Pulse 2.0

CRH To Acquire Arcosa For $8.5 Billion

AbbVie To Buy Apogee Therapeutics For $10.9 Billion

Antal Emerges From Stealth With Autonomous AI Agent Stack For Private Credit

MacroGenics To Receive $24.5 Million Milestone From Sanofi For TZIELD Approval

Omnicom Media Becomes Netflix’s First Data Collaboration Partner For AI-Powered Ad Creatives

TTM Technologies Opens Ultra-HDI Manufacturing Facility In Syracuse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:22 PM

TTM Technologies announced the opening of its new Ultra-High-Density Interconnect printed circuit board manufacturing facility in Syracuse, New York.

Primoris Provides Business Update And Announces COO Departure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:21 PM

Primoris Services announced a series of business updates, including the departure of Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Kinch, effective immediately.

Flease Raises €13 Million To Expand Reconditioned Vehicle Leasing For Enterprise Fleets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:20 PM

Flease announced that it has raised €13 million in funding led by Partech Impact, Partech’s Growth Impact Fund.

SpaceX Signs Computing Power Deal With Reflection AI Worth Up To $6.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:19 PM

SpaceX has signed a major computing power agreement with Reflection AI, an open-source artificial intelligence startup, according to a CNBC report.

Best Buy Announces CFO Transition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:19 PM

Best Buy announced that Matt Bilunas will step down as Chief Financial Officer and depart the company at the end of July. Bilunas has been with Best Buy for 20 years, including seven years as CFO.

C.H. Robinson Acquires DeSpir Logistics For $75 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:18 PM

C.H. Robinson announced that it has acquired DeSpir Logistics, a specialized provider of secure transportation solutions and cargo escort services for mission-critical and high-value freight across North America.

Micron And Anthropic Announce Strategic Agreement To Scale AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:18 PM

Micron Technology announced a strategic agreement with Anthropic focused on scaling next-generation AI infrastructure. The collaboration spans memory and storage AI architecture design, a supply agreement, enterprise adoption of Claude across Micron, and a strategic investment in Anthropic’s Series H funding round.

Nike Announces David Denton Joining As CFO And EVP From Pfizer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:18 PM

Nike announced that David M. Denton will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August 17. Denton will succeed Matthew Friend, who will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at that time. Friend will remain with the company through September 4 to support an orderly transition.

Maridea Wealth Management Acquires $180 Milllion Firm Ashford Investment Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:11 PM

Maridea Wealth Management announced that it has acquired Ashford Investment Advisors, a Daytona Beach, Florida-based wealth management firm. Ashford Investment Advisors has approximately $180 million in assets under advisement and management. The transaction establishes Maridea’s first practice in Florida.

Agiloft Appoints Kristin Knox Esche As General Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:28 PM

Agiloft announced that Kristin Knox Esche has joined the company as General Counsel, effective June 22, 2026.

NatPower And Tesla Sign Agreement For More Than 25 GWh Of Battery Energy Storage Systems In Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:03 PM

NatPower and Tesla announced that they have entered into a multi-year supply and execution agreement covering more than 25 GWh of battery energy storage systems across European markets.

Energy Fuels To Acquire VAC For $1.9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:02 PM

Energy Fuels announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG, Ara VAC TopCo US LLC, and their respective consolidated subsidiaries from Ara Partners.

Superhuman To Acquire GPTZero

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:59 PM

Superhuman announced that it has agreed to acquire GPTZero, an AI content detection and authenticity platform.

Google Reportedly Developing AI Startup Incubator For Former Employees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:57 PM

Google is reportedly developing an AI startup incubator focused on its alumni network of former employees, often referred to as Xooglers.

Menlo Ventures Raises $3 Billion To Back AI Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:53 PM

Menlo Ventures announced that it has raised $3 billion in new capital, marking the largest raise in the firm’s history.

Meta And EssilorLuxottica Launch Lower-Priced Meta Glasses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:50 PM

Probook Raises $40 Million To Scale AI Operating System For Home Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:37 PM

Probook announced that it has raised $40 million in funding to scale its AI operating system for home service businesses. The funding includes a $34 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz and a $6 million Seed round led by Sequoia Capital. Sequoia also participated in the Series A.

TurnPoint Services Appoints Courtney Abraham As CHRO And Ellen Donahue-Dalton As CMO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:36 PM

TurnPoint Services announced the appointment of Courtney Abraham as Chief Human Resources Officer and Ellen Donahue-Dalton as Chief Marketing Officer.

Mercer Advisors Surpasses $100 Billion In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:25 PM

Mercer Advisors announced that its registered investment adviser, Mercer Global Advisors, has surpassed $100 billion in total client assets.

Ladder Health Raises $7 Million To Fix Pediatric Therapy Waitlist Crisis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:23 PM

Ladder Health announced that it has raised $7 million in oversubscribed Seed funding to expand its virtual-first pediatric developmental care platform. The funding round was led by Nina Capital, with participation from Mairs & Power Venture Capital, South Dakota First Capital, and incubating partner 25madison Health. Hatteras Venture Partners, Create Health Ventures, Jumpstart Capital, White Oak Enterprises, Groove Capital, and 7Rock Ventures also participated in the round.

Halo Raises $7 Million To Launch HaloBraid For Professional Stylists

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:22 PM

Halo announced that it has raised $7 million in funding to launch HaloBraid, a braid assist device designed for professional stylists.

EAIGLE Secures Growth Funding To Scale AI-Native Gate And Yard Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:20 PM

EAIGLE announced that it has secured a growth funding round led by Noro-Moseley Partners, with participation from In Revenue Capital and Boreal Ventures.

Partly Raises $50 Million Series B To Bring Frontier AI To The Repair Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:19 PM

Partly announced that it has raised $50 million in Series B funding to bring frontier AI to the repair industry. The funding round was led by DST Global Partners. WNDR, Activant Capital, Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird, Square Peg, Airtree, and Ecliptic Venture Capital also backed the company.

Astral Systems Raises £23 Million To Accelerate Fusion-Produced Medical Isotopes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:17 PM

Astral Systems announced that it has raised £23 million in funding to accelerate the development of fusion-produced medical isotopes.

Pfizer Announces Topline Phase 3 Results For Sigvotatug Vedotin In Previously Treated Metastatic Lung Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:14 PM

Pfizer announced topline results from the Phase 3 SigVie-002 study evaluating sigvotatug vedotin, an investigational potential first-in-class integrin beta-6 directed antibody-drug conjugate.

Galaxy Digital Invests In Digital Prime Technologies’ Tokenet Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:13 PM

Galaxy Digital announced it has made a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies, the company behind Tokenet, an institutional digital asset lending platform that launched in May 2026.

The Sterling Group To Sell Tangent Technologies To Platinum Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:12 PM

The Sterling Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Tangent Technologies to Platinum Equity. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.

Walmart To Acquire Vibe.co To Expand Connected TV Advertising Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:12 PM

Walmart announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Vibe.co, a self-serve connected TV advertising platform designed to make TV advertising easier for small and mid-sized businesses and mid-market brands. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Tredence Acquires KMK Consulting To Accelerate Healthcare And Life Sciences Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:11 PM

Tredence announced that it has acquired KMK Consulting, a specialized analytics and consulting firm with deep expertise in the life sciences and biopharma industries.

NOVVA Group To Acquire Colombian Solar Portfolio From ABO Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:10 PM

NOVVA Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a Colombian solar portfolio from German renewables developer ABO Energy.