Beijing appears to be testing its 155mm (6.1-inch) naval gun to boost the PLA Navy’s land-attack firepower. The weapon would be the biggest in the People’s Liberation Army’s naval arsenal and could be useful in an amphibious operation against Taiwan. Photos of the massive weapon mounted on the bow of a test vessel have recently emerged on Chinese social media. The location was identified as the Li...
Beijing appears to be testing its 155mm (6.1-inch) naval gun to boost the PLA Navy’s land-attack firepower. The weapon would be the biggest in the People’s Liberation Army’s naval arsenal and could be useful in an amphibious operation against Taiwan. Photos of the massive weapon mounted on the bow of a test vessel have recently emerged on Chinese social media. The location was identified as the Liaonan shipyard in Dalian, in China’s northeastern Liaoning province. The estimated barrel length and...
Uber is moving aggressively into robotaxis, striking deals with new partners and promising big investments to support future fleets - basically everything it can do except design and build the vehicles itself. (It tried that once, unsuccessfully.) Now, the ridehail giant is launching a new initiative to support its third-party robotaxi partners called Uber Autonomous Solutions. Basically, Uber is ...
Uber is moving aggressively into robotaxis, striking deals with new partners and promising big investments to support future fleets - basically everything it can do except design and build the vehicles itself. (It tried that once, unsuccessfully.) Now, the ridehail giant is launching a new initiative to support its third-party robotaxi partners called Uber Autonomous Solutions. Basically, Uber is taking many of the things it does for its drivers and couriers - vehicle financing, fleet management tools, regulatory assistance - and making them available for its third-party AV partners, companies like Wayve , WeRide , Nuro , Waabi , and others. I … Read the full story at The Verge.
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Follow Uttam Dey on Seeking Alpha! This video's transcript was generated by a third party. It is not curated or reviewed and is provided for convenience and information purposes only. The accuracy and completeness of the transcript are not guaranteed. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Content is offered for information purposes only. Unless stated otherwise, any and all individuals participating in the video are third parties that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body. Unless stated otherwise, the views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. The accuracy and completeness of content shared cannot be guaranteed. Seeking Alpha does not take account of your objectives or financial situation and does not offer any personalized investment advice. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker, US investment adviser, or investment bank. Nicole Benjamin : Hey, everybody. It's Nicole Benjamin, your host here at Seeking Alpha, bringing to you an episode of our new series Portfolio Pulse, where, as the name suggests, we're going to be keeping a pulse on all the big financial moves happening in the market. Now, for today's episode, we're joined by Seeking Alpha analyst Uttam Dey, who's going to be diving into all the big financial moves happening with Astera Labs ( ALAB ) and Marvell Technology ( MRVL ). So, without further ado, Uttam, thank you so much for joining us today. Uttam Dey : Thanks for having me, Nicole. NB : Absolutely. So, just for our listeners here, could you tell us a little bit more about yourself, who you are, what brought you into the financial space, and how you started writing on Seeking Alpha? I see you've been with us since 2023. So, yeah, give our listeners a little bit more about your background. UD : Yeah. I've always been fascinated by technology. I've just been, like, dabbling with assembling ...
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said his decision on whether to support an interest-rate cut at the US central bank’s next policy meeting will hinge on upcoming labor-market data. Waller said it may be appropriate to keep rates steady when the Federal Open Market Committee next meets March 17-18 if labor market data for February indicate, as in January, that downside risks to the labor...
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said his decision on whether to support an interest-rate cut at the US central bank’s next policy meeting will hinge on upcoming labor-market data. Waller said it may be appropriate to keep rates steady when the Federal Open Market Committee next meets March 17-18 if labor market data for February indicate, as in January, that downside risks to the labor market have diminished. “But if the good labor market news of January is revised away or evaporates in February, it would support my position at the FOMC’s last meeting, that a 25-basis-point reduction in the policy rate was appropriate, and that such a cut should be made at the March meeting,” he said Wednesday in remarks prepared for an event in Washington with the National Association for Business Economics. Waller dissented from the Fed’s decision in January to leave its benchmark policy rate unchanged, saying he preferred a quarter-point reduction because of signs of softness in the labor market. The government’s jobs report for January subsequently came in much better than expected, as the US economy added jobs at a solid pace and the unemployment rate fell. “Assuming underlying inflation continues to signal we are close to our 2% goal, the key to setting appropriate policy will be my view of the labor market,” Waller said. “As things stand today, I rate these two possible outcomes as close to a coin flip.” Read More: US Adds 130,000 Jobs and Unemployment Falls After Tepid 2025 Waller said he welcomed the positive figures, but said he has concerns they “may contain more noise than signal,” particularly because data revisions in the report also showed that job creation in 2025 was close to zero on net. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is due to release its February employment report on March 6. Inflation Outlook Waller again said that he continues to strip out the effects of President Donald Trump’s trade policies as he assesses inflation. “I estimate that what I call u...
