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Lumos Begins Construction of its 100% Fiber Optic Internet to Homes and Businesses in Wilmington, North Carolina

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240212334395/en/
    Lumos announced the completion of engineering in New Hanover County, North Carolina for its Fiber Optic Internet, with plans to begin construction soon.
  • Backing from local leaders has enabled Lumos to expand and invest in the Wilmington area, connecting underserved communities with 100% fiber optic internet.
  • Lumos is committed to bridging the digital divide and providing homes and businesses with fast and reliable internet.
  • To check if Lumos’ 100% Fiber Optic Internet is available at your address, please visit https://www.lumosfiber.com/builtforthefuture/ .

Asia-Pacific Edtech Focused Insights Report 2024: A Projected $318.65 Billion Market by 2028 - Companies Focus on User Engagement and Skill-Building Tools to Stay Competitive

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Saturday, February 10, 2024

DUBLIN, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "APAC Edtech Market - Focused Insights 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "APAC Edtech Market - Focused Insights 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Edtech companies in APAC offer a diverse array of digital learning platforms catering to learners of all ages and educational levels.
  • One significant trend in the APAC EdTech market is the increasing focus on personalized and adaptive learning experiences.
  • Competing EdTech companies in the APAC region must enhance their platforms with similar personalized skill-building tools to stay relevant and attract learners.

B2C Mobility Sharing Global Industry Research Report 2024: Advanced Connectivity and Evolving Urbanization Trends Fueling Demand - Long-term Forecasts to 2028 and 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, February 9, 2024

The "B2C Mobility Sharing Global Market Report 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "B2C Mobility Sharing Global Market Report 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global b2c mobility sharing market is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years.
  • Approximately 45% of vehicles now feature some level of advanced connectivity, a trend that bolsters the B2C mobility sharing landscape.
  • Key Service Models: The diverse offerings within the B2C mobility sharing market, including car sharing, bike sharing, scooter sharing, and ride-hailing services.

AMMO, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

We ended the third quarter with total revenues of approximately $36.0 million in comparison to $38.7 million in the prior year quarter.

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  • We ended the third quarter with total revenues of approximately $36.0 million in comparison to $38.7 million in the prior year quarter.
  • Cost of goods sold was approximately $25.1 million for the quarter compared to $26.2 million in the comparable prior year quarter.
  • For the quarter, we recorded Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $5.4 million, compared to prior year quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $6.2 million.
  • Management will host a conference call at 5:00 PM ET on February 8, 2024, to review financial results and provide an update on corporate developments.

AI in the developing world: how ‘tiny machine learning’ can have a big impact

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) applications has traditionally been dominated by the use of resource-intensive servers centralised in industrialised nations.

Key Points: 
  • The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) applications has traditionally been dominated by the use of resource-intensive servers centralised in industrialised nations.
  • However, recent years have witnessed the emergence of small, energy-efficient devices for AI applications, a concept known as tiny machine learning (TinyML).

Small size, big impact

  • This is possible because TinyML doesn’t require a laptop computer or even a mobile phone.
  • In fact, given that there are already 250 billion microcontrollers deployed globally, devices that support TinyML are already available at scale.

How does it work?

  • Like classical machine learning, TinyML involves data collection – often from Internet of Things (IoT) devices – and cloud-based training.
  • Let’s consider an outdoor object-detection application – for example, counting the number of cars on a street to see how heavy the traffic there is.
  • In the classical ML process, images have to be gathered using a webcam and sent to a cloud server where the training takes place.


Affordability: the technology’s low cost makes these devices accessible to a wide range of users including educational institutions and students in the developing world.
Sustainability: the modest energy consumption produces a low carbon footprint, reducing impact on the environment.
Flexibility and scalability: it enables the development of applications that address the needs of local communities rather than global agendas.
Internet independent: Because everything is embedded, TinyML devices can operate without online connectivity. This is particularly beneficial for the third of the world that still does not have Internet access.
TinyML applications already power personalised sensors for athletics and provide localisation where GPS isn’t available. They’re also employed by startups such as Useful Sensors, which offers privacy-conserving conversational agents, QR code scanners, and person-detection hardware. Only through the use of TinyML could these smart devices run on the low-cost, low-power microcontrollers.

Developing in the Global South

  • It already includes more than 40 countries spanning the Global South from Columbia to Ethiopia to Malaysia.
  • Its aim is to develop a community of educators, researchers and practitioners focused on both improving access to TinyML education, and developing innovative solutions to address the unique challenges faced by developing countries.
  • Initial efforts included distributing TinyML hardware kits to selected universities with budgetary challenges.
  • We also organised global and regional (Africa, Latin America, and Asia) workshops and training sessions.
  • These collaborations have led to multiple peer-reviewed papers on TinyML applications.
  • They’re also used by Cornell University’s “Elephant Listening Project” as well monitoring water quality in aquaculture to help make it more sustainable, a project supported by EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.

Looking forward

  • It offers a sustainable path toward democratising AI technology, fostering local innovation, and addressing regional challenges.
  • The growth of TinyML devices and applications is not without potential challenges and risks, however.
  • There’s also the risk of embedded biases in critical ML models – because they operate standalone, there’s no option for updates.


