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SpaceX Targets July 23 Launch For Starship’s Thirteenth Flight Test With Starlink V3 Satellites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship’s thirteenth flight test as early as July 23, 2026. The 90-minute launch window is scheduled to open at 5:45 p.m. Central Time, although the timing could change because of weather, technical conditions or other factors affecting developmental testing.

Mubadala Capital Signs Tender Offer Agreement To Acquire Pierre & Vacances At €1.90 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Mubadala Capital has signed an agreement setting the terms of its proposed acquisition of Pierre & Vacances through an all-cash voluntary tender offer. The transaction would be completed through MC Pomona Bidco, a special-purpose vehicle controlled by Mubadala Capital.

Impinj: Interview With SVP Of Marketing And Market Development Suresh Palliparambil About The RFID Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Impinj manufactures RAIN RFID tag chips, readers, and software that wirelessly connect everyday physical items such as retail apparel, medical supplies, and luggage—to the internet, allowing businesses to track, locate, and authenticate their inventory in real-time. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Impinj SVP of Marketing and Market Development Suresh Palliparambil to learn more.

CuspAI Raises $450 Million Series B At $2.6 Billion Valuation To Discover New Materials

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

CuspAI has raised $450 million in Series B funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for discovering new materials. The financing values the British startup at approximately $2.6 billion. Kleiner Perkins and New Enterprise Associates co-led the round, with significant participation from Jeff Bezos’ investment firm, Bezos Expeditions. Other investors included Glade Brook Capital Partners, Lux Capital, AMD Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, StepStone, the U.K.’s Sovereign AI Venture Fund, Invest-NL and John Doerr.

Samsung Biologics To Acquire PolyPeptide For CHF 1.46 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Samsung Biologics has launched an all-cash public tender offer to acquire PolyPeptide Group for approximately CHF 1.46 billion. The proposed transaction would expand Samsung Biologics into peptide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients and strengthen its manufacturing presence across the United States, Europe, and India.

Lakestar Closes $300 Million Resilience I Fund For European Defence And Dual-Use Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Lakestar has closed its first dedicated resilience fund with $300 million in commitments to invest in defense and dual-use technology companies across Europe and NATO-allied markets. The oversubscribed fund attracted demand exceeding its original target.

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $228.9 Million Refinancing For Manhattan’s Textile Building

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Walker & Dunlop has arranged $228.9 million in financing for 295 Fifth Avenue, a newly redeveloped Class A office property in Manhattan’s Midtown South submarket. The more than 100-year-old landmark is commonly known as the Textile Building.

Brookfield And CPP Investments To Acquire LXP Industrial Trust For $5.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Brookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion. The valuation includes LXP’s net debt and preferred equity.

Omio Group To Acquire Rail Europe To Expand Global Rail Distribution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Omio Group has agreed to acquire Rail Europe, a global rail booking and distribution platform. The proposed transaction would expand Omio’s presence across consumer travel booking, business-to-business distribution and multimodal ground transportation.

Carson Group Launches Equity Program For Advisors And Team Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Carson Group has launched an equity program that gives high-growth W-2 advisors and selected team members a path to ownership in the wealth management firm. The initiative is intended to reward employees who contribute to Carson’s growth, client relationships and long-term business development.

Z.ai Reportedly Reaches $1 Billion Annualized Revenue Run Rate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai is on track to become the country’s first independent AI developer to reach $1 billion in annualized revenue, according to Bloomberg. The company reportedly achieved its full-year sales target by July, with that month’s revenue pace translating to approximately $1 billion over 12 months.

Netflix Says GenAI Was Used In Roughly 300 Titles In 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Netflix said generative AI workflows have been used across approximately 300 of its films and series during 2026. Most of the activity has occurred in post-production, although the technology is also being applied from initial concept development through final delivery.

Trellis Bioscience Raises $9 Million Series C To Advance Calpurbatug For Prosthetic Joint Infections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Trellis Bioscience has raised $9 million in Series C funding to support the clinical development of calpurbatug, also known as TRL1068. The investigational monoclonal antibody is being evaluated as a treatment for chronic prosthetic joint infections.

Tailwater Capital Closes $170 Million Royalties Fund II

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Tailwater Capital and its affiliate Tailwater E&P have closed Tailwater Royalties Fund II with approximately $170 million in total commitments. The fund is about 60% larger than Tailwater’s inaugural royalties vehicle.

