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(L-R) Entrada Ventures' Alex Fang, co-founder and managing partner; Greg Fish, operating partner; and Eric Hall, managing partner....
Dec 7, 2023
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OpenTug and Blessey Marine Services Partner to Modernize Invoicing and Accelerate Customer Billing
SEATTLE, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTug today announced a strategic collaboration with Blessey Marine Services, Inc., a leading provider of inland marine transportation solutions, to modernize voyage invoicing through BargeOS. By implementing BargeOS Invoice Intelligence, Blessey will connect operational and financial workflows to automate invoice processing, improve billing visibility, and enhance financial transparency across its customer network. The initiative is d
Aug 12


LeBeouf Bros. Towing Completes Enterprise Deployment of OpenTug's BargeOS Platform, Advancing Digital Operations Across Its Fleet
SEATTLE, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTug, the AI-native platform purpose-built for inland and coastal barge logistics, today announced the successful enterprise deployment of its BargeOS platform at LeBeouf Bros. Towing (LBT), marking an important milestone in the companies' partnership and the continued digital transformation of inland marine operations. Following a phased implementation, LeBeouf Bros. Towing has completed deployment of BargeOS across its commercial voy
Aug 4


Coreshell Technologies Partners with L&F to Scale Batteries Free of Chinese Materials
Coreshell's cathode active materials supply deal with L&F eliminates the final FEOC risk in the battery supply chain — giving defense suppliers, OEMs, and energy storage customers a fully China-free option SAN LEANDRO, Calif., July 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Coreshell Technologies, a battery technology company, today announced an eight-year supply agreement with L&F Co., Ltd to secure a long-term supply of lithium-iron phosphate ("LFP") cathode active materials. The agreement m
Jul 10


Parasail to Combine NVIDIA AI Infrastructure with d-Matrix Accelerators to Achieve 10x Faster Token Generation
Inference service provider to deliver faster, more cost-efficient tokens by pairing NVIDIA Hopper and Blackwell GPUs with d-Matrix Corsair accelerators SAN FRANCISCO and SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Parasail, the inference cloud for AI-native startups, and d-Matrix, a pioneer in low-latency AI inference compute platforms for data centers, today announced Parasail is deploying d-Matrix Corsair inference accelerators alongside the NVIDIA Hopper and NVIDIA B
Jul 8


OpenTug and Telegraph Partner to Bring Unified Visibility Across Barge and Rail Logistics
SEATTLE and CHICAGO, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTug and Telegraph today announced a strategic partnership focused on delivering integrated visibility across North American barge and rail freight networks. Inland river, import, and export terminals rely heavily on railcars and barges to facilitate the movement of goods to end users. Yet, operational planning for rail and barge traffic often happens in disparate systems with limited coordination and visibility. For termin
May 26


D.R. Horton Bets Big On AI-powered Land Technology
America’s largest homebuilder has gone all-in on AI. D.R. Horton’s multi-year partnership with Prophetic signals a turning point for technology adoption in land acquisition—and a warning to competitors still operating in manual mode. Nov. 11, 2025 - Tyler Williams Prophetic , an AI-driven platform that automates the initial land discovery and analysis process for homebuilders and developers, just announced an organization-wide partnership with D.R. Horton. Oliver Alexander, F
Nov 11, 2025


Anchore and Chainguard Partner to Deliver Next-Generation Supply Chain Security
The partnership delivers a "Start Safe, Stay Secure and Compliant" posture by uniting Chainguard's hardened container images with...
Sep 24, 2025


IonQ and Kipu Quantum Break New Performance Records For Protein Folding And Optimization Problems
Collaboration delivered a successful solution for the most complex known protein folding problem ever executed on a quantum computer...
Jun 19, 2025


Kipu Quantum Commercializes Its Application for Large Optimization Problems on IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog
Application now available to members of the IBM Quantum Network including Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions, and research labs...
Mar 18, 2025


Kipu Quantum and NYUAD Partner to Advance Quantum Research in the Middle East
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 26, 2025 — New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), through its Center for Quantum and Topological Systems...
Feb 26, 2025


HTEC and AI Inference Hardware Startup, d-Matrix, Announce Strategic Partnership
HTEC announces partnership with d-Matrix, the creator of Corsair™, the world’s most efficient AI computing platform for inference in...
Feb 4, 2025


Quintessent and IQE Establish Quantum Dot Epitaxial Wafer Supply Chain for AI Optical Interconnects
January 23, 2025 SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Quintessent Inc., a pioneer in quantum dot laser technology and heterogeneous...
Jan 23, 2025


Princeton TMX Adds Barge Capabilities to Multi-modal TMS
Princeton TMX announces a strategic partnership with OpenTug to integrate OpenTug’s marine logistics capabilities into the Princeton TMX...
Aug 30, 2024


Kipu Quantum’s Algorithms Used For BASF Logistics Optimization
Insider Brief Kipu Quantum explores the potential of its novel quantum algorithms for BASF’s logistics optimization. Kipu Quantum is a...
Jul 25, 2024


Kipu Quantum and Quantum-South Announce Strategic Partnership
Karlsruhe, Germany / Montevideo, Uruguay - June 4th 2024 Kipu Quantum GmbH, a German quantum software company focusing on developing...
Jun 3, 2024


Ferroglobe & Coreshell Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Deliver World's First Battery-Grade Metallurgical Silicon for Electric Vehicles
Partnership to enable development of the lowest cost, longest range EV batteries replacing graphite and silane-based silicon with...
Mar 12, 2024


City of Dallas Selects the MixMode Platform to Fortify Its Critical Infrastructure
Investment will help ensure the protection and resilience of the city's critical systems against cyberattacks SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb....
Feb 29, 2024


MixMode Launches Paradigm Partner Program Enabling Global Partners w/ Adv. Gen. AI for Cyber Defense
New Channel-First Approach Allows Partners to Offer Immediate Deployment of Real-Time Detection for Novel and AI-Generated Threats at...
Aug 22, 2023


Kipu Quantum and the University of Santiago de Chile Sign Research Agreement
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY, and SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE, August 10, 2023 – Kipu Quantum GmbH, a German quantum software company focusing on...
Aug 10, 2023


AppliedVR and National Cancer Inst. Collaborate on Research Evaluating VR for Reducing Anxiety...
Interim analysis supports feasibility and acceptability of a novel VR intervention to target psychological symptoms for PBT patients. LOS...
Jul 20, 2023
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