CES Spotlights B2B Tech Driving Next Industrial Era
By now, the consumerization trend of the B2B space is old news. But if the 2026 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is any indication, the tides of innovation appear to be heading upstream,...
How Private Equity Is Learning to Love AI
Happy 2026 and welcome back to Dealmaker! Private equity has long loved software companies, which generate gobs of steady cash flow from long-term customers. But that love affair has broken down beca...
AI Startup Hark Hires Ex-Apple Designer Abidur Chowdhury
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Hark reportedly hired former Apple designer Abidur Chowdhury as head of design.
Chowdhury joins 30 engineers from companies like Google, Meta and Ama...
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion
The funding is part of an A.I. frenzy, as investors aggressively plow enormous sums into fast-growing start-ups at sky-high valuations....
Stripe Integrates Crypto.com to Facilitate Crypto Payments
Stripe and Crypto.com partnered to make cryptocurrency payments easier for merchants and their customers.
An integration of Crypto.com with Stripe will enable businesses to more easily acce...
Accenture Plans to Acquire Faculty to Expand AI Capabilities
Accenture plans to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities by acquiring Faculty, a provider of AI-native services and products.
The planned acquisition will boost Accenture�...
