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GM To Shift Buick Envision Production From China To U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 25, 2026

General Motors will end production in China of the Buick Envision, a midsize SUV it has imported into the United States for nearly a decade, and will instead manufacture the next generation of the vehicle at its assembly plant in the Kansas City area starting in 2028, Reuters reported.

Anonymous Content Appoints Darren Walker As President And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 25, 2026

Anonymous Content has appointed Darren Walker as President and CEO, bringing in a prominent leader from the philanthropic and cultural sector to guide the company’s next chapter as it continues to emphasize creative independence and ambitious storytelling.

NAMM Adds Eight New Directors As 2026 Board Class Begins Three-Year Term

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 25, 2026

NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, announced eight newly elected directors who will join the organization’s Board of Directors in 2026, with each set to serve a three year term running through January 2029. The announcement was made at the 2026 NAMM Show during the association’s annual meeting of members.

Enovix Realigns Operations Leadership Ahead Of Malaysia Mass Production Ramp

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 25, 2026

Enovix announced it is reshaping its operations leadership as it moves toward mass production of its silicon anode batteries, with a focus on “proven, high volume battery manufacturing leadership” and clearer operational accountability as the company prepares to scale output for smartphones, smart eyewear, defense, and other IoT markets.

Remote: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Job van der Voort About The HR Platform Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 25, 2026

Remote is the all-in-one HR and payroll platform with a mission to create opportunity everywhere. Remote does this by making it simple for companies to find, hire, manage, and pay teams anywhere in the world–combining deep local expertise with a unified platform built for compliance, security, and ease of use. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Remote co-founder and CEO Job van der Voort to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Interview With Founder & Managing Partner Dan Engel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Santa Barbara Venture Partners is a Santa Barbara-based venture capital firm that invests in software companies and helps portfolio companies accelerate marketing and customer acquisition through its 100+ LP expert network. The VC firm has a unique approach to VC in that it believes in producing ongoing liquidity and cash distributions for its Limited Partners, and has already completed eight successful exits after just five and a half years, a huge industry outlier in terms of performance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Santa Barbara Venture Partners Founder and Managing Partner Dan Engel to gain a deeper understanding of the firm.

Leidos And OpenAI Partner To Bring Generative And Agentic AI Into Federal Agency Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Leidos and OpenAI have entered into a partnership to deploy artificial intelligence to support national priorities, with a focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations.

Sakana AI Announces Strategic Partnership With Google

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Sakana AI announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Google following its Series B round, and that Google is also making a financial investment in the company to further strengthen the relationship.

Harvey Acquires Hexus To Accelerate In House Legal Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Harvey announced it is bringing Hexus, the Pear VC and Liquid 2-backed AI product demo company founded by Sakshi Pratap, into the Harvey organization as it looks to deepen product capabilities for corporate legal departments. The company described the move as an opportunity to materially accelerate work focused on in-house legal teams, positioning Hexus as a talent and product-oriented addition that can help Harvey move faster as adoption scales.

Catalyst Acoustics Group Names Charles Merrimon As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Catalyst Acoustics Group, the parent company of a portfolio of acoustic, seismic, vibration, and noise control brands, has promoted Charles Merrimon to chief executive officer.

Norm Law Names Former Sidley Austin Chair Mike Schmidtberger As Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Norm Law, an AI native law firm serving global institutional clients, has appointed longtime Sidley Austin leader Mike Schmidtberger as Chairman, Partner, and Head of its Investment Funds and Regulatory practice, a move the firm framed as a marker of how it intends to combine senior legal judgment with an integrated AI platform and engineering-driven workflows.

BingX TradFi Trading Volume Tops $1 Billion In 24 Hours As Gold Activity Exceeds $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

BingX announced it has surpassed $1 billion in 24-hour trading volume across its TradFi offerings, marking a milestone for the crypto exchange and Web3 AI company’s push into real-world financial asset trading.

Analog Devices Adds Yoky Matsuoka To Board And Expands Corporate Development Committee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Analog Devices has appointed Dr. Yoky Matsuoka to its Board of Directors as an independent director, effective January 20, 2026, adding her to the Board’s Corporate Development Committee and expanding the board to 11 members.

Sprocket Security Names Eric Sheridan As Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Sprocket Security has appointed veteran cybersecurity executive Eric Sheridan as chief technology officer, tapping a longtime security and software engineering leader to guide the company’s technology roadmap as it scales its proactive security platform.

Wingman Growth Partners Names Cheri Reeve As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Wingman Growth Partners, an investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and financial technology businesses, has appointed Cheri Reeve as chief financial officer, tasking her with leading the firm’s finance and reporting functions as it continues to build out its institutional platform.

Structurely Names Corey Welch As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Structurely, an AI-powered sales automation platform built for high-volume, compliance-driven industries, has appointed Corey Welch as chief executive officer, naming a veteran mortgage and fintech operator to lead its next stage of disciplined, industry-focused expansion.

