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Dyna Software: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ron Browning About ServiceNow Platform Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Dyna Software builds artificial intelligence and continuous governance solutions for the ServiceNow platform, helping enterprises manage platform complexity, minimize technical debt, and automate IT infrastructure configurations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dyna Software co-founder and CEO Ron Browning to learn more.

Tripo AI Raises Nearly $200 Million To Advance AI 3D And World Model Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Tripo AI announced the completion of its Series A+ and Series A++ financing rounds, raising nearly $200 million to accelerate the development of its AI 3D foundation models and world model technologies. The company said the funding will support expansion of its research teams, investment in core algorithms, enhancement of data and infrastructure systems, and growth of its global product ecosystem.

Berkshire Hathaway Buying Taylor Morrison In $8.5 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.5 billion in enterprise value. Under the terms of the agreement, Berkshire Hathaway will acquire Taylor Morrison for $72.50 per share in cash, representing a total equity value of approximately $6.8 billion and a 24% premium to Taylor Morrison’s closing stock price of $58.50 on May 29, 2026.

MAI Capital Acquires Service Academy Capital Management To Expand Texas Presence And Ultra-High-Net-Worth Offering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

MAI Capital Management announced the acquisition of Service Academy Capital Management (SACMGT), a Dallas-based registered investment advisor serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and family offices. SACMGT will join MAI’s ultra-high-net-worth division, Evoke. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Black Operator Ventures: Interview With Co-Founders James Norman And Sean Green About Investing In Early-Stage Founders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Black Operator Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies led by Black founders, specifically aiming to close the Series A funding gap. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Black Operator Ventures James Norman and Sean Green to learn more.

Other World Computing Acquires PowerON Services to Expand Technology Lifecycle, ITAD, and Sustainability Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Other World Computing (OWC), a provider of high-performance storage, memory, connectivity, software, and accessories, announced the acquisition of PowerON Services, a company specializing in IT asset disposition (ITAD), trade-in programs, reverse logistics, refurbishment, and technology value recovery solutions.

MSWA And Founders Factory Launch World’s First Neurological Care Accelerator And Select Five Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

MSWA and Founders Factory have announced the first cohort of startups selected for the MS & Neurological Care Accelerator, a world-first program dedicated to advancing technologies that improve outcomes for people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions.

NVIDIA And Microsoft Unveil RTX Spark, A 1-Petaflop AI PC Platform For Personal Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

O’Melveny Welcomes Back Jeffrey C. Wolf As San Francisco M&A Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

O’Melveny announced that experienced mergers and acquisitions attorney Jeffrey C. Wolf has rejoined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Industry Group. The move strengthens the firm’s corporate capabilities on the West Coast and expands its national bench of transactional advisers.

Dragos Acquires Phosphorus To Expand xOT Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Dragos, a cybersecurity company focused on operational technology (OT) environments, announced the acquisition of Phosphorus, a provider of connected device security solutions. The deal expands Dragos’ platform beyond traditional OT systems to secure the broader Extended Operational Technology (xOT) environment, which includes billions of connected devices embedded across critical infrastructure and operational networks.

Qualcomm: Agentic AI And Dragonfly Data Center Push Highlighted At Computex 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

During his opening keynote at the Computex 2026 conference, Cristiano Amon declared 2026 the “Year of the Agent,” outlining a future in which artificial intelligence moves beyond responding to prompts and increasingly takes action through intelligent agents operating across smartphones, PCs, vehicles, robots, industrial systems, and cloud infrastructure.

CoreWeave Completes Industry-First Bring-Up And Validation Of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

CoreWeave announced that it has become the first AI cloud provider to bring up and fully validate NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 on its cloud platform, marking a significant milestone in the deployment of NVIDIA’s next-generation AI infrastructure. The achievement extends CoreWeave’s support for NVIDIA hardware and includes rigorous system-level validation of the entire rack-scale architecture.

D-Wave Quantum: New Gate-Model Roadmap Targets 100 Logical Qubits And Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing By 2032

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced a new gate-model quantum computing roadmap aimed at advancing commercial fault-tolerant quantum computing. The company said its plan targets a 100-logical-qubit system capable of successfully performing more than one million operations by 2032, leveraging its superconducting dual-rail architecture and quantum error correction technologies.

TheyDo: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Jochem van der Veer About The Journey Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Andreessen Horowitz Introduces The a16z FDE Fellowship

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has launched the a16z FDE Fellowship, an eight-week program designed for Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs) and Applied AI leaders who are helping enterprises implement AI technologies in real-world environments.

