Pulse 2.0

Angelini Pharma: $4.1 Billion Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Acquisition Expands Rare Disease And U.S. Market Presence

Bayer: Up To $2.45 Billion Perfuse Therapeutics Acquisition Expands Ophthalmology Pipeline

VoLo Earth Ventures: Interview With Co-Founder & Managing Director Kareem Dabbagh About The Firm

Dishio: $2.5 Million Seed Funding Raised At $20 Million Valuation To Help Restaurants Turn Guest Data Into Repeat Revenue

Faraday Future Appoints YT Jia As Sole Global CEO And Jerry Wang As Executive Chairman

Rocket Lab To Buy Motiv Space Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:09 PM

Rocket Lab has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems, a California-based company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft. The acquisition advances two strategic objectives for Rocket Lab: adding Mars-proven robotics heritage for advanced planetary and national security missions, and closing a key gap in the company's vertical integration strategy by bringing critical spacecraft components in-house. The deal is expected to close during the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Lumen To Acquire Cloud-Native Networking Platform Alkira

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:07 PM

Lumen has announced an agreement to acquire Alkira, a cloud-native, carrier-agnostic networking platform that enables enterprises to design, deploy, and operate connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The proposed transaction pairs Alkira's cloud-native control plane with Lumen's existing fiber network, advancing the company's digital platform strategy to deliver cloud-like consumption for global enterprise networking. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Legora Acquires Regulatory Intelligence Platform Graceview

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:04 PM

Legora has announced the acquisition of Graceview, a regulatory horizon scanning platform used by leading global law firms and corporations. The deal adds real-time regulatory change visibility to Legora's existing platform, which serves as a collaborative operating system for legal work. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Scale AI Expands Pentagon AI Partnership To $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:02 PM

Scale AI has announced a five-fold expansion of its enterprise agreement with the U.S. Department of War's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, increasing the total potential contract value from $100 million to $500 million. The expansion follows rapid uptake of the Production Other Transaction Authority agreement since its original award in September 2025, with demand across the Department exceeding the original contract ceiling.

MoneyFlare Launches AI Crypto Trading App With One-Click Automated Quant Trading

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:56 PM

MoneyFlare has launched an AI-powered cryptocurrency trading app designed to give everyday investors access to fully automated quantitative trading without coding skills or professional trading experience. The platform, operated by Ai Actuarial Limited — a company registered with UK Companies House — aims to lower the barrier to entry for crypto quant trading by condensing the process into three steps: register an account, choose an AI quantitative trading plan, and activate automated trading with a single click.

Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Energy And Infrastructure Partner Christopher Peponis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:53 PM

Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Christopher Peponis has joined the firm as a partner, bringing nearly two decades of energy industry experience across in-house and private practice roles. He joins alongside a group of eight lawyers focused on project development and finance transactions across the energy and infrastructure sectors.

The Black Box Announces Project Pipeline Exceeding $10 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:35 PM

The Black Box, a UAE-based technology and manufacturing company, has announced an estimated project pipeline exceeding $10 million following its first participation at Make it in the Emirates 2026, one of the country's leading industrial and innovation exhibitions. The milestone marks a significant moment for the six-year-old company as it expands its presence across advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, enterprise technologies, and immersive training solutions.

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 And Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 Mobile Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 7:28 PM

Qualcomm Technologies has announced two new mobile platforms — the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 — expanding its portfolio with next-generation capabilities designed for real-world smartphone experiences. Both platforms are set to power commercial devices from global OEMs, including Honor, OPPO, realme, and REDMI, in the second half of 2026.

S&P Global Announces Eight-Member Board Of Directors For Mobility Global Spinoff

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:02 AM

S&P Global has unveiled the Board of Directors for Mobility Global Inc., the standalone public company set to emerge from S&P Global's planned separation of its Mobility division by mid-2026. The eight-member board brings together leaders with deep expertise across automotive, data, technology, finance, and global operations.

Butterfly Network Appoints Caroll H. Neubauer To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:00 AM

Butterfly Network has appointed Caroll H. Neubauer to its Board of Directors. The New York-based pioneer in semiconductor-based ultrasound devices said Neubauer will serve on the Board's Compensation Committee and Technology Committee.

Amtech Systems Appoints Guy Shechter As President And Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:59 AM

Amtech Systems has named semiconductor industry veteran Guy Shechter as its President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 19, 2026. The Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer of equipment and consumables enabling AI semiconductor device packaging said Shechter will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer in the newly created role.

Marqeta Appoints Lukasz Strozek As Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:56 AM

Marqeta has named Lukasz Strozek as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective May 18, 2026. The Oakland-based modern card issuing platform said Strozek will lead the company's global technology and engineering functions.

TransAct Technologies Appoints Robert Campbell As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:53 AM

TransAct Technologies, a leading provider of cloud-based software and integrated hardware solutions listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TACT, has appointed Robert Campbell as Chief Financial Officer, effective upon the June 30, 2026 retirement of long-time CFO Steven A. DeMartino, who has served the company for nearly 30 years since its IPO in 1996. Upon DeMartino's retirement, CEO John Dillon will also assume the title of President. DeMartino will remain in an advisory role through year-end to support a seamless transition.

Dandelion Health: $14 Million Series A Raised To Scale Multimodal Clinical AI Platform For Life Sciences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:48 AM

Dandelion Health, the clinical intelligence platform for life sciences, has raised a $14 million Series A funding round led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Colle Capital and existing investors Primary Venture Partners, Moxxie Ventures, and Convergent Ventures. The investment will accelerate Dandelion's growth across pharmaceutical drug development, deepening its data infrastructure, expanding pharma partnerships, and bringing its platform to more research and commercial teams across the industry.

Grant Thornton Launches gtap To Modernize AI-Enabled Audit Delivery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:42 AM

Grant Thornton announced the launch of gtap, a proprietary cloud-based audit infrastructure platform designed to modernize audit execution through AI, analytics, and automation technologies.