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Blue Owl Managed Funds Lead $2.4 Billion AI Factory Financing for IREN

(NYSE:OWL) Blue Owl Capital Inc. announced that funds managed by Blue Owl led a $2.4 billion compute equipment financing for IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN), a vertically integrated AI Cloud platform. The financing comprises a $1.2 billion senior secured term loan and $1.2 billion of senior secured notes, with proceeds to fund IREN's purchase of air-cooled NVIDIA Accelerated Computing Infrastructure including NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs for IREN's Mackenzie data center campus in British Columbia, Canada. The facility is structured to fund equipment purchases in tranches over a defined draw period, allowing capital to be deployed alongside the delivery and commissioning of hardware. The transaction supports IREN's continued build-out of its AI Cloud infrastructure, which is underpinned by a more than 5GW global data center development pipeline. Blue Owl had $319 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026. Blue Owl has over 1,380 experienced professionals globally.

SuperX Secures First Batch of 128 Units of NVIDIA B300 AI Server Purchase Order From Ezisight, Marking Its Official Entry Into the Australian Market

(NASDAQ:SUPX) SuperX AI Technology Limited announced that its subsidiary SuperX Microinference Pte Ltd has signed an equipment and services supply agreement and received the initial purchase order from Ezisight Australia Pty Ltd for the supply of 128 units of NVIDIA B300 AI server clusters. The NVIDIA B300 AI servers are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026 and will be deployed in local Australian data centers to expand Ezisight's domestic GPU compute resource pool. This long-term cooperation and initial order mark a substantive business breakthrough for SuperX in the Australian market and represent another key milestone in the Company's Asia-Pacific business expansion. The B300 servers to be delivered are expected to significantly enhance Ezisight's compute supply capacity, enabling it to address diverse local AI compute requirements and contribute to the development of Australia's domestic AI compute ecosystem. Australia is a priority market in SuperX's global expansion strategy for the Asia-Pacific region. SuperX intends to further strengthen its presence in Australia and other high-potential Asia-Pacific markets by providing full-stack AI infrastructure products and solutions. SuperX continues to enhance its comprehensive capabilities spanning hardware products, liquid-cooling and power-supply solutions, and end-to-end data center delivery.

Cineverse's RetroCrush Acquires Streaming Rights to Classic Anime Series and Films From VIZ Media

(NASDAQ:CNVS) Cineverse, an entertainment technology company and studio, announced a deal between its anime streaming service and RetroCrush and VIZ Media to add major titles for the first time. This includes the movies from BLEACH, Hunter x Hunter, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, NARUTO, as well as TV-series such as Captain Tsubasa, Hikaru no Go, and more. This deal represents RetroCrush's first acquisition of content from the beloved anime franchises. The RetroCrush line-up includes more than 200 series and features. RetroCrush is available at www.retrocrush.tv and as a standalone app; as a SVOD option on Prime Video Channels, Comcast and The Roku Channel; and as a linear FAST channel on Fubo, Philo, Plex, Pluto TV Canada, Samsung TV Plus, Sling Freestream, TCL+, The Roku Channel, Vizio WatchFree+, and Zone TV. Cineverse owns and/or operates a wide range of premium streaming brands, from free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) apps. Cineverse develops and invests in technology and content that drives the future of the industry.

SVRN Completes its Corporate Transformation

(NASDAQ:SVRN) SVRN, Inc. announced the completion of the corporate transformation it began in October 2025, including a legal name change from OceanPal Inc. to SVRN, Inc., effective August 27, 2026. The Company's common shares continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol "SVRN." On October 28, 2025, OceanPal Inc. closed a $120 million private placement in partnership with the NEAR Foundation and formed SovereignAI Services LLC to build a digital asset treasury anchored by NEAR, with a stated target of accumulating 10% of the NEAR token supply over time. The Company holds more than 55.5 million NEAR tokens, with institutional staking and qualified custody relationships in place. In July 2026, the Company sold its shipping business, retired all Series C preferred stock, and eliminated all outstanding debt, with no cash paid, no stock issued, and no NEAR sold. SVRN's commercial adoption work includes a pilot partnership with Oracle bringing stablecoin payments to Oracle Simphony point-of-sale systems, settled on NEAR. SVRN's dashboard presents the Company's holdings, mNAV, and calculation methodology, with positions updated periodically.

Consortium of Northeast Utilities and Service Providers Awards ICF $20 Million Energy Efficiency Contract

(NASDAQ:ICFI) ICF was recently selected for a $20 million recompete contract to continue serving as the lead implementer for an energy efficiency contract supporting a consortium of Northeast utilities and service providers. The contract, which was awarded in the second quarter of 2026, includes a portfolio of new construction, renovation and multifamily energy efficiency and electrification programs which are among the nation's largest and most successful residential energy efficiency and market transformation initiatives. ICF's local team will deliver end-to-end program implementation through technology-enabled services, including workforce development, training, incentive processing and data reporting and analysis. ICF will also leverage ICF Sightline®, one of the industry's most trusted utility customer program platforms for analytics and insights, to pinpoint where and when energy demand is highest, predict ways to reduce grid stress and personalize energy management programs for individual customers. For nearly two decades, ICF has helped shape the evolution of the consortium's residential new construction program, including designing and implementing major program enhancements, launching innovative multifamily and renovation offerings, and helping build one of the strongest residential energy efficiency markets in the country. ICF delivers hundreds of energy efficiency, electrification and demand management programs for leading North American utilities serving residential, commercial and small business customers. The company helps clients design and implement cost-effective programs that maximize energy savings to customers and system benefits to utilities.

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