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Sila Receives Conditional $1.4 Billion U.S. Department Of War Loan Commitment To Expand Domestic Battery Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Sila has received a conditional loan commitment of up to $1.4 billion from the U.S. Department of War through its Office of Strategic Capital to expand domestic production of advanced battery materials and cells. The financing would support an expansion of Sila’s silicon-carbon anode manufacturing capacity at its Moses Lake, Washington, facility and the development of a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility.

Energy Fuels: Mine-To-Magnet Platform Targets 15,700 Tons Of Annual Magnets As $725 Million U.S. Financing Advances

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Energy Fuels is advancing a vertically integrated rare-earth strategy that could ultimately support production of approximately 15,700 tons of rare-earth permanent magnets annually, while a conditional $725 million U.S. financing commitment could help fund expansion of its domestic critical-minerals infrastructure.

I Squared Capital To Acquire oOh!media For A$1.04 Billion Enterprise Value

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

I Squared Capital has entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement to acquire Australian out-of-home advertising company oOh!media Limited in a transaction implying an enterprise value of approximately A$1.04 billion, or about US$733 million.

FTAI Infrastructure: Long Ridge Sale Targets Roughly $1.46 Billion Of Debt Reduction As Rail Business Hits Record

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

FTAI Infrastructure is preparing for a major balance-sheet reset through the anticipated sale of Long Ridge Energy & Power Generation as its rail operations simultaneously deliver record quarterly revenue and Adjusted EBITDA.

e.l.f. Beauty: Sales Rise For 30th Straight Quarter As Fiscal 2027 Growth Outlook Increases To 20%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

e.l.f. Beauty extended its growth streak to 30 consecutive quarters during its fiscal first quarter of 2027, with net sales increasing 36% as the company raised its full-year growth outlook to as much as 20%.

APA: Debt Falls $2.3 Billion As Annual Interest Expense Drops More Than $155 Million And Cost Savings Reach $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

APA Corporation has reduced total debt by $2.3 billion since the end of 2024, cutting annualized interest expense by more than $155 million as stronger cash generation and cost reductions reshape the exploration and production company's balance sheet.

Clarecast: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Bradley Taylor About Predictive Workforce Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Clarecast is an agentic AI platform that delivers predictive intelligence across people, customers, markets, and prospects, helping organizations gain forward-looking insight for planning and growth. Built on Databricks from Day 1, the platform continuously scores more than 18 million companies across growth, hiring, and market signals and has achieved 80%+ headcount forecast accuracy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Clarecast CEO and Co-Founder Bradley Taylor to learn more.

Universal Technical Institute: Atlanta Student Starts Beat Expectations By 30% As Skilled-Trades Demand Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Universal Technical Institute is seeing skilled-trades demand accelerate faster than anticipated, with its new Atlanta campus opening in July with initial student starts approximately 30% above the company's expectations.

Helmerich & Payne: Offshore Backlog Reaches $3.6 Billion As Argentina Adds Five FlexRigs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Helmerich & Payne's international and offshore businesses are building momentum, with the drilling contractor securing contracts for five additional FlexRigs in Argentina while a four-year Norwegian contract renewal helped lift its offshore backlog to $3.6 billion.

Bradesco: Fully Digital Clients Top 30 Million As Net Income Rises For Tenth Straight Quarter

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Bradesco reported its tenth consecutive quarter of rising net income during Q2 2026 as its transformation strategy expands digital adoption, improves operating efficiency and diversifies revenue across lending, insurance and capital-markets businesses.

Honest Company: Consumption Grows 7.7% Versus 2.3% Category Growth As Organic Revenue Rises 6.7%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

The Honest Company's underlying consumer demand significantly outpaced its reported revenue performance during the second quarter of 2026, with tracked-channel consumption increasing 7.7% compared with 2.3% growth across the categories in which it competes.

Bumble: Reimagined App Overhauls Matching Algorithms And Adds Group Experiences As Paying Users Fall 16%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Bumble is undertaking a broad product overhaul that includes a platform migration, redesigned matching algorithms, new conversation tools and upcoming group experiences as the dating company attempts to stabilize engagement following a 16.4% decline in paying users.

ADNOC Gas Commits $13.2 Billion To Rich Gas Development Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

ADNOC Gas reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $665 million, exceeding its previously issued guidance range of $400 million to $600 million despite operational and maritime disruptions during the period.

Duolingo: Daily Active Users Reach 58.7 Million As Retention Hits Record 84% And Social Accounts Top 1 Billion Organic Impressions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Duolingo's Daily Active Users increased 23% year-over-year to 58.7 million during the second quarter of 2026 as product improvements pushed retention to a record level and the company's social-media presence surpassed one billion organic impressions per quarter.

