Niantic ventures into the Geospatial with a purpose

Niantic is reportedly moving away from the gaming scene and into the world of artificial intelligence.

In a press release, the company announced its new direction, known as Niantic Spatial. This name might sound familiar, especially if you're a Pokémon GO fan. Niantic reiterates its recent sale of its games division to Scopely. In short, the company is starting with roughly $250 million in its back pocket. As such, Niantic Spatial is turning onto a different road, one that will lead it toward a "large geospatial model."

Niantic Spatial states it will seek to bridge the gap between the "physical and digital worlds" through this geospatial fusion.

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Coterie Insurance and Smarter Risk Announce New Partnership

APPLETON, Wis., May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coterie Insurance (Coterie), a tech-enabled, data-powered managing general agent (MGA), is pleased to announce a new partnership with Smarter Risk, a leading online platform specializing in innovative risk control solutions as part of Coterie Applications’ Manage My Risk Program.

Coterie offers best-in-class insurance coverage through independent agents, wholesalers, and brokers while also developing and utilizing innovative technology to make the process of purchasing insurance effortless. Through the Manage My Risk program, Coterie provides optional tools and resources to their policyholders to simplify comprehensive loss control programs.

“Small business owners don't focus on insurance or risk mitigation every day,” said David McFarland, CEO of Coterie. “They trust their agents to do that. The Manage My Risk program enables our agents and brokers to promote these niche resources to their clients. By adding Smarter Risk’s offerings to the Manage My Risk program, we can now give policyholders enhanced on-demand tools to protect their business.”

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DailyPay Acknowledges Key Regulatory Achievement as Indiana Signs into Law Legislation Regarding EWA, On-Demand Pay

DailyPay, a worktech company and a leading provider of On-Demand Pay (also known as earned wage access), marks another regulatory achievement as Indiana becomes the latest state to sign into law legislation regarding the product.

Indiana’s HEA 1125 codifies the industry’s best practices “into law, including recognizing that On-Demand Pay is a financial product, and mandating appropriate consumer protections.”

Indiana now joins multiple states across the country, including California, Nevada, Utah, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and South Carolina, which have also taken affirmative steps to “ensure appropriate regulation is in place for the product.”

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Project Canary and Sniffer Robotics Partner to Transform Landfill Methane Emissions Monitoring and Quantification

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Project Canary, an emissions measurement and reporting platform, and Sniffer Robotics, a pioneer in drone-based emissions monitoring, today announced a strategic partnership that will revolutionize methane emissions monitoring and quantification at landfill sites worldwide.

This collaboration integrates Sniffer Robotics' EPA-approved drone-based surface emissions measurement (SEM) data collection system with Project Canary's best-in-class emissions quantification models. The partnership creates an unprecedented solution that enhances emissions source detection, localization, and instant quantification to deliver actionable insights for landfill operators seeking to understand and mitigate their environmental impact.

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Tired of doing laundry? These startups want to help.

Doing laundry can be a chore. It takes time and is tedious. Few people like to do it.

So it’s no surprise that startups have emerged to take that load off your back — literally. And investors are lining up to fund new and older players alike. 

Eleven-month-old NoScrubs has just raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Initialized Capital for its on-demand laundry delivery service.

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