Artificial Intelligence

New York – October 13, 2026 -- Canyon Partners, a $30 billion global alternative investment manager, has appointed Chris Hansen as Partner and Chief Information Officer, tasking him with integrating artificial intelligence and alternative data across its investment platform.

Hansen takes charge of technology strategy and infrastructure from New York

Hansen oversees the firm's technology strategy and infrastructure. His remit covers information technology, business technology, engineering, data architecture, and the integration of AI and alternative data.

He will work with Canyon's investment and operating teams to embed technology and data in investment research, underwriting, portfolio management, and firmwide operations.

Boston – October 13, 2026 -- Flexcompute has secured strategic investment from Samsung Ventures and Applied Ventures, the venture arm of Applied Materials, to scale its Physics World Model, an AI system that predicts design behavior by learning the laws of physics. The company did not disclose the investment amount, and other investors also participated.

Flexcompute solves a 5-billion-DOF chip package warpage model in minutes

Flexcompute reports that it solved a 5-billion degree-of-freedom warpage model for a full advanced semiconductor package within 2% of commercial finite-element results, in minutes. The package contained more than 800,000 solder joints, an ASIC and 32 optical engines. The company says this is the kind of problem traditional simulation cannot reach.

Global – October 13, 2026 -- Customer success (CS) teams with a dedicated customer success platform (CSP) reported 100% net revenue retention (NRR), versus 94% for organizations without one, according to ChurnZero's Customer Revenue Leadership Study. The figure was cited during a webinar in which three CS executives each backed a dedicated CSP over a CRM module as leaders plan for 2027.

Gartner survey finds 91% of service leaders feel more pressure to adopt AI

Ravi Pimplaskar, Senior Director of Revenue Marketing at ChurnZero, cited a Gartner survey in which 91% of customer service and support leaders reported increased pressure to adopt AI. The pressure runs in both directions. Boardrooms are issuing mandates, while CSMs want AI to cut heavy administrative workloads, said Lukas Alexander, VP of Customer Success at ChurnZero.

Guangzhou – October 13, 2026 -- Nasdaq-listed Pomdoctor Limited (POM) said it will integrate AI, wearable devices, remote patient monitoring (RPM) and real-world healthcare data with its existing physician resources, aiming to move care from "diagnose and treat" to "predict, alert and intervene."

Pomdoctor bets on chronic disease management as the first use case

The company said continuous monitoring and timely intervention are particularly relevant to chronic disease management. Wearables and RPM can collect health indicators outside clinical settings, while longitudinal and real-world data give a broader view of changes in an individual's health status. AI would analyze these datasets, flag potential risk signals and support earlier healthcare decisions.

Fort Lee – October 13, 2026 -- VUSSENS Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of KOSDAQ-listed NEWEN AI, has set up its North American operations in New Jersey and launched its ontology-based AI beauty analytics platform in the U.S. market.

The company chose New Jersey for its proximity to New York, which it describes as a major global hub for international business and consumer goods distribution. It plans to draw on its local partnership network, including connections with New York University (NYU) Stern and the Global AI Frontier Lab in New York.

Platform runs on a language model trained on more than 800 billion tokens

The platform integrates cross-channel data from social media and e-commerce platforms in the U.S. market. A multimodal AI engine analyzes video, audio and subtitles at the same time across short-form content platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. This allows persona analysis by race, age, skin type and consumer values.

Menlo Park – October 12, 2026 -- Protiviti has been selected for Microsoft's AI Business Solutions 2026-2027 Inner Circle for the second consecutive year, placing the consulting firm among the top sellers in Microsoft's global partner network.

Membership is based on sales achievement. Protiviti ranks in the top echelon of Microsoft's AI Business Solutions partners worldwide, according to the announcement.

Inner Circle members get executive access to Microsoft through June 2027

Members are invited to the Inner Circle Summit in Spring 2027. They also take part in virtual meetings running from September 2026 through June 2027. These sessions give partners a forum to discuss strategy with Microsoft executives and peers, review Microsoft's road maps and future plans, and exchange best practices.

Shanghai – October 12, 2026 -- Forty-two multinational executives from 14 countries told Shanghai to use artificial intelligence to link services with manufacturing and consumption, at the 38th meeting of the International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai (IBLAC) on Oct. 11.

The session was held under the theme of innovation-driven development of the service sector. IBLAC was initiated in 1989 and now serves as a think tank for Shanghai mayors.

PwC chairman points to Shanghai's industrial base and Yangtze River Delta ties

Mohamed Kande, global chairman of PwC, cited Shanghai's strong industrial base, close links with the Yangtze River Delta region and mature service industry as advantages. He urged the city to connect technologies, research and capital with international service providers to address real-economy challenges.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- CrowdStrike has joined Anthropic's Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, gaining access to Anthropic's technical guidance and frontier cybersecurity research to defend energy, water, manufacturing and transportation networks against AI-accelerated attacks.

Program links security vendors and Anthropic's research

The program brings cybersecurity and critical infrastructure leaders together with Anthropic's technical guidance and frontier research. It also serves as a forum for sharing defensive practices and informing research. CrowdStrike says adversaries are using AI to operate faster and at greater scale, which shortens defenders' response windows.

Oslo – October 12, 2026 -- TGS has signed a framework agreement with Galdor Exploration AS, a new exploration company formed on 19 July 2026, to pursue exploration opportunities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and the wider North Sea using integrated data and artificial intelligence.

Galdor gains access to TGS data and technology across the energy data value chain

Under the collaboration, Galdor Exploration will draw on TGS' integrated data and technology solutions. TGS will also help Galdor implement AI exploration workflows, including TGS' proprietary Seismic Foundation Model.

The source does not disclose financial terms, contract duration or specific license targets.

Henderson, NV – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics has won the 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Award from FreightWaves in the Operational AI Integration category, for results delivered by its Autonomous Yard Operating System (YOS).

FreightWaves honors YMX among five AI winners in logistics

The award recognizes companies producing business outcomes with artificial intelligence across supply chain, transportation and logistics operations. YMX was named alongside four other organizations; FreightWaves publishes the full winners list on its website.

YMX's digital twin engine models layout, fleet, labor and electrification choices

Within the Autonomous YOS, YMX built a decision engine driven by AI and predictive analytics. YMX teams use it to analyze, test and continuously optimize yard operations. The model evaluates: