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We’re opening a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared specification for AI agents to safely operate physical devices, to a first group of scientific research labs and advanced manufacturers. MHS enables AI agents to operate multiple lab and manufacturing instruments, such as microscopes, liquid handlers, and robotic arms, in parallel, and…

Applications are open for the Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech Accelerator 2026, a programme supporting women-led and gender-diverse technology startups in Egypt.

Standard Metrics, the AI-driven portfolio management platform built for venture capital and private equity firms, has closed $20m in Series B funding as it pushes deeper into AI-powered tools for private market investors.

CREST has launched a Security Testing of AI standard and accreditation for cybersecurity service providers, aimed at giving buyers independent assurance over providers testing Generative AI- and large language model-enabled systems.

Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Standard Metrics, the AI-driven portfolio management platform for venture capital and private equity, today announced it has raised $20M in Series B funding led by 8VC with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, and more

Standard Metrics has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by 8VC as the AI-driven portfolio management platform expands its technology for venture capital and private equity firms. Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures and Gaingels also participated.

A new standard that clarifies and enhances auditors’ responsibilities for identifying fraud or suspected fraud in a financial audit statement was approved by the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board on Aug. 20.

The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has published a proposal to allow companies to classify certain stablecoin holdings as cash equivalents. This could help encourage corporate treasury usage of stablecoins given their status has been unclear. To classify stablecoins as cash equivalents, the holder will need a direct relationship with the stablecoin issuer and…

Bill Blackie, chief executive for business and commercial banking at Standard Bank Group (Image