Innovation

X Money Launches For U.S. Premium Subscribers With Up To 6% APY And 3% Cash Back

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

X has begun rolling out X Money to Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the United States, introducing a financial services platform that combines payments, savings features, direct deposit, and a payment card within the social media network.

Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions Acquires 488,936-Square-Foot Philadelphia Industrial Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions has acquired an eight-building, 488,936-square-foot light industrial portfolio across southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. The Philadelphia Interstate Portfolio represents Speed Bay's first acquisition in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey market and its first transaction in the broader Northeast region.

Cyera Signs Intent To Acquire Oasis Security And Unite Data And Identity Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Cyera has signed a letter of intent to acquire Oasis Security, combining data security with non-human identity and access management to build a unified platform for securing AI agents across enterprise environments. The proposed transaction is moving through the completion process. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Silent Push Appoints Kirk Appelman As Senior Vice President Of Global Sales

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Silent Push has appointed Kirk Appelman as Senior Vice President of Global Sales as the cybersecurity company expands its international presence and prepares for its next phase of revenue growth. Appelman will lead Silent Push's global sales organization and help the company introduce its preemptive cyber defense platform to more enterprises and government agencies.

Sharon AI Appoints Melissa Anastasiou As Chief Legal Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Sharon AI Holdings has appointed Melissa Anastasiou as Chief Legal Officer as the Australian neocloud company expands its AI Cloud platform and sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Ceragon Secures More Than $10 Million In Q2 Private Network Bookings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Ceragon Networks secured more than $10 million in selected private network customer bookings during the second quarter of 2026, reflecting growing demand for mission-critical wireless communications across public safety, utilities and smart cities.

Mate Security Raises $35 Million Series A To Scale Agentic Security Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Mate Security has raised $35 million in Series A funding to expand its open, agentic platform for security operations amid faster, increasingly automated cyberattacks. The round was led by Canaan Partners, with participation from Insight Partners, Team8 and M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund. All of Mate's original investors also participated.

Graybar Appoints Michelle Reckelhoff As Vice President Of Human Resources

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Graybar has appointed Michelle K. Reckelhoff as Vice President of Human Resources as the employee-owned distributor continues updating its people operations, talent programs and HR technology.

Corsearch Appoints Todd Morris As CEO To Expand AI-Powered Brand Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Corsearch has appointed Todd Morris as Chief Executive Officer as the company expands its use of artificial intelligence across trademark intelligence, online brand protection, and content protection.

IDnow Appoints Philippe Morel As CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Digital Identity Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

IDnow has appointed Philippe Morel as Chief Executive Officer as the European digital identity and fraud prevention company expands beyond one-time customer verification into continuous identity, risk and trust management. Morel succeeds Andreas Bodczek, who is stepping down after more than seven years leading IDnow.

Aligned Data Centers Completes $1.18 Billion Asset-Backed Securities Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Aligned Data Centers has completed a $1.183 billion asset-backed securities issuance to fund its development pipeline, refinance upcoming debt maturities, and satisfy reserve account requirements. The deal represents Aligned's first securitization issuance since 2023.

Sumo Logic Appoints Chris Malone As CEO And Conor Burns As CFO To Scale Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Sumo Logic has appointed Chris Malone as Chief Executive Officer and Conor Burns as Chief Financial Officer as the company expands its agentic artificial intelligence platform for cybersecurity and cloud operations teams.

Daybright Financial Appoints Wes Gilbreath As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Daybright Financial has appointed Wes Gilbreath as Chief Financial Officer as the employee benefits and retirement services company continues investing in its next phase of growth.

Visier Appoints Pramukh Jeyathilak As Chief People Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Visier has appointed Pramukh Jeyathilak as Chief People Officer as the workforce intelligence company strengthens its internal people strategy during a period of rapid AI-driven transformation.

Entegrata Appoints Andrew Baker As Chief AI And Data Strategy Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Entegrata has appointed Andrew Baker as Chief AI and Data Strategy Officer to lead the development of its artificial intelligence enablement strategy for law firms.

MGME Acquires Key Meetings & Events, Doubling Revenue And Team Size

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

MGME has acquired Key Meetings & Events, expanding its capabilities across corporate meetings, private equity events, conferences and incentive travel. The deal will double MGME's revenue and team size while adding Key Meetings & Events' sector expertise, client relationships and more than 35 years of operating experience.

Lorikeet Appoints Jerry Brooner As Chief Revenue Officer To Expand AI Concierge Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Lorikeet has appointed Jerry Brooner as Chief Revenue Officer to lead the expansion of its artificial intelligence concierge platform across fintech, healthcare and insurance. Brooner will oversee Lorikeet's sales, marketing, partnerships and forward-deployed engineering teams.

