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Grubhub And Instacart Partnering To Bring Groceries To Millions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Grubhub and Instacart have formed a nationwide partnership that integrates Instacart’s grocery marketplace directly into the Grubhub app and website, marking a significant expansion of Grubhub’s delivery offerings.

Draper Laboratory Secures $25 Million For New IMPACT Center In Lowell

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Draper Laboratory has secured up to $25 million in combined state and local funding to establish its Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. Announced by Governor Maura Healey, the investment supports Massachusetts’ broader initiative to expand secure, domestic semiconductor manufacturing and strengthen the nation’s defense industrial base.

Dentons Canada: David Cohen Named As Chief Transformation Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Dentons Canada has named David Cohen as its first Chief Transformation Officer, a newly created leadership role designed to drive innovation and operational excellence across the firm. Cohen brings nearly two decades of experience in law firm management and consulting, specializing in legal technology, business transformation, and organizational strategy.

Pure Storage And Cisco Launch AI Factories For Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Pure Storage and Cisco Systems have unveiled a new FlashStack Cisco Validated Design (CVD) that combines compute, storage, networking, and software into a production-ready AI factory powered by NVIDIA technology.

OpenAI And PayPal Partnering To Enable Instant Checkout And Agentic Commerce In ChatGPT

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

PayPal has entered into a strategic partnership with OpenAI to integrate PayPal’s payments infrastructure and merchant catalogs directly into ChatGPT, introducing a new era of agentic commerce. By adopting the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), tens of millions of PayPal-connected merchants will now be discoverable within ChatGPT, allowing users to browse products and complete transactions seamlessly in just a few taps.

Cisco Launches AI Infrastructure Innovations Across Neocloud, Enterprise, And Telecom

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Cisco Systems has unveiled a new suite of AI innovations developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, including the Cisco N9100 Series switch, a NVIDIA Cloud Partner-compliant reference architecture, and an AI-native wireless stack designed for next-generation 6G networks. Announced at NVIDIA GTC 2025 in Washington, D.C., the launches mark a significant step in Cisco’s strategy to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance AI infrastructure across data centers, enterprises, and telecommunications networks worldwide.

Akamai Launches Inference Cloud Built With NVIDIA’s Blackwell Architecture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Akamai Technologies has introduced Akamai Inference Cloud, a global distributed platform engineered to deliver real-time, low-latency, and secure AI inferencing at the edge. Built on NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture and powered by Akamai’s expansive global network, the new platform represents a significant advancement in deploying artificial intelligence workloads closer to users and devices.

Rockwell Introduces FactoryTalk Design Workbench For Simplifying Micro Control System Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Rockwell Automation, a company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has unveiled FactoryTalk Design Workbench, a new free software platform designed to help engineers and system integrators design, program, and troubleshoot micro control systems more efficiently.

Qubrid AI: Advanced Playground Launched For Inferencing And RAG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Qubrid AI, a leading full-stack AI platform company, has launched its Advanced Playground for Inferencing and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, setting a new standard for high-speed, on-demand inferencing. Announced at NVIDIA GTC 2025 in Washington, D.C., the platform is designed to help developers and enterprises accelerate AI innovation through a frictionless, token-based system that bridges experimentation and deployment.

Willkie: Ryan Blaine Bennett Named As Chair of Restructuring Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Ryan Blaine Bennett, one of the nation’s leading restructuring attorneys, as Chair of its Restructuring Group. In his new role, Bennett will lead the firm’s growing restructuring platform, advising corporations, investors, and creditors on complex restructurings, liability management transactions, hybrid capital structures, and distressed acquisitions.

Dentons: Dublin TMT Practice Expanded With Appointment Of Partner David Kirton

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, has appointed David Kirton as a partner in its Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) practice in Dublin. Kirton, who is dual-qualified in Ireland and England & Wales, brings extensive experience advising multinational corporations and emerging companies on complex technology transactions, data protection, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.

Sidley: Maura Rezendes Joins As Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Sidley Austin has expanded its Global Arbitration, Trade & Advocacy practice with the addition of Maura Rezendes as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Rezendes joins from A&O Shearman, where she served as U.S. Head of Sanctions, bringing extensive experience in advising financial institutions and multinational corporations on compliance with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations.

O’Melveny: John Curran Named As Finance Partner In Singapore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

O’Melveny & Myers LLP has expanded its Asia-Pacific Corporate Finance practice with the appointment of John Curran as a partner in its Singapore office. Curran joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he advised leading private equity sponsors, corporations, and credit funds on complex cross-border acquisitions, leveraged transactions, and special situations financings.

NVIDIA And Uber Partnering To Build Global Level 4 Robotaxi Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

NVIDIA has announced a partnership with Uber to build and deploy the world’s first Level 4-ready robotaxi and autonomous delivery network, powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion 10 platform and DRIVE AV software.

Palo Alto Networks Launches Prisma AIRS 2.0 For Secure AI Agent Ecosystem

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Palo Alto Networks, a global leader in cybersecurity, has launched Prisma AIRS 2.0, a next-generation platform upgrade that integrates Protect AI to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end security for enterprise artificial intelligence systems.

