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Quantum Computing Inc. announced it will showcase, for the first time, an integrated quantum security platform combining encryption and authentication in a single solution at the ECOC Exhibition 2026, held September 21–23 at FYCMA in Málaga, Spain. At Booth #1436, the company will demonstrate live quantum communication solutions using time-frequency and polarization-based approaches, pairing quantum key distribution with hardware-based Quantum Identity Authentication. The platform combines high-dimensional quantum key distribution, direct entanglement verification, Quantum Identity Authentication, and integrated key management in a telecom-compatible architecture, and is based on QCi's patented invention recognized with the 44th Edison Patent Award, presented to Dr. Yuping Huang and Dr. Lac Nguyen. QCi will also present at the ECOC Product Focus Theatre on Wednesday, September 23, from 14:50 to 15:10, in a session titled "The Quantum Secure Solution: Quantum-authenticated communications for broad applications in security," delivered by Massimo Di Blasio, Director, Product Line Management/Business Development. Chief Technology Officer Yong Meng Sua said the demonstrations give the telecom industry a firsthand look at how quantum technologies can strengthen the security of tomorrow's communications.

Guoke Holdings has led six restructuring investors in signing a restructuring investment agreement, planning to subscribe to ST Infi's capital reserve shares at 2.61 yuan per share, with total investment of approximately 2.841 billion yuan. After the restructuring is completed, Guoke Holdings will become the largest shareholder and gain control. ST Infi announced on the evening of September 17 that the company held a board meeting on September 16 and approved the relevant proposals. Based on the subscription price, the restructuring investors will subscribe to approximately 1.088 billion shares in total. The lead investor is Hunan Guoke Holdings Co., Ltd., and other members of the consortium include Hainan Xinchen Jingwei Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha Huashi Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Wuhan Qianchen Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership, Hubei Chuliuguang Technology Investment Partnership, and Shenzhen Zhongtou Strategic Emerging Industry Private Equity Fund Partnership. Guoke Holdings is an industrial holding platform deeply engaged in the integrated circuit sector and is the controlling shareholder of Goke Micro, holding 17.98% of its shares. In the first half of 2026, Goke Micro achieved revenue of 1.378 billion yuan, up 85.81% year on year, and net profit attributable to the parent of 196 million yuan, up 872.78% year on year. ST Infi stated that bringing in restructuring investors will inject incremental capital and leverage industrial resources to drive the transformation and upgrading of its main business toward the integrated circuit industry. The restructuring investment is tentatively set at 2.841 billion yuan, and the overall repayment rate for ordinary claims is targeted at 80%. The company is still in the pre-restructuring stage. The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court has decided to initiate the pre-restructuring process but has not yet formally accepted the restructuring application. If the restructuring fails, there is a risk of bankruptcy declaration and delisting of the stock. On September 17, ST Infi's share price surged during trading and hit the daily limit, closing at 7.18 yuan per share, up 9.95%, with a total market value of approximately 8.6 billion yuan.

Keysight Technologies reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both the top and bottom lines, with revenues rising 36% year over year to $1.85 billion from $1.35 billion. GAAP net income was $397 million, or $2.30 per share, compared with $191 million, or $1.10 per share, a year earlier, while non-GAAP net income came in at $531 million, or $3.07 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $2.46. Total orders were $2.09 billion versus $1.34 billion in the year-ago quarter, and the Communications Solutions Group generated $1.35 billion in revenues, up 43% from $940 million, while the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group posted $501 million, up from $412 million. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, Keysight expects revenues of $1.93 billion to $1.95 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $3.34 to $3.40. The company ended the quarter with $2.61 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $1.82 billion of long-term debt as of July 31, 2026.

