5 Key Benefits of an AI-Enabled Safety Management System (SMS) in Construction

What is a Safety Management System? Explore SMS features, AI benefits, and how it reduces risk across construction, manufacturing & oil and gas.

Facing an uncertain job market and the looming threat of A.I., graduating high school seniors in America’s tech capital are increasingly rethinking their career plans. Job demand in fields like construction, along with the allure of potential six-figure salaries, have some high schools investing in hands-on classes that are redefining what success looks like for the class of 2026.

Nvidia's Taiwan HQ project underscores strategic alignment with TSMC, boosting local tech jobs but facing geopolitical risks. The post Nvidia CEO announces Taiwan headquarters project to start construction in 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The decline in housing starts signals potential economic slowdown, affecting construction, materials demand, and possibly influencing Fed policies. The post US single-family housing starts drop 9% in April amid market pressures appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xpanner, a leader in construction automation, has raised USD $18 million in Series B bridge funding. The round was led by Korea Investment Partners Co., Ltd. (KIP) with participation from KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC), both existing global investors. The raise brings Xpanner’s total funding to USD $38 million and marks a focused effort to expand its […]

Over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area, according to a new Gallup survey. Just seven percent said they were "strongly" in favor of new data centers. According to Gallup, data centers are so strongly disliked that Americans would prefer to live near a nuclear power plant than a data center - even at its peak, opposition to nuclear power plant construction topped out at 63 percent. Gallup's data is based on a March 2026 survey of 1,000 randomly-selected American adults in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia, along with an April 2026 survey of 2,054 adults "who are members of the Gallup Panel." … Read the full story at The Verge.

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — ProcurePro, the first end-to-end construction procurement platform, has secured US$11 million in a funding round led by QIC Ventures — one of Australia’s largest sovereign wealth funds and a major infrastructure asset owner. The round values the company at more than US$80 million. Existing venture investors Airtree and Glitch Capital participated, together with global […]

South Korean AI startup Searchdoc has secured approximately $2.1 million in early-stage funding, combining a seed round with support from the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund’s Innovative Startup Growth Support Program. Founded in March 2025 by engineers from AWS, Naver, and Samsung, the company has developed AI capable of analyzing large-scale industrial documents and technical drawings […]