Invisix Raises €20 Million Seed Round To Advance Soft X-Ray Metrology For AI-Era Chip Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Invisix, a semiconductor metrology company developing next-generation measurement tools for advanced chip manufacturing, announced an oversubscribed €20 million seed funding round. The investment included participation from Hitachi Ventures, Transition Ventures, imec.xpand, Doosan Investment Co., and a tier-one semiconductor manufacturer.

Crimson Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round To Expand AI-Powered Case Intelligence Platform For Litigation Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Crimson, an AI-native case intelligence platform built specifically for litigation and arbitration teams, has raised an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round and opened a new office in New York as it accelerates its expansion across the U.S. legal market.

LightTable Raises $22 Million Series A To Accelerate AI-Powered Pre-Construction Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

LightTable, an AI-native platform focused on pre-construction intelligence, announced that it has raised $22 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with participation from Blackhorn Ventures, DivcoWest Ventures, and 9Yards Capital, alongside existing investors Primary Venture Partners, MetaProp, and Banter Capital.

Reprogram Biosciences Raises Seed Financing For Tumor Cell Reprogramming Therapies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Reprogram Biosciences, a preclinical oncology biotechnology company developing mRNA-based therapeutics for solid tumors, announced the close of its seed financing round, bringing the company’s total capital raised since its 2025 founding to $6 million. The financing round included participation from investors such as Unshackled Ventures, 1517 Fund, and Narya.

Kopa.ai Raises €2 Million In Pre-Seed Funding To Advance AI-Powered E-Commerce Marketing And Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Kopa.ai has announced the successful completion of a €2 million pre-seed funding round, providing the company with additional resources to accelerate the development of its AI-driven platform for e-commerce marketing and operations. The funding marks a significant early milestone for the startup as it looks to help online businesses leverage artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, automate workflows, and drive growth.

Invertix Raises €1.7 Million To Build AI Operating Layer For Energy Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Invertix has announced a €1.7 million pre-seed funding round as it seeks to transform how energy companies operate in the AI era. The company is building agentic infrastructure that enables energy firms to deploy AI agents throughout their organizations with the goal of dramatically improving operational efficiency and accelerating decision making.

Samsung Electronics: Industry-First HBM4E Samples Shipped To Advance AI Memory Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun shipping what it describes as the industry’s first 12-layer HBM4E (High Bandwidth Memory 4E) samples to major global customers, expanding its next-generation AI memory portfolio and strengthening its position in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market.

Citadel Securities: $4.3 Billion Q1 Revenue Record Fueled By Market Volatility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Citadel Securities generated a record $4.3 billion in trading revenue during the first quarter of 2026, capitalizing on heightened market volatility that swept across global financial markets amid escalating geopolitical tensions involving Iran, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Aizy Acquires Uptmz To Expand AI-Driven Performance Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Dutch AI marketing software company Aizy has acquired fellow performance marketing software company Uptmz, creating an integrated advertising platform spanning Google, Microsoft, and Meta. The combined business now serves more than 600 customers and aims to bring together software, AI-powered optimization, automation, and strategic marketing support within a single ecosystem.

True Global Ventures Appoints Tal Elyashiv As General Partner To Expand Bay Area Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

True Global Ventures (TGV), a global venture capital firm focused on backing founders building AI-first technology companies, announced the appointment of Tal Elyashiv as General Partner. The move strengthens the firm's growing presence in the United States and supports its increased focus on the San Francisco Bay Area.

Focus Partners Wealth To Acquire EverNest Financial Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Focus Financial Partners announced that its wealth management business, Focus Partners Wealth, has entered into an agreement to acquire EverNest Financial Advisors, a transaction expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

LPL Onboards $600 Million Firm Soundview Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

LPL Financial announced that financial advisors Michael Stevenson, David Johnson, and Nikko Gronhovd, CFP®, of Soundview Wealth Management, LLC have joined the firm's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platform. The team joins from D.A. Davidson and reported serving approximately $600 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.

Carson Group Welcomes $320 Million Advisory Firm Tungsten Wealth Management To Independent Advisor Channel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Carson Group announced that Tungsten Wealth Management has joined the firm's independent advisor channel, expanding Carson's network of partner firms and reinforcing its position as a leading wealth advisory platform. Carson Group manages more than $58 billion in assets under management and supports more than 165 partner offices nationwide.

Portman Hospitality Fund I Acquires Westin Peachtree Plaza In Atlanta

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Portman announced that Portman Hospitality Fund I, LP has acquired the 1,073-room Westin Peachtree Plaza in downtown Atlanta from Marriott International. The hotel will remain under Marriott’s management through a long-term agreement.

EQT And Google Cloud Partner To Accelerate AI Adoption Across 300+ Portfolio Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 1, 2026

Global private markets firm EQT and Google Cloud announced a new partnership designed to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across more than 300 EQT portfolio companies worldwide.