The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is shifting from prototype testing toward larger production runs, but officials are confronting a persistent challenge: a shortage of batteries that meet strict NDAA compliance standards. On May 13 at the XPONENTIAL 2026 conference, government and industry leaders discussed plans to field thousands of small unmanned aircraft systems while enforcing […]
The emergence of artificial intelligence as a primary shopping tool is reshaping how e-commerce companies approach customer acquisition, prompting significant investment in platforms designed to navigate this technological shift. ReFiBuy, a Raleigh-based startup founded by serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo, recently secured $13.6 million in seed funding to help brands optimize their presence for AI-powered shopping […]
