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Anthropic Files For IPO As AI Giant Nears $1 Trillion Valuation

Berkshire Hathaway Buying Taylor Morrison In $8.5 Billion Deal

Paul Weiss Adds M&A Partner Michael Darby To Corporate Department

MGM Resorts Receives $18 Billion Acquisition Proposal From People Incorporated

Gigascale Capital Raises $250 Million To Back Climate-Focused Physical Economy Startups

Oura Reveals $399 Oura Ring 5 As The World’s Smallest Smart Ring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:40 PM

Oura announced the launch of the Oura Ring 5, describing it as the world’s smallest smart ring and the company’s most advanced wearable to date. Introduced on May 28, 2026, the new device combines a significantly smaller form factor with redesigned sensors, enhanced accuracy, and new software experiences aimed at providing more predictive health insights.

Gradient Labs Raises $26 Million To Build Specialist AI Agents For Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:38 PM

Gradient Labs announced that it has increased its Series A funding round to $26 million, with the round led by new investors Octopus Ventures and CommerzVentures. Existing investors Redpoint Ventures and Exceptional Capital also participated in the financing.

IBM And Red Hat Commit $5 Billion To Secure Open Source Software With Project Lightwell

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:37 PM

IBM and Red Hat announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative designed to strengthen the security of open source software through a combination of advanced AI capabilities and a global workforce of more than 20,000 engineers. The effort introduces a new enterprise-focused model for securing software supply chains, spanning everything from upstream development to production environments.

Paul Weiss Adds Energy And Infrastructure M&A Partner Trent Bridges In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:35 PM

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Trent Bridges will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the M&A Group within its Corporate Department. Bridges brings extensive experience advising public and private companies on energy-related transactions and infrastructure development projects, particularly in the midstream oil and gas sector.

ICEYE Secures €28.3 Million Grant To Advance Sovereign Intelligence And Space-Based Defense Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:31 PM

ICEYE announced that Business Finland, the country's public innovation agency, has approved a €28.3 million continuation grant, representing the final tranche of a previously announced major research and development investment program.

Potomac Fund Management: $4.4 Billion AUM Milestone Drives Enhanced SDBA Retirement Solution Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:28 PM

Potomac Fund Management, a tactical asset manager focused on risk management solutions, announced that its client assets under management have surpassed $4.4 billion, representing growth of more than 3,000% since 2020. The company said the milestone reflects continued demand from financial advisors for its quantitative and disciplined approach to managing risk.

SoftBank Group: Up To €75 Billion Investment To Build 5 GW Of AI Data Center Capacity In France

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:27 PM

SoftBank Group announced plans to develop and operate 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity in France through an investment of up to €75 billion, marking what the company described as its largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe. The initiative was unveiled during the 2026 Choose France summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Dyna Software: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ron Browning About ServiceNow Platform Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:51 PM

Dyna Software builds artificial intelligence and continuous governance solutions for the ServiceNow platform, helping enterprises manage platform complexity, minimize technical debt, and automate IT infrastructure configurations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dyna Software co-founder and CEO Ron Browning to learn more.

Tripo AI Raises Nearly $200 Million To Advance AI 3D And World Model Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 2:26 PM

Tripo AI announced the completion of its Series A+ and Series A++ financing rounds, raising nearly $200 million to accelerate the development of its AI 3D foundation models and world model technologies. The company said the funding will support expansion of its research teams, investment in core algorithms, enhancement of data and infrastructure systems, and growth of its global product ecosystem.

MAI Capital Acquires Service Academy Capital Management To Expand Texas Presence And Ultra-High-Net-Worth Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:20 AM

MAI Capital Management announced the acquisition of Service Academy Capital Management (SACMGT), a Dallas-based registered investment advisor serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and family offices. SACMGT will join MAI’s ultra-high-net-worth division, Evoke. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Black Operator Ventures: Interview With Co-Founders James Norman And Sean Green About Investing In Early-Stage Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:00 AM

Black Operator Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies led by Black founders, specifically aiming to close the Series A funding gap. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Black Operator Ventures James Norman and Sean Green to learn more.

Other World Computing Acquires PowerON Services to Expand Technology Lifecycle, ITAD, and Sustainability Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:43 AM

Other World Computing (OWC), a provider of high-performance storage, memory, connectivity, software, and accessories, announced the acquisition of PowerON Services, a company specializing in IT asset disposition (ITAD), trade-in programs, reverse logistics, refurbishment, and technology value recovery solutions.

MSWA And Founders Factory Launch World’s First Neurological Care Accelerator And Select Five Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:42 AM

MSWA and Founders Factory have announced the first cohort of startups selected for the MS & Neurological Care Accelerator, a world-first program dedicated to advancing technologies that improve outcomes for people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions.

NVIDIA And Microsoft Unveil RTX Spark, A 1-Petaflop AI PC Platform For Personal Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:38 AM

O’Melveny Welcomes Back Jeffrey C. Wolf As San Francisco M&A Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:36 AM

O’Melveny announced that experienced mergers and acquisitions attorney Jeffrey C. Wolf has rejoined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Industry Group. The move strengthens the firm’s corporate capabilities on the West Coast and expands its national bench of transactional advisers.

