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Convos: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Tom Carroll About Conversational AI Texting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Convos is a conversational AI texting platform designed to help organizations communicate with large audiences through personalized, two-way conversations. Its AI agent is grounded in materials supplied by each organization and supports capabilities including large-scale conversational messaging, polling, inbound engagement, contact personalization, and analysis. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Convos CEO and Co-Founder Tom Carroll to learn more about the company’s origins, its conversational AI technology, and how it is approaching communication at scale.

AllianceBernstein Appoints Onur Erzan As CEO As Seth Bernstein Plans Retirement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

AllianceBernstein has appointed Onur Erzan as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2027, as the global investment manager prepares for a leadership transition following nearly a decade under CEO Seth Bernstein.

Narmi Launches AI Marketplace For Community Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Narmi has launched the Narmi AI Marketplace, a centralized platform designed to bring practical artificial intelligence capabilities directly into the workflows of community financial institutions. The marketplace combines Narmi's proprietary AI tools with an expanding ecosystem of technology partners, giving banks and credit unions a unified way to deploy AI while maintaining human oversight and a consistent security framework.

DHL Supply Chain Launches New Logistics Solution For U.S. Health Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

DHL Supply Chain has launched a new logistics solution for U.S. health systems designed to centralize inventory and medical support activities while connecting supplies, drugs, and equipment to hospitals and other points of care through dedicated transportation and final-mile delivery.

Ibex Investors Closes $87 Million Secondary II Fund Focused On Israeli Technology Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Ibex Investors has closed $87 million for its second secondary fund, expanding its Israel-focused investment platform with a vehicle targeting high-performing, mature Israeli technology companies.

Investcorp Rebrands Strategic Capital Group As Bisonti Partners Following $1.25 Billion Fundraise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Investcorp has rebranded its Strategic Capital Group as Bisonti Partners, giving its GP capital solutions business a distinct identity after raising $1.25 billion for Investcorp Strategic Capital Partners II and associated vehicles.

Cox Capital Launches $40 Million Tender Offers For Blackstone And HPS Private Credit Funds

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Cox Capital Partners has launched two separate cash tender offers totaling approximately $40 million for Class I shares of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND), creating an additional secondary liquidity option following oversubscribed quarterly repurchase programs at both funds.

Kodiak Sciences’ Zenkuda And Tabirafusp-Ted Meet Primary Endpoints In Phase 3 DAYBREAK Study For Wet AMD

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Kodiak Sciences announced that Zenkuda (tarcocimab tedromer) and tabirafusp alfa tedromer (tabirafusp-ted/KSI-501) both met their primary endpoints in the pivotal Phase 3 DAYBREAK study evaluating patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD). Both investigational therapies achieved non-inferiority in vision gains compared with aflibercept at one year.

Modulate: Audio-Native AI Company Raises $25 Million Led By Future Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Modulate, an audio-native AI company developing models that help machines understand emotion, tone, intent, synthetic speech and other signals in human conversations, has raised $25 million in new funding led by Future Ventures, with participation from Hyperplane and Lakestar. The round brings the Boston-based company's total funding to $60 million.

Meta Launches Enterprise Platform And Names CJ Desai As Chief Enterprise Platform Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Meta has launched Meta Enterprise Platform, a new business initiative designed to help companies use the company’s artificial intelligence technology to grow, transform operations, and build new products and services. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the platform as the next major pillar of Meta’s business, building on the company’s existing reach across billions of consumers and hundreds of millions of businesses.

Siemens Healthineers Launches Accela Radiotherapy System With 60-Second SBRT Capability

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Siemens Healthineers has launched Accela, a new radiotherapy solution engineered around its NeoArc dynamic modulated arc therapy technology, with the system designed to deliver faster stereotactic treatments while improving treatment planning and workflow efficiency for cancer centers.

NIO And Geely Partner On Charging And Battery Swapping In $95 Million (RMB 640 million) Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

NIO and Geely Holding Group have entered a comprehensive strategic partnership covering EV charging and battery swapping, agreeing to cooperate across technology, operations, and capital while developing a shared service network.

NVIDIA Increases Share Repurchase Authorization By $150 Billion To $235 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

NVIDIA has increased its existing share repurchase authorization by $150 billion, raising the company’s total remaining authorized repurchases to $235 billion. The company expects to execute the remaining program through fiscal year 2028.

SpaceX Starship Flight 14 To Attempt First Orbital Mission And Deploy 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

SpaceX is preparing for Starship Flight 14, which is targeted to launch as soon as Monday, September 28, pending regulatory approval. The company said the 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT.

