M&A Procore Is Paying $845 Million for Eyes Procore will acquire reality-capture platform DroneDeploy for approximately $845 million in cash — announced on the same day it told investors it had achieved GAAP operating profitability. The deal buys the one thing its AI agents could not read: the jobsite itself. Hugo Pegley · Jul 30, 2026
Analysis The Camera That Never Blinks: How AI Safety Monitoring Is Changing Construction's Most Stubborn Problem Construction kills more workers than any other industry in the United States. A new generation of AI-powered computer vision tools promises to change that — by turning every camera on a job site into an always-on safety inspector. The technology is real. The adoption challenges are equally real. Hugo Pegley · Jun 12, 2026