Qualcomm: Agentic AI And Dragonfly Data Center Push Highlighted At Computex 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:30 AM

During his opening keynote at the Computex 2026 conference, Cristiano Amon declared 2026 the “Year of the Agent,” outlining a future in which artificial intelligence moves beyond responding to prompts and increasingly takes action through intelligent agents operating across smartphones, PCs, vehicles, robots, industrial systems, and cloud infrastructure.

Dragos Acquires Phosphorus To Expand xOT Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:30 AM

Dragos, a cybersecurity company focused on operational technology (OT) environments, announced the acquisition of Phosphorus, a provider of connected device security solutions. The deal expands Dragos’ platform beyond traditional OT systems to secure the broader Extended Operational Technology (xOT) environment, which includes billions of connected devices embedded across critical infrastructure and operational networks.

CoreWeave Completes Industry-First Bring-Up And Validation Of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:21 AM

CoreWeave announced that it has become the first AI cloud provider to bring up and fully validate NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 on its cloud platform, marking a significant milestone in the deployment of NVIDIA’s next-generation AI infrastructure. The achievement extends CoreWeave’s support for NVIDIA hardware and includes rigorous system-level validation of the entire rack-scale architecture.

D-Wave Quantum: New Gate-Model Roadmap Targets 100 Logical Qubits And Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing By 2032

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:15 AM

D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced a new gate-model quantum computing roadmap aimed at advancing commercial fault-tolerant quantum computing. The company said its plan targets a 100-logical-qubit system capable of successfully performing more than one million operations by 2032, leveraging its superconducting dual-rail architecture and quantum error correction technologies.

TheyDo: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Jochem van der Veer About The Journey Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:00 AM

Andreessen Horowitz Introduces The a16z FDE Fellowship

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:48 AM

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has launched the a16z FDE Fellowship, an eight-week program designed for Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs) and Applied AI leaders who are helping enterprises implement AI technologies in real-world environments.

Invisix Raises €20 Million Seed Round To Advance Soft X-Ray Metrology For AI-Era Chip Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:38 AM

Invisix, a semiconductor metrology company developing next-generation measurement tools for advanced chip manufacturing, announced an oversubscribed €20 million seed funding round. The investment included participation from Hitachi Ventures, Transition Ventures, imec.xpand, Doosan Investment Co., and a tier-one semiconductor manufacturer.

Crimson Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round To Expand AI-Powered Case Intelligence Platform For Litigation Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:26 AM

Crimson, an AI-native case intelligence platform built specifically for litigation and arbitration teams, has raised an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round and opened a new office in New York as it accelerates its expansion across the U.S. legal market.

LightTable Raises $22 Million Series A To Accelerate AI-Powered Pre-Construction Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:25 AM

LightTable, an AI-native platform focused on pre-construction intelligence, announced that it has raised $22 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with participation from Blackhorn Ventures, DivcoWest Ventures, and 9Yards Capital, alongside existing investors Primary Venture Partners, MetaProp, and Banter Capital.

Reprogram Biosciences Raises Seed Financing For Tumor Cell Reprogramming Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:24 AM

Reprogram Biosciences, a preclinical oncology biotechnology company developing mRNA-based therapeutics for solid tumors, announced the close of its seed financing round, bringing the company’s total capital raised since its 2025 founding to $6 million. The financing round included participation from investors such as Unshackled Ventures, 1517 Fund, and Narya.

Kopa.ai Raises €2 Million In Pre-Seed Funding To Advance AI-Powered E-Commerce Marketing And Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:23 AM

Kopa.ai has announced the successful completion of a €2 million pre-seed funding round, providing the company with additional resources to accelerate the development of its AI-driven platform for e-commerce marketing and operations. The funding marks a significant early milestone for the startup as it looks to help online businesses leverage artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, automate workflows, and drive growth.

Invertix Raises €1.7 Million To Build AI Operating Layer For Energy Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:22 AM

Invertix has announced a €1.7 million pre-seed funding round as it seeks to transform how energy companies operate in the AI era. The company is building agentic infrastructure that enables energy firms to deploy AI agents throughout their organizations with the goal of dramatically improving operational efficiency and accelerating decision making.

Samsung Electronics: Industry-First HBM4E Samples Shipped To Advance AI Memory Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:21 AM

Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun shipping what it describes as the industry’s first 12-layer HBM4E (High Bandwidth Memory 4E) samples to major global customers, expanding its next-generation AI memory portfolio and strengthening its position in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market.

Citadel Securities: $4.3 Billion Q1 Revenue Record Fueled By Market Volatility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:21 AM

Citadel Securities generated a record $4.3 billion in trading revenue during the first quarter of 2026, capitalizing on heightened market volatility that swept across global financial markets amid escalating geopolitical tensions involving Iran, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Aizy Acquires Uptmz To Expand AI-Driven Performance Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:19 AM

Dutch AI marketing software company Aizy has acquired fellow performance marketing software company Uptmz, creating an integrated advertising platform spanning Google, Microsoft, and Meta. The combined business now serves more than 600 customers and aims to bring together software, AI-powered optimization, automation, and strategic marketing support within a single ecosystem.