional-services execution gaps remain

Surveys show AI use rising across services, staffing, and finance, while ROI tracking lags. The operational work now is measurement, governance, and contract te

Vision to Value: Adopting AI cyber defense in telecom

The telecommunications industry is frequently at the forefront of adopting innovative technologies, and this extends to its approaches to cyber defense. As AI-driven threats continue to rise in both scale and sophistication, telecom companies find themselves adjusting again to a rapidly transforming

The Early Scale: Education Department Revamps Edtech Purchases

As AI reshapes industries, new federal guidelines align edtech procurement with instructional impact, while energy and nuclear sectors face strategic shifts.

The Early Scale: Dreamforce 2026 introduces Claudeforce, CIOs to monitor AI token usage

A technological shift is reshaping how businesses manage essential operations and data pipelines. From customer relationships in hospitality to compliance and finance in education, the integration of AI is no longer an optional investment; it is becoming the linchpin of effective operations. This paradigm shift dictates that organizations across industries must align themselves with these technologies to maintain competitive advantages, streamline processes, and ensure compliance.

The Early Scale: PTZOptics redefines enterprise video with Rise 4K launch

Discover how AI is reshaping enterprise video, supply chain visibility, and smart building investments in today's dynamic B2B environment.

The Early Scale: Bizjournals reports Hadrian secures $1.37B for AI-powered factories

AI investments and logistics challenges dominate the headlines as construction and tech industries navigate rapid changes. Saudi crude shipments pause adds pressure on supply chains.

The Early Scale: CNBC: IBM partners with OpenAI to boost enterprise AI

IBM partners with OpenAI to strengthen enterprise AI offerings; B2B digital commerce is surpassing traditional markets. AI is also cutting drug discovery times to months.

Skills Over Credentials: What Actually Matters in Accounting Today

Gartner: AI platforms market to hit $64B in 2026, but 45% of finance AI spending misses strategic outcomes

Gartner forecasts the AI platforms and models market will grow 63% to $64B in 2026, while a parallel survey finds finance AI budgets are misaligned with board p

The Early Scale: Utilities will spend $1.1 trillion on the grid over five years. That is not a typo.

Utilities are committing $1.1 trillion to grid infrastructure. Anthropic and Blackstone just bet $1.5 billion that AI implementation beats model-building. And the federal government declared universal EHR adoption. The era of planning to modernize is over.

The Early Scale: AI Data Centers Can't Wait for the Grid as Manufacturers Lack the Plumbing

AI data centers can't wait for the grid. Manufacturers have the tools but not the plumbing. And logistics volatility just got a permanent address. Here's what B2B leaders need to know.

Industry clouds gain traction as enterprises look beyond generic platforms

Enterprise operators are evaluating industry-specific cloud platforms as generic solutions fall short of vertical compliance and workflow demands.

Why vertical proof beats agency size when B2B tech and fintech buying cycles stretch past a year

Enterprise marketing leaders picking agencies on headcount and awards are optimizing for the wrong signals when deal cycles run 9–18 months.

The Early Scale: CMA CGM Rewrites the 3PL Map With a $1.4B Deal as Meta Enters Cloud

CMA CGM rewrites the 3PL map with a $1.4B deal. Meta enters the cloud business as the EU squeezes AWS and Azure. And AI stops doing the paperwork and starts framing the walls. Here's your B2B brief for the Fourth of July weekend.

The Early Scale: Automation Crosses the Rubicon as BT and Verizon Bet $4B on the Enterprise

Automation crosses the rubicon, BT and Verizon bet $4B on the multinational enterprise, and a 19-day AI blackout exposes the infrastructure risk hiding in every enterprise tech stack.

Supply chain's AI moment: billing fixes, orchestration tools and C-suite moves signal a sector in transition

From Fixefy's agentic AI to Hershey's new CSCO, supply chain leaders are pushing AI and leadership changes to the forefront in 2026.

Pursuing the Impossible: The New Space Race with Firefly Aerospace Co-Founder Eric Salwan

Many companies set out to do something hard. Firefly Aerospace set out to do the impossible. After 10 years and several existential moments, Firefly did what no private company ever had: in 2025, it successfully landed on the Moon. Before Firefly, only countries had ever landed on the Moon—and it took extraordinary national effort…