Firmus Raises $2 Billion Strategic Equity Round At More Than $10.5 Billion Valuation To Expand NVIDIA AI Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Firmus has secured full commitments for a $2 billion strategic equity financing round to accelerate the expansion of its AI infrastructure platform across Australia and prepare for further growth throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The round includes follow-on investments from Coatue and NVIDIA, along with new capital from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and other Blackstone vehicles. Jane Street also participated.

Kalshi Adopts Nasdaq Market Surveillance To Strengthen Prediction Market Oversight

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Kalshi has entered into a multi-year partnership with Nasdaq Market Surveillance to enhance monitoring and oversight of trading activity across its markets. The agreement is part of Kalshi’s broader market oversight strategy and will complement the exchange’s existing surveillance framework.

Bechtel Takes Over Site Management For Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant As Construction Preparation Begins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Bechtel has assumed responsibility for managing the site of Poland’s first nuclear power plant as the project moves from planning, permitting and design into large-scale site preparation and construction activities. The handover from Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, or PEJ, coincides with the start of earthworks at the future plant site in Choczewo.

NextSlide Team Joins OpenAI To Help Build ChatGPT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

NextSlide, an AI presentation creation startup founded by Ahmed Beshry, is joining OpenAI, with the company’s team now working on ChatGPT.

Ambrook Raises $30 Million Series B Led By Lachy Groom To Expand Financial Platform For Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Ambrook has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Lachy Groom to expand its financial platform for small and family-run businesses. Cameron Ventures also invested in the company as part of its backing of Ambrook’s mission to modernize financial infrastructure for American entrepreneurs.

VISOID Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round From Skyfall Ventures, Farvatn Venture And byFounders Angel Collective

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

VISOID has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to accelerate development and growth of its AI-powered architectural visualization platform. The round was backed by Skyfall Ventures, Farvatn Venture and byFounders Angel Collective. VISOID also highlighted continued support from Startuplab, OBOS and Antler.

Plantible Foods Secures $25 Million USDA-Backed Loan From X-Caliber And $10 Million Equity Investment To Quintuple Protein Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Plantible Foods has secured $35 million in combined debt and equity financing to expand production of Rubi Protein, its plant-derived functional protein ingredient, at the company’s Ranchito facility in Eldorado, Texas.

Naked Energy Raises £8.875 Million From Great British Energy And Barclays Climate Ventures To Expand UK Solar-Thermal Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Naked Energy has raised £8.875 million from Great British Energy and Barclays Climate Ventures to establish a new UK manufacturing facility for its renewable heat technology and expand production capacity. The round was led by Great British Energy, which is investing £7.5 million through its Energy Engineered in the UK program. Existing shareholder Barclays Climate Ventures also participated. The investment represents Great British Energy’s first major solar investment.

Sonablate Forms Strategic Alliance With Eleven Ventures To Facilitate Up To $200 Million In Equity Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Sonablate has entered into a strategic alliance with Eleven Ventures, an investment platform founded by His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud, to accelerate the global commercialization and adoption of its AI-powered therapeutic ultrasound technologies.

VibeIQ Raises $22.5 Million To Expand AI-Native Product Decision Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

VibeIQ has raised $22.5 million in growth financing to accelerate development of its AI-native product decision platform and expand across apparel, footwear, consumer goods and private-label retail. The financing was led by Volition Capital, with participation from existing investor Venture Guides.

Tortuga Growth Partners Invests In Advanced eClinical Training To Expand Healthcare Workforce Development Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Tortuga Growth Partners has made a strategic investment in Advanced eClinical Training, a provider of online healthcare certification and workforce development programs. The investment was made through Tortuga Growth Partners Fund I and expands TGP’s healthcare investment platform as the firm targets businesses addressing structural workforce challenges.

Salus Scientific Raises $10.1 Million In Oversubscribed Series A Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Salus Scientific has closed an oversubscribed $10.1 million Series A financing to support commercial expansion, production growth and the buildout of its clinical infrastructure.

NetcoreNetwork Launches Causeway For Private Peer-To-Peer Device Connectivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

NetcoreNetwork has launched Causeway, a connectivity ecosystem designed to allow devices to find, authenticate and communicate directly with one another without relying on centralized third-party intermediaries.

Malachyte: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Sidd Motwani About Behavior Intelligence For E-Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Malachyte provides behavior intelligence infrastructure for e-commerce, creating continuously updated shopper profiles from real-time activity to power search, recommendations, and product pages. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Malachyte Co-Founder and CEO Sidd Motwani to learn more.

Uplifty: Interview With Founder & CEO Scott Amyx About Building Real-World Social Connections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Swisscom: Free Cash Flow Surges 45% To CHF 717 Million As Operating Free Cash Flow Reaches CHF 1.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2026

Swisscom's cash generation accelerated during the first half of 2026 as operating free cash flow increased 21.6% to CHF 1.202 billion and free cash flow surged 44.6% to CHF 717 million.