Databricks co-founder and CTO Matei Zaharia almost missed the email telling him that he was the 2026 recipient of the ACM Prize in Computing. “Yeah, it was a surprise,” he told TechCrunch.

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New portfolio structure reinforces ACM's customer‑centric approach across core process technologies New portfolio structure reinforces ACM's customer‑centric approach across core process technologies

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced a strategic partnership with Southern Methodist University (SMU), establishing a framework to advance artificial intelligence driven research, workforce readiness, and long‑term talent development in infrastructure engineering. The partnership builds on AECOM's deep domain expertise and global experience delivering complex infrastructure solutions, alongside SMU's academic leadership and research excellenc.

ACM's decision to retain its construction unit signals confidence in profitability, but integration risks may test its higher-margin strategy.

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The demand for AI solutions and data center-related infrastructure is proving to be the core growth pillar for infrastructure solution providers like Comfort Systems USA, Inc. FIX and AECOM ACM. The peak position of the United States' public funding program has fueled the already outperforming market demand despite lingering inflation risks and geopolitical unrest.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced that it has been selected by the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) to continue serving as a prime consultant, providing supplemental support services for the District's capital bond programs. This award builds upon AECOM's decades-long partnership with SDUSD, delivering future-ready learning environments and enhancing opportunities for San Diego's growing student population. “Our continu.

AECOM ACM has been offered a position by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency in the SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) program, an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a total ceiling of $151 billion. The SHIELD contract is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative defense solutions with greater speed and flexibility, positioning AECOM to benefit from future opportunities in a large-scale, high-priority national security program.

AECOM's ACM aggressive push into Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just a buzzword, but may be a meaningful margin catalyst. In its recent first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings release, the company reported an adjusted operating profit of $264 million, which was up 10% from the year-ago quarter, with adjusted operating margin improving 100 bps to 16.4%.