Coda Octopus Group reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results on September 14 that crossed a threshold the company had never reached in its public history: positive retained earnings, after years of operating at an accumulated deficit. Revenue rose 9.2% year over year to $7.7 million, and pretax income climbed 16% to $1.8 million, even as instability in the Middle East knocked down the marine technology unit that has long been the company's calling card. Defense engineering revenue jumped 68.3% to $2.7 million during the quarter, with sustainment spares orders already topping $2.4 million year to date, while marine technology sales fell 15.2% to $3.4 million and hardware revenue specifically dropped 17.8% to $2.3 million. Coda Octopus has delivered 24 DAVID systems to the US Navy to date, including 16 untethered units earlier in the year, and since the quarter closed the Navy has placed about $1.4 million in additional orders covering tethered systems and DAVID Flex adoption. Consolidated gross margin fell to 65.4% from 68.3%, defense engineering margin eased to 56.9% from 58.9%, and acoustic sensors margin dropped to 52.4% from 54.8%, while the company ended the period with $31.7 million in cash and no debt.

Itron, Inc. announced the launch of Itron Enterprise Edition Cloud AI, the next evolution of its IEE Meter Data Management platform, built on a modern cloud architecture and integrated with Itron's Intelligent Edge Operating System. The solution gives utilities a standardized way to access, share and act on trusted data across electricity, gas and water operations, reducing data silos and supporting AI-enabled workflows for outage insights, grid visibility, anomaly detection, revenue assurance, forecasting and load management. Utilities can also use Itron Managed Services, under which Itron manages IEE Cloud AI on their behalf, providing ongoing AI-enabled enhancements, security updates and platform maintenance. Don Reeves, senior vice president of Outcomes at Itron, said utilities face rapid data growth and rising regulatory expectations but need a practical path that protects their trusted data foundation. IEE Cloud AI will be available globally in January 2027 for all utilities, with industry standard interoperability and seamless migration for cloud-hosted, customer-hosted and other configurations.

Keyence's first-quarter results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 show sales of 346.6 billion yen, up 32.8% year on year; operating profit of 187.1 billion yen, up 44.7%; ordinary profit of 196.8 billion yen, up 49.6%; and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent of 139.1 billion yen, up 51.0%. The operating margin rose to 54.0%, up more than 4 points from 49.5% a year earlier, with profit growth outpacing sales growth. The company said capital investment continued worldwide, led by the manufacturing sector, with broad-based strength across industries in North, Central and South America, while growth continued in Asia, centered on the semiconductor and electrical precision industries. Europe showed signs of recovery, and domestic capital investment maintained a recovery trend. For the full fiscal year ended March 2026, meanwhile, sales rose 10.4% to 1.1693 trillion yen, operating profit rose 8.4% to 595.8 billion yen, and net profit rose 11.7% to 445.2 billion yen, while the operating margin edged down to 51.0% from 51.9% a year earlier. The latest first quarter marked a clear reversal of the gradual margin decline seen on a full-year basis.

Shore Capital has reaffirmed its backing for accesso Technology Group, cheering early signs that a strategic revamp under fresh leadership is starting to pay off after the ticketing and technology group posted a near-50% jump in first-half cash profits. The broker pointed to building momentum across a broader offering spanning payments, artificial intelligence and integrated platform tools, singling out the launch of accessoPay, a payments layer developed with Adyen, as a potentially important and underappreciated earnings driver, and flagging growing interest in accesso Intelligence, its AI and analytics platform, where early cross-sell demand ran ahead of expectations. Analyst Katie Cousins left her full-year forecasts unchanged, pencilling in revenue of $146.5 million and cash earnings of $20.7 million, but trimmed her margin assumptions to bring them into line with the wider market and reflect heavier near-term investment. Shore reckons the shares fail to reflect accesso's improving position, trading on 5.7 times forecast cash earnings, 11.3 times earnings and offering an 11% free cash flow yield. The endorsement follows first-half results showing cash earnings up 49.7% to $7.6 million and margins widening to 11.2%, even as revenue held broadly flat at $67.8 million, with seventeen new venues signed up over the half and more buying several products at once, while the key autumn trading stretch taking in Halloween still lies ahead.