Moonshot AI Launches Kimi K3 For Advanced Reasoning, Coding, And Knowledge Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI has launched Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model designed for advanced reasoning, coding and knowledge work. The company describes it as the world’s largest open-weight AI model.

Canva Co-Founders Launch Goals Platform With Pilots In Australia And The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Canva co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins has announced the launch of the Goals Platform, an initiative designed to gather public input about the future people want to create. The platform begins with pilot programs in Wollongong, Australia, and across the United States.

Bristol Myers Squibb Deploys NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI Factory To Accelerate Drug Discovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Bristol Myers Squibb is deploying a second NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD to expand the use of artificial intelligence across its global drug discovery organization. The new system will be built on eight NVIDIA DGX Vera Rubin NVL72 systems and integrated with the pharmaceutical company’s existing AI infrastructure.

Bank Of America Names Senior Executives To Accelerate AI Adoption Across Global Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Bank of America has appointed several senior executives to expand the adoption of artificial intelligence, digital assets and data-driven tools across its global markets business, according to Reuters. The leadership changes are intended to support technology modernization and greater automation throughout the division.

Bourn: Interview With Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer Roger Vincent About The Embedded Fintech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Bourn is an embedded fintech and software company that modernizes SME business lending by providing intelligent, flexible working capital solutions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bourn co-founder and Chief Growth Officer Roger Vincent to learn more.

Flowgear: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Daniel Chilcott About Integration, AI, And Builder MCP

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Flowgear is a globally recognized Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) trusted by businesses of all sizes to streamline data and app-to-app interactions, without the complexity of traditional tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Flowgear co-founder and CEO Daniel Chilcott to learn more.

Partners Group: $15+ Billion Fourth Direct Infrastructure Program Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Partners Group has closed its fourth direct infrastructure program at more than $15 billion. The program is over 50% larger than the firm’s previous infrastructure vintage.

EQT Consortium Raises Kakaku.com Tender Offer Price To JPY 3,450 Per Share

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

An EQT-led consortium has increased its tender offer price for Kakaku.com from JPY 3,000 to JPY 3,450 per share. The offer is being made through Kamgras 1 K.K., a member of the consortium formed by BPEA Private Equity Fund IX and Digital Garage.

Xactly Appoints Adriana Carpenter As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Xactly has appointed Adriana Carpenter as chief financial officer. She brings more than 20 years of experience leading finance organizations at software and technology companies.

OpenAI Proposes ‘Useful Intelligence Per Dollar’ Scorecard For Enterprise AI Spending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

OpenAI has introduced a framework intended to help companies measure the business value generated by artificial intelligence. The company argues that enterprises should evaluate AI based on the amount of useful work completed rather than traditional software metrics such as licenses purchased, active users or seats deployed.

Blackstone Invests In FUTRONIC To Expand Automotive And Robotics Motion Control Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

Blackstone has entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in FUTRONIC, a South Korean provider of high-precision actuators and motion control technologies. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

HALO X-Ray Technologies Raises Multimillion-Dollar Funding To Advance Security Screening Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 20, 2026

HALO X-ray Technologies has completed a multimillion-dollar funding round led by Agilent Technologies. Existing investors UK Innovation Science Seed Fund and the Midlands Engine Investment Fund also participated.

Meta And Anthropic Reportedly Discussing Potential $10 Billion AI Computing Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

Meta Platforms is in early discussions to lease artificial intelligence computing capacity to Anthropic in a potential transaction worth up to $10 billion. The proposed agreement would give the developer of Claude access to Meta’s extensive data center infrastructure while creating a new source of revenue for the social media company, according to the NYT.

Signal Ring Launches $399 Cuffless Blood Pressure Wearable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

Signal Ring has launched a wearable designed to track blood pressure from the finger without using a traditional inflatable cuff. The titanium smart ring is now available for preorder for $399, with initial shipments expected to begin in October 2026.

Kalshi Reportedly Launches Prediction Markets For Clinical Trials And FDA Decisions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

Kalshi has launched prediction markets allowing traders to take positions on the outcomes of late-stage clinical trials and decisions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The pilot program was developed with AppliedXL, a public intelligence company that monitors pharmaceutical data and analyzes clinical trial outcomes.

FourthSquare Names Josh Ezring President And Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2026

FourthSquare has appointed Josh Ezring as president and chief revenue officer to lead the company’s revenue strategy and support its next phase of growth. Ezring will help expand FourthSquare’s artificial intelligence, cloud and managed services offerings as the company works with organizations on enterprise digital transformation initiatives.