Seventy-eight percent of small business owners remain skeptical of artificial intelligence despite nearly half of firms saving four hours or more per week through its use. A new study from Bluevine reveals a stark divide between the tangible productivity gains of automation and a persistent lack of trust in its accuracy.
To commemorate Colorado’s sesquicentennial, Denver-based Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey has unveiled a curated list of trailblazers who have defined the state’s identity. The initiative honors 150 figures across arts, conservation, and industry, while inviting the public to help expand the registry before Colorado Day celebrations in August.
When servers go dark or software failures strike, the ability to troubleshoot at the hardware level often makes the difference between hours of downtime and a swift return to operation. Legrand is now addressing these high-pressure scenarios with the launch of its Dominion KX III G2 KVM-over-IP matrix.
Floor plan lending operates on a complex web of dealer behaviors and asset types that defy standardized software solutions. Casey J. Holyk, Vice President of Client Development at 12th Tech, argues that technical capability matters little without a deep, practical understanding of the underlying business realities that lenders navigate daily.
Fintech firm Octane has finalized a $750 million forward-flow agreement with investment manager AB CarVal, marking its largest capital commitment to date. The deal, which supports the expansion of the company’s powersports and outdoor equipment lending, includes an option to increase the total facility to $1.125 billion.
For nearly half of all Americans, the quintessential taste of childhood isn't found in a bottle but at the end of a green garden hose. Tapping into this collective memory, O.M. Scott & Sons has launched H2HOSE, a limited-edition canned water that elevates the backyard summer ritual into a premium retail experience.
Country music star Megan Moroney is expanding her brand into the beauty sector with the launch of Calliope, a signature fragrance developed in partnership with Scent Beauty. The scent, which takes its name from the Greek muse of epic poetry, arrives as the singer kicks off her international Cloud 9 Tour.
Over half of small business owners rely on personal savings or credit cards to fund operations, often ignoring the very payment processors they use daily. Flute aims to bridge this capital gap by integrating working capital and instant payout tools directly into its payments dashboard through a new partnership with Jaris.
Sneaker culture meets portable spirits on July 24 as Fireball Cinnamon Whisky releases a limited-edition high-top featuring a hidden tongue compartment. The custom footwear is specifically engineered to house the brand’s new Stash Flask, a flexible 200mL pouch designed for discrete transport during spontaneous social gatherings.
A new six-month clinical study published in Dermatology and Therapy reports that women using Nutrafol supplements experienced hair growth rates 19% to 37% faster than baseline. The research highlights linear hair growth rate as a primary metric, a complex clinical endpoint rarely prioritized in hair health studies.
With AI-related inquiries now representing 40% of its consulting business, Atlanta-based Insight Global plans to double the headcount of its IG Labs division by the end of 2026. The move signals a broader transition among corporate clients from experimental AI pilots to large-scale, production-ready enterprise deployments.
San Jose-based Supermicro is expanding its rack-level liquid cooling capabilities, launching ten new Rear Door Heat Exchanger models designed to support high-density AI and HPC clusters. The portfolio targets both modern facilities and legacy retrofits, offering cooling capacities that scale from 10kW up to 120kW per rack.
Dania Beach-based IntelePeer has launched Aqurio, a new venture dedicated to deploying autonomous AI agents within high-stakes sectors like healthcare and finance. By focusing on governance and compliance-first infrastructure, the company aims to move beyond simple chatbots toward systems capable of executing complex, end-to-end operational workflows.
Canaan Inc. has been granted an additional 180-day window by Nasdaq to bring its share price back into compliance with exchange listing standards. The crypto-infrastructure firm, which recently moved its listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market, now has until January 11, 2027, to lift its bid price above the one-dollar threshold.
Durham-based payments firm Spreedly has launched a standalone vault, allowing merchants to store and manage their own payment credentials independently of full orchestration platforms. The move addresses a structural shift in global commerce, where ownership of sensitive financial data is increasingly seen as a vital competitive advantage.
