Bentley Systems Achieves Key U.S. Government Security Milestone to Help Modernize the Nation's Infrastructure
FedRAMP authorization for ProjectWise and OpenGround provides federal agencies with secure, modern digital tools to deliver on the generational mission of rebuilding U.S. infrastructure EXTON, Pa., April 29, 2026 – As the national conversation focuses on the urgent need to fix aging U.S. infrastructure, Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that ProjectWise, its connected data environment for infrastructure project delivery,...
Trimble Links SketchUp with Anthropic’s Claude, Bringing New Conversational AI-powered Capabilities to 3D Modeling
Trusted, intuitive AI enhances design workflows, making it easier to move from creative concepts to 3D models WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 28, 2026 — Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today announced a specialized integration with Claude, the large language model and AI assistant from Anthropic, that makes it easier for Trimble® SketchUp® software users to create 3D models directly from conversational text or speech prompts. The powerful new capabilities are enabled by a SketchUp Connector model context proto...
Teledyne FLIR Defense Grows Third-Party Payload Integration Program, Adds Emesent Hovermap LiDAR for Unmanned Air, Ground, and Detection Platforms
Newly certified payload works across drones, robots, and radiation detection systems to speed deployment of GPS-denied mapping and fused CBRN visualizations QUANTICO, VA, April 28, 2026 — Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2026, Teledyne FLIR Defense announced the expansion of its Third-Party Payload Integration Program with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload. The agreement will deliver Emesent’s GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities across Teledyne FLIR’s unmanned aerial systems (UA...
New Nationwide Tool Helps Answer: Do We Have Enough Water?
Resource can help water managers make informed decisions about supply, demand and future growth RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released the first nationwide tool to help water planners determine if communities have enough water for current and future needs. Nearly 27 million Americans, or 8% of the U.S. population, live in areas where water demand consistently approaches or exceeds naturally available water supply. Until now, accessing comprehensive water availability information requi...
Aeroporti DI Roma To Deploy Outsight’s Physical AI Solution at Scale Across Rome Fiumicino Airport
Rome & Paris 23 April 2026 – Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) and Outsight, a leading provider of Spatial Intelligence solutions based on Physical AI and 3D Lidar data, today announced a major expansion of their collaboration to enhance operational efficiency, passenger experience and data-driven decision-making at Rome Fiumicino Airport. This deepened collaboration is marked by a large-scale deployment of Outsight’s technology across nearly all common-use areas within the Schengen zone. Outsight first d...
Eagleview Launches Eagleview Horizon: The Agentic AI Engine Powered by 25+ Years of Verified Property Intelligence
The company that captures nearly every residential and commercial property across the United States is bringing two-plus decades of property intelligence to the Agentic AI revolution to solve the real challenges of working with properties and structures; targeting a $1 trillion+ market across insurance, construction, government, and property management. Rochester, NY, April 21, 2026 -- Eagleview, the only company whose fleet of 100 aircraft has spent over two decades imaging nearly every proper...
ABB enhances AI capabilities of flagship industrial device digital solutions
My Measurement Assistant+, ABB’s industrial device maintenance solution, now features multilingual Copilot integration Solution provides proactive device-specific assistance and resolves most technical issues in minutes, ushering in smarter and simpler operations across industries In addition, users of ABB’s fleet monitoring platform Genix™ Datalyzer can leverage AI analysis for prescriptive maintenance in emissions monitoring ABB is making industrial device maintenance smarter and simpler with...
Planera Launches Manny, Turning Construction Schedules Into Live Decision Engines
Manny introduces natural-language querying and instant scenario modeling to CPM scheduling, cutting analysis time from days to seconds. SAN JOSE, CA – April 16, 2026 – Planera, the leading modern CPM scheduling platform, today announced the launch of Manny, an AI scheduling assistant designed to help construction teams analyze schedules, understand impacts, and make faster decisions. Embedded directly within Planera’s platform, Manny turns the schedule from a static document into a real-time dec...
From Pollution to Solution: Optimizing CO2 Conversion for a Sustainable Future
University of Toronto researchers finetune device that converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, which is used in production of fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals By Victoria Schramm Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions are fueling climate change—causing extreme weather, rising sea levels, and harm to ecosystems. Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) have found a way to optimize a device that helps convert CO2 into a variety of useful products including ethanol, plastics, and even pharma...
ALLPLAN Introduces Steel Genie, AI-Powered Estimating Software for Structural Steel
ALLPLAN launches Steel Genie by ALLPLAN to automate steel estimating from drawings. Copyright: Shutterstock New technology automates steel takeoffs from structural drawings to help fabricators estimate projects faster Munich, April 8, 2026 – ALLPLAN, a global provider of design-to-build solutions for the AEC industry, including leading structural steel detailing and fabrication software and part of the Nemetschek Group, today announced the launch of Steel Genie by ALLPLAN, an AI-powered estimati...