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Horeca Store Drives US Hospitality Growth with Nationwide Expansion

Horeca Store Drives US Hospitality Growth with Nationwide Expansion

New York, Friday, 24 April 2026.
Horeca Store expands its US operations to supply vital restaurant equipment. Uniquely, the supplier also launched an AI-powered site finder to help hospitality entrepreneurs secure prime real estate.

Electronic Arts Sparks Hollywood Bidding War with Battlefield Movie Adaptation

Electronic Arts Sparks Hollywood Bidding War with Battlefield Movie Adaptation

Los Angeles, Friday, 24 April 2026.
Electronic Arts aims to monetize 2025’s top-selling video game, Battlefield, sparking a major Hollywood bidding war with a film adaptation led by Christopher McQuarrie and Michael B. Jordan.

Vast Data Hits $30 Billion Valuation in Massive New Funding Round

Vast Data Hits $30 Billion Valuation in Massive New Funding Round

New York, Friday, 24 April 2026.
Backed by Nvidia, AI infrastructure firm Vast Data has secured $1 billion in new funding, tripling its valuation to an impressive $30 billion as global AI demand accelerates.

Intel Shatters 26-Year Record as AI Demand Fuels Historic Stock Surge

Intel Shatters 26-Year Record as AI Demand Fuels Historic Stock Surge

New York, Friday, 24 April 2026.
Fueled by unprecedented AI demand, Intel shares skyrocketed 28% today. This historic surge shatters the chipmaker’s dot-com era record from 2000, propelling the Nasdaq to a new all-time high.

Ondas Secures Direct U.S. Military Contract Access Through $175 Million Mistral Merger

Ondas Secures Direct U.S. Military Contract Access Through $175 Million Mistral Merger

Waltham, Friday, 24 April 2026.
On April 24, 2026, Ondas finalized a $175 million merger with Mistral, gaining direct U.S. Army contract access and injecting a massive $264 million into its defense backlog.

Procter & Gamble Sales Jump Seven Percent as Shopper Demand Bounces Back

Procter & Gamble Sales Jump Seven Percent as Shopper Demand Bounces Back

Cincinnati, Friday, 24 April 2026.
Procter & Gamble exceeded third-quarter expectations with a seven percent revenue jump. Most notably, product volume grew for the first time in a year, signaling returning consumer demand.

DeepSeek Unveils New AI Model Powered by Huawei, Advancing China's Tech Independence

DeepSeek Unveils New AI Model Powered by Huawei, Advancing China's Tech Independence

Beijing, Friday, 24 April 2026.
DeepSeek’s highly anticipated V4 AI model now runs on domestic Huawei chips. This breakthrough advances China’s tech self-sufficiency, potentially bypassing U.S. export controls and reshaping the global semiconductor landscape.

NASDAQ Firms Launch 90-Day Sprint to Pioneer AI-to-AI Payment Systems

NASDAQ Firms Launch 90-Day Sprint to Pioneer AI-to-AI Payment Systems

New York, Friday, 24 April 2026.
Today, ALT5 and Nano Labs launched a 90-day initiative to bridge finance and technology, exploring North American data centers and groundbreaking AI-to-AI payment systems for autonomous digital agents.

Oracle's $300 Billion Artificial Intelligence Push Tests Wall Street Funding Limits

Oracle's $300 Billion Artificial Intelligence Push Tests Wall Street Funding Limits

New York, Friday, 24 April 2026.
Oracle’s $300 billion OpenAI partnership is exhausting Wall Street’s lending capacity, prompting the tech giant to cut up to 30,000 jobs to finance its massive infrastructure expansion.

Taiwan Eases Investment Rules, Sending Semiconductor Shares to Record Highs

Taiwan Eases Investment Rules, Sending Semiconductor Shares to Record Highs

Taipei, Friday, 24 April 2026.
On April 24, 2026, Taiwan raised fund investment limits from 10% to 25%, potentially unlocking up to $28 billion for Taiwan Semiconductor and sending shares to record highs.