Innovation

Apex Fintech Solutions And Kalshi Launch API Platform For Prediction Market Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Apex Fintech Solutions has launched API technology enabling financial services companies to offer Kalshi-powered prediction markets directly through their own platforms.

Vanguard Launches Custom Model Portfolios To Help Financial Advisors Personalize Client Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Vanguard has launched Vanguard Custom Model Portfolios, giving financial advisors greater flexibility to modify the firm’s existing model portfolios while retaining Vanguard’s broader investment framework.

Brookfield: $100 Billion Deployed In Six Months As Deployable Capital Reaches Record $210 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Brookfield Corporation deployed approximately $100 billion into large-scale investment opportunities during the first six months of 2026 while simultaneously raising $98 billion of capital and monetizing $40 billion of assets, illustrating the scale of capital moving through the company’s investment platform.

JD.com: Operating Income Swings To RMB4.5 Billion Profit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

JD.com produced a significant profitability turnaround during the second quarter of 2026 despite reporting lower overall revenue, as operating income swung to RMB4.5 billion from a RMB0.9 billion loss a year earlier.

Tapestry: 11 Million New Customers Join In FY26 As Gen Z Represents 35% Of Acquisitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Tapestry added approximately 11 million new customers globally during fiscal 2026, including more than 2.5 million in the fourth quarter, as the owner of Coach and Kate Spade continues expanding its consumer base across generations and geographies.

Ascendis Pharma: Product Revenue Surges 105% To €315 Million As Adjusted Operating Profit Turns Positive

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Ascendis Pharma's commercial transformation accelerated in the second quarter of 2026 as product revenue surged 105% year-over-year to approximately €315 million and non-IFRS operating profit swung to positive €92 million from a €23 million loss.

Applied Industrial: $310 Million Debt Paydown And $317 Million Buyback Support $7 Billion Revenue Target

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Applied Industrial Technologies is entering fiscal 2027 with a substantially leaner balance sheet and higher long-term growth targets after using strong cash generation to repay $310 million of debt and spend $317.2 million on share repurchases during fiscal 2026.

Arteris: Interview With President And CEO K. Charles Janac About Semiconductor System IP And Network-On-Chip Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Arteris provides semiconductor system IP and software that help companies design complex system-on-chip and multi-die architectures, including network-on-chip interconnect IP, automation software, cache IP, and functional safety and security technologies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Arteris President and CEO K. Charles Janac to learn more.

STAAR Surgical: China Generates More Than Half Of Q2 Revenue As Total Sales Jump 111%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

STAAR Surgical reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $93.5 million, up 111% year-over-year, with China generating $52.3 million and accounting for more than half of total quarterly revenue.

WeRide: L2++/L3 Revenue Surges 2,594% As WRD 3.0 Deliveries Reach 30,000 Units

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

WeRide's L2++ and L3 autonomous-driving business entered a rapid commercialization phase during the second quarter of 2026, with revenue surging approximately 2,593.8% year-over-year as deliveries of its WRD 3.0 solution reached approximately 30,000 units.

Harmonic: Broadband Backlog Reaches $588 Million, Exceeding Full-Year Revenue Target Of Up To $525 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Harmonic's Broadband backlog and deferred revenue reached approximately $587.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026, up 71% year-over-year and exceeding the company's entire full-year Broadband revenue target of $505 million to $525 million.

Securitize: Transaction Volume Surges 147% To $5.3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

Securitize reported a sharp increase in activity across its tokenization platform during the second quarter of 2026, with aggregate transaction volume surging 147% year-over-year to $5.3 billion even as quarterly revenue declined 5% to $14.4 million.

PointsKash Secures Up To $100 Million Capital Commitment From Hawk Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

PointsKash has expanded its strategic capital commitment from Hawk Capital Investors to as much as $100 million, creating a staged financing framework designed to support the company's initial commercialization and subsequent national rollout.

ZenaTech Buying Galena-Benchmark Engineering To Expand Its Drone Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

ZenaTech recently completed its acquisition of Ketchum, Idaho-based Benchmark Partners, which operates as Galena-Benchmark Engineering. The deal represents ZenaTech's 27th Drone as a Service acquisition and its first location in Idaho, giving the company another established professional services business through which it can deploy its drone technology.

eToro: GAAP Net Income Surges 77% As Net Contribution Rises 9%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2026

eToro reported a 77% year-over-year increase in GAAP net income during the second quarter of 2026, significantly outpacing the 9% growth in net contribution as stronger equity trading activity and continued account growth supported profitability.