Issued on behalf of VisionWave Holdings NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — USANewsGroup.com News Commentary – Congress passed an $839 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2026, the Pentagon’s first full-year appropriation since fiscal 2024, directing $9.8 billion toward autonomous and unmanned systems across the Department of Defense[1]. The DOD’s total IT budget reached $66 billion, a $1.8 billion increase from 2025, with every service branch increasing its AI allocation and the Navy alone adding $308 million in AI spending, a 22.7% year-over-year jump[2]. VisionWave Holdings (NASDAQ: VWAV), Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ: ONDS), Draganfly (NASDAQ: DPRO), BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY), and Mercury Systems (NASDAQ: MRCY) are among the companies operating across these converging defense technology sectors. The Space Force received $26 billion in direct appropriations, with an…
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Recognition Highlights Company’s Innovation in Quantum-Safe Networking and AI Data Center Solutions BOSTON, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Foundry, a leader in Data Center and quantum-safe networking services and solutions, today announced it has been named a winner in the 2025 Tech Trailblazers Awards. This prestigious recognition celebrates the company’s commitment to innovation and excellence in advancing next-generation quantum security and networking technologies. The Tech Trailblazers Awards, represent the first independent global awards program dedicated exclusively to enterprise technology startups. Winners are selected by an esteemed panel of industry experts and a global voting public, recognizing companies that demonstrate extraordinary ambition,…
Key Highlights: RESTON, Va., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, announced that 32 institutions successfully went live in 2025 on its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Student Information System (SIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions. The year-over-year increase in go-lives underscores growing momentum across higher education as institutions modernize core systems to deliver more reliable, connected, and user-focused academic and administrative experiences. Modernizing with Ellucian Student, HCM, and Finance The 2025 deployments spanned Ellucian Student, HCM, and Finance, powered by Banner and Colleague. These SaaS-native systems are purpose-built for higher education and provide the unified, AI-powered foundation institutions need to streamline operations, enhance user…
AI-led BPM, The DDC Group, and AI Architects, MindMap Digital Partner to Accelerate a New Era of F&A. EVERGREEN, Colo., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The DDC Group, an AI-first operations leader, today announces a strategic partnership with MindMap Digital, a specialist in AI consulting and data-driven solutions. This collaboration is set to introduce a new era of efficiency and digital transformation for the finance and accounting (F&A) industry. “Together, we are setting new solution frameworks in F&A,” said Nimesh Akhauri, CEO of The DDC Group. “We’re co-creating advanced, AI-enabled solutions developed on the strong foundation of industry domain experience and functional…
Generative AI boosts ransomware participation with lowered barrier of entry and skill level required, while strategic control remains human MILPITAS, Calif. and ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Securin, a leading provider of AI-based Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) solutions, today released its 2025 Ransomware Report, finding that generative AI is rapidly accelerating ransomware operations by lowering barriers to entry, increasing scale, and intensifying psychological pressure across leadership, risk functions and frontline staff, without fully automating attacks. Based on analysis of 7,061 confirmed ransomware victims across 117 threat groups, the report shows ransomware evolving into a hybrid threat that blends cybercrime with infrastructure disruption,…
Eliminates the AI security gap by establishing Agentic Endpoint Security as the next frontier of enterprise risk reduction SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As AI transforms workforce productivity, it has created a dangerous, unmanaged attack surface on every endpoint. These AI agents and tools—the “Agentic Endpoint”—operate with deep access to sensitive data, unrestricted permissions, and the ability to perform nearly any action, yet bypass traditional security controls. To close this gap, Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, the pioneer of Agentic Endpoint Security, giving enterprises the power to finally…
Torq AMP Drives Agentic AI Innovation Through Deep Integration and Innovation Capabilities, GTM Collaboration, and Disruptive Joint Marketing For Abstract SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Abstract, the leader in streaming-first security operations, today announced it joined the expanding Torq AMP alliance program, designed to drive agentic AI innovation. Abstract was chosen due to its platform featuring a security data pipeline with streaming-first detections built in that seamlessly integrates with Torq’s AI SOC platform to empower customers and their SOC/Incident Response teams. Torq AMP is unlike any other partner program in the history of cybersecurity. It exists in stark contrast to partner programs…
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aragon Research, Inc. today announced the release of The Aragon Research Globe™ for Agent Platforms, 2026, evaluating the fundamental shift from simple chatbots to sophisticated, autonomous agentic systems. Driven by the convergence of Generative AI and Conversational AI, this year’s report examines 21 major providers navigating a market where use cases are expanding into nearly every enterprise vertical. The Shift Toward Agentic SystemsThe report highlights a move away from monolithic, general-purpose assistants toward specialized, role-based agents equipped with deep domain knowledge. These agents are evolving into digital labor that can reason, plan, and autonomously execute tasks across complex enterprise ecosystems.”The…
CHICAGO, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Convr AI®, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) company serving commercial insurance organizations with its underwriting workbench is pleased to announce the hiring of Eli O’Donohue as Head of Data and AI Underwriting Solutions.In this role, O’Donohue will lead business solutions, employing technical sales resources to further strengthen the bridge between Convr’s cutting-edge AI technology and customer requirements for the Convr AI Underwriting Workbench.With extensive experience in extracting business value from data deposits across commercial P&C enterprises, O’Donohue has a proven track record of customer success driving accelerated time-to-value for a broad array of customers. Most recently,…
Independent agencies gain insurance-native AI to automate policy checking, quote comparisons, and E&O risk mitigation. CANBY, Ore., Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HawkSoft and Exdion Insurance announce a collaboration designed to help independent insurance agencies mitigate E&O risk, shorten renewal cycles, and drive profitable growth without adding operational complexity. Exdion’s insurance-native AI will deliver policy checking, quote comparison, proposal generation, and endorsement workflows through affordable, easy-to-deploy models for agencies operating on HawkSoft. The collaboration brings industry-tested, enterprise-grade, secure AI—trusted by more than 10,000 CSRs, Account Managers, and Producers at the world’s leading insurance brokerages—to middle-market and Main Street agencies operating on HawkSoft. Historically,…