Barrick Mining Names Helen Cai As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Barrick Mining announced it has appointed board member Helen Cai as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with Cai set to assume the CFO role on March 1, 2026. The company said the change will follow the departure of current CFO Graham Shuttleworth, who is expected to leave after Barrick announces and files its year end results.

Janux Therapeutics And Bristol Myers Squibb Sign Up To $850 Million Tumor Activated Solid Tumor Collaboration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Janux Therapeutics announced a collaboration and exclusive worldwide license agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to develop an undisclosed, tumor-activated therapeutic aimed at solid tumors. The program targets a validated solid tumor antigen that Janux said is expressed across multiple human cancer types, expanding the company’s platform reach in oncology while pairing its technology with Bristol Myers Squibb’s development and commercialization capabilities.

NPHarvest Selected For Business Finland Deep Tech Accelerator With Up To €1.2 Million Funding Pathway

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

NPHarvest, a Finnish cleantech company developing fertilizer inputs from liquid waste streams, has been selected for up to €1.2 million in funding through Business Finland’s Deep Tech Accelerator program, a competitive initiative designed to help research-driven companies scale internationally based on technical depth and readiness for global commercialization.

Stream: $90 Million Series D Raised To Expand Workplace Finance Platform And Accelerate US Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Stream, the workplace finance provider formerly known as Wagestream, has raised $90 million in a Series D round, bringing total funding to $228 million. The company said the new capital will support its push to bring “fair financial tools” to more workers by expanding partnerships with employers and continuing to broaden its product suite.

Control Point Associates Expands Into Virginia With Acquisition of Rouse-Sirine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Control Point Associates, a land surveying and geospatial services firm, has completed the acquisition of Rouse-Sirine Associates, Ltd., a Virginia-based land surveying and subsurface utility engineering (S.U.E.) provider, marking Control Point’s entry into the Virginia market and extending its Mid-Atlantic footprint.

Goodfin Launches Goodfin Go, Bringing AI Agent Support To Pre-IPO Private Market Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Goodfin has unveiled Goodfin Go, a new agentic system designed for pre-IPO investors that aims to shrink private-market investing workflows from weeks to minutes. The San Francisco-based company said Go is now publicly available after engagement with thousands of users and testing by human advisors, positioning the product as an AI-powered companion that supports the full investment process, from research and analysis through to execution.

HCLTech To Buy Finergic To Expand Wealth Management Transformation Consulting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

HCLTech announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Finergic Solutions Pte Ltd, a Singapore-headquartered boutique wealth consulting firm focused on core banking and wealth management transformation.

Bureau Veritas To Buy SPIN360 To Expand Sustainability Services For Luxury and Fashion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Bureau Veritas, a global testing, inspection, and certification provider, announced it will acquire SPIN360, an Italian sustainability consulting firm that advises premium fashion and luxury brands on sustainable innovation and product development.

Eaton Completes $1.55 Billion Acquisition of Ultra PCS To Expand Aerospace and Defense Mission Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Eaton announced it has completed its acquisition of Ultra PCS Limited from the Cobham Ultra Group, a deal the company said will expand its capabilities in safety and mission-critical aerospace systems across both military and civilian aircraft. Eaton said it paid $1.55 billion for Ultra PCS under the terms of the agreement.

Pair Team Acquires Town Square To Expand Community-Connected Care For Medicare and Medicaid Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Pair Team, an AI-enabled medical group focused on the safety net, has acquired Town Square, a social care coordination company, as it pushes to expand technology-driven care models that integrate clinical, behavioral, and social care for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

UConn Tech Commercialization Sets 2025 Records For Disclosures, Startup Funding, And Licensing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

UConn’s Technology Commercialization Services reported a record year in fiscal 2025, posting higher invention disclosures, more licensing activity, and increased startup fundraising and revenue despite a tougher national innovation environment.

SPS PoolCare Acquires Pool Troopers In Landmark Deal For U.S. Pool Services Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

SPS PoolCare, the largest swimming pool services company in the United States, has acquired Pool Troopers, a move the company said solidifies its top position in pool maintenance and repair while combining the two largest providers in the category.

International Paper Closes $1.5 Billion Sale Of Global Cellulose Fibers Unit To American Industrial Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

International Paper has completed the sale of its Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF) business to funds affiliated with American Industrial Partners (AIP) for $1.5 billion, marking a major portfolio step as the company continues to sharpen its focus on sustainable packaging. The deal transfers ownership of a large-scale pulp platform that serves essential consumer categories, while also providing International Paper with additional consideration tied to preferred equity.

Binghamton University Lands Record $55 Million Commitment To Launch Responsible AI Research Center

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Binghamton University will establish a new Center for AI Responsibility and Research after securing what it described as the largest academic gift in the university’s history, a $55 million commitment combining private philanthropy and state capital support.