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Beam Global signed an LOI to acquire a European drone company, a strategic M&A move it calls one of its most significant advances.
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Tongling Shares and partners jointly establish a technology partnership, venturing into unmanned aerial vehicle business
Tongling Shares and partners have jointly established Shanghai Tongqi Zhiyuan Technology Partnership, a limited partnership, which was recently incorporated. According to Qichacha APP, the partnership's business scope includes the manufacturing of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles, the sale of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles, and the processing of mechanical parts and components. Qichacha equity penetration shows that the enterprise is jointly funded by Tongling Shares, stock code 301168, and others.
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301168.CS · Technology · Positive Tongling Shares (301168) jointly established a partnership whose business scope includes manufacturing and selling intelligent UAVs, a new technology/business venture.
Shanghai Tongqi Zhiyuan Technology Partnership (LP) · · Neutral The partnership is the newly incorporated entity itself; no directional impact can be judged from its mere formation.
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Lowe's Launches Drone Delivery From North Carolina Store
Lowe's Companies has begun drone delivery from its Matthews, North Carolina store, offering selected home improvement and household items in as little as 20 minutes through partners Wing and DoorDash. The pilot launch comes as Lowe's shares have been under pressure, with a 30-day share price return down 8.83%, a year-to-date share price return down 26.13%, and a 1-year total shareholder return down 24.75%. The company is also accelerating its shift toward professional contractors while strengthening its Total Home strategy for DIY and Do It For Me customers, supported by major acquisitions including Foundation Building Materials and Artisan Design Group plus digital investments. The most followed narrative values Lowe's at $255.00 against a last close of $182.38, a 28.5% undervalued estimate based on discounted future cash flows. That story could break if Pro demand softens for longer than expected or if the FBM and ADG integrations drag on profitability.
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LOW · Capital · Positive Narrative values Lowe's at $255 vs $182.38 close, a 28.5% undervalued DCF estimate
LOW · Demand · Positive Lowe's launched 20-minute drone delivery of home improvement items from its Matthews, NC store, expanding customer reach
Artisan Design Group · · Neutral Mentioned only as a Lowe's acquisition whose integration could drag on profitability
Foundation Building Materials · · Neutral Mentioned only as a Lowe's acquisition whose integration could drag on profitability
JapanSkyDrive to Study Turning Osaka's 146 Rooftop Emergency Landing Sites into eVTOL Vertiports
SkyDrive Inc. announced it will launch a feasibility study to repurpose the 146 existing rooftop emergency landing sites in Osaka City as eVTOL vertiports, part of the Cabinet Office's Super City Initiative. The project will be conducted with partners including Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Osaka Metro, Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., Chodai Co. Ltd., and the Organization of Airport Facilitation, with Osaka Metro serving as leader and SkyDrive handling survey design and Civil Aeronautics Act compliance. The study will verify surrounding airspace and obstacle limitation surfaces, survey wind and noise impacts from surrounding buildings, assess floor load capacities and charging infrastructure for repurposing the sites into alternate vertiports, and draft coexistence rules with authorities including the Osaka Municipal Fire Department. The 146 rooftop sites, marked with an H and required on buildings over 100 meters tall under local fire safety regulations, are currently limited to emergency disaster relief, and securing commercial passenger transport permits for them remains a significant regulatory challenge. SkyDrive and Osaka Metro are working toward commercial launch of eVTOL services by approximately 2028 within Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City, areas designated as Super City National Strategic Special Zones.
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スカイドライブ · Regulation · Positive SkyDrive leads survey design and Civil Aeronautics Act compliance work in the Osaka vertiport feasibility study, advancing its eVTOL commercial launch path.
大阪メトロ · Regulation · Positive Osaka Metro serves as leader of the feasibility study to repurpose 146 rooftop sites into eVTOL vertiports toward 2028 commercial launch.
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DoorDash Air Unveils Drone Delivery System, Pilot to Start in Northern California
DoorDash unveiled its purpose-built autonomous aircraft powered by DoorDash Air and outlined plans for an end-to-end drone delivery system designed to scale for all local businesses. Pilot drone deliveries will begin in Northern California in partnership with national restaurant brands including Chipotle Mexican Grill and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, along with local restaurant Momo N Curry. DoorDash said about 80% of today's typical restaurant orders are light and small enough for the aircraft to carry safely, and that initial tests showed delivery times from restaurant to consumer's door averaging under five minutes. The system runs on DoorDash's Autonomous Delivery Platform, the same platform coordinating Dashers, the Dot ground robot, and third-party autonomous delivery partners, and the company said it has already completed hundreds of thousands of lifetime autonomous deliveries. Harrison Shih, Head of DoorDash Air, said the team started with how local businesses actually operate rather than with the aircraft, building ground infrastructure, loading systems, packaging, and order data first.
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DASH · Technology · Positive DoorDash unveiled its purpose-built autonomous aircraft and end-to-end drone delivery system, with pilot deliveries starting in Northern California.
CMG · Demand · Positive Chipotle is named as a national restaurant brand partner in DoorDash Air's pilot drone delivery program, a new delivery channel for its orders.
QSR · Demand · Positive Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, owned by Restaurant Brands International, is named as a national restaurant brand partner in the DoorDash Air drone delivery pilot.
Momo N Curry · Demand · Positive Momo N Curry is named as a local restaurant partner participating in the DoorDash Air drone delivery pilot.
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Draganfly closes $10M registered direct offering at $5.35 per share
Draganfly announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering, raising approximately $10M in gross proceeds. Under the terms of the offering, the drone solutions developer issued 1.87M common shares at $5.35 per share. Draganfly plans to deploy the net funds to accelerate the development of advanced strategic capabilities and support general working capital requirements as global demand matures across U.S. and international markets. The offering was executed under an effective SEC Form F-10 shelf registration statement effective February 25, 2026, and a Canadian base shelf prospectus dated October 24, 2025.
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DPRO · Capital · Positive Draganfly closed a $10M registered direct offering, raising capital to fund development and working capital.
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Draganfly Closes US$10 Million Registered Direct Offering
Draganfly Inc. announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering of 1,869,159 common shares at US$5.35 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately US$10 million before deducting placement agent discounts and offering expenses. Jett Capital Advisors, LLC and Northland Capital Markets acted as joint-lead placement agents for the investment. Draganfly said it intends to use the net proceeds to accelerate development of advanced strategic capabilities and to fund general working capital in meeting demand for its products in the rapidly maturing U.S. and international markets. The offering was made under an effective shelf registration statement on Form F-10 that became automatically effective on February 25, 2026, and the company's Canadian short form base shelf prospectus dated October 24, 2025. Draganfly offered and sold the securities in the United States only, with no securities offered or sold to Canadian purchasers.
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DPRO · Capital · Positive Draganfly closed a US$10 million registered direct offering, raising capital to accelerate development and fund working capital.