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Ernexa Therapeutics announced progress on its lead cell therapy candidate ERNA-101, designed to transform immunologically 'cold' ovarian tumors into tumors recognizable by the immune system. The company plans to submit an IND in Q3 2026 and start a first-in-human Phase 1 study in Q4 2026. Preclinical data shows promising results including complete …
Piper Sandler upgraded Halliburton and Patterson-UTI Energy to Overweight from Neutral, pointing to strengthening U.S. land activity, higher frac utilization and firmer pricing as catalysts ahead of second-quarter earnings. The firm signaled continued geopolitical-driven oil price swings but sees a more constructive multi-year outlook for selected …
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) announced it will release its Q2 2026 financial results before market open on July 29, 2026, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET. The company provides broadband and telecommunications services through a fiber optic and cable network across eight eastern U.S. states.
Varonis Systems has extended its AI security capabilities in its Atlas platform to encompass Anthropic's Claude Code and Claude Cowork AI suites. This enhancement aims to provide enterprises using these AI agents with comprehensive security measures that monitor AI runtime activities, prevent data exposure, and enforce guardrails to manage AI behav…
Navigator Holdings Ltd., a US-listed company specializing in handysize liquefied gas carriers, announced the signing of definitive agreements to sell eight gas carriers and its shareholding in the Unigas International joint venture to existing partners for approximately $183 million. The transaction supports the company’s strategic focus on fleet o…
Behr Paint Company, a subsidiary of Masco Corporation, has renewed its sponsorship of Jill of All Trades (JOAT) at select Ontario colleges to encourage young women to pursue careers in painting and skilled trades, aiming to boost diversity and representation in the construction sector. This initiative complements Behr's Women in Paint program, supp…
Kartoon Studios received an initial $39.2 million cash payment from litigation settlements, boosting its cash reserves to over $40 million with no debt as of June 30, 2026. This non-dilutive capital strengthens the company's financial position, enabling it to fund upcoming significant franchise launches—including Hundred Acre Wood and the Stan Lee …
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has completed its acquisition of XOMA Royalty Corporation, purchasing all outstanding shares for $39.00 per share plus Contingent Value Rights related to pending litigation. Following the transaction, XOMA Royalty is no longer listed on Nasdaq. The acquisition enhances Ligand's portfolio of biotechnology royalty …
Ligand Pharmaceuticals has finalized its acquisition of XOMA Royalty Corporation for approximately $739 million in cash, adding over 200 biopharmaceutical royalty assets including seven commercial products and more than 100 development-stage assets. The acquisition significantly expands Ligand's royalty portfolio, enhances long-term growth opportun…
NextNRG, Inc. announced preliminary unaudited financial results for June 2026 showing $8.9 million in revenue, up 26% year-over-year, with gross profit rising approximately 44% to $654,000. Despite flat gallons delivered, enhanced fleet deployment, dispatch efficiency, and route optimization drove improved unit economics. This marks the sixth conse…
Fortinet announced new AI-era capabilities for its unified endpoint security platform, FortiEndpoint, including AI visibility and control, native data loss prevention (DLP), endpoint risk scoring, and FortiAI-assisted operations. These innovations aim to help organizations securely adopt AI technologies, protect sensitive data, reduce insider and e…
nLighten, a European edge data centre platform, and Arqit Quantum Inc., a leader in quantum-safe encryption, successfully completed a proof of concept showing organisations can leverage public cloud services while maintaining sovereignty over sensitive data. The collaboration anchors workloads to a trusted European infrastructure with Arqit's crypt…
QTREX Quantum Ltd. announced a commercial purchase order from a leading international government-owned company for proprietary Shielded RF Monolithic components. The order marks QTREX's expansion into direct supply of application-specific parts for quantum computing infrastructure using its Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) technology. Prod…
WTW has launched a new version of its Geospatial Mortality Model (GMM) designed for the U.S. pension risk transfer market. The model integrates geographic and socioeconomic data to improve mortality assumptions, supporting insurers and reinsurers in pricing and managing longevity risk more accurately. The model is based on extensive mortality data,…
FieldRoutes, a ServiceTitan product, released its 2026 Pest Control State of the Trades report showing increased optimism among pest control operators with 53% expecting improved market conditions and 62% anticipating revenue growth. Operators are doubling investments in technology, particularly software and AI, to combat rising material costs and …
Arteris, Inc. expands its collaboration with Arm to integrate Cycuity Radix hardware security assurance technology across Arm's next-generation CPU designs. This integration aims to improve security verification and mitigate vulnerabilities early in the design process, reinforcing secure compute from data centers to edge devices as AI infrastructur…
Opendoor Technologies Inc. will report its Q2 2026 financial results on August 4, 2026, following market close. The company introduces a new Financial Open House video livestream format replacing traditional earnings calls, featuring live shareholder Q&A and interactive engagement via Robinhood's platform. The event aims to enhance transparency and…
All In FutureTech Alliance Inc. announced the addition of two marquee knowledge IPs to its LittleVault platform, increasing its aggregate follower reach to over 50 million globally. The company launched its first batch of AI digital-human courses in the mind-body wellness sector, marking the operational start of its AI-powered knowledge content loo…
Nexxen, a Nasdaq-listed advertising technology platform, published a new report about the 2026 U.S. midterm elections that identifies "news-avoiding voters" as a key audience often overlooked by traditional political campaigns. These voters tend to avoid standard news sources but remain politically engaged through social media, streaming, and audio…
Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS) announced the launch of a consumer-facing access portal for its proprietary large language model, Lingyanmiaoyu, operated by its subsidiary Huazhi Future. The portal enables direct access to AI capabilities such as intelligent conversation, content generation, and multilingual interactions, marking the company’s expansion …
A Bank of America survey of European fund managers shows a dramatic rise in optimism for European equities: a net 91% now expect gains over the next 12 months and the survey-implied expected return has increased to 6.3%. Near-term sentiment has also turned positive, and investors are tilting toward cyclicals and banks while remaining cautious on th…
Marathon (MARA) is morphing from pure-play Bitcoin miner to a vertically integrated provider of powered land and compute capacity with a potential 4.8 GW campus footprint. At roughly $4.64B market cap and $1.55B cash, the stock looks mispriced versus the optionality of powered land, the Long Ridge combined-cycle plant and nascent AI/HPC contracts. …
Silo Pharma, a developmental-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that its subsidiary QwikAgents has been accepted into AMD's AI Developer Program. This collaboration will provide QwikAgents access to advanced AI development tools and cloud infrastructure, enhancing the company's ability to develop and deploy AI agents for various enterprise …
LPL Financial announced that the advisor team from HighWater Wealth, managing approximately $2.4 billion in assets, has joined its broker-dealer and RIA platform under Quotient Advisor Partners. The move enhances LPL's scale and planning capabilities in serving high-net-worth families with personalized, multigenerational wealth management services.…
Germany’s Commission for Licensing and Supervision (ZAK), representing the country’s 14 state media authorities, said AI-generated search summaries and chatbot responses from services such as Google’s AI Overviews and Perplexity are to be treated as content produced by the providers themselves and therefore fall within the scope of German media law…
