America’s Housing Market Is Stuck, Not Sinking

Veros’ Q2 2026 VeroFORECAST℠ projects that U.S. home prices will rise just 1.1% over the next 12 months. SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Economy–Today, Veros Real Estate Solutions (Veros®), an industry leader in enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services, released its Q2 2026 VeroFORECASTSM, projecting that U.S. home prices will rise just 1.1% over the next …

Xero Announces New AI Innovations at Xerocon London as it Powers 5 Million Customers Globally

JAX, Xero’s agentic platform, simplifies end-to-end bookkeeping, automates routine tasks and proactively manages cash flow for millions of small businesses and accountants LONDON & SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xero (ASX: XRO), the global small business platform, today announced new AI-powered features within its agentic platform JAX that make it easier for small businesses and accountants and …

Kore.ai Partners With Atos to Deliver Sovereign Agentic AI for UK Enterprise

New partnership will accelerate secure, scalable and sovereign AI solutions to UK organisations SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kore.ai, a global leader in enterprise AI platforms and agentic applications, today announced a partnership with Atos UK&I, a global leader in AI-powered digital transformation, to deliver governed, production-ready AI agents to regulated UK organisations. Together, Kore.ai and Atos …

Floqer Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed Backed by N49P & Perplexity Fund to Build the Autonomous Customer Knowledge Base for GTM Teams

Founded less than two years ago by Shivam Mahajan and Zaaheda Islam, Floqer is well into seven-figure annual recurring revenue and cashflow positive, with 1,000+ customers including Perplexity, Wise, and AngelList HALIFAX, Nova Scotia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Floqer, the autonomous customer knowledge base for go-to-market teams, today announced its $2 million pre-seed round. Investors include Perplexity’s F7 Fund, …

Charles Russell Speechlys Opens New York Office and Connecticut Practice

The Firm establishes its 16th global location bringing a team of internationally recognized private client lawyers NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Charles Russell Speechlys, an international law firm with a focus on private capital, today announced the opening of its new office at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. The office — the Firm’s 16th global location and …

Faraday Future Founder and Global CEO YT Jia Shares Weekly Investor Update: Provides New Details on FF’s Robotics Q3 Campaign, EAI Robotics Summer Camps and Insight Into FF’s Delivery, Service, and Operations Capabilities

Starting July 6, FF will launch its first three flagship demonstration robotics summer camps. FF will partner with two major public-school districts in Los Angeles — Lynwood Unified School District and El Segundo Unified School District, where FF’s headquarters is located — to host these EAI robotics summer camps. FF recently signed a strategic cooperation …

Access Advance Welcomes Samsung and Sharp to the VVC Advance Patent Pool

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Access Advance LLC today announced significant additions to the VVC Advance Patent Pool, including Samsung Electronics and Sharp Corporation joining as both Licensors and Licensees. The additions strengthen Access Advance’s position in VVC licensing, bringing two of the world’s largest video codec patent holders into the program on both sides of the license. “The …

AM Best to Sponsor and Participate at Vietnam Insurance Summit 2026

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#insurance—AM Best will sponsor and participate at the Vietnam Insurance Summit, to be held 31 July 2026, in Da Nang, Vietnam. Thuy Anh Ngo, market development manager, AM Best, will discuss the credit rating agency’s 2026 outlook on Vietnam’s non-life insurance segment. The presentation, which will include topics such as insurance demand, regulatory …

AscentHR Acquires OS HRS to Strengthen APAC Payroll Leadership

Acquisition expands regional payroll capabilities across countries, enhancing support for multinational enterprises across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#APAC–AscentHR, a leading provider of HR technology, payroll, compliance, and workforce solutions, today announced the acquisition of OS HRS, a trusted APAC-focused payroll outsourcing provider with over two decades of experience in delivering multi-country …

Affinity Interactive Announces the Successful Transition of Primm Valley Casino Resorts’ Operations

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Affinity Interactive (“Affinity” or “the Company”) today announced the successful completion of the transition of Primm Valley Casino Resorts’ (“Primm”) operations by the Company’s subsidiary The Primadonna Company, LLC (“TPC”) to the Primm landlord and Terrible’s. Contrary to misstatements and what has been reported in the press, the discussions between TPC and the …