Ouster announced surging customer momentum for its Rev8 OS1 Max native color digital lidar, which the company calls the world's first native color lidar, with payload integrators and drone OEMs across the aerial mapping market selecting the sensor for utility corridor inspection, infrastructure management, and defense applications. Powered by Ouster's L4 Max chip, the Rev8 OS1 Max pairs 256 channels of survey-grade 3D range data with native 48-bit color, reaching ±0.25 cm 1σ precision and ±1.25 cm accuracy, twice the precision and accuracy of the previous Rev7 generation, with a spot size up to 50% smaller than Rev7 and 200 meters of range at 10% reflectivity. The sensor carries IP68 and IP69K ingress protection, 100 G shock resistance, and an operating range of -40 °C to +85 °C, and is designed and developed in the U.S. to comply with the statutory supply chain security standards under §164 of the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act, with Build America, Buy America Act certified versions also offered. Flyability is evaluating Ouster's Rev8 OS0 lidar to unlock native color 3D mapping in hazardous and GPS-denied industrial environments, building on five years of joint innovation, while GeoCue is pairing its TrueView payloads with the Rev8 OS1 Max. Ouster is showcasing the Rev8 OS1 Max at INTERGEO in Munich from September 15-17 in Hall B5 at Booth B5I018.

Rigetti Computing reported second-quarter 2026 revenues of $5.1 million, up from $1.8 million a year earlier, driven mainly by sales of its 9-qubit Novera systems and related products. Customer concentration remains elevated, with one client contributing 64% of quarterly revenues and another accounting for 16%, while the company's $8.4 million C-DAC quantum system for India is expected to be recognized only after installation and acceptance testing in the fourth quarter of 2026. Operating expenses jumped 48% year over year to $30.3 million, including a 53% increase in research and development spending to $20.7 million, producing an operating loss of $28.1 million. Rigetti holds $541.3 million in liquidity, but management expects R&D investments and capital expenditures to remain elevated as it expands cryogenic infrastructure and fabrication capacity. Among peers, IonQ signed an $8.18 million commercial agreement with Congruity360 and launched its sixth-generation Superion 256 platform, while D-Wave Quantum finalized a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act funding.

Coda Octopus Group reported higher fiscal third-quarter revenue and pretax income, as growth in its defense engineering and acoustic businesses offset a decline in marine technology sales tied to geopolitical disruption in the Middle East and parts of Asia. Total revenue for the quarter ended July 31 was $7.7 million, up 9.2% from $7.1 million a year earlier, while pretax income rose 16% to $1.8 million and net income was $1.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared with $1.3 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Defense Engineering Services revenue increased 68.3% to $2.7 million, from $1.6 million a year earlier, helped by greater activity and funding across established defense programs, including higher activity at the company's U.K. defense operations, and year-to-date orders for spare parts supporting sustainment systems exceeded $2.4 million. Marine Technology, which accounted for 43.8% of consolidated revenue in the quarter, generated $3.4 million, down 15.2% from $4 million a year earlier, as hardware revenue fell 17.8% to $2.3 million, though rental revenue rose 131.1% to about $700,000 from about $300,000. Acoustic Sensors and Materials revenue increased 10.4% to $1.6 million, and the company ended the quarter with $31.7 million in cash and no debt, moving to positive retained earnings for the first time in its history.

BlackSky Technology Inc. collected and processed first light imagery from its fifth Gen-3 satellite in less than 20 hours after liftoff, the company announced September 14, 2026. The rapid commissioning adds new 35-centimeter imagery supply to the Gen-3 constellation, which BlackSky says remains scarce and often forces customers to prioritize which missions are tasked. CEO Brian O'Toole said each Gen-3 satellite on orbit comes in at about one-fifth the cost of legacy platforms while exponentially increasing available capacity, adding decision-making speed for customers in contested, fast-moving environments. BlackSky maintains a steady deployment schedule for Gen-3 with plans for additional satellites on orbit by the end of 2026, while Gen-2 remains foundational to its dual constellation framework. The company, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as BKSY.