Olivia Dunne is partnering with snack brand JUNKLESS to launch a national contest for female college athletes, offering a semester-long NIL brand deal. The initiative, managed through the JUNKLESS Athlete Collective, seeks to provide emerging collegiate stars with financial support and a platform to cultivate their personal brands.
The Bascom Group has acquired Castlewood Park Apartments in Buena Park, California, for $53.1 million. The 183-unit community, originally built in 1963, represents a strategic value-add play in a supply-constrained Southern California market where the firm continues to aggressively deploy capital despite broader sector volatility.
As generative AI tools enable B2B teams to produce messaging at unprecedented speeds, the primary challenge has shifted from content volume to quality. Boise-based GetWhys is addressing this gap by launching a platform that grounds sales and marketing materials in a proprietary database of thousands of real buyer interviews.
Jason Phillips, the founder and CEO of Allen-based Phillips Home Improvements, has been named to the inaugural class of the 2026 Dallas-Fort Worth Titan 100. The recognition highlights his long-standing commitment to ethical business practices and professional leadership within the North Texas home improvement sector.
“Would you kill to protect a secret that wasn’t yours?” With that haunting provocation, award-winning author Diana Louise Webb launches A Twisted Crucible: The Riddle of the Ruined Soul, the second installment in her Broken Reflections psychological thriller series, available now to readers seeking a deep dive into suburban noir.
Targeting high-demand industrial corridors, WareSpace has acquired a five-building portfolio totaling 441,000 square feet. This expansion into Austin, Miami, San Diego, and Southern California’s Inland Empire marks the company’s first portfolio-level transaction, signaling an aggressive push to capture the underserved market of small-scale commercial tenants.
Concerns over the visibility and complexity of traditional hearing devices often keep people from seeking treatment, but a new product aims to change that dynamic. HearUSA has officially rolled out the Signia Active Mini IX, a compact, ready-to-wear hearing aid designed to balance aesthetic discretion with advanced speech-enhancement technology.
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day, high-protein ice cream brand Protein Pints is launching a nationwide Golden Pint Scavenger Hunt. Participants in select cities will compete to decode daily social media clues, leading them to physical locations where they can claim $1,000 and a year's supply of ice cream.
From a modest regional footprint to a national network of nearly 200 providers, Clearway Pain Solutions is restructuring its executive suite to manage its rapid scale. Dr. Damean Freas, the architect of this expansion, shifts to Chairman of the Board, while COO Jonathan Davis assumes the role of CEO.
After two decades navigating the production side of the commercial bakery sector, Peter Sonenstein is shifting his focus to equipment distribution. All Bake Technologies has appointed the industry veteran as its new Vice President of Sales & Marketing, tasking him with refining customer support and scaling the company’s outreach.
With over 25 years of experience scaling healthcare technology firms, entrepreneur Joseph H. Davi has been appointed as a Board Observer at Outcomes Matter Innovations. The move signals a strategic push for the New Jersey-based company as it seeks to refine its value-based specialty care models and expand its national footprint.
Ten years after its 2016 launch, Beachwood-based OneSeven is pivoting from foundational development toward a strategy of aggressive scaling. Managing over $10 billion in assets, the firm is currently restructuring its support platform to help independent advisors navigate rapid technological shifts and complex succession planning requirements.
MindWalk Holdings, the Austin-based firm formerly known as ImmunoPrecise Antibodies, enters a critical earnings window on July 22, 2026. Following its recent inclusion in the Russell 3000E Index and a strategic shift toward AI-designed therapeutics, the company faces investor scrutiny over its proprietary biological data architecture and GLP-1 program trajectory.
Solo dental practices are converting only 16.1% of referrals into completed treatments, lagging significantly behind the 25.5% conversion rate achieved by enterprise groups. This disparity, highlighted in Intiveo’s 2026 Dental Patient Engagement Report, signals a critical divide in growth potential across the oral surgery and specialty landscape.
Montreal-based CRO CellCarta has launched a global consortium of seven digital pathology and artificial intelligence firms, aiming to provide biopharmaceutical sponsors with a unified, platform-agnostic pathway for biomarker discovery and clinical trial execution across oncology, neurology, and autoimmune disease research.
