# LinkedIn-Cornell Grants, CoreWeave Field AI, Databricks Lakeflow Connect
_LinkedIn and Cornell name 2026 grantees, CoreWeave embeds field engineers for physical AI, Databricks unifies marketing data with Lakeflow Connect._
**Published:** 2026-09-11
**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/artificial-intelligence/2026/briefing-linkedin-coreweave-newsroom-databricks-2026-09-11-2746
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LinkedIn and Cornell named the 2026 grant recipients. CoreWeave launched Physical AI Field Engineering and Databricks pushed Lakeflow Connect to unify marketing data.

## Announcing Our LinkedIn-Cornell 2026 Grant Recipients

LinkedIn and Cornell renewed their joint grants for 2026.

The program backs research at the intersection of platform data and academia.

Expect work that can move from paper to product.

[LinkedIn Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/blog/engineering/culture/announcing-our-linkedin-cornell-2026-grant-recipients)

## CoreWeave Launches Physical AI Field Engineering

CoreWeave will embed specialists with customer teams. The goal is turning proprietary engineering data into production AI systems.

[CoreWeave Newsroom](https://www.coreweave.com/news/coreweave-launches-physical-ai-field-engineering-to-turn-proprietary-data-into-production-ai)

## Unify your marketing data with Lakeflow Connect

Lakeflow Connect aims to centralize marketing data without custom pipelines.

This is the first post in a series on that approach. The value will be governance and speed for marketers.

[Databricks](https://www.databricks.com/blog/unify-your-marketing-data-lakeflow-connect)
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