DRYOUT (South Jordan, UT) announced that UAG’s Phone Recovery Pouch featuring its moisture-removal technology earned a place on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026, building on the Utah company’s growing brand partnerships.

AI Utah Demo Day at Pattern (Lehi, UT) featured MX Labs and JobNimbus, showcasing how Utah companies are applying artificial intelligence to financial services, software development, customer feedback analysis and product decisions.

MasterControl (Salt Lake CIty, UT) reports 90 new customers and growing adoption of connected quality and manufacturing software as CEO David Edwards emphasizes product execution, customer feedback and practical AI tools for life sciences companies.

Bank of America opened its 29th Utah financial center in Orem. Head of Financial Centers Will Smayda explains why physical branches still matter when most customers go digital, and how the bank uses AI and fraud prevention.

Fortem Technologies (Lindon, UT) is expanding its partnership with European defense company MBDA to integrate DroneHunter and FireThorn autonomous interceptors into allied air-defense networks, extending the Lindon company’s defense business beyond recent U.S. government contract wins.

Skavengerz (Ogden, UT) is partnering with KryptoChase (Blanding, UT) to power a nationwide treasure hunt spanning all 50 states, offering $5,000 state prizes and a shot at a $1 million championship through GPS-based challenges.

BETA Technologies flew its all-electric ALIA CX300 at Salt Lake City International Airport as UDOT, 47G, Alpine Air and FAA officials described how Utah's uFLY program is gathering data to bring electric aviation to market.

Tekton Design (Orem, UT) has built a following for high-end speakers. Now founder Eric Alexander says a new patented technology called IRL can change how recorded sound is captured, reproduced and experienced.