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Payload receives big payday with $9M milestone

September 22, 2026

1819 Innovation Hub-based payments platform Payload received $9 million in series A funding from Fifth Third Bank, offering the company’s first large-scale investment from another Cincinnati-based firm.

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Engineering graduate student developing intelligent AI systems

September 21, 2026

Artificial Intelligence is on the rise, and researchers are working harder than ever to understand, develop, and improve it. Aneesh Deshmukh, computer science M.S. student at the University of Cincinnati, is working on AI systems modeled after human brain functionality. Deshmukh's goal is to help these robots understand their surroundings and take this knowledge to navigate unfamiliar environments in the future. For this work, he has been named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Who’s really on the other end of that call?

August 18, 2026

Inlayer, a Cincinnati startup backed by the UC 1819 Innovation Hub, is tackling the AI-driven digital fraud crisis through a forward-thinking method of physical human verification.

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Everyday guide to AI prompt engineering

August 5, 2026

Prompt engineering can be the difference between strong and poor AI outputs. Success comes from explaining your end goal, breaking down large requests and carefully checking for errors.