PAXAFE Appoints Mark Talens As Chief Commercial Officer To Scale AI-Powered Cold Chain Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

PAXAFE has appointed Mark Talens as Chief Commercial Officer as the company works to expand adoption of its artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence and compliance platform for pharmaceutical and life sciences supply chains.

Emplifi Appoints Omer Sharon As Chief Product And Technology Officer To Advance Autonomous CX Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Emplifi has appointed Omer Sharon as Chief Product and Technology Officer to lead the next phase of development for its autonomous customer experience platform.

Countly: Interview With Onur Alp Soner About Building a Privacy-First Analytics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Countly is a self-hosted, privacy-first analytics platform that helps organizations understand user behavior across mobile and web while retaining full ownership of their data. The company is led by Onur Alp Soner. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Countly's Onur Alp Soner to learn more.

Throne Science Raises $10 Million Series A For AI-Powered Smart Toilet Sensor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Throne Science has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its team and advance research and development for its smart toilet sensor, which tracks digestive health, hydration, and urinary patterns. The round was led by Will Ventures, with participation from Emerson Collective, Workshop, LEAD VC, Salt VC, Accomplice, Moxxie, Ventures Together, Symphony, Felix Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Offscript, V1.VC and Morrison Seger.

Zafran Security Secures Strategic Investment From Cisco Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Zafran Security has received a strategic investment from Cisco Investments to expand its AI-native Continuous Threat Exposure Management platform.

COR Secures $30 Million Investment From FTV Capital To Expand AI Profitability Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

COR has secured a $30 million investment from FTV Capital to scale its artificial intelligence-powered project management and profitability platform for agencies and professional services firms.

Safe Superintelligence And NVIDIA Form Long-Term AI Compute Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Safe Superintelligence and NVIDIA have entered into a long-term strategic partnership intended to accelerate SSI's artificial intelligence research and substantially expand its computing capacity.

Greyparrot Raises $27 Million Series B To Expand AI Waste Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 28, 2026

Greyparrot has raised $27 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-powered waste-analysis network and build a larger data platform to measure recoverable materials. The round was led by technology investor Omar Mir and brings Greyparrot's total funding to $60 million.

Innovation

X Money Launches For U.S. Premium Subscribers With Up To 6% APY And 3% Cash Back

Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions Acquires 488,936-Square-Foot Philadelphia Industrial Portfolio

Cyera Signs Intent To Acquire Oasis Security And Unite Data And Identity Protection

Silent Push Appoints Kirk Appelman As Senior Vice President Of Global Sales

Sharon AI Appoints Melissa Anastasiou As Chief Legal Officer

Ceragon Secures More Than $10 Million In Q2 Private Network Bookings

Mate Security Raises $35 Million Series A To Scale Agentic Security Operations Platform

Graybar Appoints Michelle Reckelhoff As Vice President Of Human Resources

Corsearch Appoints Todd Morris As CEO To Expand AI-Powered Brand Protection Platform

IDnow Appoints Philippe Morel As CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Digital Identity Growth

Aligned Data Centers Completes $1.18 Billion Asset-Backed Securities Financing

Sumo Logic Appoints Chris Malone As CEO And Conor Burns As CFO To Scale Agentic AI Platform

Daybright Financial Appoints Wes Gilbreath As Chief Financial Officer

Visier Appoints Pramukh Jeyathilak As Chief People Officer

Entegrata Appoints Andrew Baker As Chief AI And Data Strategy Officer

MGME Acquires Key Meetings & Events, Doubling Revenue And Team Size

Lorikeet Appoints Jerry Brooner As Chief Revenue Officer To Expand AI Concierge Platform

PAXAFE Appoints Mark Talens As Chief Commercial Officer To Scale AI-Powered Cold Chain Platform

Emplifi Appoints Omer Sharon As Chief Product And Technology Officer To Advance Autonomous CX Platform

Countly: Interview With Onur Alp Soner About Building a Privacy-First Analytics Platform

Throne Science Raises $10 Million Series A For AI-Powered Smart Toilet Sensor

Zafran Security Secures Strategic Investment From Cisco Investments

COR Secures $30 Million Investment From FTV Capital To Expand AI Profitability Platform

Safe Superintelligence And NVIDIA Form Long-Term AI Compute Partnership

Greyparrot Raises $27 Million Series B To Expand AI Waste Intelligence Platform

Philip Morris Opens $1.2 Billion Manufacturing Campus In Colorado

NVIDIA Reportedly Behind Hut 8 Texas Data Center Lease Worth Up To $50.2 Billion

Saab Receives SEK 10.1 Billion GlobalEye Aircraft Order From Middle Eastern Customer

Cracker Barrel Appoints Former Bloomin’ Brands CEO David Deno As Chief Executive Officer

LVMH H1 Revenue Reaches €38.6 Billion As Organic Growth Accelerates In Q2