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EQS-News: Companies Are Reporting Dropping Degree Requirements And Shifting To Skill-Based Hiring, But Credibility Still Looms As An Issue — A Boon For Edtech Platform Players Like Amesite (NASDAQ: AMST)?

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Companies Are Reporting Dropping Degree Requirements And Shifting To Skill-Based Hiring, But Credibility Still Looms As An Issue A Boon For Edtech Platform Players Like Amesite (NASDAQ: AMST)?

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  • Companies Are Reporting Dropping Degree Requirements And Shifting To Skill-Based Hiring, But Credibility Still Looms As An Issue A Boon For Edtech Platform Players Like Amesite (NASDAQ: AMST)?
  • IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is ahead of its peers in terms of stripping degree requirements for job positions.
  • In place of a four-year college degree, many enterprises, including the government, are shifting to skill-based and competency-based hiring to widen the talent pool.
  • For example, Conner Prairie, a history museum in Indiana partnered with Amesite to provide a new online learning ecosystem.

Anzu Partners Welcomes Donald Rosenberg as Venture Partner

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Anzu Partners , an investment firm that focuses on early stage industrial and life science technology companies, today announced that Donald (Don) J. Rosenberg is joining the firm as a venture partner.

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  • Anzu Partners , an investment firm that focuses on early stage industrial and life science technology companies, today announced that Donald (Don) J. Rosenberg is joining the firm as a venture partner.
  • Were honored to have Don Rosenberg join Anzu as a venture partner and are excited about how he and his network can help Anzu and our portfolio companies grow, said David Michael, managing partner at Anzu Partners.
  • Anzu is investing in industries and teams with incredible potential, and I am looking forward to supporting them on this journey, said Don Rosenberg.
  • Anzu Partners is an investment firm that focuses on industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industries.

Thinking about trading options or stock in Apple, Eli Lilly, General Mills, Activision Blizzard, or Occidental Petroleum?

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Friday, September 23, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, LLY, GIS, ATVI, and OXY.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, LLY, GIS, ATVI, and OXY.
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American Association for Physician Leadership Announces Partnership with Michigan Health & Hospital Association

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) announced today a partnership with the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) that will make leadership education and training more easily accessible.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) announced today a partnership with the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) that will make leadership education and training more easily accessible.
  • The new MHA Physician Membership category focuses on issues pertaining to physicians, including physician integration and interaction within hospitals, healthcare systems and physician practices, and will include membership in AAPL.
  • "We believe this partnership is essential to furthering our goal of encouraging partnerships between the physician and hospital leadership communities," said MHA chief medical officer Gary Roth, DO.
  • The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) is focused on the personal transformation of all physicians, and through them the organizations they serve.

EQS-News: Hacking, Fake Volume And Market Manipulation – The Issues In Crypto Trading And How One Company Is Helping Combat Them

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Ripe at this stage are issues that mature markets such as equities, bonds and foreign exchange have long been combating but are largely unaddressed in crypto.

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  • Ripe at this stage are issues that mature markets such as equities, bonds and foreign exchange have long been combating but are largely unaddressed in crypto.
  • While market participants on decentralized exchanges may experience the type of market manipulation described [above] , they will not find it on ErisX.
  • To combat sophisticated market manipulation practices, ErisX champions the use of a blend of adaptive tools and an experienced market surveillance team.
  • The CFTC does not have regulatory oversight authority over virtual currency products including spot market trading of virtual currencies.

S&P 500 Buybacks Decline 21.8% as Financials Pull Back; 12-Months Buybacks Pass $1 Trillion for the First Time

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

For the 12-months ending June 2022, buybacks were a record $1.005 trillion, a 65.0% increase from the $609.4 billion spent in the June 2021 time period.

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  • For the 12-months ending June 2022, buybacks were a record $1.005 trillion, a 65.0% increase from the $609.4 billion spent in the June 2021 time period.
  • S&P 500 Q2 2022 dividends increased 2.1% to a record $140.6 billion from Q1 2022's $137.6 billion and were 13.9% greater than the $123.4 billion in Q2 2021.
  • Total shareholder return for the 12-months ending June 2022 increased to a record $1.547 trillion from the June 2021 $1.094 trillion.
  • The 12-month buybacks of $189.3 billion were 84.1% higher than the 12-month June 2021 buybacks of $102.9 billion, when the Fed partially limited buybacks.

Swiftly Systems, Inc. Announces Second $100 Million Investment in the Last Six Months at Unicorn Status Valuation to Revolutionize Brick-and-Mortar Retail

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Monday, September 19, 2022

SEATTLE, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiftly®, a retail technology platform company delivering omnichannel tools for retailers, today announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by BRV Capital Management (BRV Capital), which would bring the company's total valuation to more than $1 billion. In less than six months, Swiftly doubled their funding to $210 million as the company continues to provide brick-and-mortar retailers the technology needed to build strong digital customer relationships while offering a best-in-class retail media network. Its innovative solutions allow retailers to compete against retail giants that have deployed custom-built advanced tools in the retail market, long out-of-reach of most retailers.

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  • Its innovative solutions allow retailers to compete against retail giants that have deployed custom-built advanced tools in the retail market, long out-of-reach of most retailers.
  • Additionally, today's retail giants are not just competing to capture consumer wallets, but are quickly becoming the world's largest digital advertising platforms.
  • We are delighted to partner with Swiftly on their mission to help retailers compete with retail giants globally."
  • Founded in 2018, Swiftly offers innovative solutions that drive retail engagement and enable retailers to own the digital relationship with their customer.

The Metaverse Race

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

But more importantly, it seems the hard work done on Maps will finally pay off as they create the perfect base for building the Metaverse.

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  • But more importantly, it seems the hard work done on Maps will finally pay off as they create the perfect base for building the Metaverse.
  • According to Verge, Google invested $39.8 million in a private equity fund designated for metaverse projects.
  • Platform-wise, Microsoft is developing Microsoft Mesh with its main focus being on creating a Metaverse version of the work environment.
  • Therefore, Microsofts Metaverse will be simply an extension of its strong portfolio of applications that this new world can be built on.

DGAP-News: Contactless payments are taking off - why Identity-Bound Biometrics are Essential for Authentication

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

When Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched Amazon One its contactless payment system it put payments in the palm of your hand.

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  • When Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched Amazon One its contactless payment system it put payments in the palm of your hand.
  • Credit card companies Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) have gotten on board with this trend and enabled contactless payments and biometrics-based authentication for their transactions.
  • Other digital wallet apps like PayPal Holdings Inc.s (NASDAQ: PYPL) Venmo and Zelle have become players in contactless transactions as well.
  • BIO-key is revolutionizing authentication and cybersecurity with biometric-centric, multi-factor identity and access management (IAM) software managing millions of users.

LandGate Launches PowerCapital, the Renewable Energy Solution for Capital Markets

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220914005307/en/
    LandGates PowerM&A solution consolidates capital markets historically fragmented or unobtainable data deals into a renewable energy M&A deals platform.
  • It includes (1) the most complete list of active renewable energy M&A deals, and (2) the largest database of closed M&A deals.
  • LandGates PowerCapital Solutions also includes PowerNAV, which offers the investment industry a suite of renewable energys customizable indices, ESG monitoring and benchmarks for all renewable energy operators in the US.
  • But a comprehensive analysis of an energy project, electricity prices, or renewable energy operators stock can take several months of man hours to compile, said LandGate CEO Yoann Hispa.