Pulse 2.0

Apple Unveils $1,999 iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone, Alongside iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 And AirPods 5

GE Aerospace To Acquire Consolidated Precision Products For $11.75 Billion

Ball Corporation Adds Darlene Nicosia And Sherry Buck To Board Of Directors

AdaptHealth Names Harriss Currie As Chief Financial Officer

Adams Street Partners Launches Asia Advisory Council As Regional Deployment Tops $7.5 Billion

Genuine Parts Company Names Leadership Teams For Planned GPC And Motion Separation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:07 PM

Genuine Parts Company has named the leadership teams and board leadership for its Automotive and Industrial businesses as it prepares to separate the operations into two independent publicly traded companies in the first quarter of 2027.

Weight Watchers Names Former Ookla CEO Stephen Bye Chief Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:03 PM

Weight Watchers has appointed Stephen Bye President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board, with the appointment expected to become effective this fall.

Lyft Names Michael Brous As Chief Financial Officer As Erin Brewer Retires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:02 PM

Lyft has appointed Michael Brous Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28, 2026, succeeding Erin Brewer, who plans to retire and will remain an advisor through December 15 to support the transition.

A&O Shearman Adds Anna Kertesz As Antitrust Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:42 PM

A&O Shearman has added Anna Kertesz as a partner in its U.S. Antitrust practice in Washington, D.C., continuing the firm's expansion of its antitrust and M&A capabilities.

Verizon And Corning Sign Multi-Billion-Dollar Fiber Deal For Broadband And AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:42 PM

Verizon and Corning have reached a multi-billion-dollar agreement covering more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions, supporting Verizon's broadband expansion and the long-haul network infrastructure needed for growing AI workloads.

Fisher Phillips Adds 10-Attorney Labor And Employment Team In Mexico

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:41 PM

Fisher Phillips has expanded its Mexico operation with the addition of Partner Jaime Rodríguez Eguiarte and nine other attorneys in Mexico City, significantly increasing the size of the firm's labor and employment practice in the country.

King & Spalding Adds First-Chair Trial Lawyer Phil Bowman As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:40 PM

King & Spalding has added Phil Bowman as a partner in its Business Litigation practice group in New York, continuing a significant expansion of the firm's partnership ranks during 2026.

BrightPlan Raises Series C Funding To Expand AI-Powered Financial Wellness Platform For Employers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:40 PM

BrightPlan has completed the first closing of a Series C funding round led by ABS Capital Partners, providing new capital to expand its AI-powered financial wellness platform for global enterprises.

i2Cool Raises Tens Of Millions Of Yuan In Series B From TopoScend Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 9:27 PM

i2Cool has raised tens of millions of yuan, equivalent to several million U.S. dollars, in Series B funding from Shenzhen TopoScend Capital, providing new capital to scale production and expand commercialization of its electricity-free passive radiative cooling technology.

NextEra Energy Secures Up To $1.9 Billion DOE Loan To Restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:24 PM

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing has closed a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa.

Cohen & Steers And Trademark Acquire Oak Hill Plaza Shopping Center In Austin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:22 PM

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities Fund has acquired Oak Hill Plaza in Austin, Texas, through a joint venture with Trademark Property Company.

Scan.com Raises $220 Million In Equity And Debt Financing As Revenue Run Rate Tops $165 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:21 PM

Scan.com has raised $220 million in combined equity and debt financing to expand its U.S. medical imaging network and invest further in the technology connecting patients, healthcare organizations and imaging providers.

EVI Industries: Fiscal 2026 Revenue Rises 15% To Record $446.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:19 PM

EVI Industries reported record fiscal 2026 revenue, gross profit and operating income as the commercial laundry company continued expanding through acquisitions, improving operating efficiency and establishing a new consumer garment care business.

Outline Raises $3 Million Pre-Seed To Build AI-Powered Financial Planning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:18 PM

Outline has emerged from stealth with $3 million in pre-seed funding to develop software designed to help chief financial officers and finance teams modernize financial planning.

