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Intel Forecasts Strong Third-Quarter Revenue As AI Infrastructure Demand Drives Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

Intel reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $16.1 billion, up 25% year over year, marking what CEO Lip-Bu Tan called the company's strongest revenue growth in more than fifteen years. The company forecast third-quarter 2026 revenue of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion, above Wall Street expectations, and raised its 2026 capital expenditure estimate to $20 billion from $18 billion. The improved outlook reflects growing adoption of Intel's data center CPUs by customers building AI infrastructure.

Prairie Operating Co. Announces Appointment Of Jennifer M. Grigsby To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

Prairie Operating Co. announced the appointment of Jennifer M. Grigsby to its Board of Directors, while Stephen Lee has stepped down from the board to focus on his growing responsibilities at Renewa.

CrowdStrike And Cerebras Partner To Power Falcon AIDR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

CrowdStrike and Cerebras Systems announced a strategic partnership under which CrowdStrike will use Cerebras's inference speed to help power Falcon AI Detection and Response, while Cerebras standardizes on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to secure its own business.

Prequel Appoints Beauty Industry Leaders Nathalie Kristo As CEO And Toral Patel As CMO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

Prequel Skin, the dermatologist-developed skincare brand founded by board-certified dermatologist Dr. Samantha Ellis, announced the appointment of beauty industry veterans Nathalie Kristo as Chief Executive Officer and Toral Patel as Chief Marketing Officer, forming an all-female leadership team as the brand accelerates into its next phase of growth.

Verizon Signs Deal With Google Worth Over $1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

Verizon has secured a deal with Google valued at more than $1 billion to provide dark fiber connectivity for the search giant's data centers said CEO Dan Schulman. Schulman disclosed the agreement during Verizon's post-earnings call, following the company's report of record second-quarter 2026 results.

WSP Confirms $56 Billion Non-Binding Proposal To Acquire Arcadis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

WSP Global confirmed it has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Arcadis N.V. for EUR 51.50 per ordinary share, up from an initial EUR 48.50 per share offer submitted on July 1, 2026, which Arcadis rejected on July 14. The offer represents a premium of approximately 45.8 percent over Arcadis' unaffected closing share price on July 22.

Merck Announces Initial Access Plans For Alimatravir, Investigational Once-Monthly Oral HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2026

Merck announced early components of a strategy to provide access in low- and middle-income countries to alimatravir, an investigational once-monthly oral pill being developed as pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1, if approved. The plan includes early generic licensing covering 129 countries, support for regional manufacturing in Africa and Latin America, and early investment in product manufacturing, with the initial steps announced ahead of the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro.