Innovation

Ebiquity Returns To Statutory Operating Profit As H1 Revenue Reaches £36.1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Ebiquity reported first-half 2026 revenue of £36.1 million, down 5% from £37.9 million, while restructuring and lower financing costs helped the marketing effectiveness company return to statutory operating profitability.

Ariana Resources Reports £6.2 Million H1 Profit As Dokwe Gold Project Advances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Ariana Resources reported first-half 2026 profit before tax of £6.25 million, compared with £151,000 a year earlier, as the company advanced the 1.6-million-ounce Dokwe Gold Project in Zimbabwe and monetized part of its Turkish investment portfolio.

AIREA: H1 Revenue Rises 10% To £10.8 Million As Manufacturing Expansion Comes Online

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

AIREA reported first-half 2026 revenue of £10.8 million, up 10.2% from £9.8 million, as stronger UK, Irish, and international sales coincided with completion of a major manufacturing investment.

Billington Holdings: H1 Revenue Jumps 29% To £54 Million As Order Book Hits Record

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Billington Holdings reported first-half 2026 revenue of £53.95 million, up 29.1% from £41.78 million, with profitability rising sharply as the structural steel specialist benefited from larger and more complex projects.

A.G. BARR: H1 Revenue Rises 8.5% To £247.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

A.G. BARR reported first-half fiscal 2027 revenue of £247.4 million, up 8.5% from £228.1 million, driven by growth across its core beverage portfolio and contributions from recently acquired Fentimans and Frobishers.

CarMax Q2 Revenue Rises 20% To $7.9 Billion As EPS Jumps 81%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

CarMax reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $7.9 billion, up 19.5%, as used vehicle volumes accelerated and earnings increased sharply.

Carnival Reports Record $1.9 Billion Q3 Net Income As 2027 Bookings Hit New Highs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Carnival Corporation reported record third-quarter 2026 net income of $1.9 billion and adjusted net income of $2 billion, alongside all-time-high revenue and constant-currency net yields.

Quantum Blockchain Technologies Moves AI Bitcoin Mining Technology Into Live Testing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Quantum Blockchain Technologies announced its AI-driven Bitcoin mining technology has moved from laboratory validation into live, manufacturer-backed testing, as the company advances its Method C AI Oracle and ASIC UltraBoost intellectual property.

Blackbird: Elevate.io Subscribers Jump 235% As Conversion Rate Reaches 3.37%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Blackbird said paid subscriptions to its browser-based collaborative video creation platform elevate.io reached 914 by September 24, up 235% during the quarter, while customer conversion improved to 3.37%.

Canaf Reports C$17.7 Million Nine-Month Revenue And Record Book Value Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Canaf Investments reported C$17.65 million of revenue for the nine months ended July 31, 2026, compared with C$20.79 million a year earlier, while its balance sheet and book value continued to strengthen.

Boeing Wins Multi-Billion-Dollar U.S. Navy F/A-XX Fighter Contract

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Boeing has been selected by the U.S. Navy for a multi-billion-dollar contract to design, build, and deliver the F/A-XX, the service's next-generation carrier-based fighter aircraft. The sixth-generation platform is intended to eventually replace the Navy's existing fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets.

Arbe Robotics Closes $15 Million Registered Direct Offering To Support Automotive And Defense Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Arbe Robotics has closed a $15 million underwritten registered direct offering, providing additional capital as the radar technology company scales commercial opportunities in automotive, defense, and counter-drone markets.

Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen Stepping Down As Company Begins Search For Successor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Circle Internet Group has announced that Jeremy Fox-Geen will step down as Chief Financial Officer after more than five years in the role, beginning a leadership transition after helping guide the stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure company through its public offering and a period of substantial growth.

Polar Capital Technology Trust Appoints Simon Crinage Independent Non-Executive Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Polar Capital Technology Trust has appointed Simon Crinage as an independent non-executive director, adding an investment-company veteran with decades of financial services and capital markets experience to its board.

NextBoat Appoints Ross Tannenbaum As CEO To Lead Growth And Profitability Push

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

NextBoat has appointed Ross Tannenbaum as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, as the technology-driven marine marketplace shifts its focus toward profitability, national expansion, and scaling its platform. Tannenbaum succeeds Brian John, who will remain on NextBoat's board of directors to support the transition.

Kandi Technologies: H1 Revenue Jumps 57% To $57.1 Million And Net Income Reaches $9.4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Kandi Technologies Group reported first-half 2026 revenue of $57.1 million, up 57.4% year over year, while net income increased 452.2% to $9.4 million from $1.7 million.

Addex Therapeutics Raises $2.8 Million As GABAB Programs Advance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Addex Therapeutics reported its first-half 2026 results while outlining progress across its neurological drug portfolio, including $2.8 million raised through an at-the-market offering and the return of rights to its GABAB positive allosteric modulator program from Indivior.