Preply: Charlie Wickers Named As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Preply, a human-led AI-enabled language learning platform, has announced the appointment of Charlie Wickers as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening the company’s leadership team amid continued global growth.

AllCampus Partnering With UC Law San Francisco To Expand Master of Legal Studies Program

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

AllCampus, a leading higher education management firm, has announced a partnership with the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC Law SF), to broaden access to the university’s Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program through new online and hybrid learning options.

Datavault AI Buying API Media In All-Cash Deal To Expand Data Monetization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Datavault AI, a leader in patented data tokenization and monetization technologies, has announced the acquisition of API Media, a New Jersey-based provider of audio-visual technologies and IT services. The all-cash deal, expected to close in December 2025, will integrate API’s event and media expertise with Datavault AI’s Web 3.0-driven platform for secure data monetization.

Guidewire To Buy ProNavigator, Expanding AI Knowledge Capabilities For Insurance Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Guidewire announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProNavigator, an AI-powered knowledge management platform designed for property and casualty (P&C) insurers. The acquisition will integrate ProNavigator’s contextual, insurance-trained intelligence directly into Guidewire’s ecosystem, delivering real-time, workflow-based insights to claims, underwriting, and distribution teams.

GSK Buys Exclusive Rights To Syndivia’s Antibody-Drug Conjugate For Prostate Cancer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

GSK has signed an agreement with Syndivia, a biotechnology company specializing in next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), to acquire exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize a preclinical ADC for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The deal strengthens GSK’s expanding oncology pipeline and could deliver a novel targeted therapy for a patient population with few effective options.

Wilson Sonsini: Charles (CJ) Gelinas Named As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a leading legal advisor to global technology and life sciences enterprises, has announced that Charles (CJ) Gelinas has joined the firm’s Corporate Finance practice in New York as a partner. Gelinas brings deep expertise in structured finance, asset-backed securities, and fintech innovation, further expanding the firm’s capabilities across financial technology, crypto, and consumer finance sectors.

Baker McKenzie: Sarah Birrell And Victoria Lanyon Join Leadership Team In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Baker McKenzie has expanded its leadership team in Australia with the appointment of Sarah Birrell as a Partner in the Energy practice in Melbourne and Victoria Lanyon as a Partner in the Tax practice in Sydney. Birrell joins from Allens, while Lanyon comes from King & Wood Mallesons, bringing deep expertise in energy, resources, and taxation law.

Redpanda Buys Oxla And Launches Agentic Data Plane For AI Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Redpanda, a leading real-time data platform for the agentic enterprise, announced the acquisition of Oxla, a distributed SQL query engine and database, alongside the launch of its Agentic Data Plane (ADP), a new infrastructure suite designed to govern data access for AI agents across enterprise environments securely.

Ares And Slate To Acquire €300 Million Polish Real Estate Portfolio From Trei Real Estate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Ares Management and Slate Asset Management have announced that their joint venture will acquire a portfolio of 36 convenience-led retail properties in Poland from Trei Real Estate for over €300 million. The portfolio comprises modern, fully leased retail parks strategically located near major Polish metropolitan areas, featuring CPI-linked leases that protect against inflation and are anchored by strong tenants in essential goods sectors such as grocery and pharmacy retail.

Element Solutions Buying Micromax From Celanese For About $500 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Element Solutions, a specialty chemical technology company, announced an agreement to acquire Micromax from Celanese for approximately $500 million in cash. The acquisition, expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 pending regulatory approvals, will integrate Micromax into Element Solutions’ MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions business, further strengthening the company’s position in the electronics materials market.

Cygnet Energy To Buy Kiwetinohk Energy In C$1.4 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Cygnet Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. (KEC) for C$24.75 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately C$1.4 billion, including debt.

Skyworks And Qorvo Merging In $22 Billion Deal To Create U.S. Semiconductor Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo have announced a definitive agreement to combine in a cash-and-stock transaction valuing the new enterprise at approximately $22 billion, forming a U.S.-based leader in high-performance RF, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions.

OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners Expanding National Footprint With Spahn Financial Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Spahn Financial Partners, a respected advisory firm overseeing approximately $2 billion in assets in the greater Chicago area. This transaction represents OnePoint BFG’s largest to date, establishing a strong presence in the Midwest and advancing its mission to build the next generation of advisor-owned independent wealth management firms.

Ameriprise Financial Onboards $1.6 Billion Firm The Atlantic Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Ameriprise Financial announced that The Atlantic Group, a Boca Raton–based advisory practice managing more than $1.6 billion in client assets, has joined its branch channel from Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. The 16-member team includes nine financial advisors and seven support professionals, led by founding partners Andrew Lerner, APMA, AWMA, CFP, ChFC, and Logan Shalmi.

Dynasty Financial: Brian McDonald Appointed As Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Dynasty Financial Partners has appointed renowned equity compensation leader Brian McDonald as a Senior Advisor, marking a significant addition to the firm’s leadership as it continues to deepen its capabilities in the wealth management and corporate benefits sectors.