TON Strategy: Interview With CEO Kevin Wilson About The Open Network And The Intelligent Internet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

TON Strategy Co. (NASDAQ: TONX) provides public-market exposure to The Open Network (TON) through a digital asset treasury, staking, and network validation. CEO Kevin Wilson joined the company after a career spanning foreign exchange, financial technology, and digital assets at Citi and Integral Development Corp. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Wilson to learn more about the company’s treasury strategy, participation in the TON ecosystem, blockchain infrastructure, and his vision for the Intelligent Internet.

IBM Supports NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform With Identity, Storage, And Hybrid Cloud Integrations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

IBM is supporting NVIDIA’s newly announced Open Agent Safety Platform, an open software platform and reference system designed to strengthen security and governance for increasingly autonomous AI agents from testing through deployment.

Northern Star Rejects Gold Fields’ $27.1 Billion Takeover Proposal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Northern Star Resources has rejected an unsolicited A$38.7 billion (US$27.1 billion) takeover proposal from South Africa-based Gold Fields that could have created the world’s second-largest gold producer, according to Reuters. The proposal represents one of the latest major consolidation efforts in the global gold mining industry.

Bilt.me Raises $700,000 In Pre-Seed Funding To Help Entrepreneurs Build And Launch Mobile Apps With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 28, 2026

Bilt.me, an Estonia-based AI-powered mobile app development platform, has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding led by Superhero Capital, with participation from Bolt founder Markus Villig and Lightyear founder Martin Sokk. The company will use the financing to accelerate international expansion and further develop its platform, which allows users to create, launch, and monetize native mobile applications without writing code.

AngloGold Ashanti Appoints Former Rio Tinto Lithium CEO Paul Graves To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

AngloGold Ashanti has appointed Paul Graves as an independent Non-Executive Director, effective October 1, 2026, adding an executive with more than 30 years of experience across natural resources, corporate finance, and public company leadership.

FactSet Appoints Former Robeco COO Marcel Prins To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

FactSet has appointed Marcel Prins to its board of directors, adding an executive with more than 25 years of experience across technology, operations, and asset management.

ACAMS Appoints HSBC Financial Crime Executive Jen Calvery To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

ACAMS has appointed Jen Calvery, Group Head of Financial Crime Risk and Compliance at HSBC and former Director of the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), to its board of directors.

Advanced Power Appoints Former CPV President Peter Podurgiel To Lead 15 GW Development Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Advanced Power, an ArcLight Capital Partners portfolio company, has appointed Peter Podurgiel as President and a member of its board of directors, adding an executive with more than 25 years of experience developing and commercializing large-scale power generation projects.

Eastern Bank Appoints Alexander E. Anderson Senior Vice President Of Cambridge Trust Private Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Eastern Bank has appointed Alexander E. Anderson as Senior Vice President and Private Banker at Cambridge Trust Private Banking, expanding its capabilities in serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, institutional investors, and business owners.

Janney Adds $125+ Million Advisor Todd Phelan As Team Reaches $1.5 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Janney Montgomery Scott has recruited Todd Phelan, a financial advisor overseeing more than $125 million in client assets, to its Willett Phelan Myers Rodts Wealth Management Group. His arrival expands the group into a 10-person team overseeing more than $1.5 billion in assets.

Composition Wealth Appoints Gabrielle Glemann As General Counsel And CCO And Joe Salcido As Head Of Advisors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Composition Wealth has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointments of Gabrielle Glemann as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and Joe Salcido as Head of Advisors.

MGA Homecare Acquires Care IV’s Private Duty Nursing Division, Expanding Into Arkansas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

MGA Homecare has acquired Care IV Home Health's Private Duty Nursing division in Arkansas, expanding its operations into a seventh state and strengthening its services for children and adults with complex medical requirements.

Relation Insurance Acquires LaPlaca Insurance, Expanding Presence In Pennsylvania And Northeast Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Relation Insurance Services has acquired the assets of LaPlaca Insurance, a Chalfont, Pennsylvania-based insurance agency serving businesses and individuals across the greater Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey markets. The transaction became effective on June 30, 2026, and was announced on September 25.

PrimeSource Brands Acquires JACLO, Marking 12th Acquisition Under Clearlake Ownership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

PrimeSource Brands, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired Durst Corporation, which operates as JACLO Industries, expanding its decorative bath and plumbing product offerings through its Dimora Brands platform.

Baird Recruits Christy Gatien As Director And Financial Advisor In Bellevue

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Baird has appointed Christy Gatien, CFP, as Director and Financial Advisor in its Bellevue, Washington, wealth management office. Gatien joins from D.A. Davidson, where she managed more than $300 million in client assets, and brings nearly three decades of experience in financial services.

Verdence Capital Advisors Acquires $564 Million Firm Harvest Investment Consultants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 27, 2026

Verdence Capital Advisors has acquired Harvest Investment Consultants, a Hunt Valley, Maryland-based registered investment advisory firm overseeing approximately $564 million in assets under management.