Moving iMage Technologies Narrows Fiscal 2026 Net Loss 69% To $297,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Moving iMage Technologies reported fiscal 2026 net sales of $17.3 million and narrowed its annual net loss by approximately 69% to $297,000, as higher-margin business and cost discipline offset lower overall project activity.

Palatin Technologies Reports $13.2 Million Fiscal 2026 Revenue As MC4R Obesity Programs Advance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Palatin Technologies reported $13.2 million in collaboration and license revenue for fiscal 2026, while narrowing its annual net loss and advancing a pipeline of MC4R-targeted treatments for rare and syndromic obesity disorders.

Precision Optics Reports Record $31.5 Million Fiscal 2026 Revenue, Up 65%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Precision Optics reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of $31.5 million, up approximately 65% from $19.1 million, as expanding medical and aerospace production programs drove significantly higher sales.

NETSOL Technologies Reports Record $74.4 Million Fiscal 2026 Revenue And Provides 2027 Guidance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

NETSOL Technologies reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of $74.4 million, up 12.5%, exceeding its $73 million guidance as profitability, margins, cash generation, and recurring revenue improved.

Inventiva Ends First Half With €233.9 Million In Cash And Deposits Ahead Of Phase 3 NATiV3 Results

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Inventiva ended the first half of 2026 with €166.1 million in cash and cash equivalents plus €67.8 million in short-term deposits, as the biotechnology company approaches a major Phase 3 readout for lanifibranor in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH.

Vail Resorts Reports $147.5 Million Fiscal 2026 Net Income And Issues 2027 Outlook

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Vail Resorts reported fiscal 2026 net income attributable to the company of $147.5 million, down from $280 million, as historically weak snowfall across the western U.S. weighed on visitation and resort performance.

Shein: Q2 Profit Falls 67% As Europe And U.S. Sales Decline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Shein reported $228 million in adjusted net profit for the second quarter of 2026, down 67% year-over-year, as higher freight costs and weaker sales in Europe and the U.S. pressured profitability, according to Reuters. The results were Shein's first as a publicly traded company following its September 1 Hong Kong listing.

Impinj: Interview With VP Of Product And Solution Marketing Matt Branda About RAIN RFID And Physical Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Impinj develops RAIN RFID technology that connects everyday physical items to digital systems, enabling enterprises to identify, track, and understand the movement of products and assets in real time. Its platform combines endpoint ICs, labels, readers, software, machine learning, and data infrastructure to help organizations turn item-level information into operational intelligence for AI and automation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Impinj VP of Product and Solution Marketing Matt Branda to learn more about the evolution of RAIN RFID, the concept of Physical Intelligence, and how real-world item data can support enterprise AI systems.

OpenAI Reportedly Targets At Least $30 Billion Funding At $1.4 Trillion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

OpenAI is seeking to raise at least $30 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of approximately $1.4 trillion, excluding the new capital, according to Bloomberg. The fundraising discussions are still at an early stage, and the final terms could change. Investor demand is reportedly driving the proposed financing as OpenAI continues to raise large amounts of capital to support the computing infrastructure, research, product development, and broader operations required to compete in artificial intelligence.

Paramount Draws More Than $109 Billion Of Orders For Warner Bros. Discovery Bond Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Paramount Skydance has attracted more than $109 billion of investor orders for its investment-grade bond offering to help finance the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, representing approximately 3.6 times the amount expected to be sold after banks shifted part of the financing into loans, according to Bloomberg.

Lumivero: Interview With Chief Transformation Officer Tessa Barron About Defensible AI For Qualitative Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Lumivero provides AI-powered research and decision software, and its NVivo platform has been a mainstay of qualitative data analysis for more than 30 years. With the launch of NVivo AI Cloud, powered by AURA, the Lumivero AI-powered Unified Research Assistant, the company is bringing AI agents into qualitative research while requiring researcher approval and source traceability for every AI action. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Lumivero Chief Transformation Officer Tessa Barron to learn more about the company’s approach to AI-assisted qualitative research, research integrity, and the future of NVivo.

Oculeus: Interview With Founder And CEO Arnd Baranowski About Telecom Software, Fraud Prevention And Communications Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Oculeus provides software solutions for telecommunications service providers, network operators, and other providers of voice and messaging services. Its product portfolio includes solutions for interconnect wholesale management, retail voice management, and telecommunications fraud protection. The company’s AI-driven solutions use technologies designed to help service providers build and maintain efficient and highly automated network and business operations. Oculeus has served customers worldwide since 2004 as a technology partner and strategic vendor. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Oculeus Founder and CEO Arnd Baranowski to learn more about the company’s origins, its telecommunications management platforms, AI-powered fraud prevention, and its work on securing global communications.

Tote AI Launches HQ Genie AI Agent For Convenience Store Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Tote AI has launched HQ Genie AI, a new AI agent designed specifically for convenience store operations, giving retailers a natural-language interface for querying live operational data and automating recurring tasks across their stores.