Construction AI News: Week of Jul 27, 2026
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2 verified construction AI stories announced Jul 27 to Aug 2, 2026: EU AI Omnibus takes effect, pushing back high-risk AI Act rules to December 2027 and August 2028; Procore agrees to buy DroneDeploy for about $845 million in cash, and closes the deal in September.
- EU AI Omnibus takes effect, pushing back high-risk AI Act rules to December 2027 and August 2028 The EU's AI Omnibus (Regulation 2026/1744) took effect July 27, 2026. European Commission · Our brief
- Procore agrees to buy DroneDeploy for about $845 million in cash, and closes the deal in September Procore announced a definitive agreement to buy DroneDeploy, the drone and robotics reality-capture platform, for about $845 million in cash. Procore · Our brief
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- European Commission · AI Omnibus enters into force · 2026-07-27 · Primary
- Procore · Procore to Acquire DroneDeploy, Creating Next-Generation Platform That Sees, Understands, and Acts on the Jobsite · 2026-07-29 · Primary