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WISeKey Unveils Significant Expansion of WISeSat.Space 2024 Strategy

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

Geneva, Switzerland , Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For more information, visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ClseV4Igg

Key Points: 
  • Geneva, Switzerland , Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For more information, visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ClseV4Igg
    WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and Internet of Things (IoT) innovations, today unveiled a significant expansion of its WISeSat.Space strategy for 2024.
  • The strategic expansion includes the scheduled launch of new satellites in the fourth quarter of 2024, alongside the introduction of groundbreaking technology aboard its latest generation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.
  • This network aspires to provide comprehensive global IoT connectivity with an impressive data latency goal of just 10 hours.
  • Additionally, they can enhance experiences for adventure tourism on Earth by offering navigation, safety tracking, and communication in remote regions.

How Iceland takes better care of its foreign offenders than the rest of Europe

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

It is even harder if you’re a foreign national.

Key Points: 
  • It is even harder if you’re a foreign national.
  • Foreign offenders make up a significant proportion of prison populations across western Europe.
  • I wanted to understand these institutions from the inside, to see what Iceland is doing differently.

Humane settings

  • But in this small world of prisons, it seems that arrangements are possible that we do not often see elsewhere.
  • There are two closed – Hólmsheiði, on the outskirts of Reykjavik and the largest, Litla-Hraun, just outside Eyrarbakki, on the south coast – and two open prisons.
  • Sogn is found on the southern plains, where horse riding is popular.
  • Kvíabryggja, in the remote west of the country, sits right next to Kirkjufell, an iconic mountain that featured in Game of Thrones.
  • These are the kind of settings where you would expect a lush hotel, not a prison.

Being imprisoned on a foreign land

  • So too Werner, also from western Europe, who felt let down by the system, by his defence lawyer and by the country as a whole.
  • Some prisoners I spoke with have taken advantage of these benign conditions to carve out a senior role for themselves.
  • While the foreign prisoners I met in Iceland cope to different degrees, they are not suffering the same multiple disadvantages of isolation and deprivation as their counterparts in other western countries.
  • While the pains of imprisonment that Warr discusses are certainly still felt, people’s status as foreign nationals does not exacerbate those pains.
  • In the interest of fairness and equity, that is an important achievement of Iceland’s open prisons.


Francis Pakes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Premier, Inc. Reports Fiscal-Year 2024 Second-Quarter Results

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Premier separately announced today that the company’s Board of Directors has concluded its exploration of strategic alternatives.

Key Points: 
  • Premier separately announced today that the company’s Board of Directors has concluded its exploration of strategic alternatives.
  • For additional details, see the company’s announcement Premier, Inc. Completes Strategic Review Process issued on February 5, 2024.
  • Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
    (As compared with the three months ended December 31, 2022)
    GAAP net revenue of $334.7 million decreased 7% from $359.6 million in the prior-year period.
  • During the first six months of fiscal 2024, the company paid aggregate dividends of $51.1 million to holders of its Class A common stock.

Windstream Enhances Network Reliability for 911, Broadband in Nebraska

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Windstream has activated a new network path from Lincoln to Dallas, providing an additional layer of reliability and protection against outages impacting 911 services and broadband provided by Windstream in Nebraska.

Key Points: 
  • Windstream has activated a new network path from Lincoln to Dallas, providing an additional layer of reliability and protection against outages impacting 911 services and broadband provided by Windstream in Nebraska.
  • Windstream now has three separate network paths for traffic into and out of Nebraska, connecting to Dallas, Denver and Chicago.
  • “Activating a third network path into and out of Nebraska means enhanced protection for the services Nebraskans rely on, especially 911, internet access and long-distance calling,” said Brad Hedrick, operations president in Nebraska for Windstream.
  • “Establishing ‘triversity’ in Nebraska reflects Windstream’s commitment to providing a robust network experience along with exceptional customer service,” Hedrick said.

Alarum: NetNut Enhances Data Collection Offering - Launching its Second Innovative Product

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alarum Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq, TASE: ALAR) (“Alarum” or the “Company”), a global provider of internet access and web data collection solutions, is excited to announce that NetNut Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, has recently launched its new and innovative Website Unblocker. The new product joins NetNut’s suite of Data Collection and Analysis tools, further solidifying NetNut’s leadership position in the data collection and labelling market, valued at $2.22 billion in 2022 and expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.9% from 2023 to 20301.

Key Points: 
  • The new product joins NetNut’s suite of Data Collection and Analysis tools, further solidifying NetNut’s leadership position in the data collection and labelling market, valued at $2.22 billion in 2022 and expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.9% from 2023 to 20301.
  • NetNut’s Website Unblocker product is an AI-based solution which was developed in collaboration with a team of elite intelligence researchers as part of NetNut’s new data collection products line.
  • It is designed to allow automated data collection tools access to public facing web data without being tagged by anti-bot and bot-management solutions.
  • The solution is tightly integrated into NetNut’s data collection network, allowing customers to collect large amounts of data at high speeds and with very high success rates.