Startup Humand is betting the next wave of workplace software won’t target office employees but the billions of workers who don’t sit behind a computer. The startup raised a $66 million Series A round co-led by Goodwater Capital and Kaszek Ventures , to expand its US presence and continue to develop AI agents that automate human resources tasks — from internal communications to scheduling and trai...
Startup Humand is betting the next wave of workplace software won’t target office employees but the billions of workers who don’t sit behind a computer. The startup raised a $66 million Series A round co-led by Goodwater Capital and Kaszek Ventures , to expand its US presence and continue to develop AI agents that automate human resources tasks — from internal communications to scheduling and training for the so-called “deskless staff.” The round featured participation from Y Combinator, Newtopia VC and angel investors including Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi , Lyft co-founder Rajat Suri and MercadoLibre Inc co-founder Marcos Galperin . Humand’s mobile app combines internal communications, scheduling, benefits information and training in a single platform aimed at employees who rely primarily on smartphones. Founded in 2020 by Argentine entrepreneurs who met in college in Buenos Aires, the company began by building its product with steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA before officially launching in 2021. Based in San Francisco, it serves more than 1.5 million workers at 1,500 global firms, including Siemens AG, Home Depot Inc, John Deere and Domino’s Pizza Inc. Humand estimates that roughly 80% of the global workforce — about 2.7 billion people — work in roles spanning factories, construction sites, retail stores and hospitals, lacking access to a company email or traditional enterprise communications. That makes it challenging for employers to distribute information, manage shifts and deliver training. “We see every workflow in HR as potential for building intelligence on top,” co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Nicolas Benenzon said in an interview. Humand is raising capital amid a regional rebound. Startup funding in Latin America totaled about $6.2 billion through the end of 2025, the highest since 2022, when companies in the region raised $9.4 billion, according to PitchBook data. Venture investors in the region are also increasingly focusing their capital aroun...
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Follow Uttam Dey on Seeking Alpha! This video's transcript was generated by a third party. It is not curated or reviewed and is provided for convenience and information purposes only. The accuracy and completeness of the transcript are not guaranteed. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Content is offered for information purposes only. Unless stated otherwise, any and all individuals participating in the video are third parties that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body. Unless stated otherwise, the views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. The accuracy and completeness of content shared cannot be guaranteed. Seeking Alpha does not take account of your objectives or financial situation and does not offer any personalized investment advice. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker, US investment adviser, or investment bank. Nicole Benjamin : Hey, everybody. It's Nicole Benjamin, your host here at Seeking Alpha, bringing to you an episode of our new series Portfolio Pulse, where, as the name suggests, we're going to be keeping a pulse on all the big financial moves happening in the market. Now, for today's episode, we're joined by Seeking Alpha analyst Uttam Dey, who's going to be diving into all the big financial moves happening with Astera Labs ( ALAB ) and Marvell Technology ( MRVL ). So, without further ado, Uttam, thank you so much for joining us today. Uttam Dey : Thanks for having me, Nicole. NB : Absolutely. So, just for our listeners here, could you tell us a little bit more about yourself, who you are, what brought you into the financial space, and how you started writing on Seeking Alpha? I see you've been with us since 2023. So, yeah, give our listeners a little bit more about your background. UD : Yeah. I've always been fascinated by technology. I've just been, like, dabbling with assembling ...
Creative Credit/iStock via Getty Images Introduction If you are new to this company, I'd like you to go back and read my in-depth write-ups on Hemisphere Energy Corporation ( HMENF ) here and here . In these articles I do a deep dive on the technology the company uses to "strip" oil out of the rock through a polymer flooding technique that is ideally suited for heavy oil. After reading them, you w...
