Pulse 2.0

OpenAI Unveils Dots, GPT-6.1 Sol, $500 Pro Tier, And New Enterprise AI Tools

AMD To Acquire World Labs For $8.2 Billion To Advance AI Compute And Spatial Intelligence

EliseAI Raises $350 Million At $4 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Across Housing And Healthcare

Kyndred Raises €500,000 Pre-Seed Round From Early Game Ventures For AI Companions

Anthropic: IPO Could Value AI Company Above $2 Trillion As Costs Surge

Viking Acquisition Corp. I And NorthStar Earth & Space Expect Business Combination To Close September 30

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:07 PM

Viking Acquisition Corp. I expects to complete its previously announced business combination with NorthStar Earth & Space on September 30, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Investor Pointe Appoints Juan Manrique As Chief Innovation Officer As Agentic AI Expands In Private Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:34 PM

Investor Pointe has appointed Juan Manrique as Chief Innovation Officer, adding a technology entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience across technology, data, product, and marketing as the private markets technology provider expands its use of agentic AI.

Waverly Advisors Acquires $1.7 Billion Firm Heartwood Wealth Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:29 PM

Waverly Advisors has acquired Heartwood Wealth Advisors, a Richmond, Virginia-based wealth management firm with approximately $1.7 billion in assets under management, expanding Waverly's presence in Virginia and adding a team focused on high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners.

Axe Compute Receives More Than $184 Million In Prepayments And Signs Over $266 Million In New AI Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:15 PM

Axe Compute has received more than $184 million in customer prepayments and signed over $266 million in new AI infrastructure contracts since reporting its second-quarter results on August 17, 2026.

General Compute Selects Cerebras For Multi-Year Ultra-Fast AI Inference Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:51 PM

General Compute has entered into a multi-year agreement with Cerebras Systems to deploy Cerebras' ultra-fast AI inference technology at scale, initially targeting agentic coding and autonomous software development workloads.

Illinois ARCS Receives S$10 Million Grant To Develop AI-Powered Agricultural Digital Twins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:51 PM

The Illinois Advanced Research Center at Singapore has received a four-year, S$10 million grant from Singapore's National Research Foundation to develop AI-powered agricultural digital twins to improve food security and climate resilience in Singapore and across Southeast Asia.

DeepInfra Surpasses $100 Million ARR And 22 Trillion Tokens Per Week

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:40 PM

DeepInfra has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, reflecting rapidly growing demand for the infrastructure that runs artificial intelligence applications at production scale. The company said revenue has increased by more than 900% since the beginning of 2026, while its infrastructure is now processing 22 trillion tokens per week, more than triple its volume in May.

Toast Launches Toast Fuel To Unite Fuel Payments, Retail, And Foodservice For Convenience Stores

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:34 PM

Toast has launched Toast Fuel, a new set of capabilities for fuel operators and convenience stores that brings fuel payments, in-store retail, and foodservice onto a single cloud-native platform. Operators can manage fuel transactions at the pump and in-store alongside retail and restaurant-style operations through Toast's platform.

Domino Data Lab And EPAM Partner To Accelerate AI Adoption In Life Sciences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:33 PM

Domino Data Lab and EPAM Systems have formed a strategic partnership focused on helping pharmaceutical and life sciences companies move artificial intelligence projects from experimental environments into validated production. The collaboration combines Domino's enterprise AI platform with EPAM's engineering and life sciences expertise to help customers deploy GxP-validated AI models and governed analytics across research and development.

Oklahoma State University Names Jeff Starling As Executive Director Of Hamm Institute For American Energy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:14 PM

Oklahoma State University has appointed Jeff Starling as Executive Director of the Hamm Institute for American Energy, bringing an executive with experience across energy, law, public service, and organizational leadership to the Oklahoma City-based institute.

Morgan Properties Appoints Jennifer Ellis As First Head Of Investor Relations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:02 PM

Morgan Properties has appointed Jennifer Ellis as its first Head of Investor Relations, establishing a dedicated leadership position focused on investor engagement, reporting, communications, and the infrastructure supporting the real estate company's investment relationships.

Kestra Financial Onboards $550 Million Firm Ecclesiastes Wealth Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:01 PM

Kestra Financial has added Ecclesiastes Wealth Partners, a Richardson, Texas-based wealth management firm overseeing approximately $550 million in client assets, to its community of independent financial advisors.

Bolt.new Acquires Dokai In First Deal To Expand Enterprise AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:46 PM

Bolt.new has completed its first acquisition, buying San Francisco-based AI startup Dokai as the StackBlitz-owned software development platform expands its enterprise business and strengthens its capabilities around autonomous AI agents.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Ships First Commercial Spider Silk Yarn Order For Performance Sports Brand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:36 PM

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has shipped its first commercial order of recombinant spider silk yarn, marking a move from scaled production into customer-driven textile development for a globally recognized performance sports brand.

NewtonX Launches AI-Powered B2B Research Platform Combining Primary And Synthetic Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:38 PM

NewtonX has launched the next generation of NewtonX Hub, a self-service B2B research intelligence platform that combines primary research, synthetic personas, AI-powered analysis, visualization, and reporting in a single workflow.