LightPath Technologies reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results on September 10 that showed annual revenue climbing 92.7% to $71.7 million from $37.2 million, with the fourth quarter alone hitting a record $21.2 million, up 73.8% year over year. Full-year gross margin expanded to 36% from 27.2%, and the fourth quarter came in at 39.4%, as assemblies, modules and cameras rose to 44% of annual sales, while backlog finished at $110.9 million, up 197% from $37.4 million a year earlier, with $85.6 million scheduled for delivery within 12 months. Weeks after the fiscal year closed, the company booked another $24 million in counter-UAS orders, and LightPath also completed its exit from China by selling its subsidiary there for $4.5 million paid out over five years. The fourth-quarter net loss narrowed to $4.1 million from $7.1 million a year earlier, but full-year operating expenses jumped to $45.5 million from $22 million, including a $15.6 million noncash charge tied to G5 Infrared outperforming its earnout targets. CEO Sam Rubin said the Army pushed its Next Generation Short Range Interceptor timeline out by several months and that the redesign of G5's cooled cameras to use Black Diamond glass instead of germanium is behind schedule, while detector lead times have stretched from roughly six months to ten months or more. Hedge fund ownership fell to 20 funds from 27 in the prior quarter, short interest sits at 15.44% of float, and LightPath enters fiscal 2027 with $93.2 million in cash and no meaningful debt.

Frequency Electronics reported record revenue of $23.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, up 70% year-over-year and 52% sequentially, sending the stock more than 24% higher in after-hours trading. The company said the results raised its confidence in meeting or beating its previously stated target of at least $150 million in annual revenue by fiscal 2029, which ends April 30, 2029. Frequency Electronics also ended the quarter with a record funded backlog of $129 million, up 82% year-over-year and 16% sequentially. Gross margin expanded to approximately 46% and operating margin surpassed 22%, and the company said it expects to remain cash-generative on an annual basis. Management said internal research and development expenses are expected to remain below 10% of revenue, though production ramp-up remains a challenge and the company has seen limited traction with new defense technology companies, with most of its success coming from the space market.

Bank of America upgraded Renishaw from Underperform to Buy and lifted its price target to 5,400p from 2,779p, sending the precision-engineering group's shares up more than 5%. The broker argued the current demand cycle is considerably stronger than previously expected, particularly across semiconductor and electronics manufacturing equipment and aerospace and defense. The call follows increasingly strong trading updates from Renishaw itself: fourth-quarter revenue reached a record of approximately £243 million, up 27% year on year and 18% from the previous quarter, while full-year revenue is expected to reach around £815 million, representing growth of 14%. Adjusted operating profit for the year is expected to be approximately £152 million, and adjusted profit before tax should reach roughly £167 million, up 31% year on year. Bank of America raised its 2027 EBIT estimate by 22% to £181 million, about 11% above current consensus, and Renishaw's full-year results on September 23 will be the next major test of whether the roughly £815 million of revenue and £167 million of adjusted pretax profit are delivered as expected.

LightPath Technologies told investors on its fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter earnings call that fiscal 2027 capital spending will exceed the $6.3 million recorded in fiscal 2026, a deliberate choice made against a visible order book and pipeline. CEO Sam Rubin said fiscal 2026 was the first year the company's transformation showed up cleanly in every line of the financial statements, with revenue growing from $37 million to nearly $72 million, gross margin expanding from 27% to 36%, adjusted EBITDA swinging from a $5.1 million loss to a $4.2 million profit, and backlog ending at $110.9 million, of which approximately $85.6 million was requested for delivery within 12 months. For the fourth quarter, revenue was $21.2 million, gross margin was 39.4%, and adjusted EBITDA was $2.1 million, or 10% of revenue, while the net loss was $4.1 million, or $0.06 per share. Rubin said capacity is the single biggest operational theme going into fiscal 2027, with glass demand running ahead of supply even after the acquisition, and the company is adding melting capacity in Orlando and Texas, expanding optical fabrication, coating and assembly across U.S. and Latvian sites, and adding shifts in all locations. He also said that shortly after the quarter closed the company reported two large production orders totaling $24 million, and that in July it signed a definitive agreement to sell its China subsidiary for $4.5 million payable in installments over 5 years, a deal expected to close later this month and remove roughly $4.5 million of annual third-party revenue from consolidated results. CFO Albert Miranda said the $15.6 million charge in fiscal 2026 was a remeasurement of what G5 sellers earned and not an ongoing operating cost, and that the company ended the year with $93.2 million of cash and effectively no debt.

LightPath Technologies reported a quarterly loss of $0.02 per share for its fourth quarter ended June 2026, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and narrower than the $0.07 per share loss posted a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter came in at $21.16 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.51% and up from $12.21 million in the year-ago period. The company has now topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters, while it has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times over that same span. Ahead of the release, the estimate revisions trend for LightPath Technologies was mixed, translating into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). The current consensus EPS estimate is -$0.01 on $22.38 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $0.01 on $102.96 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.

