Data & Analytics

NEW YORK – November 07, 2026 -- Accrete will feed TenderAlpha's government contracting and supply chain data into its Argus for Supply Chain Influence platform, with customers gaining access to the expanded insights in early 2027.

The agreement targets defense and civilian agency customers that need visibility into the companies, suppliers and component parts behind the products and systems they rely on.

NDAA scrutiny and civilian agency pressure drive demand for sub-tier visibility

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requires closer scrutiny of defense suppliers. Civilian agencies face growing pressure to understand risk in critical food, agricultural and medical product supply chains. Risk often sits in sub-tier relationships and sources that agencies cannot see.

St. Cloud, Minn. – November 05, 2026 -- GeoComm has launched a four-tier Partner Program that gives technology, data, and channel partners a defined route from first conversation to certified integration to co-selling of public safety grade location intelligence.

Four cumulative tiers move partners from visibility to strategic growth

The tiers build on one another. Partners can start with visibility and relationship-building, then advance to certified integration, co-selling, and strategic growth as their work with GeoComm deepens. According to the company, each step carries clear commercial terms, so partners can start small and add capabilities over time.

Manchester – September 17, 2026 -- Mark43 convened more than 100 senior leaders from UK policing, government and the technology sector at its annual 2026 DDaT Forum in Manchester to address digital reform, legacy infrastructure and responsible AI adoption.

Forum targets interoperability gaps and legacy system modernization

Discussions at the event centered on four priorities: modernising legacy infrastructure, improving interoperability and data access, adopting AI responsibly, and scaling local innovation into national reform. Matt Polega, President, Cofounder and Managing Director of the UK at Mark43, said technology should reduce administrative burden and connect information for officers, adding that no single force should have to solve these challenges alone.

Provo, Utah – September 14, 2026 -- Qualtrics has introduced its XM Data & AI Platform, a system designed to close what the company calls the "Experience Gap" -- a divide between customer expectations and delivery that it estimates puts close to $3 trillion in sales at risk globally.

Qualtrics builds new platform on data from 18,000 organizations and 41,000 healthcare facilities

The platform consolidates more than two decades of Qualtrics experience data across 18,000 organizations with four decades of healthcare experience data from Press Ganey, spanning over 41,000 facilities. Qualtrics acquired Press Ganey Forsta in May 2026 for $6.75 billion, a deal the company says added regulatory-grade governance and anonymized health data to its experience dataset.

Berlin – September 13, 2026 -- Nearly 77 percent of businesses ranking in Google's top 10 results are completely invisible when customers query AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity, according to a new report from German directory operator Gelbe Seiten.

AI assistants cite fewer than five businesses per query, sidelining most Google top performers

The Gelbe Seiten AI Visibility Report 2026, based on 10,000 searches across 10 industries, found that AI assistants recommend an average of just 4.8 businesses per search -- a fraction of the traditional search results list. As a result, 76.9 percent of companies that rank in Google's top 10 are omitted entirely from AI-generated answers, breaking the long-standing link between search engine ranking and customer discovery.

Menlo Park, Calif. – – September 13, 2026 -- A new report from the Ethical AI Governance Group (EAIGG) and Draup argues that national AI advantage depends on strategic interdependence rather than complete technological self-sufficiency, challenging a core assumption driving global AI policy.

Report introduces scorecard ranking five national AI ecosystems

The AI Sovereignty Paradox: Why AI Advantage Depends on Interdependence unveils the Global AI Adoption Scorecard, a framework assessing national AI readiness across talent, infrastructure, data ecosystems, innovation, capital formation, and policy. The inaugural study benchmarks five ecosystems—the United States, Israel, France, India, and Japan—to determine how AI capability converts into economic and strategic advantage.

Stuttgart – September 13, 2026 -- DYMATRIX, a German provider of data-driven customer experience platforms, has named FELD M - The Data Collective as its newest solution partner, adding roughly 60 consultants across five European offices to its network.

DYMATRIX Expands Partner Ecosystem to Tackle Complex Data Architectures

The alliance combines DYMATRIX's Customer Experience Platform, which activates customer data in real time and orchestrates personalized omnichannel campaigns, with FELD M's two decades of consulting and implementation experience in data, analytics and AI. FELD M, headquartered in Munich since 2002, operates additional offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Warsaw and Basel.

New York – – September 13, 2026 -- FouAnalytics has launched FouAnalytics Practitioners Spotlight, a weekly LinkedIn series profiling hands-on advertising and digital marketing professionals rather than ranking them by follower count.

FouAnalytics moves beyond 'Top 100' rankings to profile individual practitioners weekly

Dr. Augustine Fou, founder of FouAnalytics, said the volume of skilled professionals in advertising, adtech and digital marketing exceeded what a single ranked list could capture, prompting the new format focused on individual contributions instead of aggregate lists.

Each profile targets practical problem-solving over follower metrics

Every one-page Spotlight will introduce a practitioner, describe the specific problems they solve, and outline lessons other professionals can apply directly to their own work. The series is built on real campaign examples rather than abstract career advice or generic credentials.

Singapore – September 12, 2026 -- Appier's AI Research team has found that large language model accuracy falls by 30% to 50% when the correct response is that no valid answer exists, a gap the company says undermines trust in enterprise Agentic AI deployments.

Marina del Rey, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Enginerds has launched Compass, a measurement service tracking how the technology press covers companies, products and technologies against each topic's own 15-month coverage history across more than 140 publications.

Compass classified 47,462 developments in August, finding only 1 in 13 described completed results

The tool measured 47,462 reported developments across 29,256 articles in August 2026, according to founder Alan Koenig. Roughly one in thirteen items described a completed result, with most coverage instead announcing or launching new claims.