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HII Ceremoniously Lays Keel Of Enterprise (CVN 80) Aircraft Carrier

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Samedi, août 27, 2022

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), Americas only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and leading provider of mission-driven defense technologies, celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division today.

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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), Americas only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and leading provider of mission-driven defense technologies, celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division today.
  • Ledecky attended in person, while Biles participated via video, as the pair marked the important first milestone in construction of the aircraft carrier.
  • Our aircraft carriers would not be possible without the designers and builders right here at Newport News Shipbuilding, Raven said.
  • Enterprise is the first aircraft carrier not only designed digitally, but also being built digitally using visual work instructions on laptops and tablets rather than paper drawings.

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Hiring Thousands

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Lundi, mai 23, 2022

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global defense and technologies partner HII (NYSE:HII) announced today that the companys Newport News Shipbuilding division plans to hire approximately 5,000 people this year to meet the shipbuilding needs of the Navy.

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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global defense and technologies partner HII (NYSE:HII) announced today that the companys Newport News Shipbuilding division plans to hire approximately 5,000 people this year to meet the shipbuilding needs of the Navy.
  • The shipyard anticipates hiring nearly 21,000 people within the next decade as HII fulfills orders for U.S. aircraft carriers and submarines.
  • Newport News Shipbuilding intends to hire nearly 3,000 skilled trades in 2022, including entry-level positions and trainee fitters and welders.
  • Additionally, 11 students were recognized for accepting apprenticeships with The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding.

Jobox.ai Raises $42M Series B to Become the Nationwide Marketplace Infrastructure for the Home Services Industry

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Mardi, avril 12, 2022

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobox.ai, a software company that provides home service marketplaces with an AI-based infrastructure to directly connect their customers with skilled trades professionals ("pros"), announced today it has secured a $42M Series B funding round led by General Catalyst. Additional investments came from new and existing investors including Resolute VC, NNS, Expanding Capital and Joey Low. The company is officially coming out of stealth mode and will use the funds to expand its platform to serve new markets and professions, and develop new features to help pros operate and grow their business all in one mobile application.

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  • The home services industry is a $595B industry, which has continuously grappled with increased demand and a severe skilled labor shortage.
  • "Jobox has spent the last few years in stealth mode building a marketplace infrastructure that solves the problems of the home service industry.
  • With this new round of funding, we look forward to expanding the infrastructure that will define the home services industry for years to come."
  • "We're thrilled to work with Jobox on their journey to help create a more efficient and competitive home services industry."

Innara Health and Cardinal Health Join Forces to Advance Neonatal Feeding Development

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Mercredi, avril 6, 2022

Innara Health, the industry leader in feeding development for newborns and infants born prematurely is collaborating with Cardinal Health on the redesign of the NTrainer System.

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  • Innara Health, the industry leader in feeding development for newborns and infants born prematurely is collaborating with Cardinal Health on the redesign of the NTrainer System.
  • We are thrilled to have a globally recognized organization like Cardinal Health support Innara and the NTrainer.
  • Innara Health is a leader in feeding health technology and is dedicated to advancing the global understanding and improvement of neonatal feeding.
  • Innara Health continues to work towards creating cutting edge products that improve standards of care, optimize patient outcomes, and increase healthcare benefits for feeding health.

Outcome Capital Announces Innara Health and Cardinal Health Partner to Advance Neonatal Development

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Mercredi, avril 6, 2022

We are thrilled to have a globally recognized organization like Cardinal Health support Innara and the NTrainer.

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  • We are thrilled to have a globally recognized organization like Cardinal Health support Innara and the NTrainer.
  • In addition to the award, NCC-PDI also provided Innara with medical device consultation to help advance the NTrainers development path.
  • Innara Health is a leader in feeding health technology and is dedicated to advancing the global understanding and improvement of neonatal feeding.
  • With 50 years in business, operations in more than 30 countries and approximately 44,000 employees globally, Cardinal Health is essential to care.

