Innovation

Emera And Canadian Utilities To Combine In $72 Billion Merger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Emera, ATCO, and Canadian Utilities have entered into a definitive agreement that will combine Emera and Canadian Utilities in a merger of equals, creating a Canadian-headquartered utility and energy infrastructure company with an expected pro forma enterprise value of approximately $72 billion.

Google And Constellation Sign 20-Year Deal Backed By $4.3 Billion Investment To Add 890 MW Of Nuclear Capacity To PJM Grid

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Google and Constellation Energy have entered into a long-term clean energy agreement designed to add 890 megawatts of new nuclear generating capacity to the PJM Interconnection grid, supported by more than $4.3 billion of planned investment by Constellation.

LawVu Launches Lens AI Contract Analysis Tool For Entire Contract Portfolios

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

LawVu has launched Lens, a new artificial intelligence contract analysis tool designed to give in-house legal teams visibility across their entire contract portfolio and identify risks, obligations and commercial opportunities before they become problems.

EIT Pharma: Interview With CEO Leen Kawas About Advancing Therapies For Hepatitis D And Viral Diseases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

EIT Pharma is a biotechnology company focused on advancing therapies for infectious diseases with significant unmet medical needs. The company is developing a portfolio of programs to address serious infectious diseases through rigorous science, disciplined execution, and a patient-centered approach that translates scientific innovation into meaningful real-world impact. Its lead program is Jitixib, or lonafarnib, an investigational oral therapeutic candidate in late-stage development for chronic hepatitis D, and the company is also advancing peginterferon lambda for severe acute viral respiratory infections. Pulse 2.0 interviewed EIT Pharma CEO Leen Kawas to learn more about the company’s strategy, its clinical programs, and its approach to building a biotechnology company around therapies with substantial existing scientific and clinical evidence.

Mitratech: Interview With Jan Stappers About Connected GRC, Responsible AI, And Regulatory Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

As Executive Vice President, GRC Solutions Strategy at Mitratech, Jan Stappers leads key strategic initiatives and is a recognized expert in whistleblowing management, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. He contributed to ISO 37002, is CIPP/E certified, serves on the UNECE Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies, and helps organizations navigate increasingly complex governance, risk, and compliance requirements. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Mitratech's Jan Stappers to learn more about his perspective.

Voyager Awarded $22.4 Million Department Of War Contract For Next-Generation Satellite Deployment Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Voyager Technologies has been awarded a $22.4 million Other Transaction Agreement from the Strategic Capabilities Office within the Department of War for a research and development program focused on next-generation satellite deployment systems.

Captec Americas And Cincoze Form Strategic North American Industrial Computing Alliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Captec Americas and Cincoze have formed a strategic North American alliance as part of a broader global agreement, combining Cincoze's industrial computing portfolio with Captec's engineering, integration and lifecycle capabilities across the U.S. and Canada.

Kaizen Awarded Five-Year $49 Million U.S. Army Enterprise Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Kaizen has been awarded a five-year U.S. Army Enterprise Agreement indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a $49 million ceiling, creating a streamlined procurement vehicle for mission-critical application-layer software across eligible Army organizations.

Metric Point Capital Adds Jamaine Cook As Principal To Expand GP Solutions And Secondaries Advisory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Metric Point Capital has appointed Jamaine Cook as Principal, adding the former RCP Advisors investment professional as the firm expands its GP solutions and secondaries advisory capabilities.

Growth Operators Names Co-Founder Molly Hiller As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Growth Operators has named co-founder Molly Hiller Chief Executive Officer as the middle-market advisory firm expands its platform across strategy, talent, technology and artificial intelligence.

POP.STORE: Interview With CEO Gautam Goswami About Agentic AI Commerce And The Creator Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

POP.STORE is the creator commerce platform behind ECHO-ME, its Agentic AI operating system designed to help creators and professionals turn audiences into owned businesses. ECHO-ME works across audience engagement, content, lead generation, monetization and other business functions, while POP.STORE gives creators an owned hub to convert that activity into lasting customer relationships. Pulse 2.0 interviewed POP.STORE CEO Gautam Goswami to learn more.

Amentum Awarded $17.6 Million Air Force Contract Modification For Aerial Targets III Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Amentum Services has been awarded a $17.65 million U.S. Air Force contract modification covering the fourth option year of the Aerial Targets III Program, extending the company's support for the program through September 2027.

Lockheed Martin Awarded $209 Million Navy Contract Modification For SEWIP Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2026

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $208.96 million U.S. Navy contract modification to continue producing Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program AN/SLQ-32(V)6 systems.