Teledyne Energetics UK, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has secured a $15.4M contract with a European defence technology manufacturer to supply specialist energetics products for advanced unmanned systems. The agreement establishes a long-term supply framework with potential total value exceeding $50M as production requirements scale. Teledyne will deliver advanced initiation and energetic solutions designed for compact, high-reliability applications in next-generation European drone platforms. The award reinforces Teledyne's role as a key technology partner in expanding sovereign European defense manufacturing capabilities and supply-chain resilience for unmanned systems. Deliveries under the agreement will begin immediately to support ongoing development activity, with expectations of expanded volume as production increases.

Invengo announced on the evening of September 10 that it plans to acquire 100% equity in Shenzhen Guangtai Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. to expand into new business breakthroughs and development directions. On the same day, Invengo signed a Letter of Intent for Equity Investment with Guangtai Communications and its shareholders Liu Yanwen and Shenzhen Guangtai Professional Technology Partnership Enterprise, proposing to acquire the combined 100% equity held by the two parties in Guangtai Communications using its own and/or self-raised funds. Guangtai Communications focuses on the research, development, production, and sales of automation equipment for optical communication device modules. Its main business includes providing automated coupling equipment and test instruments for optical communication devices and modules, as well as automated testing solutions. Its valuation is to be separately negotiated and determined by the investor and Guangtai Communications and its existing shareholders after legal and financial due diligence is completed. Invengo cautioned that after the completion of this transaction, Guangtai Communications will be integrated into the company's management system. If the two parties are unable to establish an effective integration mechanism, it may lead to risks such as the loss of core talent, reduced management efficiency, and loss of customer resources. As of the close of trading on September 10, Invengo's share price was 7.31 yuan per share, with a total market value of 5.408 billion yuan. From 2023 to 2025 and in the first half of 2026, its net profit attributable to the parent company was 28.116 million yuan, 27.8478 million yuan, 15.3953 million yuan, and negative 95.8095 million yuan, respectively.

On the evening of September 10, Invengo announced plans to acquire 100% equity in Shenzhen Guangtai Communications Equipment Co., Ltd., funded by the company's own funds and/or self-raised funds. Upon completion of the transaction, Guangtai Communications will become its wholly-owned subsidiary and be included in the consolidated financial statements. Guangtai Communications was established in 2012 with a registered capital of 10 million yuan. It is a national high-tech enterprise and a municipal-level specialized and sophisticated enterprise focusing on the research, development, production, and sales of automation equipment for optical communication device modules. Its main business includes providing customers with automated coupling equipment and test instruments for optical communication devices and modules, as well as automated testing solutions. As of September 10, Liu Yanwen held 70% equity in Guangtai Communications, and Shenzhen Guangtai Professional Technology Partnership (Limited Partnership) held 30% equity. On the same day, Invengo signed a Letter of Intent for Equity Investment with Guangtai Communications and its shareholders. The parties will continue to communicate and negotiate on the specific content of the transaction plan, counterparties, transaction method, transaction consideration, performance commitments, performance rewards, and other matters, and sign a formal agreement. Invengo stated that this transaction does not constitute a related-party transaction and is not expected to constitute a major asset restructuring. However, the letter of intent is only a preliminary intention, and the acquisition still involves uncertainty, so the impact on the company's operating results and financial condition cannot yet be estimated. In the first half of this year, Invengo achieved operating revenue of 249 million yuan and a net loss attributable to the parent company of 95.8095 million yuan.

LACROIX, a French technology and industrial group, announced that its water quality sensor sales grew fivefold between 2023 and 2025, reaching €2.5 million in annual revenue, driven by regulatory demands and public investment plans in Spain, France, and Italy. The company, which generated €445 million in total revenue in 2025, has expanded its portfolio with the SOFREL Chlorine sensor for drinking water and a multiparameter sensor for wastewater, with a second drinking water sensor planned for 2026. Growth, largely driven by Spain in 2025, is expected to slow from the second half of 2026 following the conclusion of the Spanish PERTE funding programme, but LACROIX aims to maintain strong momentum by broadening its drinking water quality monitoring solutions. CEO Vincent Bedouin emphasized the importance of comprehensive, cybersecurity-enabled solutions for real-time water management.