Hunt Valve Awarded $2 Million Contract by Newport News Shipbuilding for Ford Class Carrier Essential Parts

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Mardi, avril 5, 2022

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a contract by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) to provide essential parts through Hunt Valve for the Ford Class aircraft carriers CVN 78 CVN 81.

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  • Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a contract by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) to provide essential parts through Hunt Valve for the Ford Class aircraft carriers CVN 78 CVN 81.
  • The contract, valued at approximately $2 million, covers parts that will be delivered during the second and third quarters of 2022.
  • Hunt Valve, acquired by Fairbanks Morse Defense in 2021, manufactures valves and electromechanical actuators for naval defense applications.
  • This contract reinforces FMDs position as a critical supplier to its core naval defense customers.

HII Celebrates 170 Graduates of The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding Ceremony

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Samedi, mars 12, 2022

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global engineering and defense technologies provider HII (NYSE:HII) hosted commencement exercises today for 170 graduates of the companys Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).

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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global engineering and defense technologies provider HII (NYSE:HII) hosted commencement exercises today for 170 graduates of the companys Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).
  • Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin began the event by addressing the graduates as the shipyards newest leaders.
  • Today is just the next step towards your leadership role at Newport News Shipbuilding, and we and our country need you more than ever.
  • She told graduates at the heart of The Apprentice School and their development is craftsmanship, leadership and scholarship.

Smart Contracts Start Transferring ICP After Upgrade, Allowing Advanced DeFi To Be Developed On The Internet Computer

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Lundi, novembre 29, 2021

This long-awaited feature sets the stage for an explosion of advanced DeFi applications on the Internet Computer blockchain, by expanding support for all canister smart contracts to be able to hold and transfer ICP tokens.

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  • This long-awaited feature sets the stage for an explosion of advanced DeFi applications on the Internet Computer blockchain, by expanding support for all canister smart contracts to be able to hold and transfer ICP tokens.
  • A community developer recently unveiled a Uniswap front end on the Internet Computer , showing how conventional DeFi solutions can fully run on blockchain technology.
  • The execution of this feature is also an important step towards the implementation of dapp tokenization on the Internet Computer.
  • Hundreds of projects are already up and running with users on the Internet Computer, including DeFi, DAOs, SocialFi, GameFi, and NFT projects.

The DFINITY Foundation Announces Internet Computer And Bitcoin Integration - Smart Contracts Come To Bitcoin

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Mardi, septembre 21, 2021

This capability will be used to provide smart contracts hosted on the Internet Computer with native bitcoin addresses via a direct integration of the networks.

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  • This capability will be used to provide smart contracts hosted on the Internet Computer with native bitcoin addresses via a direct integration of the networks.
  • Internet Computer smart contracts will gain access to bitcoin liquidity, and Bitcoin will gain powerful new smart contract functionality, without the need for insecure and cumbersome trusted bridging services.
  • Meanwhile, Internet Computer network nodes will directly consume Bitcoin blocks, to ensure that balance information is always available to smart contracts.
  • The Internet Computer network was launched by the not-for-profit DFINITY Foundation (DFINITY Stiftung) based in Zrich, and is joined by the not-for-profit Internet Computer Association in Geneva, and many community contributors.

Abacus.AI announces the world's first enterprise scale real-time MLOps and DLOps platform

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Vendredi, août 13, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Abacus.AI is the world's first enterprise scale end-to-end real-time MLOps and DLOps platform.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Abacus.AI is the world's first enterprise scale end-to-end real-time MLOps and DLOps platform.
  • With Abacus.AI, all organizations, not just big tech, can build large-scale, real-time enterprise AI systems with ease.
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, Abacus.AI offers the world's first cloud AI platform that handles all aspects of machine and deep learning at enterprise scale.
  • Their intuitive UX and holistic platform saves customers from orchestrating across multiple services, constantly reinventing the wheel, and having to deal with hard scale problems.