Creative Credit/iStock via Getty Images Introduction If you are new to this company, I'd like you to go back and read my in-depth write-ups on Hemisphere Energy Corporation ( HMENF ) here and here . In these articles I do a deep dive on the technology the company uses to "strip" oil out of the rock through a polymer flooding technique that is ideally suited for heavy oil. After reading them, you will be entitled to call yourself a "Jr. Fluidsdoc," with all the rights and privileges that station confers. None actually, but you'll be smarter than you were before, and that's always a good thing. In this article, I am appealing to the segment of the investing community known as "retirees," and will explore some of the motivations and desires commonly shared by these folks. I know what I am talking about here, as I have been formally retired for over 10 years now. I won't keep you waiting for the info-nugget here. Retirees want income , preferably stress-free income . We're calling it "No Drama." We will develop this thesis in more detail a little later in this piece, but if you're a retiree, I'll bet I have your attention. The company has just declared another $0.025-CAD dividend, so we're off to a good start for the year. It's not a lot, but as you'll see, it's adding up. And...hey, there's always next quarter, right? And the quarter after that...all with no drama. HMENF Price chart (Seeking Alpha) Over the last six months, the company has traded in a fairly tight range between the upper $1.30s and the lower $1.60s. It's a fairly regular oscillation that loosely follows WTI ebbs and flows, so there's no rush to pile in, as there is no particular reason for it to break out of this range, absent missiles flying around on the other side of the planet. HMENF doesn't get a lot of coverage on this site, as it's a microcap. I think that does a disservice to investors, particularly those looking primarily for steady, no-drama income. This is also probably due to its 5-letter O...
Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images So back in January of 2025, I initiated coverage on Five9 ( FIVN ), citing it as a company that had a good plan for growth trading at a modest multiple. I rated it a buy at the time , which did not go particularly well, as the market decidedly soured on them for the rest of that year. Data by YCharts Fast forward 13 months, and you can see where the pric...
Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images So back in January of 2025, I initiated coverage on Five9 ( FIVN ), citing it as a company that had a good plan for growth trading at a modest multiple. I rated it a buy at the time , which did not go particularly well, as the market decidedly soured on them for the rest of that year. Data by YCharts Fast forward 13 months, and you can see where the prices have dropped precipitously further. Something else happened Friday though, when Five9 beat estimates with a strong showing in Q4 , and for the first time in quite some time, the stock showed signs of life. Now, of course, the price is still down quite a bit from where we started, but with a whole fiscal year of new numbers in, this seems like a good time to reexamine a company that investors had all but forgotten about, seeing how their margins are going (they were looking strong at the start of 2025) and whether the company’s planned AI offerings are fueling growth. You might suspect from their share price over the past year that things aren’t going so great, but looks can be deceiving, and Five9’s growth actually has steadily continued, with enterprise AI bookings showing robust demand right through the end of the year. Q4 Caps Off a Strong Year Beating estimates on both earnings and revenue, Five9’s Q4 was a pleasant surprise for those who haven’t been paying attention, and we saw the market reward the stock price Friday. In reality, though, the estimates have persistently been pessimistic, and Five9 has actually beaten the estimates every quarter for years now. 2024 2025 Revenue $1.04 billion $1.15 billion Gross Profit $564 million $633 million Gross Margin 54.2% 55% Operating Income ($51.3 million) $28.9 million Net Income ($12.8 million) $39.4 million Diluted GAAP EPS (17¢) 45¢ Non-GAAP EPS $2.47 $2.96 Click to enlarge (Source: Most recent 10-K from SEC) Five9 finished the year again coming in a little ahead of estimates, but notice the overall trend for the calend...
IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 23, 2026 / Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB:NLST) today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has affirmed the October 2023 final written decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ...
IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 23, 2026 / Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB:NLST) today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has affirmed the October 2023 final written decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ...
Salt Lake City, Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recursion (Nasdaq: RXRX), a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to radically improve lives, announced today it will be featured in HighRes’ Lightning Talk at the NVIDIA GTC AI Conference & Expo happening March 16-19 in San Jose. Moderated by Stacie Calad-Thomson, Business Development Lead for Healthcare and Life Sciences at NVID...
Salt Lake City, Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recursion (Nasdaq: RXRX), a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to radically improve lives, announced today it will be featured in HighRes’ Lightning Talk at the NVIDIA GTC AI Conference & Expo happening March 16-19 in San Jose. Moderated by Stacie Calad-Thomson, Business Development Lead for Healthcare and Life Sciences at NVIDIA, the talk, “AI Agents, Robotics, and Digital Twins: The Full Stack of Self-Driving Labs and Bioma
Social Security benefits go a long way for millions of retirees, lifting around 16 million adults age 65 and older out of poverty, according to 2023 data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The age at which you begin taking benefits will have an enormous impact on the size of your checks, which can make or break retirement for some older adults. Here's exactly what the average retiree...