Quantum computing stocks rallied Tuesday after three companies secured $100 million each in U.S. government funding, while IonQ raised its 2026 revenue forecast. D-Wave, Rigetti, and Quantinuum each received $100 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the CHIPS and Science Act, with the government taking minority equity positions. The funding is earmarked for research and development, not immediate sales, helping recipients tackle technical challenges as they scale quantum systems. IonQ separately lifted its 2026 revenue outlook to $450 million to $460 million from $280 million to $290 million, and introduced its Superion 256 platform with customer deliveries planned for 2027. In trading, D-Wave Quantum gained 6%, Rigetti Computing rose 4%, Quantum Computing added 2.6%, and IonQ climbed 2% even as the broader market fell.

Daktronics reported strong first-quarter fiscal 2027 results, with net sales up 7.1%, operating income up 7.2%, and EPS of $0.40, the highest in three years. The company's Mexico plant completed its first major production run of narrow pixel pitch products, and its Camino 8 graphics engine is being deployed at more than ten NHL, MLS, and NCAA venues. Daktronics is considering exiting its highly customized international transportation business, which could affect its Ireland facility, and has entered a collective redundancy consultation process. The company affirmed its fiscal 2028 targets of 7-10% revenue CAGR, 10-12% operating margin, and 17-20% ROIC.

Rigetti Computing shares surged after the company secured $100 million in CHIPS Act funding from the Department of Commerce, alongside quantum peer D-Wave Quantum, marking the sector's latest federal backing. As of 9:54 a.m. ET, Rigetti stock was up 7.9%, having gained as much as 12.2% earlier. The agreement includes a minority, non-controlling equity stake for the government, which, based on Rigetti's $5 billion market cap, would represent about 2%. Rigetti reported only $5.1 million in revenue in the second quarter, but the funding is expected to accelerate its superconducting quantum computer research. While the investment is a positive signal, the stock remains speculative until the company generates meaningful revenue.

D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, and Quantinuum each finalized definitive agreements with the U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday for $100 million apiece in CHIPS and Science Act funding, with the federal government taking a minority, non-controlling equity stake in each company as a condition of the grants. The three deals total $300 million and are structured as research-and-development grants under the CHIPS Act. Shares of all three companies rose in premarket trading, with Rigetti up 7.4% to $16.33, D-Wave up 5.4% to $17.48, and Quantinuum up 3.9% to $51.56. D-Wave will use its award to develop a 100,000-qubit annealing system and a 10,000-qubit gate-model system capable of 100 logical qubits. Rigetti will pursue three R&D projects focused on miniaturized readout electronics, a new cryostat architecture, and high-connectivity chip fabrication. Quantinuum will support R&D and domestic quantum semiconductor manufacturing, partnering with GlobalFoundries on 300mm wafer fabrication and with Monarch Quantum on lasers and optical components. These three deals are part of a broader federal effort to award $2 billion across nine quantum computing companies, with IBM receiving the largest share at $1 billion for a quantum chip foundry in Albany, New York.

Quantum computing stocks rallied after the U.S. Commerce Department finalized CHIPS Act funding awards that give the government minority, non-controlling equity stakes in Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum, each securing $100 million. Rigetti shares rose 6% to $16.13, while D-Wave climbed 5% to $17.46, though both remain down 26% and 33% year to date, respectively. The awards are part of a broader $2.013 billion allocation across nine quantum companies announced in May. IonQ also gained after raising its 2026 revenue guidance to $280 million to $290 million following its SkyWater Technology acquisition, and it hosts an investor day at the New York Stock Exchange today. The Defiance Quantum ETF rose only 1%, reflecting limited sector-wide participation, as the equity stakes add dilution risk to the funded names.

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) raised its full-year guidance after reporting better-than-expected results, driven by accelerating organic growth, continued strength in defense, and improving demand across short-cycle industrial markets. The company highlighted strong bookings and momentum in unmanned systems, space sensing, and infrared technologies. Artisan Mid Cap Fund, which holds the stock, added to its position during the quarter following a pullback. Teledyne closed at $610.65 per share on September 4, 2026, with a market capitalization of $28.31 billion. The stock has declined 11.53% over the past month but gained 11.78% over the past 52 weeks.