Tiny Health Raises $33 Million Series B To Expand Microbiome Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:00 AM

Tiny Health, a microbiome intelligence platform focused on scientifically validated gut and vaginal microbiome testing across the lifespan, announced that it has raised an oversubscribed $33 million Series B round led by B Capital, bringing the company’s total funding to $46 million.

Lumivero Launches NVivo AI Cloud With AURA For Auditable Qualitative Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:00 AM

Lumivero has launched NVivo AI Cloud, an AI-native qualitative data analysis platform powered by AURA, the company’s AI-powered Unified Research Assistant, designed to help researchers use generative AI while maintaining traceability, researcher oversight, and an auditable analytical record.

Tiny Health: Interview With Founder And CEO Cheryl Sew Hoy About Microbiome Intelligence And Personalized Healthcare

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:00 AM

Tiny Health is a microbiome health platform focused on making gut and vaginal microbiome data measurable, clinically useful, and actionable across different stages of life. The company uses shotgun metagenomic sequencing, a proprietary bioinformatics pipeline, longitudinal microbiome data, and TinyAI to help consumers, clinicians, and healthcare organizations interpret microbial function rather than simply identify which organisms are present. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Tiny Health Founder and CEO Cheryl Sew Hoy to learn more about microbiome intelligence, clinical validation, healthy aging, and the role microbiome data could play in personalized healthcare.

Verato: Interview with President Of Commercial Operations Jason Bihun About Healthcare Provider Data And AI Readiness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:00 AM

Modulate: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Carter Huffman About Audio AI And Voice Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:00 AM

Modulate is an audio AI company developing technology designed to understand what is happening in voice conversations beyond the transcript. Its flagship platform, Velma, analyzes signals including tone, emotion, cadence, intent, emphasis, synthetic speech, manipulation, and conversational behavior, while its Ensemble Listening Model architecture coordinates more than 100 specialized audio models. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Modulate CEO and Co-Founder Carter Huffman to learn more about the company’s origins, its audio-native AI technology, deepfake detection, and the future of voice intelligence.

Aequs Approves $67.8 Million (₹650 Crore) Equity Infusion From Promoter Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:44 AM

Aequs Limited has approved a proposed $67.8 million (₹650 crore) equity infusion through convertible warrants subscribed by its Promoter Group, providing capital for expansion across the company's aerospace and consumer manufacturing businesses.

Vestis Appoints Russell Tiejema As CFO And Reaffirms Fiscal 2026 Outlook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:30 AM

Vestis Corporation has appointed Russell Tiejema as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28, 2026, adding a finance executive with more than 30 years of experience as the uniform and workplace supplies company continues its business transformation.

RemoteThreat Raises $7 Million In Pre-Seed Funding And Emerges From Stealth With O/C/O Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:30 AM

RemoteThreat has emerged from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding and the launch of its O/C/O Platform, an AI-enabled platform designed for offensive cyber operations. The company is targeting enterprise and critical infrastructure red teams, U.S. government mission teams, and vetted defense partners, with the funding intended to accelerate platform deployment and additional feature development.

Newmark Appoints Mike Whitaker As Group Chief Information Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:29 AM

Newmark Group has appointed Mike Whitaker as Group Chief Information Officer, expanding its executive technology leadership as the commercial real estate services company increases its focus on data, technology, security, and scalable enterprise infrastructure.

Omnissa Appoints Former Palo Alto Networks President Amit Singh As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:27 AM

Omnissa has appointed Amit Singh as CEO, effective immediately, bringing in the former President of Palo Alto Networks and co-founder and former President of Google Cloud as the digital workspace company prepares for what it describes as an emerging era of "agentic endpoints."

Onside Acquires Assura As Combined Agriculture Software Platform Reaches 60,000 Users

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:27 AM

Onside has acquired Assura, combining two Christchurch, New Zealand-founded software companies and expanding Onside's operational intelligence platform for agriculture.

Leica Biosystems Acquires StatLab From Linden Capital And Audax Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:24 AM

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher company, has completed its acquisition of StatLab Medical Products from Linden Capital Partners and Audax Private Equity, expanding its portfolio of products used across the anatomic pathology and cancer diagnostics workflow.

Crescent Provides Unitranche Financing For Oakley Capital-Backed Infravadis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:23 AM

Crescent Capital Group has provided unitranche financing to support the refinancing and recapitalization of Infravadis, a portfolio company of Oakley Capital focused on underground infrastructure maintenance in Europe.

National Healthcare Properties To Sell 40 Outpatient Medical Facilities For $531 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:14 PM

National Healthcare Properties has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 40 outpatient medical facilities for approximately $531 million, advancing the healthcare REIT's strategy to exit the outpatient medical facilities business and become a pure-play senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) company. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Lifecore Biomedical To Be Acquired By Webster Equity Partners In Deal Valued At Up To $663.7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 10:13 PM

Lifecore Biomedical has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Webster Equity Partners in a transaction valued at up to $663.7 million, contingent on the full achievement of specified performance milestones.