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Ribbon and ADTRAN say big network vendors are shifting to AI cloud builds, leaving Tier 2 carriers underserved; Ribbon won two new US Tier 2 customers.

Sun Communities and UMH say the ROAD to Housing Act drops the chassis rule and revives small home loans; UMH eyes cash from $110M in loans, but HUD rules take 1+ year.

Illumina and Revvity say AI drug discovery is short of standardized wet-lab data; Illumina is turning backlog into revenue and Revvity's backlog grew in almost every instrument group.

Progressive's homeowners new applications rose 22% and EverQuote's home revenue 70% as US carriers reopen after a low-catastrophe year and cheaper reinsurance.

Mobileye added over 1 million units from Chinese automakers' export models, and Aptiv's export share heads to the mid-teens, as compliance decides who supplies ADAS.

SLB (SLB) and Transocean (RIG) say NOCs are funding multi-year exploration for energy security on breakevens of $50 a barrel and below, loosening the link to crude.

Harmonic and Liberty Global say cable operators are upgrading HFC to DOCSIS 4.0 instead of building fiber; Liberty puts the cost at one-tenth of fiber.

GoDaddy and DigitalOcean say coding agents now pick and buy domains and cloud services; about half of DigitalOcean.com visitors are agents, while domain discounts deepen.

Ryanair and Lufthansa say expiring fuel hedges and scarce aircraft are cutting European capacity; Lufthansa's fuel recapture rose from 60% to above 100%.

Temenos and Fiserv say AI agents now handle core banking installs, migrations and upgrades; Fiserv cut one product's implementation time by 50%.

Alphatec and Bioventus say hospital systems now tender spine bone grafts apart from hardware: ATEC revenue per case fell 5% on lower graft attachment as BVS won new networks.

Eutelsat booked EUR 8.9 billion of IRIS2 backlog as construction began; 5N Plus, sold out through 2027, is weighing a far larger space solar cell expansion.

Piedmont, Empire State Realty and HNI say scarce US office space is cutting free rent and lifting cash flow: ESRT FAD rose 114% while FFO fell 5%.

Kilroy (KRC) and Healthpeak (DOC) say robotics firms are leasing vacant lab buildings for power, floor loads and ceiling heights; Healthpeak lab occupancy is up 2.7 points in 2026.

DigitalOcean and Dynatrace say production AI agents lift CPU, storage, database and log usage: 90% of DOCN AI revenue uses core cloud; DT AI cohorts consume 2x.

TransAlta and Enlight say US data center power scarcity makes ready generation scarce: TransAlta lifts Boreal to 1.6 GW; Enlight pays $20M to reprice 439 MW.

Boise Cascade and Louisiana-Pacific say siding and decking wholesalers are moving to one brand per category, and Boise expects Q4 distribution EBITDA of $35M-$45M.

Transocean and Odfjell say oil companies are booking floating rigs for 2028 and beyond on longer terms; Transocean's average contract length rose from 245 to 380 days.

Atlas Energy Solutions and Williams say AI load swings force onsite gas plants to add storage and power distribution, lifting Atlas's capex above $2 million per MW.