Palladyne AI Corp. and FANUC America have announced a strategic collaboration to advance intelligent robotic automation, combining FANUC America's industrial robot portfolio with Palladyne AI's physical AI software platform, Palladyne IQ. The partnership aims to simplify deployment, increase adaptability, and expand automation across manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics applications. Key initiatives include optimizing Palladyne IQ on FANUC platforms, developing AI-driven motion planning and adaptive robot behavior, and creating standardized deployment workflows for system integrators and end users. The companies will also focus on teleoperation, human-assisted learning, and simulation to accelerate deployment and validate customer use cases. This collaboration addresses skilled labor shortages and productivity pressures by enabling faster, more intelligent robot deployment and greater return on investment.

Zhengzhou Sanhui Electric Co., Ltd. announced that the energy storage battery equipment procurement contract for the Yuanshi Zhuli 100MW/400MWh shared energy storage power station project, signed between its controlling subsidiary Shenzhen Sanhui Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Dongzhiju Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., has been fully performed, and the project has been successfully connected to the grid. The contract was disclosed as signed on June 12, 2026. The company stated that the completion of the contract will have a positive impact on operating revenue for 2026, subject to audit by an accounting firm.

Ondas Inc. raised its full-year 2026 revenue target to $525-$550 million from at least $525 million, after second-quarter revenues of $83.8 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 25.1%. The company's reported backlog reached approximately $613 million as of June 30, and pro forma backlog rose to $757 million including DZYNE and Cyberhawk. Management expects third-quarter revenues of $140-$155 million, implying about 76% sequential growth, and targets operating-platform adjusted EBITDA profitability by the fourth quarter of 2026. However, second-quarter operating expenses hit $199.1 million and adjusted EBITDA loss widened to $50.6 million, with first-half operating cash outflows totaling $137.4 million. Ondas captured $175 million of new orders in the second quarter and another $105 million quarter-to-date, with a two-year strategic program pipeline exceeding $11 billion.

Teledyne Technologies has landed major defense contracts, including a substantial order for thermal weapon sights from the German Bundeswehr, and has been selected for a key role in the U.S. Army's next-generation uncooled infrared program. The company also partnered with Everspin Technologies to bring advanced memory solutions to aerospace and defense customers, and its imaging sensors flew on a newly launched meteorological satellite supporting environmental monitoring and national security. These developments reinforce Teledyne's focus on high-margin sensing and imaging, with the planned fourth-quarter 2026 availability of PERSYST MRAM products from Teledyne HiRel in Milpitas, California, serving as a key milestone to watch. The company, valued at about $28.2 billion, continues to expand its footprint in defense and space-related technologies.

Coherent's modeled fair value has risen from about US$394.62 to about US$415.36, reflecting a modest reset in analyst price targets amid intense focus on AI-driven transceiver demand and data center visibility. Multiple firms, including Raymond James, Rosenblatt, Jefferies, Needham, and B. Riley, have lifted targets into a US$345 to US$500 range, citing optimism around AI data center exposure and the company's positioning across transceiver and non-transceiver products. Analysts at Deutsche Bank and Raymond James describe Coherent as a cleaner way to gain exposure to the 1.6T transceiver ramp, pointing to a data center book-to-bill above four times for two consecutive quarters. Rosenblatt and Jefferies highlight production capacity booked into 2027 and filling for 2028, while several firms reference Q4 sales guidance and a 4Q27 revenue outlook above US$3 billion as supports for longer-range planning. JPMorgan and Jefferies flag regulatory headlines that could limit new Chinese optical transceiver imports as directionally helpful for Coherent. However, Northland and Morgan Stanley maintain cautious stances, citing competitive risks in pluggables that may limit earnings leverage and valuation. The fair value model also incorporates shifts in revenue growth from about 32.35% to about 39.16%, net profit margin from about 17.36% to about 18.27%, future P/E from about 45.86x to about 36.69x, and a discount rate adjusted from about 8.92% to about 9.00%.