Innovation

Dell Revives XPS Lineup With New XPS 14 And XPS 16, Expands Alienware Portfolio, And Launches New UltraSharp Monitors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Dell Technologies used CES 2026 in Las Vegas to roll out a broad refresh of its consumer and gaming hardware strategy, reintroducing the XPS brand with newly designed laptops, previewing a more affordable XPS 13 coming later this year, and outlining plans to expand Alienware’s gaming lineup significantly. The company also introduced two new UltraSharp monitors aimed at professional users, including what it calls the world’s first 52-inch 6K display.

Building With Purpose: Founder Jackie Grice On Purpose-Driven Business Coaching

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Launching Deeper Enterprises is a business-coaching and purpose-driven strategy firm. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Launching Deeper Enterprises founder Jackie Grice to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

NVIDIA Releases New Open Models, Datasets And Tools To Broaden Real-World AI Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

NVIDIA has introduced a new slate of open models, data, and developer tooling aimed at accelerating AI adoption across industries ranging from enterprise software and cybersecurity to robotics, autonomous driving, and biomedicine. NVIDIA said the releases expand its open model universe with updates spanning the Nemotron family for agentic AI, the Cosmos platform for physical AI, the new Alpamayo family for autonomous vehicle development, the Isaac GR00T robotics model line, and new Clara models for healthcare and life sciences.

Vistra To Buy Cogentrix Portfolio in $4 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Vistra announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Cogentrix Energy, a portfolio of 10 modern natural gas generation facilities totaling about 5,500 megawatts, in a transaction that expands Vistra’s generation footprint across PJM, ISO New England and ERCOT. Cogentrix is indirectly owned by funds managed by Quantum Capital Group.

A2Z Cust2Mate: Interview With CMO Yaniv Zukerman About The Smart Shopping Cart Technology Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

A2Z Cust2Mate is a company that builds smart shopping-cart technology that retrofits carts with an interactive screen and sensors to digitize the in-store trip, enabling features like guided, personalized shopping and streamlined checkout for retailers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed A2Z Cust2Mate Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Yaniv Zukerman to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Bain & Company: Nicolas Willemot To Head Global Consumer Products And Aaron Cheris As Head Of Global Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Bain & Company has appointed Nicolas Willemot as global head of its Consumer Products practice, elevating the longtime partner to lead the firm’s work with consumer goods companies facing shifting consumer expectations and accelerating technology change. And Bain has appointed partner Aaron Cheris as global head of its Retail practice, a leadership change the firm said is aimed at strengthening its work with retailers as advances in generative and “agentic” AI reshape shopping behavior and retail economics.

Solomon Partners Adds Ian O’Neal As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Solomon Partners announced it has appointed Ian O’Neal as a Partner in its Technology Group, adding senior coverage focused on Data, Analytics and Software as the firm continues to build out its technology advisory capabilities.

Microsoft Acquires Osmos To Add Agentic AI Data Engineering Capabilities To Fabric

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Microsoft announced it has acquired Osmos, an agentic AI data engineering platform designed to simplify complex data preparation workflows and help organizations turn raw data into analytics- and AI-ready assets within OneLake, the unified data lake at the core of Microsoft Fabric.

MidEuropa To Buy Majority Stake In Romanian Business Consult

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

MidEuropa announced it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Romanian Business Consult (RBC), a Romania-based IT system integrator focused on the retail, banking, and industrials sectors. Founder and CEO Andrei Bojiță will retain a significant minority stake and continue to lead the business, according to the announcement.

Cahill Elects Five New Partners And Promotes Two Attorneys To Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP said it has elected five attorneys to its partnership and promoted two attorneys to counsel, with all changes effective January 1, 2026.

Arlington Capital Partners To Sell Tex-Tech Industries To Michelin, While Spinning Out FMI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Arlington Capital Partners announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Tex-Tech Industries, a developer and manufacturer of highly engineered materials solutions for aerospace, space and defense, and specialty industrial markets, to Michelin. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.