Social Security benefits go a long way for millions of retirees, lifting around 16 million adults age 65 and older out of poverty, according to 2023 data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The age at which you begin taking benefits will have an enormous impact on the size of your checks, which can make or break retirement for some older adults. Here's exactly what the average retiree collects at various ages from 62 to 70. In most cases, you can begin taking retirement benefits as early as age 62. But to receive the full amount you're entitled to based on your work history, you'll need to wait until your full retirement age -- which is between ages 66 and 67, depending on your birth year. Continue reading
Top-ranked stocks Revolve Group (RVLV), Phibro Animal Health (PAHC), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and IPG Photonics (IPGP) are likely to beat on the bottom line in their upcoming releases.
Top-ranked stocks Revolve Group (RVLV), Phibro Animal Health (PAHC), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and IPG Photonics (IPGP) are likely to beat on the bottom line in their upcoming releases.
Gambling firms not licensed in the UK could be banned from sponsoring British sports teams - including Premier League clubs - as part of a government crackdown.
Gambling firms not licensed in the UK could be banned from sponsoring British sports teams - including Premier League clubs - as part of a government crackdown.
Andy Andrews Finland-based quantum computing startup IQM is planning to go public in the U.S. through a merger with Real Asset Acquisition ( RAAQ ). IQM said it entered a definitive business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, Real Asset to list American Depositary Shares on one of the two leading U.S. stock exchanges. The transaction values IQM at a pre-money ...
Andy Andrews Finland-based quantum computing startup IQM is planning to go public in the U.S. through a merger with Real Asset Acquisition ( RAAQ ). IQM said it entered a definitive business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, Real Asset to list American Depositary Shares on one of the two leading U.S. stock exchanges. The transaction values IQM at a pre-money equity valuation of $1.8B and makes IQM the first European quantum company to go public, according to IQM. After the transaction closes, IQM’s cash position is expected to exceed $450M. This includes about $175M of cash held in Real Asset's trust account. About $134M in proceeds from a financing at $10 per share from leading new and existing investors and institutional investors, to close concurrently with the business combination. IQM said it is also considering a dual listing that would see its ordinary shares on the Helsinki stock exchange. This is expected to happen after the U.S. listing is complete. IQM noted that it has sold 21 systems to 13 customers to date, including four out of the top 10 supercomputing centers globally. The company added that it generated at least $35M in unaudited revenue in 2025 and has over $100M in bookings/visibility as of year-end 2025. "Quantum computing is a science project no more. It is an industry where customers own, operate, and build on advanced quantum computers. That’s what IQM makes possible," said IQM's Co-Founder and CEO Jan Goetz. The boards of both IQM and Real Asset have each approved the proposed business combination. IQM is one of several European players in the quantum computing space. U.K.-based Quantinuum raised $800M across two rounds last year, with Spain’s Multiverse Computing raising €189M in a Series B last year, CNBC reported . More on Real Asset Acquisition Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Real Asset Acquisition Corp. Financial information for Real Asset Acquisition Corp.
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Hugh Gimber, JPMorgan Asset Management, Global Market Strategist; Clemens Fuest, Ifo Institute, President; Stéphane de La Faverie, The ...
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Hugh Gimber, JPMorgan Asset Management, Global Market Strategist; Clemens Fuest, Ifo Institute, President; Stéphane de La Faverie, The Estée Lauder Companies, President and CEO; Sanam Vakil, Chatham House, Middle East and North Africa Programme Director. (Source: Bloomberg)
Exclusive: One in four wait at least three years for diagnosis and many face treatment ‘access lottery’, according to report Millions of people living with rare genetic conditions across the UK are being “systematically ignored” by the NHS and facing inadequate care, according to a report. Rare genetic conditions, such as Williams syndrome and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, affect more than 3.5 mill...
Exclusive: One in four wait at least three years for diagnosis and many face treatment ‘access lottery’, according to report Millions of people living with rare genetic conditions across the UK are being “systematically ignored” by the NHS and facing inadequate care, according to a report. Rare genetic conditions, such as Williams syndrome and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, affect more than 3.5 million people across the UK. One in 17 people are affected by a rare condition at some point during their lives. Continue reading...