HyperLight Adds VentureTech Alliance To Series C To Expand TFLN Semiconductor Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:17 PM

HyperLight has added VentureTech Alliance to its Series C financing round, expanding the group of semiconductor-focused investors backing the company's thin-film lithium niobate photonics platform.

AT&T Business Partners With Amazon Leo To Add Satellite Broadband To Fiber And 5G Networks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:16 PM

AT&T Business and Amazon Leo have entered into a strategic agreement that will bring Amazon Leo low Earth orbit satellite broadband services to AT&T Business customers nationwide, adding satellite connectivity to AT&T's existing fiber and 5G network architecture.

Brookfield Wins $1 Billion Multi-Decade Investment Mandate From Nuclear Liabilities Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:14 PM

Brookfield Asset Management has been selected by the U.K.'s Nuclear Liabilities Fund to manage a long-term multi-asset investment mandate with an initial $1 billion commitment, equivalent to approximately £750 million.

Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion Series E To Develop Fully Reusable Launch Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:13 PM

Stoke Space Technologies has completed the initial closing of a billion-dollar Series E financing round, bringing total capital raised by the reusable rocket company to $2.3 billion.

Blee Raises $20 Million Series A To Expand AI Content Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:11 PM

Blee has raised a $20 million Series A, bringing total funding for the AI-first marketing compliance platform to $27 million. The round was co-led by Fin Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund, with participation from Hannah Grey VC and National Bank of Canada. Existing investors Y Combinator, Penny Jar Capital, Cardumen Capital and Treasury also participated.

Harneys Adds Paul Chiellini-Morge As Corporate Partner In Luxembourg

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:10 PM

Harneys has strengthened its Corporate practice with the appointment of Paul Chiellini-Morge as a partner in its Luxembourg office.

Nano One Names Aleem Ladak As Director Of Corporate Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:05 PM

Nano One Materials has appointed Aleem Ladak as Director of Corporate Development, adding an executive with more than 15 years of experience across critical minerals, mining engineering, corporate development and battery materials strategy.

F&F Ventures Launches $10 Million Ecommerce Fund With SHOPLINE

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:02 PM

F&F Ventures has launched a $10 million ecommerce venture fund in partnership with SHOPLINE, targeting consumer brands and commerce technology companies from pre-seed through Series A.

Reframe Systems Raises Additional $40 Million To Expand Homebuilding Microfactory Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:01 PM

Reframe Systems has raised an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to expand its robotics-enabled homebuilding platform and develop a larger network of microfactories across North America. The financing was led by Energy Impact Partners, with co-investments from Counterpart Ventures, E12 Ventures, Global Brain, Thin Line Capital, UP.Partners and LACI Impact Fund.

INLEAP Photonics Raises €20 Million Seed Round Led By UVC Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:49 PM

INLEAP Photonics has raised approximately €20 million in seed funding to expand production of its laser-based counter-drone technology. The financing was led by UVC Partners, with participation from HTGF of Germany, Balnord of Poland, Sentris of Estonia and Scale Capital of Denmark.

Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Meta Infrastructure Counsel Rose Schlichtmann-Prince

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:47 PM

Greenberg Traurig has added Rose Schlichtmann-Prince as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C., and Miami offices, strengthening the firm's capabilities in digital infrastructure transactions and investments.

PLD Space Extends Series C To €288 Million With Additional €108 Million Tranche

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:44 PM

PLD Space has raised an additional €108 million for its Series C financing, increasing the round to €288 million and bringing the space transportation company's aggregate funding to €488 million.

Kikoff: Interview With Founder And CEO Cynthia Chen About AI-Powered Credit Building And Financial Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:42 PM

Kikoff is a financial technology company focused on making credit building and financial progress more accessible. Its products include the Kikoff Credit Account, rent and bill reporting, credit monitoring, financial education, and AI-powered tools including Fynn, its AI Credit Coach, and AI Debt Negotiation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kikoff Founder and CEO Cynthia Chen to learn more.